Kim Yun-seok
Birthday
1968/01/21 (57 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Busan, South Korea
Also know as
김윤석, Yoon-seok Kim, Yun-seok Kim, Kim Yoon-suk, Yoon-suk Kim, 金允錫, キム・ユンソク, کیم یون سئوک, 金允石, 金倫奭, Kim Yoon-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).
Acting
(2009) Running Turtle
as Detective Phil-sung
(2009) Woochi: The Demon Slayer
as Hwa-dam
(2008) The Chaser
as Jung-ho
(2004) The Big Swindle
as Detective Lee
(2006) Tazza: The High Rollers
as Ah-gwi
(2002) Oollala Sisters
as Sachae Quik
(2011) Punch
as Lee Dong-joo
(2012) The Thieves
as Macao Park
(2013) Hwayi: A Monster Boy
as Seok-tae
(2010) The Yellow Sea
as Myun Jeong-hak
(2007) Happy Life
as Seong-wook
(2014) Sea Fog
as Captain
(2014) Tazza: The Hidden Card
as Ah-gwi
(2024) About Family
as Mu-ok
White Blast
as ---
(2015) The Classified File
as Gong Gil-yong
(2015) C'est Si Bon
as Oh Geun-tae (40s)
(2015) The Priests
as Father Kim
(2004) To Catch a Virgin Ghost
as Hak-gyu
(2016) Will You Be There
as Soo-hyun
(2013) South Bound
as Choi Hae-gap
(2017) The Fortress
as Kim Sang-heon
(2017) 1987: When the Day Comes
as Park Cheo-won
(2005) All for Love
as Dong-man
(2018) Dark Figure of Crime
as Kim Hyeong-min
(2006) Running Wild
as Ju Hyun-tae
(2006) Like a Virgin
as Dong-ku's Father
(2019) Another Child
as Dae-won
Virus
as Lee Gyun
(2021) Escape from Mogadishu
as Han Shin-seong
(2001) Kiss Me Much
as Bailiff 1
(2023) Noryang: Deadly Sea
as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
(2005) My Girl and I
as Biology Teacher
(1994) The Young Lover
as Student at karaoke
(2006) Love Me When You Can
as Dong-kyu Ha
(2004) Drama City: Blue Skies of Jeju Island
as Kyung Soo
(2024) The Frog
as Jeon Yeong-ha