Kim Seok (equestrian)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

Kim Seok
Born	(1992-08-10) August 10, 1992 (age 32) South Korea
Occupation(s)	Equestrian, actor
Years active	1997–2009
Korean name
Hangul	김석
Revised Romanization	Gim Seok
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏk

Kim Seok (born August 10, 1992) is a South Korean equestrian and former actor. He began his career as a child actor in 1997, starring in films and television dramas such as When I Turned Nine (2004), Seoul 1945 (2006) and Princess Hours (2006). ^[1] In 1999, Kim was encouraged by his father to take up horseback riding in order to boost his stamina, but his skill in the sport led him to put his entertainment activities on hold in 2009 and focus on being a member of the Korean national equestrian team. ^[2] He competed in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. ^{[3] [4]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1997	No. 3	Tae-ju's son
1999	Sunflower Blues (short film)	Kang Doo-sik
2000	Kilimanjaro	Beon-gae's son
2002	Can't Live Without Robbery	Go Soo-min
2003	My Teacher, Mr. Kim	Joon-seok
2004	When I Turned Nine	Baek Yeo-min
	My Brother	young Kim Jong-hyeon

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1999	Days of Delight	Hong Dong-seok	MBC
2002	My Love Patzzi		MBC
2004	Jang Gil-san	young Jang Gil-san	SBS
	Toji, the Land	Choi Hwan-gook	SBS
	Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin (The Violin Across the Channel)	young Jin Chang-hyun	Fuji TV
2005	Ballad of Seodong	young Seodong	SBS
2006	Seoul 1945	young Choi Woon-hyuk	SBS
	Princess Hours	Shin Chae-joon	MBC
	Jumong	Onjo	MBC
	Dae Jo-yeong	Dae-dan	KBS1
2007	The Legend	Dalgu's friend	MBC
2009	Queen Seondeok	young Imjong	MBC

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	12th Chunsa Film Art Awards [5]	Best Young Actor/Actress [6]	When I Turned Nine	Won
2006	KBS Drama Awards	Best Young Actor	Seoul 1945	Won
2007	KBS Drama Awards	Best Young Actor	Dae Jo-yeong	Nominated
2009	National Union Equestrian Federation	Gold Medal	Haute école Standard Hurdles	Won

References

1. Soh, Joon (March 25, 2004). "Life's Little Melodramas at Age 9". The Korea Times via Hancinema . Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
2. "An actor and a jockey, Kim Seok". Arirang . 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
3. Chang, Anita (22 November 2010). "A first: After equestrian comp, horses leave China". USA Today . Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
4. "Athlete's Profile, Biographies: Kim Seok". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
5. "When I Turned Nine unexpected winner of Chunsa Film Art Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 25 November 2004. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
6. Award shared with Kim Myung-jae, Lee Se-young and Na Ah-hyun

External links

• Kim Seok Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
• Kim Seok at HanCinema
• Kim Seok at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Seok at IMDb