Im Ji-kyu

{{short description|South Korean actor}}

{{family name hatnote|Im||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Im Ji-kyu

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|3|7}}

| birth_place = Busan, South Korea

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2004–present

| spouse = {{Marriage|Park Ye-son|2014}}

| agent = [http://www.blue-dragon.co.kr/?act=gallery.page&pcode=sub03 Blue Dragon Entertainment]

| education = Kosin University – Mathematics

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

| hangul = %임지규

| hanja =

}}}}

Im Ji-kyu (born March 7, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the indie films Who's That Knocking at My Door?,{{cite web|last=Mudge|first=James|title=Who's That Knocking At My Door? (2007) Movie Review|url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door-2007-movie-review/|work=Beyond Hollywood|access-date=2013-04-03|date=25 January 2009|archive-date=2012-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102235455/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door-2007-movie-review/|url-status=live}} Milky Way Liberation Front, and Magic.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Ku's feature debut is more spoof than Magic|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/135_67811.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2013-04-03|date=17 June 2010|archive-date=2014-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014150947/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/135_67811.html|url-status=live}} Im also played supporting roles in the television romantic comedies Queen of Reversals and The Greatest Love.{{cite web|title=Actor Im Ji Gyu tweets photo of The Greatest Love cast at their after party|url=http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/actor-im-ji-gyu-tweets-photo-of-the-greatest-love-cast-at-their-after-party|work=Allkpop|access-date=2013-04-03|date=27 June 2011|archive-date=2012-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001075035/http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/actor-im-ji-gyu-tweets-photo-of-the-greatest-love-cast-at-their-after-party|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Im Ji-kyu married Park Ye-son, his girlfriend of four years, in a small private wedding in Seoul on May 17, 2014. He met his wife, a lawyer, at church.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/04/actor-im-ji-kyu-to-marry-his-girlfriend-of-four-years|title=Actor Im Ji Kyu to marry his girlfriend of four years|website=Allkpop|access-date=2018-04-03|archive-date=2021-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923031941/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/04/actor-im-ji-kyu-to-marry-his-girlfriend-of-four-years|url-status=live}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2004Fingerprintshort film
rowspan=2| 2007Who's That Knocking at My Door?Min Je-hwi
Milky Way Liberation FrontYoung-jae
rowspan=2| 2008In the Boutiqueshort film
Scandal MakersPark Sang-yoon
rowspan=3| 2009Bubble WrapSung-taekshort film
One Step More to the SeaWaiter
White NightYak-tong
rowspan=2| 2010Read My LipsChurch youth
MagicMyeong-jin
2011Children...Dong-chul
rowspan=3| 2012HelplessStalker
Spring, SnowYoung-jae
The Peach Treecameo
2013Precious LoveOn-yoo
2017A DayYong-sun
2021 Dark Yellowshort film{{cite news|author=Lee Seung-mi|title=[공식]구혜선 연출작 '다크옐로우', 안서현 이어 임지규·연제환·윤혁진 합류|publisher=Sports Chosun|website=Never|url=https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003740710|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610010859/https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003740710|url-status=live}}

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Network

2007High Kick!(guest, episode 99)MBC
2008TazzaSung-ChanSBS
2009PartnerJung Jae-ho (guest, episodes 1-3)KBS2
rowspan=3| 2010Roller Coaster Plus Date Big BangIm Ji-kyutvN
KBS Drama Special – "Cutting Off the Heart"{{Cite web |url=http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/thedrama/view/preview/preview18.html |title=미리보기::드라마스페셜 |access-date=2013-04-04 |archive-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210104715/http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/thedrama/view/preview/preview18.html |url-status=live }}Jae-wooKBS2
Queen of ReversalsKang-WooMBC
2011The Greatest LoveKim Jae-seokMBC
rowspan=2| 2012PhantomByun Sang-wooSBS
KBS Drama Special – "Do You Know Taekwondo?"Yoon Do-hyeonKBS2
2013The Suspicious HousekeeperEun Se-kyul's homeroom teacherSBS
rowspan=3| 2014God's Gift: 14 DaysRyu Jin-wooSBS
Turning PointKim Young-bokMBC
The King's FaceHeo GyunKBS2
rowspan=2| 2015AssemblyShim Dong-chunKBS2
| I'm After YouSecretary MinSBS
rowspan=2| 2016The DoctorsGunmanSBS
Still Loving YouPark Hyeong-sikKBS1
rowspan=2|2017

|Man to Man

|(guest)

|JTBC

Go Back

|Park Hyeon-seok

|rowspan=3|KBS2

rowspan=3|2018

|Radio Romance

|Lee Seung-soo

Your House Helper

| Oh Yoon-gi

Fates & Furies

| Assistant Kim

| SBS

rowspan=3|2019

| Her Private Life

| Kang Seung-min

| rowspan=2|tvN

When the Devil Calls Your Name

| Kyung-Soo

I Wanna Hear Your Song

| Yi-young's blind date (Cameo, Ep. 10)

| KBS2

2020

| 18 Again

| Ji Hoon's older brother (Cameo)

| JTBC

rowspan=2| 2021

| The Uncanny Counter

| Dong-pal (Cameo, Ep.15){{Cite web|url=https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20210122_0001314191|title=임지규, '경이로운 소문' 특별출연…새로운 융인|trans-title=Im Ji-kyu, surprise appearance on "The Uncanny Counter... new Yung person|first=Hyun-joo|last=Lee|date=January 22, 2021|website=Newsis|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081711/https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20210122_0001314191|url-status=live}}

| OCN

Sell Your Haunted House

| Kim Byeong-ho {{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=468&aid=0000762835|title=배우 임지규, '대박부동산' 특별 출연…유령 변신|author=Ahn Eun-jae|language=ko|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=May 12, 2021|work=Sports Seoul|publisher=Naver|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512134438/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=468&aid=0000762835|url-status=live}}

| KBS2

2021–2022

| The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won

| King Woo{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=396&aid=0000597795|author=Hyun Jung-min|title=임지규, KBS '태종 이방원' 출연…고려 우왕 役|trans-title=Lim Ji-gyu to appear in KBS' 'Taejong Lee Bang-won'... Goryeo King Woo|publisher=Sports Word|via=Naver|date=November 23, 2021|access-date=November 23, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123052205/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=396&aid=0000597795|url-status=live}}

| KBS1

2023

| Divorce Attorney Shin

| Park Hyun-tae

| JTBC

= Web series =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" |Platform

2022Kiss Sixth SenseYoung Adult Kim Hae-jin (Cameo, Ep. 11-12)Disney+

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

200817th Buil Film AwardsBest New ActorMilky Way Liberation Front,
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
{{won}}
2012KBS Drama AwardsBest Actor in a One-Act Drama/SpecialDo You Know Taekwondo?{{nom}}

References

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