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Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yun-seok

Born: 1968-01-21 • 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).

Filmography
Virus poster
Virus
2025 • Lee Gyun
About Family poster
About Family
2024 • Mu-ok
Noryang: Deadly Sea poster
Noryang: Deadly Sea
2023 • Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Escape from Mogadishu poster
Escape from Mogadishu
2021 • Ambassador Han Shin-sung
Another Child poster
Another Child
2019 • Dae-won
Dark Figure of Crime poster
Dark Figure of Crime
2018 • Kim Hyeong-min
1987: When the Day Comes poster
1987: When the Day Comes
2017 • Park Cheo-won
The Fortress poster
The Fortress
2017 • Kim Sang-heon
Will You Be There poster
Will You Be There
2016 • Soo-hyun
The Priests poster
The Priests
2015 • Father Kim
The Classified File poster
The Classified File
2015 • Gong Gil-yong
C'est Si Bon poster
C'est Si Bon
2015 • Oh Geun-tae (40s)
Tazza: The Hidden Card poster
Tazza: The Hidden Card
2014 • Ah-gwi
Sea Fog poster
Sea Fog
2014 • Captain
Hwayi: A Monster Boy poster
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013 • Seok-tae
South Bound poster
South Bound
2013 • Choi Hae-gap
The Thieves poster
The Thieves
2012 • Macao Park
Punch poster
Punch
2011 • Lee Dong-joo
The Yellow Sea poster
The Yellow Sea
2010 • Myeon Jeong-hak
Woochi: The Demon Slayer poster
Woochi: The Demon Slayer
2009 • Hwa-dam
Running Turtle poster
Running Turtle
2009 • Detective Phil-sung
The Chaser poster
The Chaser
2008 • Jung-ho
Happy Life poster
Happy Life
2007 • Seong-wook
Tazza: The High Rollers poster
Tazza: The High Rollers
2006 • Ah-gwi
Like a Virgin poster
Like a Virgin
2006 • Dong-ku's Father
Running Wild poster
Running Wild
2006 • Ju Hyun-tae
My Girl and I poster
My Girl and I
2005 • Biology Teacher
All for Love poster
All for Love
2005 • Dong-man
To Catch a Virgin Ghost poster
To Catch a Virgin Ghost
2004 • Hak-gyu
The Big Swindle poster
The Big Swindle
2004 • Detective Lee
Oollala Sisters poster
Oollala Sisters
2002 • Sachae Quik
Kiss Me Much poster
Kiss Me Much
2001 • Bailiff 1
The Young Lover poster
The Young Lover
1994 • Student at karaoke
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White Blast
— • Gap-su
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Blue Skies of Jeju Island