Song Kang-ho
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1967
- Birthplace
- Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
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.
Filmography
- Drishyam
Drishyam TBA
Producer
- Memories, Retour Sur les Lieux du Crime
Memories, Retour Sur les Lieux du Crime TBA
as Self
- Reunion
Reunion TBA
as Seong-jun
Gardeners TBA
as Choi Young-il
One Win 2024
as Kim Woo-jin
Cobweb 2023
as Director Kim
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony 2023
as Self
Emergency Declaration 2022
as Gu In-ho
Broker 2022
as Sang-hyun
The King's Letters 2019
as King Sejong
Parasite 2019
as Kim Ki-taek
The Drug King 2018
as Lee Doo-sam
Memories, Back to the Crime Scenes 2018
as Self
A Taxi Driver 2017
as Kim Man-seob
Decades Apart 2017
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Age of Shadows 2016
as Lee Jung-chool
The Throne 2015
as King Yeongjo
The Interview 2014
as Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
The Attorney 2013
as Song Woo-seok
Where is my DVD? 2013
as Self
The Face Reader 2013
as Nae-kyung
Snowpiercer 2013
as Namgoong Minsu
Day Trip 2012
as Teacher
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema 2012
as Self
Howling 2012
as Jo Sang-gil
Hindsight 2011
as Du-heon
Making of Thirst 2010
Actor
A Little Pond 2010
as Police officer
Secret Reunion 2010
as Lee Han-kyu
Thirst 2009
as Priest Sang-hyeon
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 2008
as Yoon Tae-goo
Secret Sunshine 2007
as Kim Jong-chan
The Show Must Go On 2007
as Kang In-goo
The Host 2006
as Park Gang-du
The Process of Mr. Vengeance 2005
as Self
Making Memories of Murder 2005
as Self
Lady Vengeance 2005
as Assassin 1
Antarctic Journal 2005
as Choi Do-hyung
- The Power of Love
The Power of Love 2004
Actor
The President's Barber 2004
as Seong Han-mo
Memories of Murder 2003
as Detective Park Doo-man
YMCA Baseball Team 2002
as Lee Ho-chang
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 2002
as Dong-jin
Joint Security Area 2000
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Foul King 2000
as Lim Dae-ho
Shiri 1999
as Lee Jang-gil
The Quiet Family 1998
as Young-min
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie 1997
as Big Eyes
No. 3 1997
as Jo-pil
Green Fish 1997
as Pan-su
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well 1996
as Dong-suk
Credits from TMDB.