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).
Filmography
Virus
2025
as Lee Gyun
About Family
2024
as Mu-ok
Noryang: Deadly Sea
2023
as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Escape from Mogadishu
2021
as Ambassador Han Shin-sung
Another Child
2019
as Dae-won
Dark Figure of Crime
2018
as Kim Hyeong-min
1987: When the Day Comes
2017
as Park Cheo-won
The Fortress
2017
as Kim Sang-heon
Will You Be There
2016
as Soo-hyun
The Priests
2015
as Father Kim
The Classified File
2015
as Gong Gil-yong
C'est Si Bon
2015
as Oh Geun-tae (40s)
Tazza: The Hidden Card
2014
as Ah-gwi
Sea Fog
2014
as Captain
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013
as Seok-tae
South Bound
2013
as Choi Hae-gap
The Thieves
2012
as Macao Park
Punch
2011
as Lee Dong-joo
The Yellow Sea
2010
as Myun Jung-hak
Woochi: The Demon Slayer
2009
as Hwa-dam
Running Turtle
2009
as Detective Phil-sung
The Chaser
2008
as Eom Jung-ho
The Happy Life
2007
as Seong-wook
Tazza: The High Rollers
2006
as Ah-gwi