Kim Tae-woo (actor)

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Kim Tae-woo
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Kim in May 2015
Born (1971-04-15) April 15, 1971 (age 53)
Education Chung-Ang University - Theater and Film
Occupation Actor
Years active1996–present
Agent(s)J,Wide-Company
Family Kim Tae-hoon (brother)
Korean name
Hangul
김태우
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Tae-u
McCune–Reischauer Kim T'aeu

Kim Tae-woo (born 15 April 1971) is a South Korean actor. After his breakthrough in blockbuster war film Joint Security Area , Kim became best known for his leading roles in arthouse films, such as those directed by Hong Sang-soo, namely Woman Is the Future of Man , Woman on the Beach , and Like You Know It All . [2] [3] [4]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The Contact Ge-chul
1998A Mystery Of The CubeYong-minMain Role
2000 Joint Security Area Nam Sung-shik
2002L'Abri (Bus Stop)
Saving My Hubby Han Ju-tae
The Coast Guard Private Seo
2004 Woman Is the Future of Man Kim Hyun-joon
HypnotizedSeok-won
2006Don't Look BackSergeant Kim In-ho
Woman on the Beach Won Chang-wook
If You Were Me 3Main Role [5] [6]
2007 Epitaph Kim Dong-wonMain Role
Wide Awake Oh Ji-hoon
2008 Sa-kwa Sang-hoon
2009 The Naked Kitchen Han Sang-inMain Role
Like You Know It All Ku Kyeong-nam
2010 The Influence Choi Dong-hoon
No DoubtNo Choong-sikMain Role
A Friend in NeedHwang Woo-jin
2011 Quick Junichi Watanabespecial appearance
2012 Horror Stories
The Winter of the Year Was WarmIn-sung
2013 The Face Reader King Munjong
2014 Santa Barbara Representative Jospecial appearance
The Pirates Mo Hong-gab
2015 Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies Kang Sung-gyu
Memories of the Sword Jon Bok
2018 Rampant Crown Prince Lee Youngspecial appearance [7]
2019 Forbidden Dream Jung Nam-son
TBASilenceJung Hyun-baek

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Hometown of Legends "Eunjangdo"
First Love Hyung-ki
1997Mr. RightSong Jeong-hwanMain Role
1998LieJang Uh
1999Should My Tears ShowCho Soo-hyunMain Role
1999–20008 Love StoryYoung-sukMain Role, Ep.8 "Host of Memory"
2000VirtuePark Yeong-gook
2001Blue MistKim Min-kyuMain Role
LegendKang Dae-woong
2002That Woman Catches PeopleOh Cheon-soo
2008 Tokyo Sun Shower Jeong Hyeon-su
2010 Big Thing Min-kyuspecial appearance, Ep. 1
Quiz of God Jae-suk
2012 Dummy Mommy Park Jung-do
2013 That Winter, the Wind Blows Jo Moo-chul [8] [9] [10]
2014 God's Gift: 14 Days Han Ji-hoonMain Role
2015 The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War King Seonjo
2016 Goodbye Mr. Black Kim Ji-ryun
The Good Wife Choi Sang-il
2017 Black Grim Reaper No.444special appearance
2018 Queen of Mystery 2 Ha Ji-seung
Secret Mother Han Jae-yeolMain Role [11]
2019 Romance Is a Bonus Book CEO Kim Jae-min [12]
The Banker Lee Hae-gonMain Role
The Tale of Nokdu Heo Yoon
2020 The Spies Who Loved Me Ban Jin-min
Awaken Oh Jung-hwan
2020–2021 Mr. Queen Kim Jwa-geun
2021 Bossam: Steal the Fate King Gwanghae
2022 Cleaning Up Jin Seong-woo [13]
Bad Prosecutor Kim Tae-ho [14]
2022–2023 Missing: The Other Side 2 Noh Yoon-guspecial appearance [15]
2023 Twinkling Watermelon Yoon Geon-hyung [16]
2024 Love Song for Illusion Sajo Seung [17]

Music video

Theater

Awards

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