# Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il (Korean: 성동일; born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in the television drama Eun-shil, though he later tried to fight typecasting by playing the son of a chaebol tycoon in Love in 3 Colors and a university professor in March. Following years of supporting roles in TV, Sung's film career was jumpstarted by hit romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty in 2006. Subsequently, he became one of Korean cinema's most reliable supporting actors, displaying his comic skills and easy charm in films such as Take Off, Foxy Festival, Children..., The Suicide Forecast, and The Client. He also had major roles in The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser, 3D blockbuster Mr. Go, and mystery-comedy The Accidental Detective. On the small screen, Sung garnered praise as a villain in The Slave Hunters, and a gruff but caring father in Reply 1997 and its spin-offs Reply 1994 and Reply 1988.
Sung gained a new surge of popularity in 2013 when he and his son Joon starred in Dad! Where Are We Going?, a reality/variety show featuring five male celebrities and their children on camping missions; his daughter Bin also joined him for the show's second season.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Running 7 Dogs | Pipe Kang | |
| 2006 | 200 Pounds Beauty | Record company executive Choi | |
| 2007 | Myodoyahwa | | |
| 2008 | Once Upon a Time | Nightclub owner | |
| 2009 | Take Off | Coach Bang | |
| 2009 | The Righteous Thief | Song Jae-pil | |
| 2010 | Hearty Paws 2 | Hyeok-pil | |
| 2010 | Foxy Festival | Gi-bong | |
| 2011 | Children... | Park Kyung-sik | |
| 2011 | The Suicide Forecast | Manager Park Jin-seok | |
| 2011 | The Client | Jang Ho-won | |
| 2011 | S.I.U. | Detective Park In-moo | |
| 2012 | Miss Conspirator | Boss Sung | |
| 2012 | The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser | Heo Go-soo | |
| 2012 | The Grand Heist | Jang Soo-gyun | |
| 2012 | Return of the Mafia | Jang Seok-tae | |
| 2013 | Pinocchio | Gideon | (Korean dubbed) |
| 2013 | Mr. Go | Seong Chung-su | |
| 2013 | Iris 2: The Movie | Park Joon-han | |
| 2014 | Miss Granny | Ban Hyun-chul | |
| 2014 | Thread of Lies | Kwak Man-ho | |
| 2015 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | Mr. Bang | |
| 2015 | Emperor's Holidays | | |
| 2015 | The Accidental Detective | Noh Tae-soo | |
| 2015 | Circle of Atonement | Detective Lee Sang-won | |
| 2015 | A Letter from Prison | | |
| 2015 | Sacrifice Revival Report | | |
| 2017 | Because I Love You | Detective Park | |
| 2017 | The King | Tae-soo's home room teacher | |
| 2017 | I'm Doing Fine in Middle School | Police chief | special appearance |
| 2017 | Real | Jo Won-geun | |
| 2017 | Midnight Runners | Professor Yang | |
| 2017 | RV: Resurrected Victims | Son Young-tae | |
| 2017 | The Chase | Park Pyung-dal | |
| 2018 | The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | Noh Tae-soo | |
| 2018 | Love+Sling | Seong-soo | |
| 2018 | The Great Battle | Woo-dae | |
| 2018 | Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days | | |
| 2019 | Metamorphosis | Gang-Goo | |
| 2020 | Pawn | Doo-seok | |
| 2021 | The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey | Jin Jong-hyun | |
| 2022 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | Merchant | Special appearance |
| 2022 | Project Wolf Hunting | Dae-woong | |
| 2024 | Hijack 1971 | Captain Gyu-sik | |
| 2025 | Forbidden Fairytale | Representative Hwang | Releasing January 8 |
| TBA | Pretty Crazy | Jung Soo | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Gwanchon Essay | | |
| 1993 | Faraway Songba River | Private Yang Yong-cheon | |
| 1995 | Korea Gate | Ahn Jae-song / Kim Shin-jo | |
| 1996 | The Bicycle-Riding Woman | | |
| 1997 | Snail | | |
| 1998 | Eun-shil | Yang Jung-pal | |
| 1999 | Love in 3 Colors | Ahn Yoon-gi | |
| 2000 | March | Philosophy Professor | |
| 2000 | Wang Rung's Land | | |
| 2001 | Cool | Jang Myung-ho | |
| 2001 | KBS TV Novel: "Plum Sonata" | | |
| 2002 | Glass Slippers | Mr. Chan | |
| 2002 | Rustic Period | Adult Gae-ko | |
| 2002 | Open Drama Man and Woman: "My Love Soon-jung" | Man-soo | |
| 2003 | Drama City: "Why I Want to Get Married" | Manager | |
| 2003 | South of the Sun | Choi Tae-sik | |
| 2003 | Open Drama Man and Woman: "I'll Fall in Love This Fall" | Dal-woong | |
| 2004 | Lovers in Paris | Kang Pil-bo | |
| 2005 | Best Mother | | |
| 2005 | Green Rose | Driver Jung Taek-soo | |
| 2005 | Fashion 70s | | |
| 2006 | Drama City: "Scrubber No.3" | Jong-gu | |
| 2006 | I Want to Love | Baek Seung-tae | |
| 2006 | Please Come Back, Soon-ae | Airline passenger | |
| 2006 | MBC Best Theater: "A Walk Around the Neighborhood" | | |
| 2007 | Witch Yoo Hee | Team leader Lee | |
| 2007 | Blue Fish | Jo Dong-man | |
| 2007 | Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung | Jung Seung-gyu | |
| 2007 | New Heart | Lee Seung-jae | |
| 2008 | Don't Be Swayed | Park Ki-chul | |
| 2008 | Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea | Oh Ryu-dong | |
| 2009 | Green Coach | Yoon Chun-geun | |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Chun Ji-ho | |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho | Ban Doo-hong | |
| 2010 | The Fugitive: Plan B | Nakamura Hwang | |
| 2011 | Can't Lose | Jo Jung-goo | |
| 2011 | Color of Woman | Park Chan-ho | |
| 2012 | Reply 1997 | Sung Dong-il | |
| 2012 | Lovers of Haeundae | Impostor Prosecutor | Cameo (episode 15) |
| 2012 | Jeon Woo-chi | Bong-goo | |
| 2013 | Iris II: New Generation | Park Joon-han | Cameo (episode 1–2) |
| 2013 | Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love | Jang Hyun | |
| 2013 | Reply 1994 | Sung Dong-il | |
| 2014 | Gap-dong | Yang Cheol-gon | |
| 2014 | It's Okay, That's Love | Jo Dong-min | |
| 2015 | Reply 1988 | Sung Dong-il | |
| 2016 | Pied Piper | Police Officer | Cameo |
| 2016 | Dear My Friends | Park Gyo-soo | Cameo |
| 2016 | Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo | General Park Soo-kyung | |
| 2016 | The K2 | Police Officer | Cameo |
| 2016 | The Legend of the Blue Sea | Ma Dae-young | |
| 2016 | Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Kim Wi-hwa | |
| 2017 | The Package | Travel Agency President | Special appearance |
| 2017–2018 | Prison Playbook | Chief Jo Ji-ho | |
| 2018 | Live | Ki Han-sol | |
| 2018 | Ms. Hammurabi | Han Sae-sang | |
| 2018 | Your Honor | Sa Ma-ryong | |
| 2019 | Trap | Go Dong-kook | |
| 2019 | Chief of Staff 2 | Judge | Cameo (episode 10) |
| 2020 | The Cursed | Jin Jong-hyun | |
| 2020 | Hospital Playlist | Ahn Jung-won's older brother | Special appearance |
| 2021 | Sisyphus: The Myth | Park Hyeong-do | |
| 2021 | Somehow Family | Himself | |
| 2021 | Hospital Playlist 2 | Ahn Dong-il | Cameo (episode 5) |
| 2021 | Jirisan | Jo Dae-jin | |
| 2022 | Ghost Doctor | Tess | |
| 2022 | If You Wish Upon Me | Kang Tae-shik | |
| 2022 | Curtain Call | Jeong Sang-cheol | |
| 2024 | The Tale of Lady Ok | Sung Kyu-Jin | |
| 2025 | The Art of Negotiation | Song Jae-sik | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2022 | X of Crisis | Heo Jun / Master of Pack Pok |
| 2023 | Han River Police | Do Won-Il |
| 2025 | Twelve | Marok |
| TBA | Late Night Studio | Choi Seon-saeng |

