Kim Seok (equestrian)

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Kim Seok
Born (1992-08-10) August 10, 1992 (age 31)
Occupation(s) Equestrian, actor
Years active1997-2009
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]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1997 No. 3 Tae-ju's son
1999Sunflower Blues (short film)Kang Doo-sik
2000KilimanjaroBeon-gae's son
2002Can't Live Without RobberyGo 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

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1999Days of DelightHong Dong-seok MBC
2002 My Love Patzzi MBC
2004Jang Gil-sanyoung Jang Gil-san SBS
LandChoi Hwan-gookSBS
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-hyukSBS
Princess Hours Shin Chae-joonMBC
Jumong Onjo MBC
Dae Jo-yeong Dae-dan KBS1
2007 The Legend Dalgu's friendMBC
2009 Queen Seondeok young ImjongMBC

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200412th 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
2009National Union Equestrian FederationGold Medal Haute école Standard HurdlesWon

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  6. Award shared with Kim Myung-jae, Lee Se-young and Na Ah-hyun