Nook NotesPick a film
Oh Dal-su

Actor

Oh Dal-su

Born June 15, 1968 in Daegu, South Korea72 films

Oh Dal-su (오달수) is a South Korean actor. Oh Dal-su began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the head of theater company Singiru Manhwagyeong ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions such as Ogu, later made Oh an in-demand supporting/character actor on the big screen.

Read more

Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in Oldboy (2003), a former gang boss in Mapado (2005), a weapons smuggler in A Bittersweet Life (2005), a transvestite in Foxy Festival (2010), a Chinese-Korean conman in The Thieves (2012), and a sympathetic inmate in Miracle in Cell No. 7. He also dubbed the voice of the monster in The Host (2006).

Start here

The best way into Oh Dal-su's work
Oldboy posterFirst watchOldboy20038.2as Park Cheol-woongWith no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds poster8.1Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds2017Lady Vengeance poster7.5Lady Vengeance2005The Host poster7.0The Host2006No Other Choice poster7.5No Other Choice2025A Bittersweet Life poster7.4A Bittersweet Life2005Thirst poster7.1Thirst2009Miracle in Cell No. 7 poster7.9Miracle in Cell No. 72013The Good, the Bad, the Weird poster7.2The Good, the Bad, the Weird2008

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. TBAControl
  2. 2026The Assassin(s)
  3. 2026My Dad is a ZombieHong-do
  4. 2026The King's WardenElder Yoon
  5. 2025The People UpstairsMan-Next-Door
  6. 2025BossKim In-sool
  7. 2025No Other ChoiceDetective #1
  8. 20244PMJung-in
  9. 2024I, the ExecutionerOh Jae-pyeong
  10. 2023The WildGak-su
  11. 2023WoongnamiNa Bok-cheon
  12. 2022I Want to Know Your ParentsDo Ji-yeol
  13. 2021The BlacklistSin
  14. 2020Best FriendEui-sik
  15. 2018Detective K: Secret of the Living DeadHan Seo-pil
  16. 20171987: When the Day ComesJournalist
  17. 2017Along with the Gods: The Two WorldsProsecutor
  18. 2017Memoir of a MurdererByung-man
  19. 2016MasterHwang Myung-joon
  20. 2016TunnelDae-kyung
  21. 2016Run-OffKang Dae-woong
  22. 2016The Great ActorJang Seong-pil
  23. 2015You Call It PassionDirector Ko
  24. 2015VeteranOh Jae-pyeong
  25. 2015AssassinationPomade
  26. 2015Detective K: Secret of the Lost IslandHan Seo-pil
  27. 2014Ode to My FatherDal-goo
  28. 2014Slow VideoByeong-soo
  29. 2014The PiratesHan Sang-jil
  30. 2013The AttorneyPark Dong-ho
  31. 2013My PaparottiPrinciple Deok-saeng
  32. 2013Miracle in Cell No. 7So Yang-ho
  33. 2012Code Name: JackalChief Detective Ma
  34. 2012Mai RatimaStolen Man
  35. 2012The Ugly DucklingNak-man's Father
  36. 2012TraffickersGyeong-jae
  37. 2012Soar Into the SunMaster Sergeant Min Dong-phil
  38. 2012The ThievesAndrew
  39. 2011HindsightTeacher Yook
  40. 2011HeadProfessor Kim Sang-chul / Professor Oh Byung-seok
  41. 2011Late BlossomDal-su
  42. 2011Detective K: Secret of Virtuous WidowHan Seo-pil
  43. 2010Foxy FestivalGwang-rok
  44. 2010TroubleshooterChoi Sang-cheol
  45. 2010The ServantOld Man Ma
  46. 2009Don't Step Out of the HouseFather (voice)
  47. 2009ThirstYeong-doo
  48. 2009Money ShowFactory President
  49. 2009Private EyeOh Yeong-dal
  50. 2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdMr. Park
  51. 2008A Tale of Legendary LibidoGang-mok
  52. 2007Driving with My Wife's LoverTaxi Driver
  53. 2007The Show Must Go OnHyun-soo
  54. 2007Project MakeoverJung-ju's Father
  55. 2006I'm a Cyborg, But That's OKShin Duk-cheon
  56. 2006Once in a SummerNam Gyun-soo
  57. 2006Bar LegendNa Sang-Choon
  58. 2006Between Love and HateHak-Yi
  59. 2006The HostThe Monster (voice)
  60. 2006A Bloody AriaOh Ge-un
  61. 2006Forbidden QuestHwang
  62. 2005Lady VengeanceMr. Chang
  63. 2005A Bittersweet LifeMyeong-goo
  64. 2005Crying FistYong-dae
  65. 2005MapadoShin Seong-il
  66. 2004SpringtimePoliceman
  67. 2004Woman Is the Future of ManGlutinous Rice Cake Seller
  68. 2004The President's BarberMr. Ahn
  69. 2003OldboyPark Cheol-woong
  70. 2003If You Were MePolice Station Chief (seg. 6)
  71. 2003Never Ending Peace and LovePolice Box (Chief)
  72. 2002Bet On My Disco