Kim Nam-gil

Kim Nam-gil
Kim in December 2022
Born	(1980-03-13) March 13, 1980 (age 44) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Occupations	Actor film producer director singer
Years active	1999–present
Agent	Gilstory ENT
Korean name
Hangul	김남길
Hanja	金南佶
Revised Romanization	Gim Nam-gil
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Namkil
Website	gilstoryent.com/ko/artist_kimnamgil.php

Kim Nam-gil (Korean: 김남길; born March 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor, producer, director, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from leading roles in period drama Portrait of a Beauty (2008); adventure film The Pirates (2014); disaster blockbuster Pandora (2016); crime thriller Memoir of a Murderer (2017) and the crime-comedy television drama The Fiery Priest (2019). His breakthrough role was Bidam in the hit television period drama Queen Seondeok (2009).

Kim is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization Gilstory that focuses on preserving cultural heritage, promoting arts and raising special purpose relief funds. Kim is known for his versatility as an actor and for often balancing projects with commercial value and roles that are artistic in nature. He was placed 17th in the top 40 most powerful stars in Korea 2020 by Forbes. On February 3, 2021, Kim launched Gilstory ENT, a comprehensive entertainment company, together with Han Jae Deok, head of film production company Sanai Pictures.^[1]