Song Kang-ho
44 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 17, 1967 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Also known as
- Song Kang Ho · Song Kangho · Song Gang-ho · Сун Ган-ху
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).
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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).
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Known for
Song Kang-ho: movies and TV shows
Acting (45)
- Upcoming Gardeners
as Choi Young-il
- Upcoming Reunion
as Seong-jun
- 2024 One Win
as Kim Woo-jin
- 2024
- 2023 Cobweb
as Director Kim
- 2023
- 2022 Emergency Declaration
as Gu In-ho
- 2022 Broker
as Sang-hyun
- 2019 The King's Letters
as King Sejong
- 2019 Parasite
as Kim Ki-taek
- 2018 The Drug King
as Lee Doo-sam
- 2017 A Taxi Driver
as Kim Man-seob
- 2017 Decades Apart
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- 2016 The Age of Shadows
as Lee Jung-chool
- 2015 The Throne
as King Yeongjo
- 2014 The Interview
as Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
- 2013 The Attorney
as Song Woo-seok
- 2013 The Face Reader
as Nae-kyung
- 2013 Snowpiercer
as Namgoong Minsu
- 2012 Day Trip
as Teacher
- 2012 Howling
as Jo Sang-gil
- 2011 Hindsight
as Du-heon
- 2010
- 2010 A Little Pond
as Police officer
- 2010 Secret Reunion
as Lee Han-kyu
- 2009 Thirst
as Priest Sang-hyeon
- 2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird
as Yoon Tae-goo
- 2007 Secret Sunshine
as Kim Jong-chan
- 2007 The Show Must Go On
as Kang In-goo
- 2006 The Host
as Park Gang-du
- 2005 Lady Vengeance
as Assassin 1
- 2005 Antarctic Journal
as Choi Do-hyung
- 2004
- 2004 The President's Barber
as Seong Han-mo
- 2003 Memories of Murder
as Detective Park Doo-man
- 2002 YMCA Baseball Team
as Lee Ho-chang
- 2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
as Dong-jin
- 2000 Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
- 2000 The Foul King
as Lim Dae-ho
- 1999 Shiri
as Lee Jang-gil
- 1998 The Quiet Family
as Young-min
- 1997 No. 3
as Jo-pil
- 1997 Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
as Big Eyes
- 1997 Green Fish
as Pan-su
- 1996 The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
as Dong-suk
Behind the camera (1)
- Upcoming Drishyam
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2025 New Old Boy : Dir. Park
2 episodes
- 2023
- 2022 Just an Excuse
1 episode
- 2022
- 2021 The Game Caterers
2 episodes
- 2021 Next Entertainment, Visionary
1 episode
- 2020 IU's Palette
1 episode
- 2019 Modern Korea
1 episode
- 2018
- 2018 Journalism Talk Show J
1 episode
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012 Baeksang Arts Awards
1 episode
- 2005
- 2005
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode