2003
Jewel in the Palace
Plays Kang Deok-goo in the television series.
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HYUN-SIK
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A familiar presence in Korean screen stories
A Korean actor whose work includes Jewel in the Palace and Hope.
South Korea
A career across television and film
Im Hyun-sik is a South Korean actor born on 31 December 1945. His screen work spans television dramas and films.
Television audiences may recognise him as Kang Deok-goo in the historical series Jewel in the Palace, a role in a story built around the royal court and its people.
His film credits include the 2003 action thriller Tube and the comedy 200 Pounds Beauty. They show the breadth of projects in which he has appeared.
In Na Hong-jin’s Hope, he plays Hae-sul. Korean reporting described the film as his return to acting after an extended break.
The film links below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent a complete filmography.
Selected screen roles
2003
Tube
Appears in the action thriller.
2006
200 Pounds Beauty
Appears in the comedy.
2026
Hope
Plays Hae-sul in Na Hong-jin’s film.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Korean Film Council — Hope credits
- IMDb — biography and credits
- Chosun Biz — return in Hope
- MadeByKR — filmography
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.