Kil Hae-yeon

Acting

Kil Hae-yeon

Born

1964-04-11 (62)

Place of birth

South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

79 titles

Kil Hae-yeon (Korean: 길해연) is a South Korean actress. She is best known to North American audiences for her performance in the film In Her Place, for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 and won the Wildflower Film Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Wildflower Film Awards in 2016.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 15 titles

Midnight poster
7.1

A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

Midnight

2021

Unlocked poster
7.3

A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.

Unlocked

2023

The Old Woman with the Knife poster
6.5

Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.

The Old Woman with the Knife

2025

Vanishing poster
6.6

When a series of gruesome murders hit Seoul, the Korean investigation police has no choice but to ask help from world-renowned French doctor Alice Launey who developed a revolutionary technique for recognizing bodies. With more corpses on the way and a mysterious organ trafficking ring uncovered, things are about to get more dangerous in the land of the morning calm…

Vanishing

2022

Boss poster
6.1

Soon-tae, aspiring to start his dream restaurant franchise, is nominated as the next boss of the gang. He hopes to pass the role to Kang-pyo, the grandson of the former boss, but Kang-pyo dreams of becoming a tango dancer instead. A fierce competition between two strong candidates begins with the goal of losing the election to pursue their individual dreams! To add chaos to the mix, troublemaker Pan-ho, who is unwanted by everyone, decides to join the boss election!

Boss

2025

Men of Plastic poster
5.6

Dae-guk, a nosy man from Apgujeong, and Ji-woo, a cold but skillful plastic surgeon, open a plastic surgery business in Gangnam. Dae-guk is an unemployed man who likes to pry into other people’s businesses.

Men of Plastic

2022

Devils Stay poster
6.3

A cardiologist suspects his daughter lives after an exorcism. During her funeral, he conflicts with a priest over her fate. Both strive to prove their beliefs, hoping to save her if she's alive.

Devils Stay

2024

Somebody poster
6.7

Swimming instructor, Young-eun is a single mom raising her 7-year-old daughter, So-hyun. However, a series of tragic events happens as So-hyun's puppy falls from the apartment and dies, and So-hyun bullies other kids in school. Despite her mom's earnest efforts to address So-hyun's mental disorder, her peculiar behavior persists. Twenty years later, Min, who works in handling unclaimed deaths, meets a new colleague, Hae-young, and they form a close bond. However, as Hae-young warmly integrates herself into Min's life, Min begins to feel uncomfortable and suspicious about her intentions.

Somebody

2025

The Dream Songs poster
7.4

On the afternoon of the day before her school trip, Se-mi wakes up from her strange dream and heads to her Ha-eun. It was because she felt like she had to convey the feelings she had been holding back for a long time today. However, unlike her overflowing heart, the two keep falling apart.

The Dream Songs

2023

Unforgivable poster
5.7

In the middle of the night, a horrendous murder takes place in a public washroom. Major Crimes detective Dong-geun finds a crumpled up note inside the victim’s mouth. The note contains a date from 11 years ago, and as he digs deeper into the note, he finds out that the victim was a bully in the military, and Dong-geun gets a chance to reflect on his own unsavory past that he has forgotten until now.

Unforgivable

2023

About Family poster
7.3

Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long lines of customers before social media existed. He is deeply troubled by his only son, Moon-seok, whom he hoped would inherit the family legacy, becoming a monk, leaving him with no one to carry on the family name. While Mu-ok is devastated by the thought that his family line would end with him, young kids come to his restaurant claiming Moon-seok as their father! Mu-ok, now given a chance to continue his family's legacy, enjoys happiness like never before. Meanwhile, Moon-seok revisits his life before becoming a monk—and stumbles upon a shocking revelation…

About Family

2024

Landscape of Pain poster
3.0

It tells a thriller story about a chase that begins with an old priest who pretends to be an old man who died alone in a dilapidated neighborhood and hears the prisoner's confession, and a middle-aged female detective working together.

Landscape of Pain

2021

Joo Yeon poster
5.0

Joo Hyeok and Joo Yeon spend an ordinary but happy day with their parents who run a small snack shop. One day, Joo Yeon goes missing with the news that a murder has occurred, and the more Joo Hyeok chases after the disappearing traces, Joo Hyeok faces unknown truths.

