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Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Actor · Born May 14, 1967 (59) · Seocheon, South Chungcheong, South Korea

Sul Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning South Korean actor. He studied film and theater at Hanyang University and upon graduation took part in mostly theatrical productions. After transitioning into film, Sol is best known for his roles in the popular Public Enemy and Silmido.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 14, 1967 (59)
From
Seocheon, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 36% in 30 days

What are Sul Kyung-gu's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
22%
Self
14%
Survival
12%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
3%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 11

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 19

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 28 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 28
Shadow
6 of 28
Mentor
5 of 28
Ally
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Melancholic
13
Dread
9
Thrilling
7
Contemplative
7
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sul Kyung-gu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sul Kyung-gu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Possible Love(2026)

    as Ho-seok

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mousetrap(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Noja

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Mantis(2025)

    as Cha Min-gyu

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Good News(2025)

    as Nobody

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hyper Knife(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Choi Deok-hee

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • A Normal Family(2023)

    as Jae-wan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Whirlwind(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Park Dong-ho

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hwang Joon-cheol

  • The Moon(2023)

    as Kim Jae-guk

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Nattering with Nah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kill Boksoon(2023)

    as Cha Min-kyu

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Phantom(2023)

    as Junji Murayama

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Cheol-yi's Father

  • I Want to Know Your Parents(2022)

    as Kang Ho-chang

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Yaksha: Ruthless Operations(2022)

    as Jee Kang-in

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kingmaker(2022)

    as Kim Woon-beom

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Fish(2021)

    as Jeong Yak-jeon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Man of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jang-soo

  • Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jung-il

  • Idol(2019)

    as Joong-sik

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 1987: When the Day Comes(2017)

    as Kim Jung-nam

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Memoir of a Murderer(2017)

    as Byung-su

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Merciless(2017)

    as Han Jae-ho

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lucid Dream(2017)

    as Detective Song Bang-sub

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Long Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nam-bok

  • My Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sung-geun

  • Hope(2013)

    as Dong-hoon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Spy: Undercover Operation(2013)

    as Chul-soo

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Cold Eyes(2013)

    as Hwang Sang-jun

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Tower(2012)

    as Kang Young-ki

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Yong-su (segment "Kamome")

  • Troubleshooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kang Tae-sik

  • No Mercy(2010)

    as Kang Min-ho

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Brand New Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jin-hee's Father

  • Closer to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kim Jong-do

  • Tidal Wave(2009)

    as Choi Man-shik

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Public Enemy Returns(2008)

    as Kang Chul-joong

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Venus and Mars(2007)

    as Kim Sang-min

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Voice of a Murderer(2007)

    as Han Kyung-bae

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Cruel Winter Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jae-moon

  • Lost in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Woo-jae

  • Another Public Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kang Chul-joong

  • Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rikidozan

  • Silmido(2003)

    as Kang In-chan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Mudang: Reconciliation Between the Living and the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Jail Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Yu Jae-pil

  • Oasis(2002)

    as Hong Jong-du

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Bird Who Stops in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Kim

  • Public Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Kang Chul-joong

  • Prince Shotoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ishin

  • Prince Shōtoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Yi Jin

  • I Wish I Had a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kim Bong-soo

  • The Legend of Gingko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jeog

  • Peppermint Candy(1999)

    as Kim Yeong-ho

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rainbow Trout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Min-su

  • Phantom: The Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as 432

  • Girls' Night Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Gyu-shik

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Yeong-ho

  • A Petal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Us

  • Stoneborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Eul-seok

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 59 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Tidal Wave (2009)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Hope (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Mousetrap (2026)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 82% of 33 roles
9606111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sul Kyung-gu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Venus and Mars (2007)

61st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hope (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sul Kyung-gu's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles65–86 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles3–80 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sul Kyung-gu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sul Kyung-gu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Byun Sung-hyun shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers