Acting
Song Kang-ho
KO, EN cinema · 51 credits
Born
17 January 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Also known as Song Kang Ho · Song Kangho · Song Gang-ho · Сун Ган-ху · Сон Кан-хо
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
Filmography
Gardeners
as Choi Young-il
동창회
Reunion
as Seong-jun
드리샴
Drishyam
Producer
One Win
as Kim Woo-jin
Cobweb
as Director Kim
Emergency Declaration
as Gu In-ho
Broker
as Sang-hyun
Parasite
as Kim Ki-taek
The King's Letters
as King Sejong
The Drug King
as Lee Doo-sam
A Taxi Driver
as Kim Man-seob
Decades Apart
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Age of Shadows
as Lee Jung-chool
The Throne
as King Yeongjo
The Interview
as Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
The Attorney
as Song Woo-seok
The Face Reader
as Nae-kyung
Snowpiercer
as Namgoong Minsu
Where is my DVD?
as Self
Day Trip
as Teacher
Howling
as Jo Sang-gil
Hindsight
as Du-heon
Secret Reunion
as Lee Han-kyu
A Little Pond
as Police officer
Thirst
as Priest Sang-hyeon
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
as Yoon Tae-goo
Secret Sunshine
as Kim Jong-chan
The Show Must Go On
as Kang In-goo
The Host
as Park Gang-du
Antarctic Journal
as Choi Do-hyung
Lady Vengeance
as Assassin 1
The President's Barber
as Seong Han-mo
Memories of Murder
as Detective Park Doo-man
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
as Dong-jin
YMCA Baseball Team
as Lee Ho-chang
Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Foul King
as Lim Dae-ho
Shiri
as Lee Jang-gil
The Quiet Family
as Young-min
Green Fish
as Pan-su
No. 3
as Jo-pil
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
as Big Eyes
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
as Dong-suk