Sol Kyung-gu
Sol Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sol studied Theater and Film at Hanyang University. Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musical Subway Line 1, and productions of Sam Shepard's True West and A. R. Gurney's Love Letters.
Sol Kyung-gu | |
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Sol in March 2019 | |
| Born | May 14, 1967 Seocheon, South Chungcheong, South Korea |
| Education | Hanyang University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Agent | C-JeS Entertainment |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 설경구 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seol Gyeong-gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏl Kyŏnggu |
Sol is considered one of the troika of actors representing Chungmuro in the 2000s, alongside Choi Min-sik and Song Kang-ho. He is best known for his collaborations with director Lee Chang-dong in Peppermint Candy (1999) and Oasis (2002), Public Enemy film series (2002–2008) for which he won the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize, and Silmido (2003) which became the highest-grossing film in South Korea at the time of release. He also won Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for his performances in Hope (2013) and Kingmaker (2022).
His other notable credits include Jail Breakers (2002), Voice of a Murderer (2007), Tidal Wave (2009), The Tower (2012), Cold Eyes (2013), The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013), The Merciless (2017) and Memoir of a Murderer (2017).