Joo Yeon

2022

A Home from Home poster
5.5

Do-yoon is about to leave the orphanage when he legally becomes an adult. Instead, he is reunited with his father Seung-won, who appears after 15 years to take him home. Do-yoon adjusts to the newfound family that also includes Jae-min, a little brother. Seung-won’s sudden death makes Do-yoon the legal guardian, and he comes across something strange in his late father’s records while trying to claim insurance money. More shocking evidence is found at the orphanage, and Do-yoon feels all the more confused about his identity as he gets nearer to the truth. (Source : pipff.org/eng)

A Home from Home

2022

Dolphin poster
5.0

The most important thing for Na-young, who has lived her entire life in a small seaside village, is taking care of her family and friends. However, her mother tries to sell their precious house full of memories, and her younger brother insists on moving to Seoul. While Na-young struggles to accept the changes, she comes across bowling and begins to spend more and more time at the bowling alley.

Dolphin

2024

2010s · 21 titles

The Mimic poster
6.3

The mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods, but soon begins to wonder if she is even human.

The Mimic

2017

Memoir of a Murderer poster
7.4

A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.

Memoir of a Murderer

2017

House of Hummingbird poster
7.5

14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.

House of Hummingbird

2019

Granny's Got Talent poster
7.7

A national cussing battle audition is the nation's hype. People from all over the country audition in becoming the "Cussing King." However, redundant cussing auditioners cause viewership to drop dramatically. The producer decides to revive the show by introducing a regular looking grandmother...

Granny's Got Talent

2015

Inseparable Bros poster
8.2

Se-ha who is physically handicapped and Dong-gu who is mentally handicapped are not their own brothers. But while living 20 years together, the two became indispensable to each other. One day, the mother of Dong-gu suddenly visits him and acts as his guardian.

Inseparable Bros

2019

Cart poster
7.2

In response to a sudden dismissal of staff, workers at a big retail store begin a protest against their employer's oppressive labor policies.

Cart

2014

Late Blossom poster
7.8

Follows the lives of two couples who live in the same neighborhood. Kim Man-Suk delivers milk on a motorbike at dawn. He curses a lot, but actually has a warm heart. One day when he goes up a slope, he meets Ms. Song - a lonely woman who works hards by collecting and selling scrap paper. Man-Suk feels something special toward Ms. Song. Jang Kun-Bong works in a parking lot. Jang Kun-Bong has a wife who suffers from Alzheimer's. He works from dawn until late at night. After work he comes home and takes care of his wife.

Late Blossom

2011

Missing poster
6.8

A working single mother comes home one day to find that her daughter and the nanny have disappeared -- and this is just the beginning of her nightmare.

Missing

2016

Insane poster
6.9

A woman gets kidnapped in the middle of the day and is tortured in a psychiatric hospital. A Journalist gets on the trace of the case and tries to find out the truth.

Insane

2016

Re-encounter poster
7.4

18 year-old Hye-hwa and Han-soo were lovers but as soon as Hye-hwa got pregnant Han-soo disappeared completely. Five years later, Han-soo suddenly appears in front of Hye-hwa and the two of them find out their baby is still alive. Hye-hwa doesn't believe Han-soo. However, after finding out her child had been adopted, she can’t help but weaken.

Re-encounter

2011

Meet the In-Laws poster
6.0

When cartoonist Hyun-joon falls in love with Da-hong, one of his fans, it sets up the archetypal battle between their two families, who are from rival regions. Hyun-joon comes from the politically liberal Honam region while Da-hong comes from the conservative Yeongnam region. When the two declare their intention to marry, they are confronted with a seemingly endless number of barriers that threaten their happiness.

Meet the In-Laws

2011

Fake Family poster
9.0

To support her family and pay off her mother’s debt, Eun-Soo (Lee Ha-Na) works at a dentist clinic during the day and part-time work at night. She is 36-years-old and still single. She hopes to one day live her life for herself and not her family. The time to achieve her dream comes and she finishes paying off the loan. Something happens though.

Fake Family

2015

INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls poster
7.4

An online feud evolves into something more real when two keyboard warriors take their battle offline in a mixed martial arts matchup.

INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls

2013

If You Were Me 6 poster
5.5

In this omnibus film series produced by the National Human Rights Commission, Park Jungbum explores relating to the handicapped, Lee Sangcheol and Shin Aga turn their camera on the elderly and Min Youngkeun looks at conscientious objection to military service. In Dear Duhan, Duhan suffers from brain lesions. His friend has always felt bad for Duhan but nonetheless steals an iPad from him one day. Director Park explores the conflict and friendship between a so-called normal and a handicapped person. In Bong-gu on Delivery Shin and Lee tell the tale of an old man who helps a child find his way home, only to be accused of kidnapping. And Min talks about a Jehovah’s Witness who has just been drafted and must say goodbye to his mother in Ice River, a melodrama about a man who chooses to go to prison for his conscientious and religious objections to bearing arms. Having divorced her husband in order not to send her son to prison, his mother cannot accept her son’s choice.

If You Were Me 6

2013

Choked poster
6.0

In a recession-battered Seoul, a young man in the dodgy relocation business must deal with loan sharks and aggrieved parties owed large sums by his vanished entrepreneur mother. Director Kim Joong-hyun gradually turns up the heat and watches his characters boil in this intelligent and nuanced feature debut.

Choked

2011

Pluto poster
7.1

Joon is arrested for the murder of the top student at his prestigious school. When he is released, Joon holds students accusing him of the crime in a room and forces them to reveal their dark secrets.

Pluto

2013

In Her Place poster
5.8

A wealthy couple seeks to secretly adopt the unborn child of an impoverished and troubled rural teenager, in this slow-burning and ultimately shocking drama from writer-director Albert Shin.

In Her Place

2015

The First Lap poster
6.0

Between reproaches over past problems that were never resolved and the uncertainty of a future that is relentlessly coming closer, a young couple takes a trip that will leave them at the beginning of a new life.

The First Lap

2017

Too Bright Outside for Love poster
4.0

Yang-Hee (Choi Gang-Hee) is a stage drama director. She gets tired from tough situations around her. One day, she meets Pil-Yong (Go Joon). They haven't seen each other in 19 years, when they attended the same university. Soon, Yang-Hee's life changes.

Too Bright Outside for Love

2018

Mate poster
5.0

Jun-ho who avoids relationship commitments he runs into Eun-ji, who he had met through a dating application. Jun-ho suggests that they date without any responsibilities, and they begin an undefined relationship.

Mate

2019

Night Working poster
NR

Lin, a migrant female worker from Cambodia, and Yeon-hee, a Korean, are friends who work together at a factory at night. One day, the two will go to the sea together for the weekend. However, the factory manager only forces Lin to work overtime on the weekend, while Lin finds out that Yeon-hee is leaving Korea for Australia soon.

Night Working

2017

2000s · 8 titles

The Intimate poster
6.1

Her lover has never taken a dangerous risk in his life. She has been for seven years and is going to get married next month. One day she meets a handsome stranger, who asked her to spend one day with him. It might be a mistake to accept his proposal, but over the next day she will experience a level of excitement and intimacy, she has never experienced before, and this could change her life all of sudden.

The Intimate

2005

Breathless poster
7.1

Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.

Breathless

2009

Mapado 2: Back to the Island poster
5.2

Detective Chung-su takes a secret mission from a dying president of a big company. The businessman wants to see his first love before he dies.The only information the detective has is that her name is Kkotnim and she now lives on an island called Tongbaek, off one of the country's southern ports. He rides on a private boat to the island with an anonymous passenger, dreaming of the big bucks he will get when he completes his mission.But the boat is wrecked in a fierce storm, and Chung-su and the passenger find themselves lying on the shore of a strange island. In the struggle to escape from the island, Chung-su meets up with five grandmothers who will not let him or the other men escape. During his captivity, he investigates if one of the grandmothers is indeed the love interest. Will he find out and escape from the island alive?

Mapado 2: Back to the Island

2007

Baby and Me poster
6.4

A rebellious high school student sees his life take a strange turn when he goes to the grocery store and someone leaves a baby in his shopping cart, along with a note claiming he's the father.

Baby and Me

2008

If You Were Me poster
6.0

Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.

