--- name: "Sul Kyung-gu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/sul-kyung-gu" fi1m_id: "sul-kyung-gu" imdb_id: "nm0812555" tmdb_id: 85008 wikidata_id: "Q490120" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 May 1967" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-21T05:12:42.239295+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Sul Kyung-gu ## Identity Sul Kyung-gu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sul-kyung-gu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** sul-kyung-gu - **IMDb ID:** nm0812555 - **TMDB ID:** 85008 - **Wikidata ID:** Q490120 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sul_Kyung-gu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812555/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85008 Actor. Born 14 May 1967 in Seocheon, South Chungcheong, South Korea. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 May 1967, Seocheon, South Chungcheong, South Korea - **Also known as:** 설경구, Kyung-gu Sol, Kyung-gu Sul, Sul Kyoung-gu, Seol Kyung Gu, Seol Gyeong-gu, 薛景求, Sol Kyung-gu, سول کیونگ-گو - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sul_Kyung-gu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812555/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85008 ## Fi1m on Sul Kyung-gu > Sul Kyung-gu can suggest anger or vulnerability with a small change of expression. We value that restraint, especially in *Possible Love*, where he helps us care about difficult people without asking us to excuse them. Watch the glances. Sul Kyung-gu often plays a man with a tough exterior, and a small change of expression can suggest how much he is keeping to himself. Anger, guilt and vulnerability recur in these parts; he is particularly good at making them apparent without much dialogue. We find that restraint persuasive because it leaves us something to notice, rather than requiring a speech to explain what the character feels. His breakthrough came as Kim Yeong-ho in Lee Chang-dong’s *Peppermint Candy* (2000), followed by Hong Jong-du in *Oasis* (2002). The same year as *Oasis*, he also played Kang Chul-joong, the anti-hero policeman in *Public Enemy* (2002). That movement between intimate drama and action thrillers continued through the 2010s and 2020s. His reunion with Lee in *Possible Love* (2026) brings us back to the patient attention to troubled people that we most value in his work. In *Possible Love*, he plays Choi Ho-seok in a drama about two marriages and a documentary. Jeon Do-yeon gives the performance we value most as Ahn Mi-ok, but Sul’s share of the ensemble work matters. Alongside Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong, he makes the pressures of money feel inseparable from what these people want. We were moved by the way these performances allowed sympathy for people whose behaviour did not necessarily deserve our approval. *Possible Love* also shows the limit of what such acting can repair. The writing sometimes makes the connections between marriage and money too explicit, and Sul’s restraint cannot stop us noticing. He does help sustain our interest across a long film, and his work with the other actors makes the time feel well spent. Give it an evening if patient ensemble drama is your preference, and watch how much he contributes without needing to be the centre of attention. ## Biography Sul Kyung-gu is a South Korean actor. He was born on 14 May 1967 in Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province, and studied theatre and film at Hanyang University. After graduating in 1994 he worked mainly in theatre before moving into film. He achieved prominence with leading roles in Lee Chang-dong’s *Peppermint Candy* (2000) and *Oasis* (2002). Other notable films include the *Public Enemy* series, *Silmido* (2003), *Hope* (2013) and *Kill Boksoon* (2023). He has received multiple Baeksang Arts Awards, including Best Actor for *Hope* and *Kingmaker* (2022). In 2026 he starred as Ho-seok in Lee Chang-dong’s *Possible Love*, reuniting with the director and co-star Jeon Do-yeon. