# Kim Sung-cheol

Kim Sung-cheol (Korean: 김성철; born December 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He achieved initial success in stage musicals before being cast in his debut television role as Kim Young-cheol (a.k.a. 'Jailbird') in Prison Playbook (2017). He is recognised for his roles in The Battle of Jangsari (2019), Do You Like Brahms? (2020), Our Beloved Summer (2021), and Hellbound (2024).

## Career

Kim made his debut in the musical Puberty in 2014. In the following years, he appeared in various musicals including My Bucket List, Werther and Fan Letter. For his performance as Tobias Ragg in the 2016 Korean production of Sweeney Todd, he received the award for Best Rookie Actor at the Korea Musical Awards.
In 2017, Kim made his television debut in Prison Playbook.
In 2018, Kim starred in the musical rom-com To. Jenny opposite Jung Chae-yeon. Kim also joined in the film Too Hot to Die. In October 2018, Kim joined the drama OCN Player.
In 2019, Kim acted in the JTBC drama The Wind Blows as well as the tvN series Arthdal Chronicles. He also starred in the war film The Battle of Jangsari, for which he won a Best New Actor award in the 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards. The same year, Kim played a supporting role in the film Kim Ji-young: Born 1982.
In 2020, Kim appeared in the SBS drama Do You Like Brahms?, earning him a nomination for Best New Actor at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards. The same year, Kim appeared as Jung Ui-myeong in the Netflix apocalyptic horror series Sweet Home.
In 2021, Kim made special appearances in Vincenzo and Racket Boys. In addition, Kim was cast as an MC in Channel A's DIMF Musical Star. Later in July, Kim was confirmed to star in the SBS drama Our Beloved Summer which premiered in December 2021. In August 2021, Kim was confirmed to join the historical film The Owl, where the filming began in September 2021.
Kim made his return to musicals as L in the 2022 Korean production of Death Note.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Winter Picnic | Seung-jae | Short film |
| 2017 | The Silence of the Dogs | Hwang Guk-yeong | Short film |
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | Koto Fumio | |
| 2018 | Too Hot to Die | Young Doo-seok | |
| 2019 | The Battle of Jangsari | Ki Ha-ryun | |
| 2019 | Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 | Kim Ji-seok | |
| 2020 | Search Out | Joon-hyuk | |
| 2022 | The Night Owl | Crown Prince Sohyeon | |
| 2024 | Troll Factory | Jjingppeotking | |
| 2025 | The Old Woman with the Knife | Tuu | The film will premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025 as part of Berlinale Special programme. |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Prison Playbook | Kim Young-cheol | |
| 2018 | To. Jenny | Park Jung-min | |
| 2018 | Player | Ji Sung-goo | Cameo (episode 1, 2) |
| 2019 | The Wind Blows | Bryan Jung | |
| 2019 | Arthdal Chronicles | Ipsaeng | |
| 2020 | Hospital Playlist | No Jin-hyung | Cameo (episode 2) |
| 2020 | Do You Like Brahms? | Han Hyun-ho | |
| 2020 | Drama Special | Lee Dong-shik | Episode: "One Night" |
| 2021 | Vincenzo | Hwang Min-sung | Cameo (episode 8, 20) |
| 2021 | Racket Boys | Park Jun-young | Cameo (episode 6) |
| 2021–2022 | Our Beloved Summer | Kim Ji-woong | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Sweet Home | Jung Ui-myeong | Cameo (season 1; episode 9, 10) |
| 2023–2024 | Death's Game | Hyeon-su | Special appearance |
| 2024 | No Way Out: The Roulette | Sung Joon-woo | |
| 2024 | Hellbound | Jung Jin-soo | Season 2 |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2021 | DIMF Musical Star | Host | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
| 2023 | "Hangang Gongwon" (한강공원) | Bibi | |

## Theater
### Musicals

Musical play performances :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2014 | Puberty (사춘기) | Yong-man |
| 2015 | My Bucket List [ko] (마이 버킷 리스트) | Hae-gi |
| 2015 | Sontag Hotel (손탁호텔) | Jun |
| 2015 | Pungwolju [ko] (풍월주) | Sa-dam |
| 2015–2016 | Werther (베르테르) | Kainz |
| 2016 | Au Revoir! UFO (안녕! 유에프오) | Sang-gu |
| 2016 | Sweeney Todd (스위니 토드) | Tobias Ragg |
| 2016 | Fan Letter (팬레터) | Jung Se-hun |
| 2017 | Mr. Mouse (미스터 마우) | Seo In-hu |
| 2018 | Vampire Arthur (뱀파이어 아더) | Arthur |
| 2019–2020 | Big Fish (빅피쉬) | Will Bloom |
| 2022 | Death Note (데스노트) | L |
| 2023 | Death Note (데스노트) | L |
| 2023 | Monte Cristo (몬테크리스토) | Edmond Dantes |

### Plays

Theater play performances :
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Date |
| 2016–2017 | Romeo and Juliet (로미오와 줄리엣) | Benvolio | National Theater Daloreum Theater | December 9–January 13 |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet (로미오와 줄리엣) | Benvolio | Gunpo Culture and Arts Center Suri Hall (Grand Performance Hall) | January 21–22 |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet (로미오와 줄리엣) | Benvolio | Woosong Arts Center Daejeon | February 4–5 |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet (로미오와 줄리엣) | Benvolio | Suseong Artpia Paper Hall Daegu | February 23–24 |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet (로미오와 줄리엣) | Benvolio | Andong Culture and Arts Center Woongbu Hall | February 25–26 |
| 2023 | Shakespeare in Love (셰익스피어 인 러브 – 서울) | William Shakespeare | Seoul Arts Center CJ Towol Theater | January 28 to March 26 |
| 2023 | Shakespeare in Love (셰익스피어 인 러브 – 서울) | William Shakespeare | Sejong Arts Centre | April 8 to 9 |

## Discography
### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Nonhyun-dong Pork Belly" | 2018 | To. Jenny OST Part 1 |
| "Tiramisu Cake" (featuring Choi Yu-ri) | 2018 | To. Jenny OST Part 1 |
| "Grab Me" (featuring Lee Sang-yi) | 2018 | To. Jenny OST Part 1 |
| "Care About You" | 2018 | To. Jenny OST Part 1 |
| "Your Song" (featuring Jung Chae-yeon) | 2018 | To. Jenny OST Part 2 |
| "To. Jenny" | 2018 | To. Jenny OST Part 2 |

### Cast recordings

* Musical Pyungweolju (Original Soundtrack) (2015)
* My Bucket List (Original Cast Recording) (2016)
* Musical Mr. Mouse OST (2017)

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor – Film | The Night Owl | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | The Battle of Jangsari | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | The Battle of Jangsari | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | The Night Owl | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor in film | The Night Owl | Nominated |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | The Night Owl | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Drama Special – One Night | Nominated |
| Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor in a Film | The Battle of Jangsari | Won |
| Korea Musical Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor | Sweeney Todd | Won |
| Interpark Golden Ticket Awards | 2023 | Best Actor in a Play | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Do You Like Brahms? | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama | Our Beloved Summer | Nominated |
| Stagetalk Audience Choice Awards | 2015 | Best Musical Actor - Male Rookie Award | Kim Sung-cheol | Won |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Allure | 2020 | Rising stars, New faces on stage | Shortlist | |