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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-01-21 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Busan, South Korea

Kim Yun-seok

Biography:

Kim Yoon-seok (김윤석) is a South Korean actor. He was born on January 21, 1968. Kim's theater background first led him to be cast in minor roles on film and television. His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), but it was his performance as a pimp and ex-cop in surprise hit The Chaser (2008) that brought him acting awards and stardom in his forties. Kim has since become an acclaimed leading actor in Korean cinema, in films such as Running Turtle (2009), The Yellow Sea (2010), Punch (2011), and The Thieves (2012).

Known For

Acting

2025

Virus as Lee Gyun

2024

About Family as Mu-ok
The Frog as Jeon Yeong-ha

2023

Noryang: Deadly Sea as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin

2021

Escape from Mogadishu as Han Shin-seong

2019

Another Child as Dae-won

2018

Dark Figure of Crime as Kim Hyeong-min

2017

The Fortress as Kim Sang-heon
1987: When the Day Comes as Park Cheo-won

2016

Will You Be There as Soo-hyun

2015

The Classified File as Gong Gil-yong
C'est Si Bon as Oh Geun-tae (40s)
The Priests as Father Kim

2014

Sea Fog as Captain

2013

South Bound as Choi Hae-gap

2012

The Thieves as Macao Park

2011

Punch as Lee Dong-joo

2010

The Yellow Sea as Myun Jeong-hak

2009

Running Turtle as Detective Phil-sung

2008

The Chaser as Jung-ho

2007

Happy Life as Seong-wook

2006

Running Wild as Ju Hyun-tae
Like a Virgin as Dong-ku's Father
Love Me When You Can as Dong-kyu Ha

2005

All for Love as Dong-man
My Girl and I as Biology Teacher

2004

The Big Swindle as Detective Lee

2002

Oollala Sisters as Sachae Quik

2001

Kiss Me Much as Bailiff 1

1994

The Young Lover as Student at karaoke

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White Blast as Gap-su

Directing

2019

Another Child as Director

Writing

2019

Another Child as Writer

2013

South Bound as Adaptation