Name Um Ki-joon Years active 1995-present Role Actor | Hangul 엄기준 Agent SidusHQ Hanja 嚴基俊 | |
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Education Seoul Artspool Conservatory - Musical Acting Nominations Grand Bell Award for Best New Actor People also search for Woo Min-Ho, Kim Yong-gyun, Chun Seung-chul, Chang You-Jeong, Jae-Gon Sohn, Kim Sun-Min Movies Killer Toon, Man Of Vendetta, Finding Mr Destiny, Villain and Widow TV shows | ||
SBS Drama "Defendant" Trailer (Ji Sung, Gwon Yu Ri, Um Ki Joon)
Um Ki-joon (Hangul: 엄기준; born March 23, 1976) is a South Korean actor.
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Career
Um Ki-joon made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play Richard III, though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in Singin' in the Rain, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Grease, The Three Musketeers, Jack the Ripper, The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch Me If You Can, and Rebecca. He also appeared in the Patrick Marber play Closer.
Um's popularity increased after he began playing supporting roles in television dramas such as Life Special Investigation Team, Worlds Within, Hero, Dream High, Scent of a Woman and Phantom. He was also the leading actor in Good Job, Good Job and The Virus.
Um played the villain in his first film Man of Vendetta, opposite Kim Myung-min. This was followed by a role as Lee Ki-cheol, a detective investigating serial murders in horror film Killer Toon, opposite Lee Si-young.