Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yun-seok (57)

1968-01-21 | 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).

On Movies

  • About Family
  • Noryang: Deadly Sea
  • Escape from Mogadishu
  • Another Child
  • Dark Figure of Crime
  • 1987: When the Day Comes
  • The Fortress
  • Will You Be There
  • The Priests
  • The Classified File
  • C'est Si Bon
  • Tazza: The Hidden Card
  • Sea Fog
  • Hwayi: A Monster Boy
  • South Bound
  • The Thieves
  • Punch
  • The Yellow Sea
  • Woochi: The Demon Slayer
  • Running Turtle
  • The Chaser
  • Happy Life
  • Tazza: The High Rollers
  • Like a Virgin
  • Running Wild
  • My Girl and I
  • All for Love
  • To Catch a Virgin Ghost
  • The Big Swindle
  • Oollala Sisters
  • Kiss Me Much
  • The Young Lover

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