Kang Shin-il

Born: 1960-11-26

Kang Shin-il (hangul: 강신일; born November 26, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno, Seoul's theater district, where he formed a troupe called Testimony that performed at smaller venues. In 1985, he made his acting debut in Chilsu and Mansu, and soon gained fame as a stage actor in plays such as Kimchigook Goes Crazy and Chronicles of Han. He appeared onscreen for the first time in the 1988 film adaptation of Chilsu and Mansu and became a prolific supporting actor in Korean cinema and television (notably in Kang Woo-suk's Public Enemy franchise), while continuing to do theater. In 2007, Kang was diagnosed with liver cancer, but after recovering from surgery, he resumed his acting career.


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Pandora

as Mr. Kong
Released: 2016-12-07

When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his...

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My Lovely Angel

as Yeon-joo's Father
Released: 2021-05-12

A life-changing story of a man who has lived as a loner his entire life. Jae Shik begins to live...

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Always

as Manager Choi
Released: 2011-10-20

A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who...

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The Prison

as Director Noh
Released: 2017-03-23

An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an...

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Friend

as Sang-taek's Father
Released: 2001-03-31

Despite their different family backgrounds, four friends grew up together in the wearisome years...

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Silmido

as Geun-jae
Released: 2003-12-24

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to...

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My Girlfriend Is an Agent

as Doctor Noh
Released: 2009-04-04

Ahn Soo-ji and Lee Jae-joon, who are oblivious to each other's real profession as secret agents,...

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Roman Holiday

as Detective Squad Chief Ahn
Released: 2017-08-30

A comedy about a hopeless trio who live to become robbers and hold hostages.

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Deranged

as Dr. Hwang
Released: 2012-07-05

People binge eat and suffer from extreme thirst, which leads them to go crazy for water. They...

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Moss

as Chief Prosecutor
Released: 2010-07-14

A city boy visits a remote village to find out the reason behind his father's strange death. The...

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My Heart Puppy

as Jin-gook's Uncle
Released: 2023-03-01

Min-soo is about to get married when his fiancée suddenly admits that she is allergic to dogs....

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Maundy Thursday

as Chief Lee
Released: 2006-09-14

Yujeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a...

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Public Enemy Returns

as Eom Chung-il
Released: 2008-06-19

Kang Chul-jung has been a detective fighting crime for 15 years and is at it again against a mob...

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Mr. Socrates

as Beom-pyo
Released: 2005-11-11

A low-life scumbag gets kidnapped by a mysterious gang and put through inhumane training to...

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Black Money

as Investigator Jang
Released: 2019-11-13

A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is...

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Can We Get Married?

as uncredited
Released: 2024-10-23

Sun-woo and Woo-jung are about to get married. Their rosy future shatters when Sun-woo’s...

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Another Public Enemy

as Eom Chung-il
Released: 2005-01-27

A criminal psychopath from a wealthy family is confronted with Chul-jung Kang, a former...

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I Want to Know Your Parents

as Principal
Released: 2022-04-27

An eighth grade student kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who...

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Black House

as Chung-bae
Released: 2007-06-21

Jun-oh, an insurance claims agent, faces off with a client who he suspects of committing murders...

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Fists of Legend

as Director Jo
Released: 2013-04-10

Three men who share a past participate in a mixed martial arts reality show where they have to...

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Public Enemy

as Eom Chung-il
Released: 2002-01-25

A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own...

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Sword In The Moon

as His Majesty
Released: 2003-07-15

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being...

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Blood and Ties

as Han Sang-soo
Released: 2013-10-24

A young woman's happy life with her father takes a downward turn when she begins to suspect that...

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Some

as Chief Oh
Released: 2004-10-22

Action thriller featuring a dramatic race against time and death. After 10 billion won worth of...

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Love Phobia

as Jo-kang's Dad
Released: 2006-04-27

On a sunny day, a boy named Jo-kang meets Ari, a girl in a yellow raincoat, and they become...

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Closer to Heaven

as Lee Hak-cheon
Released: 2009-09-24

A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young....

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Glove

as Vice Principal
Released: 2011-01-20

Star baseball player and national hero Sang-nam finds his career in jeopardy when he gets...

