Song Kang-ho

Biography

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

Parasite

BEEF

The Game Caterers

Just an Excuse

The Oscars

Baeksang Arts Awards

Memories of Murder

Snowpiercer

All Movies (50)

• One Win2024 · as Kim Woo-jin
• Cobweb2023 · as Director Kim
• Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony2023 · as Self
• Emergency Declaration2022 · as Gu In-ho
• Broker2022 · as Sang-hyun
• The King's Letters2019 · as King Sejong
• Parasite2019 · as Kim Ki-taek
• The Drug King2018 · as Lee Doo-sam
• Memories2018 · as Self
• A Taxi Driver2017 · as Kim Man-seob
• Decades Apart2017 · as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
• The Age of Shadows2016 · as Lee Jung-chool
• The Throne2015 · as King Yeongjo
• The Interview2014 · as Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
• The Attorney2013 · as Song Woo-seok
• Where is my DVD?2013 · as Self
• The Face Reader2013 · as Nae-kyung
• Snowpiercer2013 · as Namgoong Minsu
• Day Trip2012 · as Teacher
• Ari Ari the Korean Cinema2012 · as Self
• Howling2012 · as Jo Sang-gil
• Hindsight2011 · as Du-heon
• Making of Thirst2010
• A Little Pond2010 · as Police officer
• Secret Reunion2010 · as Lee Han-kyu
• Thirst2009 · as Priest Sang-hyeon
• The Good, the Bad, the Weird2008 · as Yoon Tae-goo
• Secret Sunshine2007 · as Kim Jong-chan
• The Show Must Go On2007 · as Kang In-goo
• The Host2006 · as Park Gang-du
• The Process of Mr. Vengeance2005 · as Self
• Making Memories of Murder2005 · as Self
• Lady Vengeance2005 · as Assassin 1
• Antarctic Journal2005 · as Choi Do-hyung
• The Power of Love2004
• The President's Barber2004 · as Seong Han-mo
• Memories of Murder2003 · as Detective Park Doo-man
• YMCA Baseball Team2002 · as Lee Ho-chang
• Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002 · as Dong-jin
• Joint Security Area2000 · as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
• The Foul King2000 · as Lim Dae-ho
• Shiri1999 · as Lee Jang-gil
• The Quiet Family1998 · as Young-min
• No. 31997 · as Jo-pil
• Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie1997 · as Big Eyes
• Green Fish1997 · as Pan-su
• The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well1996 · as Dong-suk
• Kung Fu Soccer—
• Gardeners— · as Choi Young-il
• Reunion— · as Seong-jun

All TV Shows (12)

• New Old Boy : Dir. Park2025 · as Self
• Uncle Samsik2024 · as Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
• BEEF2023 · as Dr. Kim
• Just an Excuse2022 · as Self
• Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies2022 · as Self
• The Game Caterers2021 · as Self
• Next Entertainment, Visionary2021 · as Self
• IU's Palette2020 · as Self - Guest
• Modern Korea2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Journalism Talk Show J2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Baeksang Arts Awards2012 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self