Lim Cheol-soo

Lim Chul-soo • Lim Cheol-su • Lim Chul-Su • Im Chul-soo • Im Chul-su • Im Cheol-soo

Im Chul-soo (Korean: 임철수; born August 22, 1984), is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career onstage in both stage plays and musicals, moving to dramas in 2016. He is well known for his supporting roles in a number of popular Korean dramas such as Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Alchemy of Souls, Today's Webtoon, and Gyeongseong Creature. Career Im Chul-soo began to work in the Seoul...

Im Chul-soo (Korean: 임철수; born August 22, 1984), is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career onstage in both stage plays and musicals, moving to dramas in 2016. He is well known for his supporting roles in a number of popular Korean dramas such as Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Alchemy of Souls, Today's Webtoon, and Gyeongseong Creature. Career Im Chul-soo began to work in the Seoul theatre community Daehak-ro in 2004, after taking a leave of absence from the Department of Performing Film at Dankook University. He became more noticed in 2008 with the musical Adolescence, Hero in 2009, The Disappearance of Crown Prince in 2011 and appeared in The Goddess is Watching in 2013. In 2018, Lee Ji-hye, the producer of the musical Infinite Power, adapted and composed a webtoon of the same name with actor Im in mind for the role of Jin Ki-han. In the encore, Im Chol-soo shares the role of Jin Ki-han with Ahn Ji-hwan. The musical opened on the 24th at Chungmu Arts Center's Black Theater in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. It revolves around the story of Jin Ki-han, job seeker Jang Seon-jae, and dance major dropout Kim Sol, who reside together in the boarding house of inventor Han Won-sik. After over 10 years of experience in theatre, Im made his small screen debut in 2016 with tvN's Reply 1988. Since then, he has appeared in dramas such as tvN's Signal (2016), SBS's Six Flying Dragons (2016), tvN's Mr. Sunshine (2018), and SBS's Your Honor (2018). He has also showcased his acting skills in works like Dear Me (2018) and has been gradually building his filmography by appearing in popular works such as the drama Mr. Sunshine. In 2020, Im gained recognition for his role as Park Soo-chan, the life insurance manager of Yoon Se-ri (played by Son Ye-jin), in tvN's Crash Landing on You. That recognition broadened with his role as Ahn Ki-seok in the 2021 drama Vincenzo, as Master Lee in the 2022/2023 Hong sisters' drama Alchemy of Souls, and as Mr. Oh in the 2023/2024 drama Gyeongseong Creatures. Filmography Films Television series Web series Stage Musical Theater Awards and nominations Notes References External links Im Chul-soo at HighZium Studio Im Chul-soo at HanCinema Im Chul-soo at the Korean Movie Database Im Chul-soo at IMDb