Kim Sung-cheol

He is recognised for his roles in The Battle of Jangsari (2019), Do You Like Brahms? (2020), Our Beloved Summer (2021), and Hellbound (2024).

• Name — Kim Sung-cheol • Born — 31 December 1991 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Occupation — Actor • Education — Korea National University of Arts – Department of Acting • Years Active — 2014–present • Agent — Story J Company

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2017 — Prison Playbook — Kim Young-cheol • 2018 — To. Jenny — Park Jung-min • Player — Ji Sung-goo — Cameo (episode 1, 2) • 2019 — The Wind Blows — Bryan Jung • Arthdal Chronicles — Ipsaeng • 2020 — Hospital Playlist — No Jin-hyung — Cameo (episode 2) • Do You Like Brahms? — Han Hyun-ho • Drama Special — Lee Dong-shik — Episode: "One Night" • Sweet Home — Jung Ui-myeong — Cameo (season 1; episode 9, 10) • 2021 — Vincenzo — Hwang Min-sung — Cameo (episode 8, 20) • Racket Boys — Park Jun-young — Cameo (episode 6) • 2021–2022 — Our Beloved Summer — Kim Ji-woong • 2023–2024 — Death's Game — Hyeon-su — Special appearance • 2024 — No Way Out: The Roulette — Sung Joon-woo • Hellbound — Jung Jin-soo — Season 2 • 2026 — Boyfriend on Demand — Kim Se-jun — Cameo • Gold Land — Jang 'Woo-gi' Wook

• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2021 — DIMF Musical Star — Host

• Year — Song title — Artist — Ref. Reference(s) • 2023 — "Hangang Gongwon" (한강공원) — Bibi

Musical play performances • Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2014 — Puberty (사춘기) — Yong-man • 2015 — My Bucket List (마이 버킷 리스트) — Hae-gi • Sontag Hotel (손탁호텔) — Jun • Pungwolju (풍월주) — Sa-dam • 2015–2016 — Werther (베르테르) — Kainz • 2016 — Au Revoir! UFO (안녕! 유에프오) — Sang-gu • Sweeney Todd (스위니 토드) — Tobias Ragg • 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 • Monte Cristo (몬테크리스토) — Edmond Dantes

Theater play performances • Year — Title — Role — Venue — Date — Ref. Reference(s) • 2016–2017 — Romeo and Juliet (로미오와 줄리엣) — Benvolio — National Theater Daloreum Theater — December 9–January 13 • 2017 — Gunpo Culture and Arts Center Suri Hall (Grand Performance Hall) — January 21–22 • Woosong Arts Center Daejeon — February 4–5 • Suseong Artpia Paper Hall Daegu — February 23–24 • 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 • Sejong Arts Centre — April 8 to 9

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

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement • Publisher — Year — Listicle — Placement — Ref. Reference(s) • Allure — 2020 — Rising Stars, New Faces on Stage — Shortlist