Kim Yun-seok
Date of birth: 1968-01-21
Place of birth: Busan, South Korea
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 김윤석, Yoon-seok Kim, Yun-seok Kim, Kim Yoon-suk, Yoon-suk Kim, 金允錫, キム・ユンソク, کیم یون سئوک, 金允石, 金倫奭, Kim Yoon-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).
Movie Credits
Running Turtle
2009-06-11
Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective with a gambling addiction, is on the brink of losing his job when he
Woochi: The Demon Slayer
2009-12-23
Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of
The Chaser
2008-02-14
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have r
The Big Swindle
2004-04-15
After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since Choi Chang-hyuk's release from jail. But
Tazza: The High Rollers
2006-09-28
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after
Oollala Sisters
2002-04-26
Cho Eun-ja is the president of Club LaLa, which has been a family business for three generations. It
Punch
2011-10-20
A deadbeat teacher helps an angry, aimless teenager find direction in life during his final year of
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013-10-09
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is
The Thieves
2012-07-25
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heav
The Yellow Sea
2010-12-22
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing w
Happy Life
2007-09-12
Three old friends who used to be part of a rock band reunite at the fourth member's funeral. They de
Sea Fog
2014-08-13
A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from Ch
Tazza: The Hidden Card
2014-09-03
Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was
About Family
2024-12-11
Mu-ok is the self-made owner of the established restaurant 'Pyongmanok' that has been drawing long l
White Blast
At a remote train station covered in heavy snow, a station master Gap-su is facing the last day of h
The Classified File
2015-06-18
A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom no one expects to be ali
C'est Si Bon
2015-02-05
A beautiful socialite enters the lives of three bickering musicians and inspires them to write a ser
The Priests
2015-11-05
To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.
To Catch a Virgin Ghost
2004-08-13
Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e r
Will You Be There
2016-12-14
Soo-hyun comes across magical pills that allow him to go back and forth in time. 30 years to the pas
South Bound
2013-02-07
Hae-gap is a director who makes anti-government documentary films. One day, Hae-gap’s son, Na-ra, ru
The Fortress
2017-10-03
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Min
1987: When the Day Comes
2017-12-27
In January 1987, a 22-year-old college student dies during a police interrogation. Under the orders
All for Love
2005-10-07
A romantic comedy which portrays the most beautiful period in the lives of different couples who hav
Dark Figure of Crime
2018-10-03
A serial killer is caught for his seventh murder. A cop tries to solve the first six cases with the
Running Wild
2006-01-13
A homicide detective joins forces with a prosecutor to avenged the murder of his half-brother. The a
Like a Virgin
2006-08-31
A chubby high school student participatee in a sports competition to win a cash prize for sex change
Another Child
2019-04-11
Teenage girls suffer from conflicts from their parents' affairs. A baby from the affair is born, and
Escape from Mogadishu
2021-07-28
Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mo
Virus
2025-05-07
A mysterious virus spreads out. Anyone infected feels the emotion of love, and the emotion amplifies
Kiss Me Much
2001-08-31
The life of a happy family is thrown into turmoil when they are given 30 days to pay back a relative
Noryang: Deadly Sea
2023-12-20
The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. Admiral Yi Sun-shin learns that the Wa i
My Girl and I
2005-12-22
Su-ho is a plain high school boy, and Su-eun is a bright and beautiful girl in the same school. For
The Young Lover
1994-10-29
Jung-yub is besotted with his stepdaughter Yun-hee and their relationship goes beyond father-daughte