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Kim Yoon-seok is a Actor Sud coréen born on 21 january 1968

Kim Yoon-seok

Kim Yoon-seok
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Nationality Coree du sud
Birth 21 january 1968 (56 years)

Kim Yoon-seok (born January 21, 1968) is a South Korean actor. 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).

Usually with

Joo Jin-mo
Joo Jin-mo
(6 films)
Kim Sang-ho
Kim Sang-ho
(6 films)
Yoo Hae-jin
Yoo Hae-jin
(5 films)
Nam Na-yeong
Nam Na-yeong
(5 films)
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Filmography of Kim Yoon-seok (23 films)

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Actor

Dark Figure of Crime, 1h50
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Kim Yoon-seok, Ju Ji-hoon, Moon Jung-hee, Joo Jin-mo
Roles Kim Hyeong-min
Rating66% 3.3481553.3481553.3481553.3481553.348155
Un policier et un homme ayant avoué plusieurs meurtres se lancent dans une violente confrontation.
1987: When the Day Comes, 2h9
Directed by Jang Joon-hwan
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jeong-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri, Lee Hee-joon, Ko Chang-seok
Roles Park Cheo-won
Rating78% 3.9006853.9006853.9006853.9006853.900685
En 1987, durant les manifestations démocratiques de juin, l'étudiant et militant pro-démocratie Park Jong-chul est arrêté par la police, puis torturé à mort. La police et le gouvernement tentent ensuite d'étouffer son cas, mais des médias et d'autres étudiants se mobilisent pour faire éclater la vérité.
The Fortress, 2h19
Directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Actors Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yoon-seok, Park Hae-il, Go Soo
Roles Kim Sang-heon
Rating67% 3.396353.396353.396353.396353.39635
Durant l'hiver 1636, alors que les Qings conquièrent la Chine, ils se tournent vers le royaume vassal de Joseon, en Corée, resté fidèle aux Mings. Le roi Injo et ses hommes refusent de se soumettre, retranchés dans une forteresse dans les montagnes de Namhansanseong. Tandis que l'ennemi est à ses portes, prêt à l'envahir, le roi est confronté aux avis divergents de deux de ses ministres. Alors que l'un, le ministre de l'intérieur Choi Myung-kil, le supplie de se remettre à l'envahisseur, Kim Sang-hun, chargé des rites préfère éviter l'humiliation de sa nation et se battre jusqu'au bout. Dans un hiver glacial, alors que le roi est malade et ses hommes souffrent du froid et de la faim, l'ultime bataille va se jouer autour de cette forteresse.
C'est Si Bon, 2h2
Directed by Kim Hyeon-seok
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Jung Woo, Kim Yoon-seok, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Hee-ae, Jin Goo, Jang Hyun-sung
Roles Oh Geun-tae (40s)
Rating3% 0.1772580.1772580.1772580.1772580.177258
In the late 1960s, C'est si bon was the music lounge every unknown acoustic band dreamed of playing, and where Korea's leading folk musicians were born. It is where Geun-tae, a naïve country boy, meets musical prodigies and rivals Hyung-joo and Chang-sik. Together they form a band and name themselves after the iconic venue — the C'est si bon Trio. As the three young musicians bicker over their music, beautiful socialite Ja-young enters the picture and becomes their muse, launching a series of moving love songs. Ja-young falls for the pure-hearted Geun-tae, but they part ways when she accepts a once-in-lifetime shot at an acting career. 20 years later in the 1990s, Geun-tae and Ja-young meet again.
The Classified File, 1h48
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Hae-jin, Jang Young-nam, Lee Jae-yong, Park Hyo-joo
Roles Gong Gil-yong
Rating64% 3.249693.249693.249693.249693.24969
A young girl named Eun-joo has gone missing in Busan in 1978. Without any contact from the kidnapper in the past two weeks and no further leads or clues, the police assume that she's dead. Eun-joo's desperate mother turns to renowned fortune-teller Kim Joong-san, who tells her that her daughter is still alive and that she can be saved if they enlist the help of veteran detective Gong Gil-yong. Despite his skepticism, Gil-yong accepts the case. When one of Joong-san's premonitions about the investigation comes true, Gil-yong begins to believe in his psychic abilities, and the two men team up in an unlikely partnership to find Eun-joo and bring her home.
Sea Fog
Sea Fog (2014)
, 1h50
