Sol Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. He is best
known for his roles in Public Enemy film series, Peppermint Candy,
Oasis, Silmido, Hope and The Merciless.Sol was born in Seocheon on May
1, 1968, and studied Theater and Film at Hanyang University (Class of
'86). Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical
productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock
musical Subway Line 1, and productions of Sam Shepard's True West and
A. R. Gurney's Love Letters.In the mid-1990s, Sol began taking on
minor roles in feature films, but it was not until 1999 that he made
his breakthrough, with major roles in The Bird That Stops in the Air,
Rainbow Trout, and Peppermint Candy in which he played a suicidal man
devastated by the two-decades of historical change his country
undergoes. The film was acclaimed and brought Sol to win his first
Best Actor award at the 2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards.Sol next appeared
in a romantic comedy I Wish I Had a Wife with Jeon Do-yeon in 2001,
and then acted in a Japanese TV drama produced by NHK.
known for his roles in Public Enemy film series, Peppermint Candy,
Oasis, Silmido, Hope and The Merciless.Sol was born in Seocheon on May
1, 1968, and studied Theater and Film at Hanyang University (Class of
'86). Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical
productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock
musical Subway Line 1, and productions of Sam Shepard's True West and
A. R. Gurney's Love Letters.In the mid-1990s, Sol began taking on
minor roles in feature films, but it was not until 1999 that he made
his breakthrough, with major roles in The Bird That Stops in the Air,
Rainbow Trout, and Peppermint Candy in which he played a suicidal man
devastated by the two-decades of historical change his country
undergoes. The film was acclaimed and brought Sol to win his first
Best Actor award at the 2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards.Sol next appeared
in a romantic comedy I Wish I Had a Wife with Jeon Do-yeon in 2001,
and then acted in a Japanese TV drama produced by NHK.
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