Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu, born May 1st, 1968, has this wild range as an actor that honestly just grabs you by the collar and refuses to let go. He’s not some cookie-cutter leading man either. You want complicated? He’s got you. In “Peppermint Candy” (1999), he basically rips your heart out as a guy spiraling through twenty years of South Korean history, all told backward. You watch him unravel, and, man, it’s intense—like, you actually feel for this guy, even when he’s making awful choices. It’s haunting, kind of sticks to your bones. Then he whips around and hits you with “Oasis” (2002). That’s a movie that does not play it safe. He plays this awkward, misunderstood outsider who forms this raw, unexpected relationship with a woman who has cerebral palsy. There’s nothing glossy about it, just gut-level honesty and this weird, off-kilter tenderness. It’s the kind of role you gotta be brave to take on, and Sul just dives in, no hesitation. Fast-forward to “Memoir of a Murderer” (“Salinjaui Gieokbeob,” 2017). Here, he’s walking the tightrope between menace and vulnerability as a detective on the trail of a serial killer who’s losing his own memories. The tension? Off the charts. He brings this jittery energy, always making you second-guess—what’s real, what’s not, who’s actually dangerous? Off set, he’s been married to Song Yun-ah since 2009, and they've got a kid together. But, honestly, it’s his work that keeps people talking. Every role, he brings something new—fearless, unpredictable, real.