Kim Yoon-seok
Acting
Born January 21, 1968, Busan, South Korea
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).
Filmography
- Bless the Congressman — Koo Young-jin
- 2025Virus — Lee Gyun, Adaptation
- 2024About Family — Mu-ok
- The Frog — Jeon Yeong-ha
- 2023Noryang: Deadly Sea — Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
- 2021Escape from Mogadishu — Ambassador Han Shin-sung
- 2019Another Child — Dae-won, Director, Writer
- 2018Dark Figure of Crime — Kim Hyeong-min
- 20171987: When the Day Comes — Park Cheo-won
- 2017The Fortress — Kim Sang-heon
- 2016Will You Be There — Soo-hyun
- 2015C'est Si Bon — Oh Geun-tae (40s)
- 2015The Classified File — Gong Gil-yong
- 2015The Priests — Father Kim
- 2014Sea Fog — Captain
- 2014Tazza: The Hidden Card — Ah-gwi
- 2013Hwayi: A Monster Boy — Seok-tae
- 2013South Bound — Choi Hae-gap, Adaptation
- 2012The Thieves — Macao Park
- 2011Punch — Lee Dong-joo
- 2010The Yellow Sea — Myun Jung-hak
- 2009Running Turtle — Detective Phil-sung
- 2009Woochi: The Demon Slayer — Hwa-dam
- 2008The Chaser — Eom Jung-ho
- 2007The Happy Life — Seong-wook
- 2006Like a Virgin — Dong-ku's Father
- Love Me When You Can — Dong-kyu Ha
- 2006Running Wild — Ju Hyun-tae
- 2006Tazza: The High Rollers — Ah-gwi
- 2005All for Love — Dong-man
- 2005My Girl and I — Biology Teacher
- Resurrection — Chun Gong-myung
- 2004The Big Swindle — Detective Lee
- 2004To Catch a Virgin Ghost — Hak-gyu
- 2002Oollala Sisters — Sachae Quik
- 2001Kiss Me Much — Bailiff 1
- 1994The Young Lover — Student at karaoke
- Blue Skies of Jeju Island
- White Blast — Gap-su
Appearances as themselves (1)
- Here for Promo — Self