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Legend of the Evil Lake

as Minister Mun-su
Released: 2003-11-28

A thousand years ago, an evil spirit was kept imprisoned in a lake by the first emperor of the...

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Hanbando

as Kim Yoo-sik
Released: 2006-07-13

The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead...

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Duck Town

as Mr. Park
Released: 2018-04-19

Hee-jung hopes to leave Daegu and transfer to a university in Seoul. She works at a ticket...

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Chilsu and Mansu

as uncredited
Released: 1988-11-26

An aimless young man and his sign-painter friend draw a crowd when they climb to the top of a...

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Jail Breakers

as Security guard
Released: 2002-11-20

Two inmates break out of a prison only to discover afterwards that they are up for parole....

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1980: The Unforgettable Day

as uncredited
Released: 2024-03-27

There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather,...

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The Uprising

as Ma Chan-sam
Released: 1999-04-01

In the late 19th century Catholicism was gaining a foothold on Jeju island, much to the horror...

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Heartbeat

as Director Choi
Released: 2011-01-05

One middle aged women is admitted to the hospital in a coma. Yeon-hee, who has been searching...

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I Am Home

as Jin-cheol
Released: 2019-11-28

Eun-seo struggles repeatedly to find her own place. Her father Jin-cheol lives alone in a house...

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A Little Pond

as Mr. Kang
Released: 2010-06-23

The Korean war does not start well for the US. They are being routed by the North Koreans and In...

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Triangle

as Vice president Son
Released: 2009-11-19

A tense standoff between a wealthy young widow with a collection of world-famous art, a swindler...

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Beyond That Mountain

as Father Yoon
Released: 2020-04-30

"Beyond That Mountain" is a biopic that portrays the early life of the late Stephen Kim...

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The Great Actor

as Dae-ho
Released: 2016-03-30

A breakthrough opportunity comes when internationally - renowned director Park announces an open...

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Project Cheonan Ship

as Narrator
Released: 2013-09-05

Interpreting an event of ROKS Cheonan corvette, torpedoed and sunken by North Korea, this...

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See, Beethoven

as Beethoven
Released: 2014-03-27

On one hot summer day in a cafe by a university, three high school girls get together. They talk...

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Fatal Promise

as Kang Il-Sub
First aired: 2020-03-30

A fierce revenge melodrama about a girl who is pushed to the edge of a cliff while fighting the...

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Mr. Sunshine

as Lee Jeong-mun
First aired: 2018-07-07

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the...

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The Judge from Hell

as Won Chang-seon
First aired: 2024-09-21

A cruel and vicious judge who wields power only for herself, who meets a warm and cheerful...

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Thorn Flower

as Mr. Jeon
First aired: 2013-02-04

Jeon Se-mi (Jang Shin-young) was once a pure and innocent girl. But that all changes when she is...

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Love Song for Illusion

as Jin Mu-dal
First aired: 2024-01-02

The heart-fluttering love story and the fierce obsession between a man with two conflicting...

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Begin Again

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-05-23

Young-Ja (Park Min-Ji) is the youngest daughter with a bright and positive personality. Her...

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Pinocchio

as Lee Young-tak
First aired: 2014-11-12

Choi Dal-po, a man whose family was ruined by a news channel, and Choi In-ha, his friend who has...

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Descendants of the Sun

as Lieutenant General Yoon
First aired: 2016-02-24

After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing...

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All is Well

as Geum Man Soo
First aired: 2015-08-31

A drama about people who face hate and conflict while learning to forgive and understand the...

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My Lawyer, Mr. Jo

as Jang Shin-Woo
First aired: 2016-03-28

Jo Deul-Ho, who came from a poor family background, is a promising prosecutor, but he can't...

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It's My Life

as Heo Chung San
First aired: 2018-11-05

An ordinary young man from the countryside refuses to settle for the present and tries to carve...

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God of War

as Monk Soo-beop
First aired: 2012-02-11

Kim Jun is the son of an escaped palace slave, who gets raised by monks. Years later, after...

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Doctor Prisoner

as Kim Sang-Choon
First aired: 2019-03-20

An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident...

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Passionate Love

as Han Sung-bok
First aired: 2013-09-28

Passionate Love is an upcoming South Korean weekend television drama series starring Sung Hoon...

