Cast & creator
Song Kang-ho
Best known for Parasite, BEEF, The Game Caterers
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.
Also known as: Song Kang Ho, Song Kangho, Song Gang-ho, Сун Ган-ху
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Filmography (62)
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Parasite
Kim Ki-taek
2019
BEEF
Dr. Kim
2023
The Game Caterers
Self
2021
Just an Excuse
Self
2022
The Oscars
Self
1953
Snowpiercer
Namgoong Minsu
2013
The Interview
Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
2014
Memories of Murder
Detective Park Doo-man
2003
IU's Palette
Self - Guest
2020
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self
2012
The Host
Park Gang-du
2006
Lady Vengeance
Assassin 1
2005
Uncle Samsik
Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
2024
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self
2021
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Dong-jin
2002
Joint Security Area
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
2000
Broker
Sang-hyun
2022
A Taxi Driver
Kim Man-seob
2017
Emergency Declaration
Gu In-ho
2022
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Yoon Tae-goo
2008
Journalism Talk Show J
Self (archive footage)
2018
Modern Korea
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Age of Shadows
Lee Jung-chool
2016
Thirst
Priest Sang-hyeon
2009
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Self
2022
Cobweb
Director Kim
2023
Secret Sunshine
Kim Jong-chan
2007
The Attorney
Song Woo-seok
2013
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
Self
2025
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
Dong-suk
1996
Shiri
Lee Jang-gil
1999
The Drug King
Lee Doo-sam
2018
The Face Reader
Nae-kyung
2013
Green Fish
Pan-su
1997
Secret Reunion
Lee Han-kyu
2010
The Foul King
Lim Dae-ho
2000
Hindsight
Du-heon
2011
The Throne
King Yeongjo
2015
The Quiet Family
Young-min
1998
One Win
Kim Woo-jin
2024
A Little Pond
Police officer
2010
The King's Letters
King Sejong
2019
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
Big Eyes
1997
Howling
Jo Sang-gil
2012
Antarctic Journal
Choi Do-hyung
2005
The President's Barber
Seong Han-mo
2004
No. 3
Jo-pil
1997
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Self
2023
Where is my DVD?
Self
2013
YMCA Baseball Team
Lee Ho-chang
2002
Making Memories of Murder
Self
2005
The Show Must Go On
Kang In-goo
2007
Decades Apart
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
2017
Gardeners
Choi Young-il
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Self
2012
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
Self
2005
Memories
Self
2018
Day Trip
Teacher
2012Drishyam
Producer
The Power of Love
2004
Making of Thirst
2010Reunion
Seong-jun