Personal Info
Birth date
1960-11-26 (64 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
South Korea
Also known as
강신일
Gang Sin-il
Shin-il Kang
姜信日
姜信一
Gang Shin Il
Kang Shin-il
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 appeared onscreen for the first time in the 1988 film adaptation of Chilsu and Mansu and became a prolific supporting actor in Korean cinema and television (notably in Kang Woo-suk's Public Enemy franchise), while continuing to do theater. In 2007, Kang was diagnosed with liver cancer, but after recovering from surgery, he resumed his acting career.
Filmography
Thorn Flower
6
Overview:
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.Golden Bride
8
Overview:
A half korean and half Vietnamese girl marries a korean man for $1,500 in order to come to Korea to search for her real father who abandon her and her mother as her mother was gradually going blind due to an accident.My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
5.2
Overview:
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.Begin Again
5
Overview:
Young-Ja (Park Min-Ji) is the youngest daughter with a bright and positive personality. Her father suddenly collapses. For her family, Young-Ja gets a job at a department store as a sales person. She falls in love with Sung-Jae who is the head of planning & evaluation team there. He has lived alone since his wife and daughter died.Queen For Seven Days
6.2
Overview:
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.God of War
4.9
Overview:
Kim Jun is the son of an escaped palace slave, who gets raised by monks. Years later, after being torn from his home during wartime, Kim Jun must renounce hispacifist ways to partake in a deadly game that could be his ticket to freedom from his masters, Choe Chung-heon's clan. During the Mongol invasions of Korea, Kim Jun rises in the ranks to become the top military official, and eventually rules the Goryeo empire for 60 years in place of its king.Descendants of the Sun
8.359
Overview:
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.The Judge from Hell
8.671
Overview:
A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.All is Well
3
Overview:
A drama about people who face hate and conflict while learning to forgive and understand the meaning of love and happiness.Mr. Sunshine
8.409
Overview:
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.Sketch
6.3
Overview:
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.Pinocchio
8.22
Overview:
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.The Chaser
7.9
Overview:
Although he was poor, detective Baek Hong Suk made an honest living. However, his poor yet happy family is shattered when his 15-year-old daughter dies. When people tarnish the name of his daughter, who means everything to him, Hong Suk vows to reveal the truth behind his daughter’s wrongful death and digs up the truth. In his search, he comes to face a stronger mastermind than expected.Bloody Heart
6.8
Overview:
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.Whisper
6.9
Overview:
Shin Young-Joo is a female detective with charisma and Lee Dong-Joon is a righteous judge. They uncover corruption at the nation's biggest law firm Taebaek.Police University
7.6
Overview:
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.When the Weather Is Fine
7.139
Overview:
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.It's My Life
4.8
Overview:
An ordinary young man from the countryside refuses to settle for the present and tries to carve out his own way to success.Chimera
6.8
Overview:
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.Room No. 9
6.2
Overview:
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.Alone in Love
9
Overview:
Alone in Love is a 2006 South Korea television series, starring Gam Wu-seong, Son Ye-jin, Gong Hyung-jin and Lee Ha-na. It aired on SBS from April 3 to May 23, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The ratings it received were not very high, but the series won acclaim for its subtle and realistic portrayal of love, marriage and divorce. The story follows Eun-ho and Dong-jin, two ordinary people - not particularly attractive or successful - as they come to terms with their relationship. Although already divorced for three years, they are unable to leave each other alone, persistently meeting, bickering, and offering support, comfort, even matchmaking for the other. The two seem destined to be together, but they are unwilling to face their past and confront the tragedy they have spent years trying to forget. It was based on the Japanese novel Love Generation by Hisashi Nozawa, which was published in 1996 and won the 4th Shimase Literary Prize for Romance in 1997. The Korean adaptation was written by Park Yeon-seon. This was the first TV series directed by film director Han Ji-seung.Passionate Love
1
Overview:
Passionate Love is an upcoming South Korean weekend television drama series starring Sung Hoon and Choi Yoon-young. It is set to premiere on SBS on September 28, 2013, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 20:45 for 50 episodes.Heading to the Ground
5.5
Overview:
Drama about a man trying to achieve what is thought to be impossible: fulfilling his dreams of being a great soccer player. He meets Kang Hae Bin, a sports agent who tries to live her life away from the influence of her rich father.Numbers
7.278
Overview:
A high-achieving high school graduate, battles for justice at South Korea’s most reputable accounting firm.President
5.3
Overview:
President is a South Korean television series starring real-life married couple Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra as Korea's president and his first lady. This is their first acting collaboration. It aired on KBS2 from December 15, 2010 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:05 for 24 episodes.Secret Love