Directed by Shim Sung-bo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kim Yoon-seok, Song Joong-ki, Park Yoochun, Han Ye-ri, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sang-ho
Roles Captain
Rating67% 3.3998653.3998653.3998653.3998653.399865
The 69-ton fishing vessel Jeonjinho fails to catch as much fish as its crew had hoped. To make more money, the crew decides to smuggle thirty illegal immigrants into Korea. But things don't go according to plan when the Jeonjinho encounters heavy fog, rain and waves on its return journey, while also being chased by a ship from the South Korean Maritime Police. On orders from the captain, several crew members hide the illegal immigrants inside the fishing tank, where they are in danger of suffocating to death. Amid the chaos, the youngest crew member Dong-sik tries to protect a young female migrant whom he'd fallen in love with.
Tazza: The Hidden Card, 2h27
Directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors T.O.P, Shin Se-kyung, Kim Yoon-seok, Jung Yun-seok, Yoo Hae-jin, Kwak Do-won
Roles Ah-gwi
Rating68% 3.40143.40143.40143.40143.4014
Dae-gil, a young man with a natural-born talent in gambling, makes a dazzling debut as a gambler, which leads to a reunion with his first love, Mi-na. However, in the world of card sharks and con artists, a web of conspiracy and betrayal makes Dae-gil the scapegoat of a deal gone wrong and he is forced to go on the run. He plans his revenge and prepares for one big, fateful game, as Mi-na helps him every step of the way.
Hwayi: A Monster Boy, 2h5
Directed by Jang Joon-hwan, Jang Joon-hwan
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Kim Yoon-seok, Yeo Jin-goo, Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Yoon-seok, Jo Jin-woong, Jo Jin-woong
Roles Seok-tae
Rating70% 3.505883.505883.505883.505883.50588
In the middle of a forest, a notorious five-member crime organization lives together on a deserted farm. One day, following a plan
Doomsday Book, 1h53
Directed by Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Dystopian films, Impact events in fiction, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Kang Dong-won, Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Kang-woo, Kim Yoon-seok, Park Hae-il, Im Soo-jeong
Rating58% 2.904822.904822.904822.904822.90482
(Hangul: 멋진 신세계; RR: Mutjin Sinsegye) Left alone after his parents go abroad on a holiday with his sister, geeky research scientist Yoon Seok-woo (Ryoo Seung-bum) disposes of the accumulated rubbish in the family flat, which includes a rotten apple. Via the waste disposal system, the apple enters the food chain via recycled feed for cows. Seok-woo and his date, Kim Yoo-min (Go Joon-hee), end up eating the toxic beef during a barbecue one evening, and soon they and the rest of the population become flesh-eating zombies.
The Thieves, 2h10
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Jang Hyuk, Lee Jung-jae, Soo Ae, Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Simon Yam
Roles Macao Park
Rating67% 3.398293.398293.398293.398293.39829
Posing as mother and daughter, two professional thieves — middle-aged Chewing Gum (Kim Hae-sook) and young cat burglar Yenicall (Jun Ji-hyun) — rob the wealthy owner of Leesung Gallery (Shin Ha-kyun) of a rare artifact he bought from notorious Chinese fence Wei Hong (Ki Gook-seo). The theft is organized by team leader Popie (Lee Jung-jae), helped by his associate Zampano (Kim Soo-hyun). The next day they are visited by a police detective (Ju Jin-mo) who is hot on Popie's trail. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Chinese veteran thief Chen (Simon Yam), along with Jonny (Derek Tsang) and Korean-Chinese Andrew (Oh Dal-su), are robbing a jewelry shop. Afterwards, they are joined by Julie (Angelica Lee), the daughter of a professional safecracker.
Punch
Punch (2011)
, 1h50
Directed by Lee Han
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films
Actors Yoo Ah-in, Kim Yoon-seok, Park Hyo-joo, Ahn Gil-kang, Kim Young-jae, Kim Sang-ho
Roles Lee Dong-joo
Rating72% 3.635633.635633.635633.635633.63563
