
Kim Yoon-seok
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 21, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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
- Blue Skies of Jeju Island
Blue Skies of Jeju Island TBA
Actor

White Blast 2026
as Gap-su

Virus 2025
as Lee Gyun, Adaptation

About Family 2024
as Mu-ok

Noryang: Deadly Sea 2023
as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin

Escape from Mogadishu 2021
as Ambassador Han Shin-sung

Another Child 2019
as Kwon Dae-won, Director, Writer

Dark Figure of Crime 2018
as Kim Hyeong-min

1987: When the Day Comes 2017
as Park Cheo-won

The Fortress 2017
as Kim Sang-heon

Will You Be There 2016
as Soo-hyun

The Priests 2015
as Father Kim

The Classified File 2015
as Gong Gil-yong

C'est Si Bon 2015
as Oh Geun-tae (40s)

Tazza: The Hidden Card 2014
as Ah-gwi

Sea Fog 2014
as Captain

Hwayi: A Monster Boy 2013
as Seok-tae

South Bound 2013
as Choi Hae-gap, Adaptation

The Thieves 2012
as Macao Park

Punch 2011
as Lee Dong-joo

The Yellow Sea 2010
as Myun Jung-hak

Woochi: The Demon Slayer 2009
as Hwa-dam

Running Turtle 2009
as Detective Phil-sung

The Chaser 2008
as Eom Jung-ho

The Happy Life 2007
as Seong-wook

Tazza: The High Rollers 2006
as Ah-gwi

Like a Virgin 2006
as Dong-ku's Father

Running Wild 2006
as Ju Hyun-tae

My Girl and I 2005
as Biology Teacher

All for Love 2005
as Dong-man

To Catch a Virgin Ghost 2004
as Hak-gyu

The Big Swindle 2004
as Detective Lee

Oollala Sisters 2002
as Sachae Quik

Kiss Me Much 2001
as Bailiff 1

The Young Lover 1994
as Student at karaoke
Credits from TMDB.