television. But after getting good reviews in his supporting roles in The Scam (2009) and War of the Arrows (2011), Kim landed his first major role in Jung Ji-woo's critically acclaimed film A Muse (2012), and a leading role in the independent film All Bark No Bite. This was followed by a number of other successful films including Northern Limit Line (2015), Forgotten (2017), and The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019).