Kil Yong-woo

In this Korean name, the family name is Kil.

Kil Yong-woo (born December 17, 1955) is a South Korean actor.^[1][2][3][4]

Kil Yong-woo
Born	(1955-12-17) December 17, 1955 (age 69) South Korea
Other names	Gil Yong-woo
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts – Performing Arts Sangmyung University Graduate School of Arts – Master's degree
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present
Agent	Hunus Creative
Korean name
Hangul	길용우
Hanja	吉用祐
Revised Romanization	Gil Yong-u
McCune–Reischauer	Kil Yongu

In 2010, he played one of the main characters in the stage adaptation of the bestselling novel Please Look After Mom.^[5][6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1981	An Embrace in the Dark Night	Kim Young-hoo
1983	A Forbidden Love
	Making Love
	The Sparrow and the Scarecrow	Yoon Sam-yuk
1984	Sweethearts
1985	When Your Tears Run Dry
	In the Heat of the Night
1986	Dan
	Red High Heels	Hyun Joon
	Eunuch
	Love Song of a Hero
	Back Car, Front Car
1987	Lethe's Love Song
1988	America, America	Dong-man
1989	Speeding Horse
1992	I Will Forget You Now	Kim Chung-yong
1995	The Apocalypse of Love
2007	Goodbye Day
2008	Lovers of Six Years	Man in hair band (cameo)
2014	58, the Year of the Dog[8]	Emperor Gojong

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1981	1st Republic	Lee Kang-seok	MBC
1983	25th Hour of Ambition	Kim Soo-min
	500 Years of Joseon: Tree with Deep Roots	Jang Yeong-sil
	Kan-nan-yi
1984	500 Years of Joseon: The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow	King Seongjong
1985	Eulalia Grass	Lady Shin's husband
1986	Dew on a Blade of Grass	Ji Yong-tae
1987	Samogok (Song of Yearning)	Man-kang	KBS2
	Mother		KBS1
1988	Eun-hye's Land		KBS2
1989	500 Years of Joseon: Pamun	Jeong Yak-yong	MBC
	Moonlight Family	Kim Joon-tae	KBS2
	2nd Republic	Kim Young-sam	MBC
1990	Seoul Earthen Bowl	Kwang-ho	KBS1
1991	My Land	Jang Geon-sik	MBC
1992	Don't You Know This Person	North Korean sojwa Jang Il-gu
	The Three Kingdoms	King Uija	KBS1
	The Chemistry Is Right	Lee Jin-wook	SBS
1993	Fifteen in the Family	Deputy Park Chan-ki
	3rd Republic	Kim Young-sam	MBC
	How's Your Husband?	Do Joo-seob	SBS
	The Story of Bongi	Bongi Kim Seon-dal	KBS1
	Woman's Mirror	Jung Sang-woo	SBS
1994	The Lonely Man		KBS2
	Partner	Ji-pung	MBC
	Republic of Saravia	Kim Do-dal	KBS2
1995	Two Dads	Security company boss Kil Yong-woo	MBC
	Jang Hui-bin	Jang Hee-jae	SBS
	Korea Gate	Dr. Lee Kyung-seo
1996	Under Seoul's Sky	Lee Woong-ho	MBC
1997	The Third Man
	Fireworks	Director
	Jae-dong-yi	Jae-dong's father	SBS
	Promise
1998	Three Kim Generation	Kim Young-sam
	Eun-ah's Daughter	Kim Myung-soo	KBS1
1999	I'm Still Loving You	Bong Min-seob	MBC
2000	Look Back in Anger	Shin Sung-chul	KBS2
	Emperor Wang Gun	Bok Ji-gyeom	KBS1
	SWAT Police	Jang Dae-gyu	SBS
	The Golden Era	Yoo Hyun-seung	MBC
	Gibbs' Family
2001	Cool	Kang Joo-cheon	KBS2
2002	Sunlight Upon Me	Choi Tae-kyung	MBC
	The Story of Two Men		KBS2
	Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma	Jwa-myeong
	Age of Warriors	Imperial Ögedei Khan	KBS1
	Affection	Dr. Tak	SBS
2003	Land of Wine	Seo Tae-kwan
2004	The Age of Heroes	Im Dae-seok	MBC
	Emperor of the Sea	King Shinmu	KBS2
2006	Wolf	Company president Han Hong-man	MBC
	Dae Jo-yeong	King Bojang	KBS1
2007	Dal-ja's Spring	Kang Soon-hong	KBS2
	Thank You	Min Joon-ho	MBC
	Kimcheed Radish Cubes	Hwang Sang-beom
2008	Hong Gil-dong	Minister Hong Pan-seo	KBS2
	I Am Happy	Park Seung-jae	SBS
2009	Cinderella Man	Seo Yoo-jin's father (guest)	MBC
	Loving You a Thousand Times	Go In-duk	SBS
	Invincible Lee Pyung Kang[9]	Woo Pyung-won	KBS2
	Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan on the Final Report	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan	PBC
2011	Twinkle Twinkle	Hwang Nam-bong	MBC
	Poseidon[10]	Oh Yong-gap	KBS2
	If Tomorrow Comes	Yoon Won-seob	SBS
	Me Too, Flower!	Cha Bong-sun's father	MBC
2012	Rooftop Prince	Lord Hong Man-pil (guest)	SBS
	My Husband Got a Family	Bang Gwi-nam's adoptive father (guest)	KBS2
2013	Here Comes Mr. Oh	Charles Wang (Wang Chul-soo)	MBC
	Pots of Gold	Jung Byung-hoo
	A Tale of Two Sisters	Han Yong-deok	KBS1
	Heartless City	Attorney General Ji Man-hee	jTBC
2014	Can We Fall in Love, Again?	Kwon Ji-hyun's father
	Mother's Garden	Seo Byung-jin	MBC
	Only Love[11]	Choi Dong-joon	SBS
2015	My Unfortunate Boyfriend	Jung Hye-mi's father	MBC Dramanet
	A Daughter Just Like You	Ma Joong-ki	MBC
2016	Bubbly Lovely	Han Young-mok	SBS
2018	My Healing Love	Choi Jae-hug	MBC
2020	Fatal Promise	Han Kwang-hoon	KBS2
	Backstreet Rookie	Yoo Myung-Ki	SBS

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Welcome to Wedding Hell	Seo Jong-soo	[12]

Variety/radio show

Year	Title	Notes
1991	FM Morning Show	DJ
1998-2010	효도우미 0700	Host

Theater

Year	Title	Role
1975	Min-joong of Danwon
2010	Please Look After Mom	Young-chul

Other activities

Besides acting, Kil is also a full-time faculty member of Jangan University's Department of Entertainment, an adjunct professor at Kyungpook National University, and an adjunct professor at Kaya University.

Ambassadorship

• Ambassador of Public Relations to Seoul (2023)^[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1980	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actor		Won
		Excellence Award, Actor		Won
1985	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Eulalia Grass	Won
1986	KBS Drama Awards	Popularity Award, Actor	Samogok	Won
1987	23rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actor (TV)		Won
2008	16th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards	모범연예인상		Won
2009	KBS Drama Awards	Best Couple Award with Choi Myung-gil	Invincible Lee Pyung Kang	Nominated
2011	MBC Drama Awards[14]	Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Twinkle Twinkle	Won
2012	3rd Korean Canonical Awards	Recipient, Culture and Arts Development category		Won
2023	Korea Drama Awards[15]	Achievement Award	Kil Yong-woo	Won