Um Ki-joon

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Um Ki-joon
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Um Ki-joon in September, 2018.
Born (1976-04-22) April 22, 1976 (age 45)
South Korea
EducationSeoul Artspool Conservatory - Musical Acting
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
AgentYour Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
엄기준
Revised RomanizationEom Gi-jun
McCune–ReischauerŎm Ki-chun
Websitewww.umkijoon.com

Um Ki-joon (born April 22, 1976) is a South Korean actor.

Career[]

Um Ki-joon made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play Richard III, though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in Singin' in the Rain,[1] The Sorrows of Young Werther,[2] Grease, The Three Musketeers,[3] Jack the Ripper,[4] The Count of Monte Cristo,[5][6] Catch Me If You Can,[7][8][9] and Rebecca. He also appeared in the Patrick Marber play Closer.[10][11]

Um's popularity increased after he began playing supporting roles in television dramas such as Life Special Investigation Team, Worlds Within, Hero,[12] Dream High,[13] Scent of a Woman and Phantom.[14][15] He was also the leading actor in Good Job, Good Job and The Virus.[16]

Um played the villain in his first film Man of Vendetta, opposite Kim Myung-min.[17] This was followed by a role as Lee Ki-cheol, a detective investigating serial murders in horror film Killer Toon, opposite Lee Si-young.[18]

In 2017, Um played the villain in the hit legal thriller Innocent Defendant.[19]

In 2018, he reunited with the director and writer of Innocent Defendant in medical drama Heart Surgeons.[20]

In 2020, he appeared in TV series The Penthouse: War in Life as Joo Dan-tae, the main villain and a scheming real estate genius. The series aired on SBS TV from October 26.[21]

In 2021, Um signs a contract with Your Entertainment. It was founded by a manager who has been with him since his debut. after the expiration of the contract with the original agency [22]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Man of Vendetta Choi Byeong-chul
Villain and Widow Representative Ha Cameo appearance
Finding Mr. Destiny Kim Jong-wook
2013 Killer Toon Lee Ki-cheol

Television series[]

Year Title Role Network
2006 Drama City "Who Loved Her?" Park Cheol-ho KBS2
2007 Drama City "Grim Reaper with Amnesia" Dong-wook
Kimchi Cheese Smile Um Ki-joon MBC
2008 Drama City "Secret, Only You Don't Know" Park Hyeong-joo KBS2
Life Special Investigation Team Park Chan-ho MBC
Worlds Within Song Gyu-ho KBS2
2009 Good Job, Good Job Choi Seung-hyun MBC
Hero Kang Hye-sung
2011 Dream High Kang Oh-hyuk KBS2
Miss Ripley Prosecutor
(cameo, episode 14) 		MBC
Scent of a Woman Chae Eun-suk SBS
Can't Lose Cha Seok-hoon
(guest, episodes 14-17) 		MBC
2012 Phantom Jo Hyun-min SBS
2013 The Virus Lee Myung-hyun OCN
I Can Hear Your Voice Public defender Um Ki-joon
(cameo, episode 14) 		SBS
2014 Golden Cross Michael Jang KBS2
2015 The Man in the Mask Kang Hyun-woong
2016 Nightmare Teacher Han Bong-gu Naver TV Cast
2017 Missing 9 Investigator Oh MBC
Innocent Defendant Cha Sun-ho / Cha Min-ho SBS
I'm Not a Robot Hong Baek-kyun MBC
2018 Heart Surgeons Choi Suk-han SBS
2020–2021 The Penthouse: War in Life Joo Dan-tae / Baek Jun-gi
The Penthouse: War in Life 2
The Penthouse: War in Life 3

Television show[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2021 Don't Hurt tvN Cast Member with Yoon Jong-hoon and Bong Tae-gyu [23][24]

Music video[]

Year Song Title Artist
2007 "Goodbye, 20 Years Old" Toy
"Three People" Lee Ki-chan
2015 "April Snow" Huh Gak

Theater[]

Year Title Role
1995 Richard III
1996 Oliver!
1998 Gwanggaeto the Great
1999 Tripitaka Koreana
Jang Bogo, the Sea God
2000 Oh! Happy Day
2001 Singin' in the Rain Don Lockwood
2002 The Sorrows of Young Werther Werther
Songshan Nights Kim Hyun
Carmen Escamillo
2003 Grease Danny Zuko
2003-2004 The Sorrows of Young Werther Werther
2004 Men's Impulses Yoo-jung
Singin' in the Rain Don Lockwood
Anakji Love Story
2005 Assassins John Wilkes Booth
Grease Danny Zuko
2005-2006 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig
2005 Love Diary
2006-2007 Singin' in the Rain Dong-hyun
2006 The Sorrows of Young Werther Werther
Le Passe-Muraille Dusoleil
Finding Kim Jong-wook Man/Kim Jong-wook
Grease Danny Zuko
Passion of the Rain
2007 A Day Han Min-ho
Hedwig Concert Together with John Cameron Mitchell[25]
2007-2008 Mad Kiss Jang Jung
Separated Man and Woman Kang Yeon-oh
2009 The Lower Depths Satine
The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
2009-2010 Jack the Ripper Daniel
2010 The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
Jack the Ripper Daniel
Closer Dan
2010-2011 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
2011 The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
Jack the Ripper Daniel
The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
2012 Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Jr.
Jack the Ripper Daniel
2012-2013 Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Jr.
2013 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
Jack the Ripper Daniel
Bonnie & Clyde Clyde Barrow
2013-2014 The Sorrows of Young Werther Werther
The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
2014 Bonnie & Clyde Clyde Barrow
2014-2015 Rebecca Maxim de Winter
2015 Robin Hood[26] Robin Hood
Cinderella[27] Prince Christopher
2015-2016 Werther Werther
2016 Rebecca Maxim de Winter
Mata Hari Armand
Jack the Ripper Daniel
2016-2017 The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
2017 Mata Hari[28] Armand
Rebecca Maxim de Winter
2018 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
2018-2019 The Days Cha Jung-hak
2019 Jack the Ripper Daniel
Artus-Excalibur Lancelot
Dracula Dracula
2019-2020 Rebecca Maxim de Winter
2020 Werther Werther
2020-2021 The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
2021 Gwanghwamun Sonata Myung-woo[29]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Sitcom/Comedy Kimchi Cheese Smile Won
2008 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Worlds Within Won
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated
2010 47th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Man of Vendetta Nominated
8th Korean Film Awards Nominated
2011 8th Max Movie Awards Nominated
47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) Nominated
15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival It Star Award N/A Won [30]
4th Korea Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Dream High, Scent of a Woman Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama Scent of a Woman Won [31]
2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Phantom Nominated
2017 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries I'm Not a Robot Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Innocent Defendant Nominated
Character of the Year Won
2018 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Heart Surgeons Nominated [32]
Producer Award Won
2020 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama The Penthouse: War in Life Won [33]
2021 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) Nominated [34]

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