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Golden Bride

as Kang Woo Nam (Jun Woo's father)
First aired: 2007-06-23

A half korean and half Vietnamese girl marries a korean man for $1,500 in order to come to Korea...

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Korea-Khitan War

as Mon Jin-gwan
First aired: 2023-11-11

King Hyeonjong and Kang Kam-chan led the 8-year-long 2nd and 3rd Goryeo-Khitan Wars to victory...

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When the Weather Is Fine

as Im Jong-Pil
First aired: 2020-02-24

Drained from her life in the city, a young cellist moves to a quiet small town, where she...

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Good Morning Shanghai

as Hao Yun's Father
First aired: 2007-02-27

You Hao Yun is a cute and kind-hearted Korean girl. Even though her name means \"fortunate\", in...

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Secret Love

as Ahn Inhwan
First aired: 2013-09-25

A falsely accused Kang Yoojeong fights her innocence against her prosecutor's fiancée and an...

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Bloody Heart

as Kim Chi-won
First aired: 2022-05-02

It is a fictional historical drama about the story of King Seonjong who ascends to the throne...

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Queen For Seven Days

as Im Sa-Hong
First aired: 2017-05-31

In the Joseon period, a noblewoman from a powerful clan marries the Crown Prince but is deposed...

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Room No. 9

as Eulji Sung
First aired: 2018-10-06

Eulji Hae-Yi, a lawyer at a big law firm, is a kiss-up to those with power, but looks down upon...

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Chimera

as Han Ju-seok
First aired: 2021-10-30

Chimera incident, a serial murder and explosion crime that shook the year of 1984, takes place...

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Police University

as Seo Sang-Hak
First aired: 2021-08-09

A young hacker who has never wanted anything out of life goes to a police academy to figure...

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Tell Me That You Love Me

as Jung Ji-pyeong
First aired: 2023-11-27

Since he lost his hearing, Cha Jin-woo has gotten used to his solitary life. One day, an...

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Fermentation Family

as Lee Ki-chan
First aired: 2011-12-07

Lee Kang San and Lee Woo Joo find themselves taking over the management of their family's...

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Whisper

as Shin Chang-Ho
First aired: 2017-03-27

Shin Young-Joo is a female detective with charisma and Lee Dong-Joon is a righteous judge. They...

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The Chaser

as Squad Chief Detective Hwang
First aired: 2012-05-28

Although he was poor, detective Baek Hong Suk made an honest living. However, his poor yet happy...

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President

as Lee Chi-soo
First aired: 2010-12-15

President is a South Korean television series starring real-life married couple Choi Soo-jong...

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Alone in Love

as Blind Date
First aired: 2006-04-03

Alone in Love is a 2006 South Korea television series, starring Gam Wu-seong, Son Ye-jin, Gong...

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Numbers

as Jin Tae-soo
First aired: 2023-06-23

A high-achieving high school graduate, battles for justice at South Korea’s most reputable...

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Nobody Knows

as Seo Sang Won
First aired: 2020-03-02

A high school boy falls off of the top of a building and lapses into a coma. A detective and his...

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Flowers for My Life

as Choi Pil-Goo
First aired: 2007-05-14

Na Hana loves money more than anything. she left her home town for Seoul. She decided that the...

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Lie to Me

as Gong Joon-ho
First aired: 2011-05-09

Gong Ah-jung, a level 5 Ministry of Culture official, gets entangled in a web of lies when she...

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Sketch

as Moon Jae-Hyun
First aired: 2018-05-25

Detective Kang Dong-Soo's fiance is killed mysteriously. He works with a female detective who...

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Call of the Country

as Deputy Shin Ki-joon
First aired: 2010-05-10

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Heading to the Ground

as Lee Choong Ryul
First aired: 2009-09-09

Drama about a man trying to achieve what is thought to be impossible: fulfilling his dreams of...

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Shining Days

as Detective Nam
First aired: 2004-02-11

Yeon Woo grew up happy in a loving family. One day, her father had died mysteriously, and her...

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Mermaid Story

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-01-17

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Hello, God!

as Jang Pil-Koo
First aired: 2006-01-09

The story is about a bright and innocent 27 years old guy with an IQ of 65. Because of his...

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