Kim Jong-soo (actor)
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| Kim Jong-soo | |
|---|---|
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| Born | November 30, 1964 Busan, South Korea |
| Alma mater | University of Ulsan (Department of Chemistry) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Agent | Artist Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종수 |
| Hanja | 金種水 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jong Su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chong Su |
Kim Jong-Soo (Hangul: 김종수; hanja: 金種水; born November 30, 1964) is a South Korean actor.[1] He is best known for his supporting role in Kingdom, The Emperor: Owner of the Mask and Snowdrop.
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Career
In 1984, Kim joined the Whales Theatre and began his career in 1985 directing plays such as Beautiful Autograph, Tropical Thief Story, and My Lime Orange Tree.[2][3] He debuted in the 2007 South Korean drama film Secret Sunshine as the new president and starred in the film Poongsan (2011) as the North Korean defector.[4][5]
Most recently, he has been featured in the films: The Map Against the World (2016), Asura: The City Of Madness (2016), Our Love Story (2016), Tunnel (2017), Drug King (2018) and Money (2019).[6] According to Artist Company, he is known as "a veteran actor who has a track record of over 70 theatre productions".[7][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Secret Sunshine | New President | |
| 2008 | Romantic Island | Mover | |
| 2009 | Wish | Cosmetic boss | |
| 2010 | No Mercy | Attorney | |
| 2011 | Play | Club boss | |
| Poongsan | North Korean defector | ||
| 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Manager Jang | |
| Home Sweet Home | NA | ||
| Mr. XXX-Kisser | Director Jung | ||
| 2013 | Fists of Legends | Editor in chief | |
| 2014 | Man in Love | Chief of security (Prison) | |
| 2015 | Mongolian Princess | Movie actor | |
| Twenty | Dong-woo's uncle | ||
| The Unfair | Kkeunson | ||
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | Head Judge Park Chung-jik | |
| One Way Trip | Team Leader Oh | ||
| Insane | Director Cha | ||
| The Boys Who Cried Wolf | Goh Suk-tae | ||
| Horror Stories 3 | Gray-haired old man | ||
| Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | Noble man | ||
| Tunnel | Drilling company executive | Special appearance | |
| The Map Against the World | Kim Byung-hak | ||
| Asura: The City of Madness | Eun Choong-ho | ||
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | Yong-Hwan | |
| The Poet and the Boy | CEO of Dongin | ||
| Room No.7 | Real estate agent | Special appearance | |
| 1987: When the Day Comes | Park Jung-ki | ||
| 2018 | The Spy Gone North | CEO Kim | |
| Dark Figure of Crime | Captain Masoo | ||
| The Drug King | Choi Kwang-hyun | ||
| 2019 | Extreme Job | Chicken restaurant owner | |
| Innocent Witness | Man-ho | ||
| Money | Department Head Kim | ||
| The Fault Is Not Yours | Hospital Director | ||
| Start-Up | President Kong | ||
| Baseball Girl | Coach Park | ||
| 2020 | Samjin Company English Class | Bong Hyun-chul | |
| 2022 | Hunt | Director Ahn | |
| Life Is Beautiful | [9] | ||
| 2023 | Phantom | a projectionist[10] | Special appearance |
| Dream | Kim Hwan-dong | ||
| Smugglers | Lee Jang-chun[11][12] | ||
| TBA | Possession | President Hwang[13] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Friend, Our Legend | Dong-su's father | |
| 2013 | The Prime Minister and I | Kong Taek-soo | |
| 2014 | Three Days | Byeon Tae-hoon | |
| Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Department Head Kim Boo-ryeon | ||
| 2015 | The Jinbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War | Hwang Yoon-gil | |
| The Producers | Baek Bo-sun | ||
| Six Flying Dragons | Lee Saek | ||
| 2016 | Pied Pieper | Yang Chung-jang | TVN |
| A Beautiful Mind | Shin Dong-jae | ||
| 2017 | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Joo Jin-myung | |
| Distorted | Min Young-ho | ||
| Argon | So Tae-seob | ||
| 2018 | Queen of Mystery 2 | Shin Jang-goo | |
| 2019 | Haechi | Lee Yi-kyum | |
| Vagabond | NIS Director General An | ||
| The Lies Within | Kim Seung-cheol | ||
| 2021–2022 | Snowdrop | Kim Man-dong | |
| 2023 | My Perfect Stranger | Byung-gu | [14] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kingdom | Kim Soon | Season 1 |
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