Kang Shin-il

Actor

November 26, 1960 (65 years)

South Korea

Biography

Kang Shin-il (hangul: 강신일; born November 26, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno, Seoul's theater district, where he formed a troupe called Testimony that performed at smaller venues. In 1985, he made his acting debut in Chilsu and Mansu, and soon gained fame as a stage actor in plays such as Kimchigook Goes Crazy and Chronicles of Han. He appeare…

Filmography

8.4

Mr. Sunshine

Lee Jeong-mun

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.

8.5

The Judge from Hell

Won Chang-seon

A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.

8.3

Descendants of the Sun

Lieutenant General Yoon

After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.

8.2

Pinocchio

Lee Yeong-tak

In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.

7.3

Doctor Prisoner

Kim Sang-Choon

An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident and gets ousted from the hospital. He then applies to work at a prison, where he plans to make personal connections with all the big shots in prison with the ultimate goal of getting revenge against the hospital that kicked him out.

5.2

My Lawyer, Mr. Jo

Jang Shin-Woo

Jo Deul-Ho, who came from a poor family background, is a promising prosecutor, but he can't ignore the corruption at his workplace. He becomes a whistle-blower and loses everything. Jo Deul-Ho then works to become a lawyer.

7.3

When the Weather Is Fine

Im Jong-pil

Drained from her life in the city, a young cellist moves to a quiet small town, where she encounters an old friend who helps her heal and remake herself.

8.3

Korea-Khitan War

Mon Jin-gwan

King Hyeonjong and Kang Kam-chan led the 8-year-long 2nd and 3rd Goryeo-Khitan Wars to victory and began an era of peace in East Asia and prosperity in Goryeo.

6.2

Queen For Seven Days

Im Sa-Hong

In the Joseon period, a noblewoman from a powerful clan marries the Crown Prince but is deposed after only seven days as queen when he becomes king.

6.0

Thorn Flower

Mr. Jeon

Jeon Se-mi (Jang Shin-young) was once a pure and innocent girl. But that all changes when she is betrayed by her lover, loses her family, and raped. Her traumatic past pushes her on a path of vengeance against the people who wronged her and made her life into shambles.

7.1

The Prison

Director Noh

An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.

7.7

Nobody Knows

Seo Sang Won

A high school boy falls off of the top of a building and lapses into a coma. A detective and his school teacher attempt to get to the bottom of the incident.

6.2

Room No. 9

Eulji Sung

Eulji Hae-Yi, a lawyer at a big law firm, is a kiss-up to those with power, but looks down upon those who are poor. When she meets death-row convict Jang Hwa-Sa in room 9 in the prison visitation area, their bodies are exchanged.

8.1

Secret Love

Ahn In-hwan

A falsely accused Yoo Jung fights her innocence against her prosecutor's fiancée and an insane heir to a conglomerate.

7.7

Police University

Seo Sang-hak

A young hacker who has never wanted anything out of life goes to a police academy to figure himself out — and help a cop take down a gambling ring.

6.7

Bloody Heart

Kim Chi-won

It is a fictional historical drama about the story of King Seonjong who ascends to the throne due to a rebellion, and Lee Tae who becomes the King after him.

7.9

Love Song for Illusion

Jin Mu-dal

The heart-fluttering love story and the fierce obsession between a man with two conflicting personalities and a woman who loves him.

6.8

Chimera

Han Ju-seok

Chimera incident, a serial murder and explosion crime that shook the year of 1984, takes place exactly the same thirty five years later in 2019. Just like the terrible explosion in the past, the murder of the crime is called Chimera, a monster in the Greek myth with the head of a lion, body as a goat, and tail as a snake that shoots fire through its throat.

6.3

Sketch

Moon Jae-Hyun

Detective Kang Dong-Soo's fiance is killed mysteriously. He works with a female detective who can see 3 days into the future. She sketches what she sees. They set out to capture the murderer. Kim Do-Jin is a former special forces member. His pregnant wife was killed and he plots revenge.

7.4

Numbers

Jin Tae-soo

A high-achieving high school graduate, battles for justice at South Korea’s most reputable accounting firm.