Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho (Korean: 송강호; born 17 January 1967) is a South Korean actor. Regarded as one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema, he has appeared in critically acclaimed films across various genres. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award, three Baeksang Arts Awards, four Blue Dragon Film Awards, and five Grand Bell Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Song first gained recognition with the crime thriller No. 3 (1997), and later rose to prominence with Park Chan-wook's critically acclaimed film Joint Security Area (2000). He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho in Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Snowpiercer (2013), and Parasite (2019). Song rose to wider international prominence for his performance in Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also worked extensively with director Kim Jee-woon, starring in five of his films: The Quiet Family (1998), The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), The Age of Shadows (2016), and Cobweb (2023).
His other notable films include Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Thirst (2009), The Attorney (2013), The Throne (2015), A Taxi Driver (2017), and Broker (2022). Song has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times (2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020).
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Acting
Movie
Parasite
as Kim Ki-taek
2019
Movie
Snowpiercer
as Namgoong Minsu
2013
Movie
Memories of Murder
as Detective Park Doo-man
2003
Movie
The Host
as Park Gang-du
2006
Movie
Lady Vengeance
as Assassin 1
2005
Movie
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
as Dong-jin
2002
Movie
A Taxi Driver
as Kim Man-seob
2017
Movie
Thirst
as Priest Sang-hyeon
2009
TV
BEEF
as Dr. Kim
2023
Movie
Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
2000
Movie
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
as Yoon Tae-goo
2008
Movie
Broker
as Sang-hyun
2022
Movie
Emergency Declaration
as Gu In-ho
2022
Movie
The Age of Shadows
as Lee Jung-chool
2016
Movie
Secret Sunshine
as Kim Jong-chan
2007
Movie
The Attorney
as Song Woo-seok
2013
Movie
The Quiet Family
as Young-min
1998
Movie
Shiri
as Lee Jang-gil
1999
Movie
The Drug King
as Lee Doo-sam
2018
Movie
Secret Reunion
as Lee Han-kyu
2010
Movie
Cobweb
as Director Kim
2023
Movie
The Face Reader
as Nae-kyung
2013
Movie
Howling
as Jo Sang-gil
2012
Movie
The Throne
as King Yeongjo
2015
