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

Jeon Yeong-ha

The Chaser

Jung-ho

Noryang: Deadly Sea

Admiral Yi Sun-Shin

The Yellow Sea

Myeon Jeong-hak

Tazza: The Hidden Card

Ah-gwi

The Priests

Father Kim

Woochi: The Demon Slayer

Hwa-dam

Escape from Mogadishu

Han Shin-seong

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	The Frog	Jeon Yeong-ha
2006	Love Me When You Can	Dong-kyu Ha
2004	Drama City: Blue Skies of Jeju Island	Kyung Soo