Kim Yun-seok

Personal Info

Birthday

January 21, 1968

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Busan, South Korea

Also Known As

김윤석

Yoon-seok Kim

Yun-seok Kim

Kim Yoon-suk

Yoon-suk Kim

金允錫

キム・ユンソク

کیم یون سئوک

金允石

金倫奭

Kim Yoon-seok

Kim Yun-seok

Biography

Kim Yoon-seok (김윤석) is a South Korean actor. He was born on January 21, 1968. Kim's theater background first led him to be cast in minor roles on film and television. His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), but it was his performance as a pimp and ex-cop in surprise hit The Chaser (2008) that brought him acting awards and stardom in his forties. Kim has since become an acclaimed leading actor in Korean cinema, in films such as Running Turtle (2009), The Yellow Sea (2010), Punch (2011), and The Thieves (2012).

Known For

The Frog

The Chaser

The Fortress

Noryang: Deadly Sea

The Thieves

Tazza: The Hidden Card

The Yellow Sea

Escape from Mogadishu

Filmography

2025
Virus
as Lee Gyun
2024
About Family
as Mu-ok
2023
Noryang: Deadly Sea
as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
2021
Escape from Mogadishu
as Ambassador Han Shin-sung
2019
Another Child
as Dae-won
2018
Dark Figure of Crime
as Kim Hyeong-min
2017
1987: When the Day Comes
as Park Cheo-won
The Fortress
as Kim Sang-heon
2016
Will You Be There
as Soo-hyun
2015
The Priests
as Father Kim
The Classified File
as Gong Gil-yong
C'est Si Bon
as Oh Geun-tae (40s)
2014
Tazza: The Hidden Card
as Ah-gwi
Sea Fog
as Captain
2013
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
as Seok-tae
South Bound
as Choi Hae-gap
2012
The Thieves
as Macao Park
2011
Punch
as Lee Dong-joo
2010
The Yellow Sea
as Myeon Jeong-hak
2009
Woochi: The Demon Slayer
as Hwa-dam
Running Turtle
as Detective Phil-sung
2008
The Chaser
as Jung-ho
2007
Happy Life
as Seong-wook
2006
Tazza: The High Rollers
as Ah-gwi
Like a Virgin
as Dong-ku's Father
Running Wild
as Ju Hyun-tae
2005
My Girl and I
as Biology Teacher
All for Love
as Dong-man
2004
To Catch a Virgin Ghost
as Hak-gyu
The Big Swindle
as Detective Lee
2002
Oollala Sisters
as Sachae Quik
2001
Kiss Me Much
as Bailiff 1
1994
The Young Lover
as Student at karaoke