Kim Byung-chul (actor)

Kim Byung-chul (Korean: 김병철, born July 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for playing Cha Min-hyuk in the television series Sky Castle (2018–2019).^[2] He has risen to fame by acting in hit television dramas such as Descendants of the Sun (2016), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), All of Us Are Dead (2022–present) and Doctor Cha (2023).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Byung-chul
Kim in May 2019
Born	(1974-07-05) July 5, 1974 (age 51) Andong, South Korea
Alma mater	Chung-Ang University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Agent	Alien Company[1]
Korean name
Hangul	김병철
RR	Gim Byeongcheol
MR	Kim Pyŏngch'ŏl

Early life and career

Kim Byung-Chul was born on July 5, 1974, in Andong, a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He discovered his love for acting when he was in the third year of high school, said in an interview. At early times of his acting career, he even taught acting as an optional subject for elementary school students. He debuted in 2001 with a theater play.

Though he aced numerous roles in well-known dramas, he only caught the world's attention with his characters in Descendants of The Sun,SKY Castle and Doctor Cha.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2003	Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield	Silla spy
2004	R-Point	Corporal Joh Byung-hoon
2007	Bunt	Umpire
	Hwang Jin Yi	Low ranking public officer
	Return	Mortuary manager
	Punch Lady	Gye Sung-ha
2008	The Guard Post	Staff Sgt. Yoon (present day)
2009	Private Eye	Adjutant (assistant officer)
2010	Twilight Gangsters	Travel agent
	Sex Volunteer: Open Secret 1st Story	Myung-joon
	Dreams Come True	Sargent Kang
2011	Quick	Detective Park
2012	Miss Conspirator	Dokgaegoori ("Poison Frog")
2013	Precious Love	On-yoo's brother
2015	Wonderful Nightmare	Jin-man
2016	Musudan	Jak Jeon-gwan
2018	The Discloser	Manager Hwang
	Stand by Me	Poongnam Funeral Insurance
	The Backstreet Noir	Bae Chang-do	[3]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2006	Coma
2010	The Scarlet Letter	Park Joong-goo
2014	Modern Farmer	Han-chul's boss
2015	The Missing	Kang Yoon-goo
	Cheo Yong	offender (ep. 9)
2016	Descendants of the Sun	Lieutenant Colonel Park Byung-soo
	Mrs. Cop 2	Min Jong-bum
	Dramaworld	Himself
	Love in the Moonlight	Crown Prince's teacher (Cameo)	[4]
	Shopping King Louie	Lee Kyung-kook
	Guardian: The Lonely and Great God	Park Joong-won
2017	Tunnel	Kwak Tae-hee	[5]
	The Emperor: Owner of the Mask	Kim Woo-jae
2018	Return
	Live
	Mr. Sunshine	Il-sik	[6]
	Sky Castle	Cha Min-hyuk	[2]
2019	Doctor Prisoner	Seon Min-sik	[7][8]
	Pegasus Market	Jung Bok-dong
2021	Sisyphus: The Myth	Sigma	[9]
2022	All of Us Are Dead	Lee Byung-chan	[10]
2023	Doctor Cha	Seo In-ho	[11][12]
2024	Perfect Family	Choi Jin-hyeok	[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	10th Korea Drama Awards	Popular Character Award	Guardian: The Lonely and Great God	Won	[14]
2019	55th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Sky Castle	Won	[15]
	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Doctor Prisoner	Won	[16]