Kim Byung-chul (Kim Byung-chul), born on July 5, 1974, in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, is a South Korean actor. Drawn to the profession as early as high school, he began his career on stage in 2001 before going on to play numerous supporting roles in film and television.
After appearing in films such as R-Point, Quick, Miss Conspirator and Wonderful Nightmare, he gradually gained more visibility on television. In 2016, he appeared in several popular productions, including Descendants of the Sun, Shopping King Louie and Goblin, where his portrayal of the eunuch Park Joong-won made a particularly strong impression on the audience.
His fame continues to grow with Mr. Sunshine in 2018, and especially with SKY Castle. In the series, he plays Cha Min-hyuk, an authoritarian law professor obsessed with his children's success. This performance earned him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2019 Baeksang Arts Awards.
That same year, he played the role of Medical Director Sun Min-sik in Doctor Prisoner and plays the lead role of Jung Bok-dong in the comedy Pegasus Market. He continues with the enigmatic character of Sigma in Sisyphus: The Myth in 2021.
In 2022, he played Lee Byeong-chan, the professor responsible for the zombie outbreak in All of Us Are Dead. The following year, he enjoyed another success with Doctor Cha, in which he plays Seo In-ho, the heroine's unfaithful husband. He returns to a leading role in 2024 in Perfect Family, and then plays Byeon Ho-in in Cashero in 2025.
In film, his filmography also includes The Discloser, The Backstreet Noir, Good Neighbor and The Favor. It is announced in Dream Journey to the Land of Peach Blossoms, the second season of All of Us Are Dead and Doctor Cha Season 2.
