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Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Acting

January 17, 1967 (59 years old)
Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Male
50 Movies
12 TV Shows

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.

Parasite
Parasite

Parasite

2019 8.5

as Kim Ki-taek

Age 52 (now 59)
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

2003 8.1

as Detective Park Doo-man

Age 36 (now 59)
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

2013 6.9

as Namgoong Minsu

Age 46 (now 59)
The Host
The Host

The Host

2006 7.0

as Park Gang-du

Age 39 (now 59)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

2002 7.5

as Dong-jin

Age 35 (now 59)
A Taxi Driver
A Taxi Driver

A Taxi Driver

2017 8.0

as Kim Man-seob

Age 50 (now 59)
Thirst
Thirst

Thirst

2009 7.1

as Priest Sang-hyeon

Age 42 (now 59)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008 7.2

as Yoon Tae-goo

Age 41 (now 59)
Broker
Broker

Broker

2022 7.2

as Sang-hyun

Age 55 (now 59)
Emergency Declaration
Emergency Declaration

Emergency Declaration

2022 7.5

as Gu In-ho

Age 55 (now 59)
The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

2016 7.2

as Lee Jung-chool

Age 49 (now 59)
Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area

2000 7.8

as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

Age 33 (now 59)
The Attorney
The Attorney

The Attorney

2013 7.8

as Song Woo-seok

Age 46 (now 59)
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

2007 7.2

as Kim Jong-chan

Age 40 (now 59)
The Drug King
The Drug King

The Drug King

2018 6.3

as Lee Doo-sam

Age 51 (now 59)
Secret Reunion
Secret Reunion

Secret Reunion

2010 6.4

as Lee Han-kyu

Age 43 (now 59)