Kim Yoon-seok | |
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Born | |
Education | Dong-eui University - German Language & Literature |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1988-present |
Agent | Hodu&U Entertainment |
Spouse | Bang Joo-ran (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yun-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yunsŏk |
Kim Yoon-seok (born January 21, 1967) is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter. Kim began his career in theater and it subsequently led him to be cast in minor roles in films and television dramas.
His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), but it was his performance as an ex-cop turned pimp in surprise hit The Chaser (2008) that brought him acting awards and wider recognition in his forties.
Kim has since become an acclaimed actor in South Korea, with notable performances in films such as Running Turtle (2009), The Yellow Sea (2010), Punch (2011), The Thieves (2012), Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013), Sea Fog (2014), The Classified File (2015), The Priests (2015) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017).
In 2019, Kim made his directorial debut with Another Child , a family drama film starring Yum Jung-ah and Kim So-jin.
Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member of the renowned of Yeonwoo Theater Company (Yeonwoo Mudae), [note 1] , and he made his acting debut in 1988 with A Streetcar Named Desire [1] After many years in theater, he began acting in film and television late in his career, at first appearing in minor roles.
Then in 2006, Kim had his breakthrough in Choi Dong-hoon's Tazza: The High Rollers , with audiences praising his performance in the supporting role as ruthless gambler Agwi (meaning "starving demon" in Buddhism). A leading role followed in 2008 with The Chaser , directed by Na Hong-jin. He successfully portrayed the morally ambiguous character of a retired-cop-turned-pimp hunting down a serial killer who murdered the call girls due to his impotence. [2] The thriller was a critical and commercial hit, becoming one of the classic films in thriller genre, and Kim's excellent performance brought him 8 awards totally, made him a major player in the Korean film industry. [3]
He transitioned from one of the finest character actors in the industry into a popular leading actor: Kim played a middle-aged man following his lifelong dream to play in a rock band in The Happy Life , a rural detective trying to capture a legendary prison breaker in Running Turtle , [4] and a rival Taoist wizard in Jeon Woo-chi . [5] [6] [7]
In 2010, Kim reunited with The Chaser costar Ha Jung-woo in Na's sophomore film The Yellow Sea . [8] Kim then costarred with Yoo Ah-in in coming-of-age film Punch , a critically and commercial hit. [9] [10]
Kim once again triumphed in 2012, as his heist movie The Thieves became the second best-selling Korean film of all time. [11] [12]
In 2013, he continued working with one of Korea's leading directors, in Yim Soon-rye's family drama film South Bound. [13] [14] He then starred in Hwayi: A Monster Boy , an action thriller directed by Jang Joon-hwan. [15] [16] In 2014, Kim starred in the critically acclaimed arthouse film Sea Fog directed by Shim Sung-bo. [17] [18]
In 2015, Kim collaborated with director Kwak Kyung-taek in The Classified File ., [19] playing a detective cooperating with a shaman to find out and save a kidnapped girl. Kim then reunited with Kang Dong-won in The Priests , a supernatural mystery thriller by director Jang Jae-hyun. [20] The Priests was a box office hit, attracting 5.44 million admissions to cinema. Kim then made a brief appearance in retro film C'est Si Bon by Kim Hyun-seok, playing a middle-aged man retrospecting his youth in 1980s. [21] In 2016, Kim starred in romance film Will You Be There? , directed by Hong Ji-young, based on the novel of the same name of Guillaume Musso. Kim portrayed a middle-aged pediatric whose last wish before death was to see his first love once again. [22] [23]
In 2017, Kim starred in director Hwang Dong-hyuk's historical film The Fortress . [24] [25] He also reunited with director Jang Joon-hwan in 1987: When the Day Comes , another historical political film about pro-democratic movement in South Korea in 1987. [26]
In 2018, Kim starred in murder mystery film Dark Figure of Crime . He reportedly worked on the script alongside director Kwak Kyung-taek. [27] In 2019, Kim made his directorial debut with Another Child , a family drama film. [28]
In October 2022, Kim signed with new agency Hodu&U Entertainment. [29]
Kim was born in Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province but grew up in Busan, then moved to Seoul for acting career.
He married actress Bang Joo-ran in 2002, and has 2 daughters.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | A Little Lover | Student at karaoke | |
2001 | Kiss Me Much | Bailiff 1 | |
2002 | Oollala Sisters | Sachae Quik | |
2004 | The Big Swindle | Detective Lee | |
To Catch a Virgin Ghost | Hak-gyu | ||
2005 | All for Love | Dong-man | |
My Girl and I | Biology teacher | ||
2006 | Running Wild | Joo Hyun-tae | |
Like a Virgin | Oh Dong-ku's father | ||
Tazza: The High Rollers | Agwi | ||
2007 | The Happy Life | Seong-wook | |
2008 | The Chaser | Eom Joong-ho | |
2009 | Running Turtle | Jo Pil-seong | |
Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | Hwadam | ||
2010 | The Yellow Sea | Myun Jung-hak | |
2011 | Punch | Lee Dong-ju | |
2012 | The Thieves | Macao Park | |
2013 | South Bound | Choi Hae-gab | |
Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Seok-tae | ||
2014 | Haemoo | Captain Cheol-joo | |
Tazza: The Hidden Card | Agwi | ||
2015 | C'est Si Bon | Oh Geun-tae (40s) | |
The Classified File | Gong Gil-yong | ||
The Priests | Father Kim Bum-shin | ||
2016 | Will You Be There? | Han Soo-hyun (present day) | |
2017 | The Fortress | Kim Sang-heon | |
1987: When the Day Comes | Park Cheo-won | ||
2018 | Dark Figure of Crime | Hyung-min | |
2019 | Another Child | Dae-won | Also as director and screenwriter |
2021 | Escape from Mogadishu | Han Sin-seong | [30] |
TBA | Noryang | Yi Sun-sin | [31] |
Large Family | [32] | ||
Virus | [33] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Drama City "Anagram" | Detective | one act-drama |
Drama City "Blue Skies in Jeju Island" | Kyung-soo | ||
2005 | Drama City "Home Improvement Activity Log" | ||
Loveholic | |||
Resurrection | Cheon Gong-myung | ||
2006 | Thank You, My Life | Kang Yoon-ho | |
Love Me When You Can | Han Dong-gyu | ||
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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TBA | Alone in the Woods | Jeon Yeong-ha | [34] |
Year | Title | Role |
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1988 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski |
1993 | There Is a Soup | |
The Revolt of Women | ||
1994 | Giselle | |
살찐 소파에 대한 일기 | ||
Bicycle | ||
Waiting for Godot | ||
The Birthday Party | ||
1998 | Equus | Martin Dysart |
Moskito | ||
2000 | 아싸나체 | |
Blood Brothers | ||
2001 | Oedipus | |
Line 1 | ||
2002 | Long Day's Journey into Night | |
2006 | Dream of Autumn |
Country | Year | Honor Or Award | Ref. |
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South Korea [note 2] | 2022 | Presidential Commendation | [55] |
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