
Cast
Song Kang-ho
Acting
Cast
Song Kang-ho
Known for
Acting
Born
1967-01-17
From
Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Also known as 송강호, Song Kang Ho, Song Kangho
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). 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.

Parasite
as Kim Ki-taek

Snowpiercer
as Namgoong Minsu

Memories of Murder
as Detective Park Doo-man

The Host
as Park Gang-du

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
as Dong-jin

Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

A Taxi Driver
as Kim Man-seob

Thirst
as Priest Sang-hyeon

Lady Vengeance
as Assassin 1

Emergency Declaration
as Gu In-ho

Broker
as Sang-hyun

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
as Yoon Tae-goo

The Attorney
as Song Woo-seok

The Age of Shadows
as Lee Jung-chool

The Drug King
as Lee Doo-sam

Cobweb
as Director Kim

The Quiet Family
as Young-min

The Face Reader
as Nae-kyung

Shiri
as Lee Jang-gil

Secret Reunion
as Lee Han-kyu

Secret Sunshine
as Kim Jong-chan

One Win
as Kim Woo-jin

The Throne
as King Yeongjo

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
as Dong-suk

Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
as Big Eyes

Shaolin Women's Soccer

The King's Letters
as King Sejong

Antarctic Journal
as Choi Do-hyung

Hindsight
as Du-heon

Green Fish
as Pan-su

Howling
as Jo Sang-gil

The Foul King
as Lim Dae-ho

YMCA Baseball Team
as Lee Ho-chang

Where is my DVD?
as Self

The President's Barber
as Seong Han-mo

No. 3
as Jo-pil

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as Self

Decades Apart
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

The Show Must Go On
as Kang In-goo

A Little Pond
as Police officer (cameo)

Making Memories of Murder
as Self

Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
as Self

Memories
as Self

Day Trip
as Teacher

The Power of Love

Gardeners
as Choi Young-il

The Process of Mr. Vengeance
as Self

Reunion
as Seong-jun