7.922
Overview:
A falsely accused Yoo Jung fights her innocence against her prosecutor's fiancée and an insane heir to a conglomerate.Shining Days
4.5
Overview:
Yeon Woo grew up happy in a loving family. One day, her father had died mysteriously, and her mother remarried a man who was 10 years younger than her. Misfortunes never come singly. Her mother died of Wilson’s disease and her step-father ran away with money. Min Ho, an old friend of hers, is always there to comforther. Min Ho decided to be a policeman to catch a murderer who killed Yeon Woo’s father. Eun Sup came back to Korea with the sole purpose of stopping his lover Soo Ah from getting married, but Soo Ah gave him an outright denial. To make matter wose, his father sent people over to his hotel to catch him. He ran away from the hotel and he accidentally fell into the subway track and became unconscious. Yeon Woo saw the whole scene in the platform and saved his life. Eun Sup asked her if he could stay in her place temporarily since he had no place to go. So Yeon Woo, Min Ho and Eun Sup all started living in a same house.Lie to Me
7.554
Overview:
Gong Ah-jung, a level 5 Ministry of Culture official, gets entangled in a web of lies when she mistakenly lies that she's married to Hyun Ki-joon, a hotel manager from an affluent family. Their relationship is further complicated when Ki-joon's ex-fiancée and a close friend of his brother's, Oh Yoon-joo, reappears in his life.Tell Me That You Love Me
7.9
Overview:
Since he lost his hearing, Cha Jin-woo has gotten used to his solitary life. One day, an aspiring actress Jung Mo-eun, enters his quiet daily routine.Fermentation Family
6
Overview:
Lee Kang San and Lee Woo Joo find themselves taking over the management of their family's traditional kimchi restaurant, Heaven, Earth and Man, when their father sets off on a journey one day without their knowledge. Ki Ho Tae coincidentally arrives at the restaurant in search of the missing pieces of his past. Together with the other restaurant employees, long-time customers and a growing circle of friends, they work towards their individual goals while finding warmth and family through their sharing of food and support of each other.Acting
2024Can We Get Married? as Unknown
2024The Judge from Hell (2 Episodes) as Won Chang-seon
20241980: The Unforgettable Day as Cheol-soo's grandfather
2024Love Song for Illusion (16 Episodes) as Jin Mu-dal
2023Tell Me That You Love Me (16 Episodes) as Jung Ji-pyeong
2023Korea-Khitan War (32 Episodes) as Mon Jin-gwan
2023Numbers (12 Episodes) as Jin Tae-soo
2023My Heart Puppy as Jin-gook's Uncle
2022Bloody Heart (16 Episodes) as Kim Chi-won
2022I Want to Know Your Parents as Principal
2021Chimera (16 Episodes) as Han Ju-seok
2021Police University (16 Episodes) as Seo Sang-Hak
2021My Lovely Angel as Yeon-joo's Father
2020Beyond That Mountain as Father Yoon
2020Fatal Promise (105 Episodes) as Kang Il-Sub
2020Nobody Knows (2 Episodes) as Seo Sang Won
2020When the Weather Is Fine (16 Episodes) as Im Jong-pil
2019I Am Home as Jin-cheol
2019Black Money as Investigator Jang
2019Doctor Prisoner (32 Episodes) as Kim Sang-Choon
2018It's My Life (124 Episodes) as Heo Chung San
2018Room No. 9 (16 Episodes) as Eulji Sung
2018Mr. Sunshine (24 Episodes) as Lee Jeong-mun
2018Sketch (16 Episodes) as Moon Jae-Hyun
2018Duck Town as Mr. Park
2017Roman Holiday as Detective Squad Chief Ahn
2017Queen For Seven Days (20 Episodes) as Im Sa-Hong
2017Whisper (17 Episodes) as Shin Chang-Ho
2017The Prison as Director Noh
2016Pandora as Mr. Kong
2016Begin Again (121 Episodes) as Unknown
2016The Great Actor as Dae-ho
2016My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (20 Episodes) as Jang Shin-Woo
2016Descendants of the Sun (16 Episodes) as Lieutenant General Yoon
2015All is Well (102 Episodes) as Geum Man Soo
2014Pinocchio (20 Episodes) as Lee Yeong-tak
2014See, Beethoven as Beethoven
2013Blood and Ties as Han Sang-soo
2013Passionate Love (47 Episodes) as Han Sung-bok
2013Secret Love (16 Episodes) as Ahn In-hwan
2013Project Cheonan Ship as Narrator
2013Fists of Legend as Director Jo
2013Thorn Flower (120 Episodes) as Mr. Jeon
2012Deranged as Dr. Hwang
2012The Chaser (16 Episodes) as Squad Chief Detective Hwang
2012God of War (56 Episodes) as Monk Soo-beop
2011Fermentation Family (24 Episodes) as Lee Ki-chan
2011Always as Manager Choi
2011Lie to Me (16 Episodes) as Gong Joon-ho
2011Glove as Vice Principal
2011Heartbeat as Director Choi
2010President (20 Episodes) as Lee Chi-soo
2010Moss as Chief Prosecutor
2010A Little Pond as Mr. Kang
2010Secret Agent Miss Oh (16 Episodes) as Deputy Shin Ki-joon
2009Triangle as Vice president Son
2009Closer to Heaven as Lee Hak-cheon
2009Heading to the Ground (16 Episodes) as Lee Choong Ryul
2009My Girlfriend Is an Agent as Doctor Noh
2008Public Enemy Returns as Eom Chung-il
2007Golden Bride (64 Episodes) as Kang Woo Nam (Jun Woo's father)
2007Black House as Chung-bae
2007Flowers for My Life (16 Episodes) as Choi Pil-Goo
2007Good Morning Shanghai (24 Episodes) as Hao Yun's Father
2007Mermaid Story (4 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Maundy Thursday as Chief Lee
2006Hanbando as Kim Yoo-sik
2006Love Phobia as Jo-kang's Dad
2006Alone in Love (1 Episode) as Blind Date
2006Hello, God! (16 Episodes) as Jang Pil-Koo
2005Mr. Socrates as Beom-pyo
2005Another Public Enemy as Eom Chung-il
2004Some as Chief Oh
2004Shining Days (15 Episodes) as Detective Nam
2003Silmido as Geun-jae
2003Legend of the Evil Lake as Minister Mun-su
2003Sword In The Moon as His Majesty
2002Jail Breakers as Security guard
2002Public Enemy as Eom Chung-il
2001Friend as Sang-taek's Father
1999The Uprising as Ma Chan-sam
1988Chilsu and Mansu as Unknown