Kang Shinil hangul 강신일 born November 26 1960 is a South Korean actor Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno Seouls theater district where he formed a troupe called Testimony that performed at smaller venues In 1985 he made his acting debut in Chilsu and Mansu and soon gained fame as a stage actor in plays such as Kimchigook Goes Crazy and Chronicles of Han He appeared onscreen for the first time in the 1988 film adaptation of Chilsu and Mansu and became a prolific supporting actor in Korean cinema and television notably in Kang Woosuks Public Enemy franchise while continuing to do theater In 2007 Kang was diagnosed with liver cancer but after recovering from surgery he resumed his acting career