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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Fingerprint | short film | |
rowspan=2| 2007 | Who's That Knocking at My Door? | Min Je-hwi | |
Milky Way Liberation Front | Young-jae | ||
rowspan=2| 2008 | In the Boutique | short film | |
Scandal Makers | Park Sang-yoon | ||
rowspan=3| 2009 | Bubble Wrap | Sung-taek | short film |
One Step More to the Sea | Waiter | ||
White Night | Yak-tong | ||
rowspan=2| 2010 | Read My Lips | Church youth | |
Magic | Myeong-jin | ||
2011 | Children... | Dong-chul | |
rowspan=3| 2012 | Helpless | Stalker | |
Spring, Snow | Young-jae | ||
The Peach Tree | cameo | ||
2013 | Precious Love | On-yoo | |
2017 | A Day | Yong-sun | |
2021 | Dark Yellow | short 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=
= Web series =
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Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" |Platform | |||
---|---|---|---|
2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Young Adult Kim Hae-jin (Cameo, Ep. 11-12) | Disney+ |
Awards and nominations
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Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 17th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actor | Milky Way Liberation Front, Who's That Knocking at My Door? | {{won}} |
2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Do You Know Taekwondo? | {{nom}} |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Twitter}}
- {{cyworld|28906317|Im Ji-kyu}}
- [http://cafe.naver.com/limjikyu/ Im Ji-kyu] at Naver{{Dead link|date=December 2022}}
- {{HanCinema person}}
- {{kmdb person|00045568|Im Ji-kyu}}
- {{IMDb name|3892854|Im Ji-kyu}}
{{Buil Film Awards for Best New Actor}}
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Category:South Korean male film actors
Category:South Korean male television actors