
Kim Yun-seok
Actor
Born: January 21, 1968 (58 years old)
Place of birth: Busan, South Korea
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).
Filmography (32)
- The Chaser (2008, ★ 7.8)
- Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009, ★ 6.8)
- The Big Swindle (2004, ★ 6.8)
- Tazza: The High Rollers (2006, ★ 6.9)
- Punch (2011, ★ 6.9)
- Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013, ★ 7.4)
- The Thieves (2012, ★ 6.7)
- The Yellow Sea (2010, ★ 7.4)
- 1987: When the Day Comes (2017, ★ 8.1)
- Running Turtle (2009, ★ 6.3)
- Happy Life (2007, ★ 6.8)
- Sea Fog (2014, ★ 6.9)
- Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014, ★ 7)
- About Family (2024, ★ 6.9)
- The Classified File (2015, ★ 6.6)
- C'est Si Bon (2015, ★ 6.9)
- The Priests (2015, ★ 6.8)
- To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004, ★ 7.1)
- Will You Be There (2016, ★ 7.2)
- South Bound (2013, ★ 6.8)
- The Fortress (2017, ★ 6.8)
- All for Love (2005, ★ 6.5)
- Dark Figure of Crime (2018, ★ 6.6)
- Another Child (2019, ★ 7.5)
- Running Wild (2006, ★ 6.2)
- Escape from Mogadishu (2021, ★ 7.1)
- Virus (2025, ★ 6.9)
- Like a Virgin (2006, ★ 5.8)
- Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023, ★ 6.4)
- My Girl and I (2005, ★ 6.6)