Son Suk-ku | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (FVNMA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Agent | SBD Entertainment [1] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 손석구 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Seok-gu |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Sŏk-ku |
Son Suk-ku ( Korean: 손석구; Korean pronunciation: [son.sʌk̚.ku]; born February 7, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his roles in the television series Matrimonial Chaos (2018), Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019), D.P. (2021–2023), My Liberation Notes (2022) and A Killer Paradox (2024), as well as the films Nothing Serious (2021) and The Roundup (2022).
Son was born on February 7, 1983, in Taepyeong-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. [2] He started studying abroad early in middle school and continued his studies in Canada and the United States. [3] He majored in visual arts and film at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, dreaming of becoming a documentary director. [4]
In 2005, during his mandatory military service, he volunteered to join the Zaytun Division, a Republic of Korea Army contingent which carried out peacekeeping and reconstruction missions in war-torn Iraq. [5] [6] [7]
Son began his acting career, playing a minor role in 2014 film Scarlet Innocence and appeared in Black Stone (2016), Sense8 (2017) and Mother (2018).
His popularity began to rise with his starring role in KBS2 romantic comedy drama Matrimonial Chaos (2018) and his supporting role in tvN political thriller drama Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019). [8]
In 2021, he played the role of captain Im Ji-seop in Netflix series D.P. [9] The same year, he starred in the romance film Nothing Serious which marked his first big-screen leading role. Son made his directorial debut in Watcha short film Unframed – Rebroadcast. [10]
In 2022, Son starred in the JTBC slice-of-life drama My Liberation Notes. His portrayal of Mr. Gu – a secretive alcoholic stranger, was met with praise by critics and audience and he topped the drama performers popularity ranking for five consecutive weeks. [11] [12] [13] The same year, he starred in the role of the villain – Kang Hae-sung in the crime action film The Roundup which became the highest-grossing film of 2022 in, South Korea, attracting 12 million movie-goers. [14] Success of his 2022 projects led to an increased popularity and recognition for Son. [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Scarlet Innocence | Casino henchman 2 | ||
2016 | Black Stone | First Lieutenant | ||
2017 | Wedding | Sung-hoon | Short Film | |
2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Ki Tae-ho | [16] | |
Shimchung Girl | Doctor | |||
2021 | Nothing Serious | Park Woo-ri | [17] [18] | |
Unframed – Rebroadcast | Director, script writer | Short Film Watcha | [19] [20] [21] | |
2022 | The Roundup | Kang Hae-sang | [22] | |
2023 | It's Okay! | Dong-wook | Premiered at BIFF in Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section | [23] |
2024 | Troll Factory | Im Sang-jin | [24] | |
TBA | Virus | Nam Soo-pil | Special appearance | [25] |
Dreams | Dong-wook |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. Clean | Sang-chul's subordinate | special drama | |
2018 | Mother | Seol-ak | ||
Suits | David Kim | |||
Matrimonial Chaos | Lee Jang-hyun | |||
2019 | Designated Survivor: 60 Days | Cha Young-jin | ||
Be Melodramatic | Kim Sang-soo | Special appearance (Ep. 10, 12–16) | [26] | |
2021 | Jirisan | Lim Cheol-kyeong | Special appearance (Ep. 6) | [27] |
2022 | My Liberation Notes | Mr. Gu (Gu Ja-gyeong) | [28] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Sense8 | Detective Mun | Season 2 | |
2021–2023 | D.P. | Im Ji-seop | Season 1–2 | [29] [30] |
2022 | Big Bet | Oh Seung-hoon | [31] [32] | |
2024 | A Killer Paradox | Jang Nan-gam | [33] [34] |
Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | "Alone" (혼자) | Gummy |
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Army on the Tree | 나무 위의 군대 | Recruiter | [35] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actor in Miniseries | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | [36] |
Popularity Star Award, Actor | Nominated | [37] | |||
Best Couple Award | Son Suk-ku (with
Kim Ji-won) My Liberation Notes |
Nominated | |||
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor – Film | Hit-and-Run Squad | Nominated | [38] |
Best New Actor – Television | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | [39] | ||
2023 | Best Actor – Television | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | [40] | |
Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | D.P. | Nominated | [41] |
Brand of the Year Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Son Suk-ku | Won | [42] |
Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | The Roundup | Nominated | [43] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [44] | |
Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor in film | Nothing Serious | Nominated | [45] |
Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | The Roundup | Nominated | [46] |
KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor | Suits, Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | [47] |
Kinolights Awards | 2022 | Actor of The Year (Domestic) | The Roundup, My Liberation Notes | 2nd Place | [48] |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Actor | The Roundup | Won | [49] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cine21 | 2021 | New Actor to watch out for in 2022 | 1st | [50] |
2024 | "Korean Film NEXT 50" - Actors | Shortlisted | [51] | |
Elle Japan | 2022 | Top 16 Hallyu Best Actor | 1st | [52] |
Forbes | 2023 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 7th | [53] |
Son Suk-ku | |
---|---|
Born | |
Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (FVNMA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Agent | SBD Entertainment [1] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 손석구 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Seok-gu |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Sŏk-ku |
Son Suk-ku ( Korean: 손석구; Korean pronunciation: [son.sʌk̚.ku]; born February 7, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his roles in the television series Matrimonial Chaos (2018), Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019), D.P. (2021–2023), My Liberation Notes (2022) and A Killer Paradox (2024), as well as the films Nothing Serious (2021) and The Roundup (2022).
