Kim Yun-seok
Acting Born Jan 21, 1968 Busan, South Korea 24 credits
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).
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Full filmography
- The Frog (2024) as Jeon Yeong-ha
- The Chaser (2008) as Eom Jung-ho
- Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014) as Ah-gwi
- The Thieves (2012) as Macao Park
- Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009) as Hwa-dam
- The Yellow Sea (2010) as Myun Jung-hak
- Tazza: The High Rollers (2006) as Ah-gwi
- Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
- The Fortress (2017) as Kim Sang-heon
- Escape from Mogadishu (2021) as Ambassador Han Shin-sung
- Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013) as Seok-tae
- Sea Fog (2014) as Captain
- Resurrection (2005) as Chun Gong-myung
- Drama City: Blue Skies of Jeju Island (2004) as Kyung Soo
- 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) as Park Cheo-won
- Will You Be There (2016) as Soo-hyun
- Running Wild (2006) as Ju Hyun-tae
- The Big Swindle (2004) as Detective Lee
- Dark Figure of Crime (2018) as Kim Hyeong-min
- All for Love (2005) as Dong-man
- The Priests (2015) as Father Kim
- Kiss Me Much (2001) as Bailiff 1
- Punch (2011) as Lee Dong-joo
- Virus (2025) as Lee Gyun