Im Dong-jin

{{Infobox person

| name = Im Dong-jin

| image =

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| othername =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|04|27}}

| birth_place = Hongwon, South Hamgyeong Province, Korea, Empire of Japan
{{small|(now Hongwon, South Hamgyong, North Korea)}}

| education = Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|pastor}}

| years_active = 1964–2006; 2015–present

| spouse = Kwon Mi-hee

| children = 3

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 임동진

| hanja = 林東眞

| rr = Im Dongjin

| mr = Im Tongjin

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Im Dong-jin ({{Korean|hangul=임동진}}; born April 27, 1944) is a South Korean actor and pastor. He is best known for his roles in historical television series The King and the Queen, King's Woman, Dae Jo-yeong and The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-02-06 |title=‘Jingbirok’ sheds new light on Imjin War |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150206000787 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317090445/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150206000787 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Baek |first=Byung-yeul |title=Drama revisits ancient Korea-Japan war |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/01/688_172856.html |website=The Korea Times |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=en |date=2 February 2015 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321085250/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/01/688_172856.html |url-status=live }}

Career

In 1964, he began his career, first appearing a theatre play. In 1983, he portrayed King Taejo in the drama Foundation of the Kingdom.{{cite web |title=`마이웨이` 임동진 "뇌경색으로 쓰러진 후 3일 만에 깨어나" |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2021/10/962037/ |website=스타투데이 |publisher=Maeil Business Newspaper |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=ko |date=11 October 2021 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321085251/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2021/10/962037/ |url-status=live }} In 1987, he received the Grand Prize in the inaugural KBS Drama Awards for his role in the drama, {{ill|The Land (TV series)|lt=The Land|ko|토지 (1987년 드라마)}}.{{cite web |title=Kim So Hyun, Lee Do Hyun & Sung Si Kyung to host '2021 KBS Drama Awards' |url=https://www.abu.org.my/2021/11/24/kim-so-hyun-lee-do-hyun-sung-si-kyung-to-host-2021-kbs-drama-awards/?doing_wp_cron=1679378067.0662889480590820312500 |website=Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union |access-date=21 March 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128145310/https://www.abu.org.my/2021/11/24/kim-so-hyun-lee-do-hyun-sung-si-kyung-to-host-2021-kbs-drama-awards/?doing_wp_cron=1679378067.0662889480590820312500 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=[TV조선] 60년 동안 함께한 찐 우정 |url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/broadcast-media/2021/10/09/XDXSOGMEVRBONP6UWYKK5UB4J4/ |website=The Choson Ilbo |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=ko |date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321085301/https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/broadcast-media/2021/10/09/XDXSOGMEVRBONP6UWYKK5UB4J4/ |url-status=live }} In 1998, he played the lead role of King Sejo in the historical drama, The King and the Queen.{{cite web |title=[방송가] KBS '용의 눈물' 후속 '왕과 비' 6월6일 첫 전파 |url=https://www.hankyung.com/life/article/1998052601801 |website=The Korea Economic Daily |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=ko |date=26 May 1998 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321085257/https://www.hankyung.com/life/article/1998052601801 |url-status=live }} In 2003, he began classes at Luther Theological University{{cite web |title=[얼굴] 담임목사직 내려놓고 야인으로 돌아가는 임동진 목사 "연기자로 인생 3막 시작합니다" |url=https://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0922901804 |website=Kukmin Ilbo |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=ko |date=3 January 2015 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321085257/https://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0922901804 |url-status=live }} and graduated in 2006.{{cite web |title=탤런트 임동진씨, 목사 된다 |url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/entertainment/101351.html |website=The Hankyoreh |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=ko |date=10 February 2006 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321085256/https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/entertainment/101351.html |url-status=live }} After playing Yang Manchun in the 2006 TV drama Dae Jo-yeong, Im quit from acting and became the senior pastor at the Open Door Church ({{korean|hangul=열린문교회}}) on May 6, 2006. On December 31, 2014, Im retired as the senior pastor due to the mandatory retirement age of 70 for pastors.{{cite web |title=열린문교회 |url=http://www.yrmc.or.kr/ |website=www.yrmc.or.kr |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=ko |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321081018/http://www.yrmc.or.kr/ |url-status=live }} In 2015, he returned to acting and portrayed Yun Du-su in the historical drama, The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War.

Filmography

=Television=

Doctor John (SBS, 2019)
Jang Yeong-sil (KBS1, 2016)
The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War (KBS1, 2015)
Dae Jo-yeong (KBS2, 2006)
KBS HDTV Feature – "The Last Song!" (KBS1, 2006)
Don't Worry (KBS2, 2005)
5th Republic (MBC, 2005)
My Sweetheart My Darling (KBS1, 2005)
Beijing My Love (KBS2, 2004)
King's Woman (SBS, 2003)
A Saint and a Witch (MBC, 2003)
Saxophone (KBS2, 2002)
Dae Bak Family (SBS, 2002)
Love Rollercoaster (MBC, 2002)
Drama City – "Golden Fish" (KBS, 2002)
Piano (SBS, 2001)
KBS HDTV Feature – "Stingray" (KBS, 2001)
Promise (KBS1, 2000)
The King and the Queen (KBS1, 1998)
When Salmon Returns (SBS, 1996)
KBS TV Novel – "White Dandelion" (KBS1, 1996)
A Faraway Nation (KBS2, 1996)
Ahn Joong-geun (안중근) (SBS, 1996)
4th Republic (MBC, 1995)
Elegy (SBS, 1995)
Kim Goo (KBS1, 1995)
Age of Individuality (KBS2, 1995)
Han Myung-hoe (KBS2, 1994)
White Maze (KBS2, 1993)
When I Miss You (KBS1, 1993)
Wind in the Forest (KBS2, 1992)
Kyoto 25th Hour (KBS2, 1991)
Flowers That Never Wilt (KBS1, 1991)
Mongshil (MBC, 1990)
Daewongun (MBC, 1990)
Freezing Point (KBS2, 1990)
Half of a Failure (KBS2, 1989) ep 11
The Forest Does Not Sleep (KBS2, 1989)
Sunrise (KBS2, 1989)
Winter Fog (MBC, 1989)
Land (KBS1, 1987)
KBS TV Novel – "Love" (KBS1, 1987)
Silver Rapids (KBS2, 1985)
Foundation of the Kingdom (KBS1, 1983)
Three Sisters (KBS2, 1982)
Who Are You (KBS2, 1982)

References

Category:Living people

Category:1944 births

Category:South Korean male television actors

Category:South Korean pastors

Category:21st-century Lutheran clergy

Category:People from Hongwon County

Category:Pyeongtaek Im clan

Category:South Korean people of North Korean origin