Actor

Han Suk-kyu

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

3.6

Moderate attention

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Movies: 28Series: 10

TMDB ID: 80457

IMDb ID: nm0359197

Known for: Acting

Born: November 3, 1964

Age: 61

Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2026

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 6.87

Wikidata: Q490452

Also known as

한석규 • Han Suk-kyu • Han Seok-gyu • Han Seok-kyu • 韓石圭 • 韩石圭 • هان سوک-کیو

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Biography

Han Suk-kyu (born November 3, 1964) is a South Korean actor. One of the leading actors of Korean cinema in the 1990s, he rose to prominence with a string of critically acclaimed films, including Green Fish (1997), No. 3 (1997), The Contact (1997), Christmas in August (1998), and the action thriller Shiri (1999), which was a major box office success and marked a turning point for the Korean film industry. Han established himself as a versatile actor with roles in both film and television. His notable works include the historical drama Deep Rooted Tree (2011), the espionage thriller The Berlin File (2013), and the crime drama The Prison (2017). He is also well known for his portrayal of Teacher Kim in the popular medical drama Dr. Romantic (2016–2023). In addition, he appeared in the thriller series Watcher (2019) and the psychological drama Doubt (2024).