### Television show

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006–2008 | Good Day | Co-host | |
| 2006–2007 | Choi Hong-man and Strong Friends | Cast member | |
| 2007 | Delicious Asia | | |
| 2007 | Grand Prix Show – Bad Dad Club | | |
| 2007 | Brain Power Plant Q | | |
| 2008 | Dream of Goose | | |
| 2013–2015 | Dad! Where Are We Going? | Cast member | |
| 2013 | Saturday's Generation to Generation – Star Plus | | |
| 2014–2015 | Off to School | Cast member | episodes 1-25, 27-33 |
| 2020–2022 | House on Wheels | Cast member | Season 1–4 |
| 2022 | Take Care of Me This Week | Host | |

## Ambassadorship

* Public relations ambassador of the police with Park Hae-soo, Son Eun-seo (2019)
* Public relations ambassador of the national park with Lee Eung-bok (2021)

## Discography

| Album information | Track listing |
| Red Socks Trot Medley (Romance Blues for Young-sook) Album Released: May 10, 1999 Label: Doremi | Track listing 순정블루스 (Romance Blues) 쌈바의 여인 (Lady Ssamba) 다함께 차차차 (Cha Cha Cha Together) 찬찬찬 (Chan Chan Chan) 사랑은 나비인가봐 (Love Is Like a Butterfly) 남행열차 (South-bound Train) 봉선화 연정 (Garden Balsam Love) 신라의 달밤 (Moonlight of Silla) 뜨거운 안녕 (Hot Greetings) 순정블루스 (Romance Blues) 고향역 (Hometown Station) 소양강 처녀 (A Girl in Soyang River) 부산 갈매기 (Busan Seagulls) 옥경이 (Ok-gyeong) 베사메무쵸 (Besame Mucho) 불효자는 웁니다 (Undutiful Son Is Crying) 차표 한 장 (A Ticket) 순정블루스 (Romance Blues) |

## 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 |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Take Off | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Take Off | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | The Slave Hunters, The Fugitive: Plan B | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Curtain Call, If You Wish Upon Me | Won |
| Korea Best Star Awards | 2018 | Best Popular Star Award | The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | Won |
| Max Movie Awards | 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Take Off | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2005 | Special Award, MC category | 정보토크 팔방미인 | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | It's Okay, That's Love | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama | The Legend of the Blue Sea | Won |
| tvN10 Awards | 2016 | Best Actor | Reply 1997, Reply 1994, Reply 1988 | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
| The Screen | 2019 | 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 38th | |