Kim Jae-cheol

Actor · Born June 25, 1982 (44) · South Korea

Kim Jae-cheol was born on 25 June 1982 in South Korea. He is an actor, known for Exhuma (2024), A Hard Day (2014) and The Manipulated (2025).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: June 25, 1982 (44)
From: South Korea
Works as: Actor
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Kim Jae-cheol's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

36%

Self

22%

Survival

20%

Bonds

17%

Power

4%

Society

2%

Justice4 Deception3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

6

Dread

2

Thrilling

2

Romantic

2

Cold

2

Other

5

How their films linger

Fun3 Bittersweet2 Feel-good2 Cathartic2 Hopeful2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet4
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Jae-cheol's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

CJ ENM Selects4 titles, show their 4 titles on CJ ENM Selects

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Jae-cheol's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

The Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Actor
The Affair Was Just the Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 8 episodes · as Bo-seong
The Manipulated(2025)
Show 9 episodes · as Yang Chul-hwan
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Nice to Not Meet You(2025)
Show 16 episodes · as Lee Dae-ho
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Love Your Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Hong Tae-oh
Land of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Director Jin
Exhuma(2024)
as Park Ji-yong
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Stealer: The Treasure Keeper(2023)
Show as Jo Heen-dal
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Shadenfreude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Kim Tae-joon
Kill Heel(2022)
Show as Lee Hyeon-wook
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The King's Affection(2021)
Show 20 episodes · as Yoon Hyeong-Seol
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Nowhere Else (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Mu-young
Hostage: Missing Celebrity(2021)
as Detective Lee
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
H.U.S.H. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Park Myung-hwan
My Dangerous Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Lee Jin Soo
Record of Youth(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Bank Loan Applicant
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Mystic Pop-up Bar(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Byun Tae Shik [tainted food]
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Fault is Not Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Min-jae
Confidential Assignment(2017)
as Manager Jang
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Master(2016)
as President Jin's executive assistant
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Mood of the Day(2016)
as Department Store Product Evaluator
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Journalist(2015)
as Detective Lee
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Big Match(2014)
as Ace Crew Member 1
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Sword: Rebirth of the Red Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 2014 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Exhuma (2024)

$94M worldwide

Highest rated

The King's Affection (2021)

Midcredits 91^st

Film career

20142026

Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2014Screen debut· Big Match

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting21 of 21 · 72^nd

By decade

2010s6 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Kim Jae-cheol work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Jae-cheol's MovieCove titles; Kim Tae-seong shares the most, 2.

Kim Tae-seong2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Kim Tae-seong