Im Chul-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Im.

Im Chul-soo (Korean: 임철수; born August 22, 1984),^[1] is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career onstage. He is well known for his supporting roles in a number of popular Korean dramas such as Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Alchemy of Souls, Today's Webtoon, and Gyeongseong Creature.

Im Chul-soo
Born	(1984-08-22) August 22, 1984 (age 40) South Korea
Other names	Lim Cheol-soo
Education	Department of Theater and Film Dankook University (on Leave)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Agent	HighZium Studio
Korean name
Hangul	임철수
RR	Im Cheolsu
MR	Im Ch'ŏlsu

Career

Lee Ji-hye, the producer of the musical 'Infinite Power,' premiered the webtoon of the same name in 2015. It was later adapted and composed with actor Im in mind for the role of Jin Ki-han. However, Im couldn't do the premiere due to a scheduling conflict. In the encore, Im Cheol-soo shares the role of Jin Ki-han with Ahn Ji-hwan. The musical opened on the 24th at Chungmu Arts Center's Black Theater in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. It revolves around the story of Jin Ki-han, job seeker Jang Seon-jae, and dance major dropout Kim Sol, who reside together in the boarding house of inventor Han Won-sik.^[2]

Im made his small screen debut in 2016 with tvN's Reply 1988. Since then, he has appeared in dramas such as tvN's Signal (2016), SBS's Six Flying Dragons (2016), tvN's Mr. Sunshine (2018), and SBS's Your Honor (2018). He has also showcased his acting skills in works like 'Dear Me' (2018) and has been gradually building his filmography by appearing in popular works such as the drama Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series).^[3][4]

In 2020, Im gained recognition for his role as Park Soo-chan, the life insurance manager of Yoon Se-ri (played by Son Ye-jin), in tvN's Crash Landing on You.^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Finding Mr. Destiny	Unknown	Cameo
2016	Unforgettable	Young man at the fish market	extra
	Musudan	North Korean Army Officer
	The Great Actor	Devil's Blood Production Team
2017	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds	Firefighter	extra
2018	Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days	Won Maek's aide
	The Great Battle	Soldier	extra
2019	Romang	Young Kim Ga	Cameo
	By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture	Kim Sang-soo
2021	Three Sisters	College student	Cameo
	Hostage: Missing Celebrity	Bang Ga

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War	Song Yoo-jin
	Six Flying Dragons	Soldier		[5]
	Reply 1988	Gangster	Cameo	[5]
2016	Signal	Informant	Cameo (Episode 6–7, 9)	[5]
2018	Mr. Sunshine	Jeon Seung-jae		[5][6]
	Your Honor	Park Jae-ho
2019	Nokdu Flower	Kim Seung-ho
	Crash Landing on You	Park Su-chan		[5][7][6]
2020	Dr. Romantic 2	Loan Shark		[5][8]
	Stranger 2	Im Jung-gyu		[5]
2021	Vincenzo	Ahn Ki-seok		[7][6]
	Voice 4: Judgment Hour	Jang Soo-chul	Cameo	[9]
	Chimera	Hong Young-sik	Cameo (Episode 1–2)
2022–23	Alchemy of Souls	Master Lee	Part 1–2	[7][6]
2022	Today's Webtoon	Na Kang-nam		[7][10]
2023	Unlock My Boss		Cameo (Episode 12)	[11]
2024	Queen of Tears	Private investigator	Cameo (Episode 1–2, 7)	[12]
	My Sweet Mobster	Go Yang-hui		[13]
	A Virtuous Business	Park Jong-sun		[14]
	When the Phone Rings	Kang Yeong-woo
2025	Our Unwritten Seoul	Lee Choong-goo		[15]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	The Ordinary Life of Ms. 'O'!	Ex-boyfriend	Season 1–2	[16]
2018	Oh, Yeojeong: Summer	Cheol
2023	Gyeongseong Creature	Mr. Oh		[17]

Stage

Musical

List of Musical(s)^[18]

