# Im Ji-kyu

Im Ji-kyu (born March 7, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the indie films Who's That Knocking at My Door?, Milky Way Liberation Front, and Magic. Im also played supporting roles in the television romantic comedies Queen of Reversals and The Greatest Love.

## Personal life

Im Ji-kyu married Park Ye-son, his girlfriend of four years, in a small private wedding in Seoul on May 17, 2014. He met his wife, a lawyer, at church.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Fingerprint | | short film |
| 2007 | Who's That Knocking at My Door? | Min Je-hwi | |
| 2007 | Milky Way Liberation Front | Young-jae | |
| 2008 | In the Boutique | | short film |
| 2008 | Scandal Makers | Park Sang-yoon | |
| 2009 | Bubble Wrap | Sung-taek | short film |
| 2009 | One Step More to the Sea | Waiter | |
| 2009 | White Night | Yak-tong | |
| 2010 | Read My Lips | Church youth | |
| 2010 | Magic | Myeong-jin | |
| 2011 | Children... | Dong-chul | |
| 2012 | Helpless | Stalker | |
| 2012 | Spring, Snow | Young-jae | |
| 2012 | The Peach Tree | cameo | |
| 2013 | Precious Love | On-yoo | |
| 2017 | A Day | Yong-sun | |
| 2021 | Dark Yellow | | short film |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2007 | High Kick! | (guest, episode 99) | MBC |
| 2008 | Tazza | Sung-Chan | SBS |
| 2009 | Partner | Jung Jae-ho (guest, episodes 1-3) | KBS2 |
| 2010 | Roller Coaster Plus Date Big Bang | Im Ji-kyu | tvN |
| 2010 | KBS Drama Special – "Cutting Off the Heart" | Jae-woo | KBS2 |
| 2010 | Queen of Reversals | Kang-Woo | MBC |
| 2011 | The Greatest Love | Kim Jae-seok | MBC |
| 2012 | Phantom | Byun Sang-woo | SBS |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Special – "Do You Know Taekwondo?" | Yoon Do-hyeon | KBS2 |
| 2013 | The Suspicious Housekeeper | Eun Se-kyul's homeroom teacher | SBS |
| 2014 | God's Gift: 14 Days | Ryu Jin-woo | SBS |
| 2014 | Turning Point | Kim Young-bok | MBC |
| 2015 | Assembly | Shim Dong-chun | KBS2 |
| 2015 | I'm After You | Secretary Min | SBS |
| 2016 | The Doctors | Gunman | SBS |
| 2016 | Still Loving You | Park Hyeong-sik | KBS1 |
| 2017 | Man to Man | (guest) | JTBC |
| 2017 | Go Back | Park Hyeon-seok | KBS2 |
| 2018 | Radio Romance | Lee Seung-soo | KBS2 |
| 2018 | Your House Helper | Oh Yoon-gi | KBS2 |
| 2018 | Fates & Furies | Assistant Kim | SBS |
| 2019 | Her Private Life | Kang Seung-min | tvN |
| 2019 | When the Devil Calls Your Name | Kyung-Soo | tvN |
| 2019 | I Wanna Hear Your Song | Yi-young's blind date (Cameo, Ep. 10) | KBS2 |
| 2020 | 18 Again | Ji Hoon's older brother (Cameo) | JTBC |
| 2021 | The Uncanny Counter | Dong-pal (Cameo, Ep.15) | OCN |
| 2021 | Sell Your Haunted House | Kim Byeong-ho | KBS2 |
| 2021–2022 | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won | King Woo | KBS1 |
| 2023 | Divorce Attorney Shin | Park Hyun-tae | JTBC |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
| 2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Young Adult Kim Hae-jin (Cameo, Ep. 11-12) | Disney+ |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2008 | 17th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actor | Milky Way Liberation Front, Who's That Knocking at My Door? | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Do You Know Taekwondo? | Nominated |