Acting
Kim Nam-gil
Born 1980-03-13
Seoul, South Korea
Department: Acting
Biography
Kim Nam-gil (김남길) is a South Korean actor, producer, singer and philanthropist. He was born on March 13, 1981. He is best known from leading roles in disaster blockbuster Pandora (2016); crime thriller The Shameless (2015); adventure film The Pirates (2014) and period drama Portrait of a Beauty (2008). His breakthrough role was Bidam in the hit television period drama Queen Seondeok (2009). Kim is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization Gilstory that focuses on preserving cultural heritage, promoting arts and raising special purpose relief funds.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Kim Nam-gil
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Pandora
2016
TMDB3.8
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Emergency Declaration
2022
TMDB3.7
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Memoir of a Murderer
2017
TMDB3.7
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You Quiz on the Block
2018
TMDB4.2
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Island
2022
TMDB4.0
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Just an Excuse
2022
TMDB4.8
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The Pirates
2014
TMDB3.5
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Hunt
2022
TMDB3.4
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Through the Darkness
2022
TMDB3.9
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My Lovely Sam Soon
2005
TMDB4.3
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (64 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Trigger | Lee Do | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Nocturnal | Kang Ho-ryeong | Movie | 2025 |
 | How to Open the Door | Adult Cheol-su | Movie | 2024 |
| How to Open the Door | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Three Meals a Day: Light | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Whenever Possible | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2024 |
 | ZIP DAESUNG | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Here for Promo | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Song of the Bandits | Lee Yun | TV Series | 2023 |
 | A Man of Reason | Woo-jin | Movie | 2023 |
 | Nattering with Nah | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Salon Drip | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Seasons | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Island | Van | TV Series | 2022 |
 | SUCHWITA | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Just an Excuse | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Jin's Traditional Alcohol Journey | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Hunt | Tokyo Branch Agent 3 | Movie | 2022 |
 | Emergency Declaration | Choi Hyun-soo | Movie | 2022 |
 | Through the Darkness | Song Ha-young | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Game Caterers | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | 빈집살래 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | K-Ocean Pathfinders | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2020 |
 | OK! Madam | Nervous Man | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Closet | Kyung-hoon | Movie | 2020 |
 | Life of Samantha | Narrator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Trans-Siberian Pathfinders | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Fiery Priest | Kim Hae-Il | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Zombie for Sale | Min-geol | Movie | 2019 |
 | You Quiz on the Block | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Memoir of a Murderer | Tae-ju | Movie | 2017 |
 | Live Up to Your Name | Dr. Heo Im | TV Series | 2017 |
 | One Day | Kang-soo | Movie | 2017 |
 | Pandora | Jae-hyuk | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Sound of a Flower | Heungseon Daewongun | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Shameless | Jung Jae-gon (Lee Young-jun) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Pirates | Jang Sa-jung | Movie | 2014 |
 | Glory for Everyone | Narrator | Movie | 2014 |
 | Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus | Han Yi-soo | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Bad Boy | Shim Gun-wook | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Lovers Vanished | Kim Su-in | Movie | 2010 |
 | Tears in the Amazon | Self - Narrator | Movie | 2010 |
 | Tears of the Amazon | Self - Narrator | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Great Queen Seondeok | Bidam | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Handphone | Jang Yoon-ho | Movie | 2009 |
 | Portrait of a Beauty | Kang-mu | Movie | 2008 |
 | Modern Boy | Hidaka Shinsuke | Movie | 2008 |
 | Public Enemy Returns | Moon-soo | Movie | 2008 |
 | Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | When Spring Comes | Kim Jun-gi | TV Series | 2007 |
 | No Regret | Song Jae-min | Movie | 2006 |
 | Lovers | Tae-san | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Don't Look Back | Seok-Woo | Movie | 2006 |
 | Goodbye Solo | Yoo Ji-an | TV Series | 2006 |
 | My Lovely Sam Soon | Kim Byeong Tae | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Noh Seong-hwan | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Sweet Buns | Hye-jan's boyfriend | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Low Life | Police Officer at Checkpoint | Movie | 2004 |
| Return | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | Canvas of Blood | Prince Suyang | Movie | — |
 | Three of a Kind | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| Nightmare | Kim Tae-yi | TV Series | — | |
| 사짜변호사 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |