Song Kang-ho
Biography
Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor born on January 17, 1967, in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea. He has appeared in numerous films across various genres and is regarded as one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema. Song gained recognition with the crime thriller No. 3 in 1997 and rose to prominence with Park Chan-wook's Joint Security Area in 2000. He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. Song has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award, and was named one of the greatest actors of the 21st century by The New York Times in 2020.
Career overview
Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor who has appeared in a variety of critically acclaimed films. He first gained recognition with the crime thriller No. 3 in 1997. This marked the beginning of his career, which would go on to span numerous genres and collaborations with notable filmmakers.
Song's subsequent rise to prominence came with the 2000 film Joint Security Area, directed by Park Chan-wook. This critically acclaimed film cemented his status as a talented actor in Korean cinema. He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, although specific details of these collaborations are not provided.
Throughout his career, Song Kang-ho has appeared in a significant number of films, with a total of 62 known credits. His work has been recognized with numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award, three Baeksang Arts Awards, four Blue Dragon Film Awards, and five Grand Bell Awards. In 2020, he was named one of the greatest actors of the 21st century by The New York Times.
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- New Old Boy : Dir. Park (2025) as Self
- Uncle Samsik (2024) as Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
- One Win (2024) as Kim Woo-jin
- BEEF (2023) as Dr. Kim
- Cobweb (2023) as Director Kim
- Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony (2023) as Self
- Just an Excuse (2022) as Self
- Broker (2022) as Sang-hyun
- Emergency Declaration (2022) as Gu In-ho
- Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies (2022) as Self
- The Game Caterers (2021) as Self
- Next Entertainment, Visionary (2021) as Self
- IU's Palette (2020) as Self - Guest
- Parasite (2019) as Kim Ki-taek
- Modern Korea (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The King's Letters (2019) as King Sejong
- Journalism Talk Show J (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- The Drug King (2018) as Lee Doo-sam
- Memories (2018) as Self
- A Taxi Driver (2017) as Kim Man-seob
- Decades Apart (2017) as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- The Age of Shadows (2016) as Lee Jung-chool
- The Throne (2015) as King Yeongjo
- The Interview (2014) as Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
- Snowpiercer (2013) as Namgoong Minsu
- The Attorney (2013) as Song Woo-seok
- Where is my DVD? (2013) as Self
- The Face Reader (2013) as Nae-kyung
- Baeksang Arts Awards (2012) as Self
- Howling (2012) as Jo Sang-gil
- Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012) as Self
- Day Trip (2012) as Teacher
- Hindsight (2011) as Du-heon
- Secret Reunion (2010) as Lee Han-kyu
- A Little Pond (2010) as Police officer
- Making of Thirst (2010)
- Thirst (2009) as Priest Sang-hyeon
- The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) as Yoon Tae-goo
- Secret Sunshine (2007) as Kim Jong-chan
- The Show Must Go On (2007) as Kang In-goo
- The Host (2006) as Park Gang-du
- Lady Vengeance (2005) as Assassin 1
- The Process of Mr. Vengeance (2005) as Self
- Antarctic Journal (2005) as Choi Do-hyung
- Making Memories of Murder (2005) as Self
- The President's Barber (2004) as Seong Han-mo
- The Power of Love (2004)
- Memories of Murder (2003) as Detective Park Doo-man
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) as Dong-jin
- YMCA Baseball Team (2002) as Lee Ho-chang
- Joint Security Area (2000) as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- The Foul King (2000) as Lim Dae-ho
- Shiri (1999) as Lee Jang-gil
- The Quiet Family (1998) as Young-min
- Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie (1997) as Big Eyes
- Green Fish (1997) as Pan-su
- No. 3 (1997) as Jo-pil
- The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996) as Dong-suk
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Drishyam Producer
- Gardeners as Choi Young-il
- Reunion as Seong-jun