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Possible Love* (2026), Fi1m 83, as Choi Ho-seok — [page](https://film.one/film/possible-love.md) ## Complete filmography (59) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Possible Love* (2026), as Choi Ho-seok — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/possible-love.md) - *Mousetrap* (2026), series, as Noja - *Mantis* (2025), as Cha Min-gyu - *Good News* (2025), as Nobody - *Hyper Knife* (2025), series, as Choi Deok-hee - *A Normal Family* (2024), as Jae-wan - *The Whirlwind* (2024), series, as Park Dong-ho - *The Boys* (2023), as Hwang Joon-cheol - *The Moon* (2023), as Kim Jae-guk - *Kill Boksoon* (2023), as Cha Min-kyu - *Phantom* (2023), as Junji Murayama - *Heartbeat* (2022), as Cheol-yi's Father - *I Want to Know Your Parents* (2022), as Kang Ho-chang - *Yaksha: Ruthless Operations* (2022), as Jee Kang-in - *Kingmaker* (2022), as Kim Woon-beom - *The Book of Fish* (2021), as Jeong Yak-jeon - *Man of Men* (2019), as Jang-soo - *Birthday* (2019), as Jung-il - *Idol* (2019), as Joong-sik - *1987: When the Day Comes* (2017), as Kim Jung-nam - *Memoir of a Murderer* (2017), as Byung-su - *The Merciless* (2017), as Han Jae-ho - *Lucid Dream* (2017), as Detective Song Bang-sub - *The Long Way Home* (2015), as Nam-bok - *My Dictator* (2014), as Sung-geun - *Hope* (2013), as Dong-hoon - *The Spy: Undercover Operation* (2013), as Chul-soo - *Cold Eyes* (2013), as Hwang Sang-jun - *The Tower* (2012), as Kang Young-ki - *Camellia* (2010), as Yong-su (segment "Kamome") - *Troubleshooter* (2010), as Kang Tae-sik - *No Mercy* (2010), as Kang Min-ho - *A Brand New Life* (2009), as Jin-hee's Father - *Closer to Heaven* (2009), as Kim Jong-do - *Tidal Wave* (2009), as Choi Man-shik - *Public Enemy Returns* (2008), as Kang Chul-joong - *Venus and Mars* (2007), as Kim Sang-min - *Voice of a Murderer* (2007), as Han Kyung-bae - *Cruel Winter Blues* (2006), as Jae-moon - *Lost in Love* (2006), as Woo-jae - *Another Public Enemy* (2005), as Kang Chul-joong - *Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire* (2004), as Rikidozan - *Silmido* (2003), as Kang In-chan - *Mudang: Reconciliation Between the Living and the Dead* (2003), Actor - *Jail Breakers* (2002), as Yu Jae-pil - *Oasis* (2002), as Hong Jong-du - *The Bird Who Stops in the Air* (2002), as Kim - *Public Enemy* (2002), as Kang Chul-joong - *Prince Shotoku* (2001), series, as Ishin - *Prince Shōtoku* (2001), as Yi Jin - *I Wish I Had a Wife* (2001), as Kim Bong-soo - *The Legend of Gingko* (2000), as Jeog - *Peppermint Candy* (2000), as Kim Yeong-ho - *Rainbow Trout* (1999), as Min-su - *Phantom: The Submarine* (1999), as 432 - *Girls' Night Out* (1998), as Gyu-shik - *Love Story* (1996), as Yeong-ho - *A Petal* (1996), as Us - *Stoneborn*, as Eul-seok ## Gallery - ![Actor Sol Kyung-gu at the Berlinale 2019](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-ebd79fd041c1.jpg) Actor Sol Kyung-gu at the Berlinale 2019 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Sol_Kyung-gu-9542.jpg/1280px-Sol_Kyung-gu-9542.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![(서부전선) 크로스 인터뷰 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-f08fa6fca489.jpg) (서부전선) 크로스 인터뷰 (2015) — lotteent (official Lotte Entertainment YouTube account) Verification:(official Lotte website, SNS list on Lotte official blog, official lotteent Facebook account (has a link to the YouTube account)., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/%28%EC%84%9C%EB%B6%80%EC%A0%84%EC%84%A0%29_%ED%81%AC%EB%A1%9C%EC%8A%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%84%B0%EB%B7%B0_%28%EC%84%A4%EA%B2%BD%EA%B5%AC%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Actor Sol Kyung-gu at the Berlinale 2019](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-4b2370ea00ee.jpg) Actor Sol Kyung-gu at the Berlinale 2019 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Sol_Kyung-gu-9435.jpg/1280px-Sol_Kyung-gu-9435.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Sul Kyung-gu](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-ca46d06699e5.jpg) Sul Kyung-gu — Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Sol_Kyung-gu.jpg/1280px-Sol_Kyung-gu.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Sul Kyung-gu](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-e3c992f20ddc.jpg) Sul Kyung-gu — Image via TMDB - ![Sul Kyung-gu](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-27cacb32c220.jpg) Sul Kyung-gu — Image via TMDB - ![Sul Kyung-gu](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-e00cc75ac756.jpg) Sul Kyung-gu — Image via TMDB - ![Sol Kyung-gu in 2026](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-238c19d6189b.jpg) Sol Kyung-gu in 2026 — Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sol_Kyung-gu_2026.jpg/1280px-Sol_Kyung-gu_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![설경구 영화 우상 시사회현장 (2019.3.7 CGV아이파크몰)](https://film.one/media/person/96123/gallery-379f9952e5bb.jpg) 설경구 영화 우상 시사회현장 (2019.3.7 CGV아이파크몰) — Kinocine PARKJAEHWAN, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/%EC%84%A4%EA%B2%BD%EA%B5%AC3.jpg/1280px-%EC%84%A4%EA%B2%BD%EA%B5%AC3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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