Im Dong-jin

South Korean actor and pastor (born 1944)

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Actor
pastor

Years active1964–2006; 2015–presentSpouseKwon Mi-heeChildren3Korean nameHangul

임동진

Hanja

林東眞

Revised RomanizationLim Dong-jinMcCune–ReischauerLim Tongjin

Im Dong-jin (Korean: 임동진; born April 27, 1944) is a South Korean actor and pastor. He is best known for his roles in historical television series The King and the Queen, King's Woman, Dae Jo-yeong and The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War.^[1]^[2]

Career

In 1964, he began his career, first appearing a theatre play. In 1983, he portrayed King Taejo in the drama Foundation of the Kingdom.^[3] In 1987, he received the Grand Prize in the inaugural KBS Drama Awards for his role in the drama, The Land [ko].^[4]^[5] In 1998, he played the lead role of King Sejo in the historical drama, The King and the Queen.^[6] In 2003, he began classes at Luther Theological University^[7] and graduated in 2006.^[8] After playing Yang Manchun in the 2006 TV drama Dae Jo-yeong, Im quit from acting and became the senior pastor at the Open Door Church (Korean: 열린문교회) on May 6, 2006. On December 31, 2014, Im retired as the senior pastor due to the mandatory retirement age of 70 for pastors.^[7]^[9] In 2015, he returned to acting and portrayed Yun Du-su in the historical drama, The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War.^[2]

References

^ "'Jingbirok' sheds new light on Imjin War". The Korea Herald. 2015-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ ^a ^b Baek, Byung-yeul (2 February 2015). "Drama revisits ancient Korea-Japan war". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "`마이웨이` 임동진 "뇌경색으로 쓰러진 후 3일 만에 깨어나"". 스타투데이 (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "Kim So Hyun, Lee Do Hyun & Sung Si Kyung to host '2021 KBS Drama Awards'". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "[TV조선] 60년 동안 함께한 찐 우정". The Choson Ilbo (in Korean). 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "[방송가] KBS '용의 눈물' 후속 '왕과 비' 6월6일 첫 전파". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 26 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "[얼굴] 담임목사직 내려놓고 야인으로 돌아가는 임동진 목사 "연기자로 인생 3막 시작합니다"". Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "탤런트 임동진씨, 목사 된다". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "열린문교회". www.yrmc.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.