Son was born on February 7, 1983, in Taepyeong-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. [2] He started studying abroad early in middle school and continued his studies in Canada and the United States. [3] He majored in visual arts and film at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, dreaming of becoming a documentary director. [4]
In 2005, during his mandatory military service, he volunteered to join the Zaytun Division, a Republic of Korea Army contingent which carried out peacekeeping and reconstruction missions in war-torn Iraq. [5] [6] [7]
Son began his acting career, playing a minor role in 2014 film Scarlet Innocence and appeared in Black Stone (2016), Sense8 (2017) and Mother (2018).
His popularity began to rise with his starring role in KBS2 romantic comedy drama Matrimonial Chaos (2018) and his supporting role in tvN political thriller drama Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019). [8]
In 2021, he played the role of captain Im Ji-seop in Netflix series D.P. [9] The same year, he starred in the romance film Nothing Serious which marked his first big-screen leading role. Son made his directorial debut in Watcha short film Unframed – Rebroadcast. [10]
In 2022, Son starred in the JTBC slice-of-life drama My Liberation Notes. His portrayal of Mr. Gu – a secretive alcoholic stranger, was met with praise by critics and audience and he topped the drama performers popularity ranking for five consecutive weeks. [11] [12] [13] The same year, he starred in the role of the villain – Kang Hae-sung in the crime action film The Roundup which became the highest-grossing film of 2022 in, South Korea, attracting 12 million movie-goers. [14] Success of his 2022 projects led to an increased popularity and recognition for Son. [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Scarlet Innocence | Casino henchman 2 | ||
2016 | Black Stone | First Lieutenant | ||
2017 | Wedding | Sung-hoon | Short Film | |
2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Ki Tae-ho | [16] | |
Shimchung Girl | Doctor | |||
2021 | Nothing Serious | Park Woo-ri | [17] [18] | |
Unframed – Rebroadcast | Director, script writer | Short Film Watcha | [19] [20] [21] | |
2022 | The Roundup | Kang Hae-sang | [22] | |
2023 | It's Okay! | Dong-wook | Premiered at BIFF in Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section | [23] |
2024 | Troll Factory | Im Sang-jin | [24] | |
TBA | Virus | Nam Soo-pil | Special appearance | [25] |
Dreams | Dong-wook |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. Clean | Sang-chul's subordinate | special drama | |
2018 | Mother | Seol-ak | ||
Suits | David Kim | |||
Matrimonial Chaos | Lee Jang-hyun | |||
2019 | Designated Survivor: 60 Days | Cha Young-jin | ||
Be Melodramatic | Kim Sang-soo | Special appearance (Ep. 10, 12–16) | [26] | |
2021 | Jirisan | Lim Cheol-kyeong | Special appearance (Ep. 6) | [27] |
2022 | My Liberation Notes | Mr. Gu (Gu Ja-gyeong) | [28] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Sense8 | Detective Mun | Season 2 | |
2021–2023 | D.P. | Im Ji-seop | Season 1–2 | [29] [30] |
2022 | Big Bet | Oh Seung-hoon | [31] [32] | |
2024 | A Killer Paradox | Jang Nan-gam | [33] [34] |
Year | Song title | Artist | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | "Alone" (혼자) | Gummy |
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Army on the Tree | 나무 위의 군대 | Recruiter | [35] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actor in Miniseries | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | [36] |
Popularity Star Award, Actor | Nominated | [37] | |||
Best Couple Award | Son Suk-ku (with
Kim Ji-won) My Liberation Notes |
Nominated | |||
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor – Film | Hit-and-Run Squad | Nominated | [38] |
Best New Actor – Television | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | [39] | ||
2023 | Best Actor – Television | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | [40] | |
Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | D.P. | Nominated | [41] |
Brand of the Year Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Son Suk-ku | Won | [42] |
Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor | The Roundup | Nominated | [43] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [44] | |
Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best New Actor in film | Nothing Serious | Nominated | [45] |
Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | The Roundup | Nominated | [46] |
KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor | Suits, Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | [47] |
Kinolights Awards | 2022 | Actor of The Year (Domestic) | The Roundup, My Liberation Notes | 2nd Place | [48] |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Actor | The Roundup | Won | [49] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cine21 | 2021 | New Actor to watch out for in 2022 | 1st | [50] |
2024 | "Korean Film NEXT 50" - Actors | Shortlisted | [51] | |
Elle Japan | 2022 | Top 16 Hallyu Best Actor | 1st | [52] |
Forbes | 2023 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 7th | [53] |