Song Kang-ho
Birthday: 1967-01-17 | Place of Birth: Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South KoreaSong 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Song Kang-ho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Director Kim
as Kim Woo-jin
as Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
as Self
as Gu In-ho
as Sang-hyun
as Kim Ki-taek
as Kim Ki-taek
as King Sejong
as Lee Doo-sam
as Self
as Kim Man-seob
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
as Lee Jung-chool
as King Yeongjo
as Namgoong Minsu
as Nae-kyung
as Self
as Song Woo-seok
as Jo Sang-gil
as Self
as Teacher
as Du-heon
as Kim Jong-chan
as Lee Han-kyu
as Police officer
as Priest Sang-hyeon
as Yoon Tae-goo
as Park Gang-du
