Kim Yoon-seok
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Kim Yoon-seok | |
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Born | Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
January 21, 1968
Education | Dong-eui University - German Language & Literature |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988-present |
Agent | Huayi Brothers (formerly Sim Entertainment) |
Spouse(s) | Bang Joo-ran (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김윤석 |
Hanja | 金允錫 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yun-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yunsŏk |
Kim Yoon-seok (born January 21, 1968) is a South Korean actor. 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 an ex-cop turned pimp in surprise hit The Chaser (2008) that brought him acting awards and stardom 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).
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Career
Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member of the renowned Theater Yeonwoo Company (Yeonwoo Mudae), 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]
Kim is slated to make his directorial debut with Underage, a family drama film.[27] In 2018, he stars in murder mystery film Dark Figure of Crime. Kim reportedly worked on the script alongside director Kwak Kyung-taek.[28]
Personal life
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]
Filmography
Film
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 | Underage | Also as director and screenwriter |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2004 | Drama City "Anagram" | Detective | KBS2 |
Drama City "Blue Skies in Jeju Island" | Kyung-soo | KBS2 | |
2005 | Drama City "Home Improvement Activity Log" | KBS2 | |
Loveholic | KBS2 | ||
Resurrection | Cheon Gong-myung | KBS2 | |
2006 | Thank You, My Life | Kang Yoon-ho | KBS2 |
Love Me When You Can | Han Dong-gyu | MBC |
Theater
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 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2006 | 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tazza: The High Rollers | Nominated |
MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Love Me When You Can | Won | |
2007 | 8th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tazza: The High Rollers | Won |
1st Korea Movie Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
44th Grand Bell Awards[29] | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
2008 | 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | The Chaser | Nominated |
16th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
9th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
17th Buil Film Awards[30] | Best Actor | Won | ||
45th Grand Bell Awards[31] | Best Actor | Won | ||
Most Popular Actor | Won | |||
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards[32] | Best Actor | Won | ||
7th Korean Film Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
4th University Film Festival of Korea | Best Actor | Won | ||
2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2009 | 1st Kmdb Choice Awards | Best Actor | Won | |
18th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | Running Turtle | Nominated | |
46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | Nominated | |
2011 | 20th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | The Yellow Sea | Nominated |
48th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2012 | 3rd KOFRA Film Awards | Best Actor | Punch | Won |
48th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | Nominated | ||
21st Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) in Film | The Thieves | Won | |
12th Korea World Youth Film Festival | Favorite Actor | Won | ||
2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | The Classified File | Nominated |
2017 | 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | The Fortress | Nominated |
2018 | 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | 1987: When the Day Comes | Nominated |
54th Baeksang Arts Awards[33][34] | Best Actor (Film) | Won | ||
Grand Prize (Film) | Nominated | |||
The Fortress | Nominated | |||
17th New York Asian Film Festival | Star Asia Award | 1987: When the Day Comes | Won | |
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards[35] | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
27th Buil Film Awards[36] | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
55th Grand Bell Awards[37] | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
39th Blue Dragon Film Awards[38] | Best Actor | Won | ||
38th Golden Cinema Film Festival[39] | Best Actor | Won | ||
3rd London Asian Film Festival[40] | Best Actor | Dark Figure of Crime | Won | |
2018 Korea Best Star Awards[41] | Best Actor | Won | ||
Cine 21 Awards | Best Actor | 1987: When the Day Comes | Won |
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External links
- Kim Yun-seok at the Internet Movie Database
- Kim Yoon-suk at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Yoon-seok at HanCinema
- Kim Yoon-seuk on Cyworld
- Kim Yoon-seuk at Naver (Korean)
- Kim Yun-seok at Huayi Brothers (Korean) (English)
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