If You Were Me

2003

Mapado poster
6.2

A gangster and a corrupt police officer travel to the tiny remote island of Mapado to hunt down a young woman who has run off with a winning lottery ticket. Upon arriving, they discover that no one lives there except for five old women who have not once seen a man for 20 years. Both men soon experience a nightmare of hard labor and harassment.

Mapado

2005

Happy Together poster
6.0

A young art student's quest to help her lonely mother find love unexpectedly unravels a dangerous secret that could destroy her own relationship and family.

Happy Together

2008

The Pot poster
5.0

Korean horror hit of 2009. Everything is picture-perfect for a family of three recently moved to Seoul from the countryside. But a religious ritual goes terribly wrong with frightening consequences.

The Pot

2009

Series credits

Radio Star poster
5.5

“Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their lives, their pasts and their work. It is part of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's "Golden Fishery" programming block.

Radio Star

2007

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

KBS Drama Special poster
7.4

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

KBS Drama Special

2010

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim poster
8.3

When his secretary unexpectedly quits, an arrogant executive will do anything to bring her back.

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

2018

Spooky in Love poster
8.7

When a ghost-seeing heir and an ace prosecutor learn that a single touch makes them a strangely effective duo, they team up to crack unsolved murders.

Spooky in Love

2026

Trigger poster
8.1

As illegal firearms flood into a gun-free South Korea, a resolute cop and a mysterious partner join forces to stop the chaos from sweeping the nation.

Trigger

2025

My Fellow Citizens poster
5.8

This drama tells the story of a con man, who gets involved with unexpected incidents, marries a police officer and somehow ends up running to become a member of the National Assembly.

My Fellow Citizens

2019

Head Over Heels poster
8.7

A teenage shaman determined to change fate sets out to save a mysterious boy destined to die. As danger looms, their fated encounter sparks a powerful first love that defies darkness and reclaims hope.

Head Over Heels

2025

Doctor on the Edge poster
8.2

In South Korea, military service is mandatory for all men. But a select few—like privileged medical students—can serve as public health doctors instead. This is the story of those privileged few. Do Ji-ui, a plastic surgeon, is assigned to Pyeondong-do, an isolated island no one wants to go to. From the very first day, ominous signs begin to appear. Can he survive a full year on this hellish island and make it out alive—or will the island break him before he can hold the line?

Doctor on the Edge

2026

O’PENing poster
6.3

O'PENing is the new name of Drama Stage which has been broadcasting the winning work of the O'PEN storyteller contest. The franchise will continue to make meaningful steps to introduce and support new writers to see the light of the world and diversify content genres.

O’PENing

2022

Something in the Rain poster
7.8

Explore the relationship of two people as they go from being “just acquaintances” to “a genuine couple” — Yoon Jin Ah, a coffee shop supervisor in her 30s, and Seo Joon Hee, a designer at a video game company who has just returned from working abroad.

Something in the Rain

2018

Phantom Lawyer poster
7.7

A timid lawyer who suddenly gains the ability to see ghosts teams up with a cold, elite attorney, and together they take on supernatural clients whose unfinished business reveals buried truths.

Phantom Lawyer

2026

Encounter poster
7.8

Following a chance encounter overseas, a woman with much to lose and a man with little to his name meet again as employer and employee.

Encounter

2018

The Haunted Palace poster
8.1

In a world of folklore and mysticism, a vengeful spirit and a devoted shaman cross paths, sparking a journey of love and redemption

The Haunted Palace

2025

One Spring Night poster
8.0

When Lee Jeong-in and Yu Ji-ho meet, something unexpected happens. Or it just may be that spring is in the air -- and anything is possible.

One Spring Night

2019

The Silent Sea poster
7.6

During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.

The Silent Sea

2021

Melting Me Softly poster
7.7

Ma Dong-chan and Go Mi-ran are both frozen during an experiment. They wake up 20 years later instead of 24 hours later and must keep their body temperature above 30°C in order to survive.

Melting Me Softly

2019

If You Wish Upon Me poster
7.6

A convict who finds himself staring into the abyss is ordered to work at a facility for the terminally ill. Will the experience help reverse his unhappy destiny?