Eighteen-year-old Do Wan-deuk (Yoo Ah-in) lives with his hunchback father Gak-seol (Park Su-yeong) and stuttering uncle Min-gu (Kim Young-jae), former cabaret clowns now having to work in open-air markets after the closure of the nightclub they used for many years. Wan-deuk never knew his mother, who walked out 17 years ago, and has become a young brawler. His unconventional high school teacher, Lee Dong-ju (Kim Yoon-seok), who treats all his students with equal harshness, lives on the rooftop next door and is always on Wan-deuk's back. Both are perpetually insulted by a grouchy neighbor (Kim Sang-ho), who lives with his younger sister Lee Ho-jeong (Park Hyo-joo), a writer of "existential martial arts novels" under the pen-name Moonbow. When Gak-seol and Min-ju start going on the road looking for work, Gak-seol asks Dong-ju to keep an eye on his son, and the two become closer. Dong-ju tells Wan-deuk his mother, Lee Suk-gi (Jasmine B. Lee) is actually a Filipina and working in a restaurant in Seongnam, a satellite city south of Seoul. Thanks to Dong-ju, mother and son finally meet for the first time. Meanwhile, Jeong Yun-ha (Kang Byul), the brightest pupil in class, has taken a liking to Wan-deuk after splitting with her boyfriend Hyeok-ju (Kim Dong-yeong). When Wan-deuk takes up kickboxing to funnel his aggression, Yun-ha helps him. But just when Wan-deuk has come to rely on Dong-ju's tutorship, the latter is arrested by the police for helping illegal immigrant workers.
The Yellow Sea, 2h21
Directed by Na Hong-jin
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Ha Jeong-woo, Kim Yoon-seok, Jo Sung-ha, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-joon, Jung Man-sik
Roles Myun Jeong-hak
Rating73% 3.6500053.6500053.6500053.6500053.650005
In northeastern Chinese city of Yanji in Yanbian Prefecture, Gu-nam (Ha Jung-woo), an ethnic Korean, or Joseonjok, toils away as a taxi driver. When not working, he is often found at gambling halls. Gu-nam is now in serious debt. His wife left to work in South Korea and promised to send money back. He has yet to hear from her and is tormented by nightmares of her having an extra-marital affair. To make matters worse, Gu-nam is fired from his job and debt collectors take most of his severance pay.
Running Turtle, 1h57
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jung Kyung-ho, Kim Yoon-seok, Kyeon Mi-ri, Choi Kwon, Sunwoo Sun, Shin Jung-geun
Roles Detective Phil-sung
Rating65% 3.29083.29083.29083.29083.2908
Jo Pil-seong is an idle detective who spends his time scratching off lottery tickets in his office, while his wife and children work in a manwha shop. Pil-seong secretly takes his wife's emergency money of ₩300,000 and tells his friend to bet it on a bull name Gomi in a bullfight. Gomi is declared as a winner, and Pil-seong's friends celebrate their victory later that night as they wait for him to arrive.
Woochi: The Demon Slayer, 2h16
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films based on mythology
Actors Kang Dong-won, Im Soo-jeong, Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Hae-jin, Baek Yun-shik, Joo Jin-mo
Roles Hwa-dam
Rating65% 3.2984653.2984653.2984653.2984653.298465
500 years ago in the Joseon Dynasty. The Flute of the prophecy has fallen into the evil hands of the goblins, propelling the world into a whirlwind of disorder. The ancient Taoist wizards turn to the greatest ascetics of their time, the Master (Baek Yoon-sik) and Hwadam (Kim Yoon-seok) for help in vanquishing the goblins and trust each wizard with one half of the Flute. Meanwhile, the Master’s rascal student Jeon Woochi (Kang Dong-won) tricks the king with the art of transformation and creates a fiasco, which makes the three Taoist wizards and Hwadam visit the Master. But they find the Master murdered and his half of the Flute missing. Woochi is framed for the murder, and as punishment he and his trusty dog Chorangyi (Yoo Hae-jin) are imprisoned inside a scroll by the wizards.
The Chaser
The Chaser (2008)
, 2h3
Directed by Na Hong-jin
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Seo Young-hee, Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jeong-woo, Kim Yoo-jung, Park Hyo-joo
Roles Jung-ho
Rating77% 3.89943.89943.89943.89943.8994
Eom Joong-ho is a dishonest ex-detective turned pimp who is in financial trouble because two of his girls have gone missing. One night he sends Mi-jin, one of his few remaining girls, to a customer. But he later realizes that this is the same person who was the last to see his missing girls. Believing that this man is reselling his women, he goes to look for Mi-jin. On the way he contacts his old police task force to ask for some help. But they cannot assist because the mayor of Seoul, whom they are guarding, has just been attacked with human feces during a walkabout. The police are now preoccupied with a media storm because they have suffered humiliation for failing to protect the mayor.