Kim Tae-woo (actor)

For the g.o.d member, see Kim Tae-woo (singer).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

Kim Tae-woo
Kim in May 2015
Born	(1971-04-15) April 15, 1971 (age 54) Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea [1]
Education	Chung-Ang University - Theater and Film
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Agent(s)	J, Wide-Company
Family	Kim Tae-hoon (brother)
Korean name
Hangul	김태우
Hanja	金太祐
RR	Gim Taeu
MR	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]}

Career

In 2026, Kim had a supporting role in the fantasy romantic-comedy No Tail to Tell which aired on SBS. He played local troublemaker Jang Do-cheol who is secretly a shaman opposite Kim Hye-yoon and Lomon. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Contact	Ge-chul
1998	A Mystery Of The Cube	Yong-min	Main Role
2000	Joint Security Area	Nam Sung-shik
2002	L'Abri (Bus Stop)
	Saving My Hubby	Han Ju-tae
	The Coast Guard	Private Seo
2004	Woman Is the Future of Man	Kim Hyun-joon
	Hypnotized	Seok-won
2006	Don't Look Back	Sergeant Kim In-ho
	Woman on the Beach	Won Chang-wook
	If You Were Me 3		Main Role [6] [7]
2007	Epitaph	Kim Dong-won	Main Role
	Wide Awake	Oh Ji-hoon
2008	Sa-kwa	Sang-hoon
2009	The Naked Kitchen	Han Sang-in	Main Role
	Like You Know It All	Ku Kyeong-nam
2010	The Influence	Choi Dong-hoon
	No Doubt	No Choong-sik	Main Role
	A Friend in Need	Hwang Woo-jin
2011	Quick	Junichi Watanabe	special appearance
2012	Horror Stories
	The Winter of the Year Was Warm	In-sung
2013	The Face Reader	King Munjong
2014	Santa Barbara	Representative Jo	special 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 Young	special appearance [8]
2019	Forbidden Dream	Jung Nam-son
2024	Project Silence	Jung Hyun-baek

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Hometown of Legends "Eunjangdo"
	First Love	Hyung-ki
1997	Mr. Right	Song Jeong-hwan	Main Role
1998	Lie	Jang Uh
1999	Should My Tears Show	Cho Soo-hyun	Main Role
1999–2000	8 Love Story	Young-suk	Main Role, Ep.8 "Host of Memory"
2000	Virtue	Park Yeong-gook
2001	Blue Mist	Kim Min-kyu	Main Role
	Legend	Kang Dae-woong
2002	That Woman Catches People	Oh Cheon-soo
2008	Tokyo Sun Shower	Jeong Hyeon-su
2010	Big Thing	Min-kyu	special appearance, Ep. 1
	Quiz of God	Jae-suk
2012	Dummy Mommy	Park Jung-do
2013	That Winter, the Wind Blows	Jo Moo-chul	[9] [10]
2014	God's Gift: 14 Days	Han Ji-hoon	Main 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.444	special appearance
2018	Queen of Mystery 2	Ha Ji-seung
	Secret Mother	Han Jae-yeol	Main Role [11]
2019	Romance Is a Bonus Book	CEO Kim Jae-min	[12]
	The Banker	Lee Hae-gon	Main 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-gu	special appearance [15]
2023	Twinkling Watermelon	Yoon Geon-hyung	[16]
2024	Love Song for Illusion	Sajo Seung	[17]
2025	Mary Kills People	An tae-sung	[18]

Music video

• "Seesaw" (Hot Potato, 2010)
• "Late Regrets" (Bobo, 2001)

Theater

• The Blue Room (2011)^{[ citation needed ]}
• The Seagull (2008)

Awards

• 2015 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama (The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War)
• 2006 Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor ( Woman on the Beach )
• 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama (That Woman Catches People)
• 2001 Golden Cinematography Awards: Best New Actor ( Joint Security Area )
• 1998 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor (Lie)

References

1. "김태우". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
2. "KIM Tae-woo". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
3. "Two More Top Film Fests Await Kim Tae-woo". The Chosun Ilbo . 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
4. Lee, Hae-joo (17 April 2009). "Big names to open Jeonju fest". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
5. Choi Jeong-ah (December 19, 2025). "김태우, '오늘부터 인간입니다만' 장도철 役 캐스팅" [Kim Tae-woo cast as Jang Do-chul in "I'm Human From Today On"]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved December 22, 2025– via Naver.
6. "If You Were Me 3". IndieStory. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
7. Hartzell, Adam (16 October 2006). "Busan Dispatch. 2". GreenCine Daily . Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
8. "KIM Tae-woo Replaces Late KIM Joo-hyuk in CHANG-GWOL". Korean Film Biz Zone. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
9. Lee, Sun-min (9 April 2013). "Kim Tae-woo to appear on Knee Drop Guru". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
10. Lee, Sun-min (19 April 2013). "Kim Tae-woo admits having surgery". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
11. "[공식] 김태우, SBS '시크릿 마더' 남주 확정…송윤아와 특급 호흡". Sports Chosun (in Korean). April 10, 2018.
12. "[단독] 김태우, '로맨스별책부록' 출연확정…이종석과 브로맨스". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
13. Yoon Sung-yeol (March 29, 2022). "김태우 '클리닝 업' 출연 확정..염정아 전 남편 役 [공식]" [Kim Tae-woo confirmed to appear in 'Cleaning Up'... As Yeom Jeong-ah's ex-husband [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Naver.
14. Park Soo-in (June 27, 2022). "김태우 '진검승부' 합류, 도경수→이세희와 연기 호흡" [Kim Tae-woo joins 'True Sword Battle', Do Kyung-soo → Lee Se-hee and acting breath] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022– via Naver.
15. Lee Joon-hyeon (January 16, 2023). "김태우, '미씽2' 합류...강렬한 캐릭터 변신 예고" [Kim Tae-woo joins 'Missing 2'... Intense character transformation notice]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
16. Character Introduction – People of Jinseong Musical Instruments. tvN (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
17. Park Jae-hwan (November 16, 2023). "KBS '환상연가' 내년 1월 첫 방송... 박지훈-홍예지-황희-지우". KBS Media (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Naver.
18. "김태우, '메리 킬즈 피플' 출연…카리스마 넘치는 경찰청장 변신". 글로벌에픽 (in Korean). 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2026-01-08.

External links

• Kim Tae-woo at HanCinema
• Kim Tae-woo at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Tae-woo at IMDb