If You Wish Upon Me

2022

Beyond Evil poster
8.5

As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two policemen who each harbor secrets of their own.

Beyond Evil

2021

Law School poster
7.8

Following the case of the murder of a professor at South Korea's top prestigious law school, professors and students become suspects in the murder.

Law School

2021

Heard It Through the Grapevine poster
7.8

Han In Sang and Seo Bom are young and in love, despite major differences in wealth and status. But all of that hangs in the balance when Han In Sang accidentally knocks up Seo Bom, setting off a comedic domino effect that reverberates throughout the snooty Han family and the modest Seo family. Between pride and humiliation, as well as love and duty, will this young couple be able to survive the storm and do what's right for their baby?

Heard It Through the Grapevine

2015

The Winning Try poster
8.6

A disgraced former rugby star returns as a coach to his high school’s struggling team, where he reunites with his ex-girlfriend and helps the determined captain lead the team to redemption.

The Winning Try

2025

Wonderful World poster
8.4

A mother who unfairly lost her young son, takes revenge against the perpetrator who has been forgiven by the law and heals her wounds.

Wonderful World

2024

Black Dog poster
8.3

In a temporary position at a private high school, a compassionate teacher fights to support her students' dreams while navigating school politics.

Black Dog

2019

Evilive poster
8.0

A hardworking lawyer who randomly selects prisoners to visit and find jobs for himself meets a former baseball player who is also the second in command of a criminal organization. Will he be able to resist the temptations of evil?

Evilive

2023

Do You Like Brahms? poster
7.3

A drama about the dreams and love of classical music students who find their own happiness after wandering between talent and reality.

Do You Like Brahms?

2020

Strangers Again poster
7.5

It follows an ex-married couple who are both lawyers that specialize in divorce. They find themselves working together as colleagues dealing with cases related to divorce and relationships.

Strangers Again

2023

Possessed poster
6.0

A reluctant clairvoyant joins forces with a brusque police detective hiding a soft heart to help him solve criminal cases using her psychic abilities.

Possessed

2019

One Day Off poster
7.9

Park Ha Kyung teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Kyung decides to take one day trips on Saturdays. During her one day trip, she walks around, eats different foods, and meets various people. She realizes she receives comfort and empathy through her travels.

One Day Off

2023

Eccentric! Chef Moon poster
6.9

Moon Seung Mo is a popular chef. Due to the sudden deaths of his parents by fire, he moves to Seoha Village. His peaceful daily life suddenly changes there with the sudden appearance of Yoo Yoo Jin. Meanwhile, Yoo Yoo Jin is a world-famous fashion designer. She works under the name of Yoo Bella. One day, she has a car accident. The car accident causes her to lose her memory completely and she ends up in Seoha Village. She acts very eccentric there and becomes a troublemaker. Due to her behavior, she picks up the nickname "Yoobyeolna" ("What an eccentric").

Eccentric! Chef Moon

2020

Mental Coach Jegal poster
6.1

Je Gal-gil causes an unprecedented scandal after he loses a match that he almost won due to the referee’s biased call and injures his leg. Even though permanently expelled from the national team as a player, he overcomes the trauma and comes back as a sports psychology counselor also called a mental healthcare coach. Together with the retired masters, Gal-gil works to help athletes who are going through a hard time as he did in the past.

Mental Coach Jegal

2022

How Long I've Kissed poster
4.1

A housewife is in a state of ambivalence about her children's education and the craze towards private education. The housewife then falls in love with a neighbor who works as a dentist.

How Long I've Kissed

2012

Riders: Catch Tomorrow poster
5.0

Cha Ki Joon is a well-educated young man who begins his career in an enviable entry-level job at a large corporation. But he is not happy with his life. On a whim, Ki Joon decides to quit his job and start up a new business with his two childhood friends, Yoon So Dam and Go Tae Ra. So Dam has been working lots of different part-time jobs while trying to make it as an illustrator. Tae Ra is a former cycling athlete who decides to go in with Ki Joon on his new business idea – because it’s a company that will make rickshaws, of all things. As the three friends deal with the real world, changing friendships and budding relationships, can their crazy business possibly succeed?

Riders: Catch Tomorrow

2015

The End of the World poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

The End of the World

2013