Kim Yun-seok
Known for: Acting
Born: January 21, 1968
Place of birth: Busan, South Korea
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).
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Filmography
35 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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Bless the Congressman
2027
6.9
Virus
2025
7.2
About Family
2024
7.3
The Frog
2024NR
Here for Promo
2024
6.4
Noryang: Deadly Sea
2023
7.1
Escape from Mogadishu
2021
7.5
Another Child
2019
6.6
Dark Figure of Crime
2018
8.0
1987: When the Day Comes
2017
6.8
The Fortress
2017
7.2
Will You Be There
2016
6.9
The Priests
2015
6.6
The Classified File
2015
6.9
C'est Si Bon
2015
6.9
Tazza: The Hidden Card
2014
6.9
Sea Fog
2014
7.4
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013
6.8
South Bound
2013
6.8
The Thieves
2012
6.9
Punch
2011
7.3
The Yellow Sea
2010
6.8
Woochi: The Demon Slayer
2009
6.3
Running Turtle
2009
7.8
The Chaser
2008
6.8
The Happy Life
2007
6.9
Tazza: The High Rollers
2006
5.8
Like a Virgin
2006
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Love Me When You Can
2006
6.2
Running Wild
2006
6.6
My Girl and I
2005
6.5
All for Love
2005
8.8
Resurrection
2005
7.2
To Catch a Virgin Ghost
2004
6.9
The Big Swindle
2004
5.3
Oollala Sisters
2002
4.6
Kiss Me Much
2001
10.0
The Young Lover
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White Blast
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Blue Skies of Jeju Island
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