Actor
Kim Jong-soo
Born November 30, 1964 in Busan, South Korea61 films
Kim Jong-Soo (born November 30, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His acting career began in 1985 when he took on the role of Alan in the play Equus. He gained recognition through his performances in various theatrical productions in Ulsan, earning him several awards. In 1996, he was honored with the Gyeongnam Theater Award for Best Actor, followed by the Outstanding Acting Award at the Ulsan Theater Festival in 2000 and the Mayor's Achievement Award at the Ulsan Arts Festival in 2002. Moreover, he also held the position of president in the Ulsan Actors Association.
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In 2007, Kim Jong-Soo made his film debut with an appearance in Secret Sunshine, directed by Lee Chang-dong. Subsequently, he appeared in movies like No Forgiveness, Wish, War on Crime, Home Sweet Home, The King of Flattery, Man in Love, Legendary Fist, and Minority Opinion. Kim has been recognized through his supporting roles in television dramas such as Six Flying Dragons, The Producers, Three Days, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Pied Piper, Kingdom, The Emperor: Owner of the Mask, and Snowdrop.
Starting from 2016, he embarked on a series of film projects, starring in The Prosecutor's Abduction, Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River, Asura: The City of Madness, Tunnel, Horror Stories 3, One Way Trip, The Map Against the World, and Insane.
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First watchThe Spy Gone North20187.3as Chairman Kim's VoiceSouth Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
61 films as actor- TBAThree of a Kind
- TBAAn DongKwon Byeong-yeol
- 2026OK! Madam: Bon Voyage
- 2026HumintDirector General Kim
- 2025Love Barista
- 2025Good NewsPresident
- 2025LobbyMotors CEO
- 2024Bogotá: City of the LostGeun-tae
- 2024The KillersCEO (segment "Contractors")
- 2024RevolverDirector
- 2024Hijack 1971Jang Young-hwan
- 2024Alienoid: Return to the FutureGovernment Official
- 2023HopelessJoong-beom
- 2023Dr. Cheon and the Lost TalismanMr. Hwang
- 2023RansomedMinister Choi
- 2023SmugglersLee Jang-choon
- 2023DreamKim Hwan-dong
- 2023PhantomProjectionist
- 2022Life Is BeautifulMokpo High School Teacher
- 2022HuntDirector Ahn
- 2022KingmakerPark Ki-soo
- 2020Samjin Company English ClassBong Hyun-chul
- 2020OK! MadamChoi Young-cheol
- 2020Baseball GirlCoach Park
- 2019Start-UpMr. Gong
- 2019Bring Me HomeTeam Leader Choi
- 2019Daddy in the BagDad
- 2019MoneyTeam Director Kim
- 2019Innocent WitnessMan-ho
- 2019Extreme JobChicken Restaurant Owner
- 2018The Drug KingSecurity Chief
- 2018Dark Figure of CrimeCaptain Ma-soo
- 2018The Spy Gone NorthChairman Kim's Voice
- 20171987: When the Day ComesPark Jung-ki
- 2017Room No. 7Real Estate Agent
- 2017The Poet and the BoyCEO of Dongin
- 2017The Sheriff In TownYong-hwan
- 2017The MayorAdvertiser
- 2016Following
- 2016Our Love StoryJi-soo's Father
- 2016Asura: The City of MadnessEun Choong-ho
- 2016The Map Against the WorldKim Byeong-hak
- 2016TunnelDrilling Company Executive
- 2016Seondal: The Man Who Sells the RiverPhoenix fraud noble man
- 2016Horror Stories 3Father-in-law (segment 1)
- 2016Before I Grow UpLee Won-il
- 2016InsaneDirector Cha
- 2016One Way TripChief Oh
- 2015The UnfairJo Goo-hwan
- 2015TwentyDong-woo's Uncle
- 2015Mongolian PrincessActor
- 2015SocialphobiaProfessor
- 2014Ordinary FamilyFather
- 2013Your NoirYoung-Kwang
- 2012All about My FamilyFather
- 2012Home Sweet HomeTeacher Ma
- 2012Nameless GangsterManager Jang
- 2011PoongsanNorth Korean Defector
- 2009When Winter Comes
- 2007Secret SunshineMr. Shin
- 1984Woman Who Grabbed the Rod