Song Kang-ho
Acting
Born: January 17, 1967 (age 59) · Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Highest Rated
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Song Kang-ho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Parasite
2019
Snowpiercer
2013
The Interview
2014
Memories of Murder
2003
The Host
2006
Lady Vengeance
2005
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002
A Taxi Driver
2017
Thirst
2009
BEEF
2023
Joint Security Area
2000
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008
Photos (7)
Movies (40)
Parasite
Kim Ki-taek
Memories of Murder
Detective Park Doo-man
Snowpiercer
Namgoong Minsu
The Interview
Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
The Host
Park Gang-du
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Dong-jin
Lady Vengeance
Assassin 1
Broker
Sang-hyun
Joint Security Area
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
A Taxi Driver
Kim Man-seob
Emergency Declaration
Gu In-ho
Thirst
Priest Sang-hyeon
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Yoon Tae-goo
The Drug King
Lee Doo-sam
The Age of Shadows
Lee Jung-chool
Secret Sunshine
Kim Jong-chan
Shiri
Lee Jang-gil
Cobweb
Director Kim
The Attorney
Song Woo-seok
Green Fish
Pan-su
The Face Reader
Nae-kyung
The Throne
King Yeongjo
One Win
Kim Woo-jin
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
Dong-suk
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
Big Eyes
The Quiet Family
Young-min
Secret Reunion
Lee Han-kyu
The Show Must Go On
Kang In-goo
Hindsight
Du-heon
Antarctic Journal
Choi Do-hyung
The President's Barber
Seong Han-mo
Howling
Jo Sang-gil
No. 3
Jo-pil
YMCA Baseball Team
Lee Ho-chang
The King's Letters
King Sejong
The Foul King
Lim Dae-ho
A Little Pond
Police officer
Decades Apart
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Day Trip
Teacher
Making of Thirst
2010
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (16)
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Just an Excuse
Self · 1 eps
The Game Caterers
Self · 2 eps
IU's Palette
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self · 1 eps
Journalism Talk Show J
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self · 1 eps
Modern Korea
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
Self · 2 eps
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Self · 1 eps
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Self
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Self
Where is my DVD?
Self
Memories
Self
Making Memories of Murder
Self
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
Self