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2004	Young Jang Jun-ha	청년 장준하		Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theater	August 18–21	[19][4]
2008	Adolescence	사춘기	Yongyong Brothers	Daehak-ro Installation Theatre Jeongmiso	August 15 to October 12	[20][21]
2009	Hero	영웅	Chiba	LG Art Center	October 26 to December 3	[22][23]
2011	The Chorus – Oedipus	더 코러스 - 오이디푸스	Lion from Corinth	LG Art Centre	April 26 to March 1	[24][25]
	The Disappearance of the Crown Prince	왕세자 실종사건	Hanaegwan	Gyeonghuigung Palace Sungjeongjeon	September 1–21	[26]
2012	Winter Fantasia	겨울환상곡		Daehakro Algwahaek Small Theater(Details)	January 7 to February 14	[18]
2013	The Goddess is Watching	여신님이 보고 계셔	Lee Chang-seop	Chungmu Art Centre Small Theatre Blue	January 15 to March 10	[27]
				Art One Theatre 1	May 3 to August 25
				MBC Lotte Art Hall, Busan	August 30 to September 1
	The Goddess is Watching Talk concert	여신님이 보고 계셔 토크콘서트		Art One Theatre 1	August 5	[28]
	2013 Seoul Musical Festival Closing Show	2013 서울뮤지컬페스티벌 폐막갈라쇼	Himself	Chungmu Art Centre Grand Theatre	August 12
	The Chorus - Oedipus	더 코러스 - 오이디푸스	Jeonmunga	LG Art Centre	October 9–20	[29]
	Joint Security Area (JSA)	공동경비구역 JSA	Jeon Woo-jin warrior	Daehak-ro Musical Center Space Piccolo	December 7–15	[30]
2014	Joint Security Area (JSA)	공동경비구역 JSA	Jeon Woo-jin (Soldier)	Dongsung Art Centre Dongsung Hall	February 27 to April 27	[31]
					April 27
				Jeju Art Centre	June 20–21
				Suwon SK Atrium Grand Performance Centre	July 25–26
				Goyang Oullim Nuri Oullim Theatre	August 8–9
	The Chorus – Oedipus	더 코러스 - 오이디푸스	Oedipus	Victoria Theatre[a]	August 22–23	[32]
	Deep-rooted Tree	뿌리 깊은 나무	Chae Yoon	National Museum of Korea Theatre Yong	October 9–18	[33]
2015	The Disappearance of the Crown Prince	왕세자 실종사건	Gu-dong	Daehak-ro Arts Theatre Grand Theatre	August 7–16	[34]
2018	Infinite Power	무한동력	Jin Ki-han	Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black	April 24 to July 1	[35]
2019	Paris Bakery	빠리빵집	Cheol-su	Wooran Cultural Foundation Wooran 2 Hall	January 12–14	[36]

Theater

List of Stage Play(s)^[18]

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2004	The Seagull	갈매기	Medvezenko	Seoul Arts Centre CJ Towol Theatre	April 14 to March 2	[7]
2009	The 39 Steps	39 계단	Multiman 2	Dongsung Art Centre Dongsung Hall	February 21 to March 29	[37]
				Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts M Theatre	July 30 to August 30	[38]
2010	Tournament	토너먼트	Mr. Choi	LG Art Centre	April 20–25	[39]
2011	Youth 18 to 1	청춘 18대1	Kang Dae-woong	Sinchon The Stage	August 4–28	[40]
2012	Romeo & Juliet	로미오 & 줄리엣	Mercurius	Acquaintance Theatre (Nine . Al and Nuclear Theatre)	April 19–20
	Hamlet 6 - Next to Samyang-dong Chrysanthemum	햄릿6 - 삼양동 국화 옆에서		Namsan Arts Centre Drama Centre	November 6–25
2013–2014	Almost, Maine	올모스트 메인	Chad	Art Plaza 4, Daehak-ro	November 11 to January 19	[41]
2014				Art Madang Building 4	January 23 to February 23
	Judo Boy	유도소년	Joseph	Art One Theater Hall 3	April 26 to July 13	[42]
2015	Judo Boy	유도소년	Joseph	Art One Theater Hall 3	February 7 to May 3	[43]
				Ansan Arts Center Dalmaji Theater	May 21–24	[44]
				Osan Culture and Arts Center Grand Theater	October 2–3	[45]
				Daegu Bongsan Cultural Center Grand Performance Hall (Gaon Hall)	October 9–10	[46]
				Uijeongbu Arts Center Small Theater	October 23–24	[47]
2016	Almost, Maine	올모스트 메인	East, Lendall, Chad, Dave	Sangmyung Art Hall 1	January 8 to July 3	[48]
	Hello! UFO	안녕! 유에프오	Sang-hyeon	Art One Theatre 1	October 5–30	[49]
	Cue	큐	Xingfei	Art One Theatre 2	May 10 to July 3	[50]
	I Crossed the Line a Bit and Got Reprimanded	살짝 넘어갔다가 얻어맞았다	Ja-su	LG Art Centre	November 5–18	[51][52]
2016–2017	The Bunker Trilogy	벙커 트릴로지	Soldier 3	Hongik University Daehak-ro Art Centre Small Theatre	December 6 to February 19	[53]
2017	Tike	티케	Brother Lee Heon	Goyang Aram Nuri Sarasae Theatre, Goyang	December 21–23	[54]
2021	Perfetti Sconosciuti	완벽한 타인	Pepe	Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts M Theatre	May 18 to August 1	[55]
				GS Caltex Yeulmaru Grand Theatre, Yeosu	August 13–14	[56]
2023–2024	Realise Happiness	행복을 찾아서	Jeong Ji-yong	Daehak-ro TOM 2	December 5 to February 18	[57][58]
2024	2024 Theatre 10,000 won 1 〈Realise Happiness〉	2024 연극만원1 〈행복을 찾아서〉		Seongnam Art Centre Ensemble Theatre	March 8–10	[59]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Scene Stealer Award	Today's Webtoon	Won	[60]
Scene Stealer Festival	2023	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Vincenzo Alchemy of Souls	Won	[61]

Notes

1. Singapore International Festival of Arts