Song Kang-ho
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).
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Movies (51)
One Win
2024 · Kim Woo-jin
Cobweb
2023 · Director Kim
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
2023 · Self
Emergency Declaration
2022 · Gu In-ho
Broker
2022 · Sang-hyun
The King's Letters
2019 · King Sejong
Parasite
2019 · Kim Ki-taek
The Drug King
2018 · Lee Doo-sam
Memories, Back to the Crime Scenes
2018 · Self
A Taxi Driver
2017 · Kim Man-seob
Decades Apart
2017 · Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Age of Shadows
2016 · Lee Jung-chool
The Throne
2015 · King Yeongjo
Una loca entrevista
2014 · Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
The Attorney
2013 · Song Woo-seok
Where is my DVD?
2013 · Self
The Face Reader
2013 · Nae-kyung
Snowpiercer
2013 · Namgoong Minsu
Day Trip
2012 · Teacher
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012 · Self
Howling
2012 · Jo Sang-gil
Hindsight
2011 · Du-heon
Making of Thirst
2010
A Little Pond
2010 · Police officer
Secret Reunion
2010 · Lee Han-kyu
Thirst
2009 · Priest Sang-hyeon
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Yoon Tae-goo
Secret Sunshine
2007 · Kim Jong-chan
The Show Must Go On
2007 · Kang In-goo
The Host
2006 · Park Gang-du
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
2005 · Self
Making Memories of Murder
2005 · Self
Lady Vengeance
2005 · Assassin 1
Antarctic Journal
2005 · Choi Do-hyung
The Power of Love
2004
The President's Barber
2004 · Seong Han-mo
Memories of Murder
2003 · Detective Park Doo-man
YMCA Baseball Team
2002 · Lee Ho-chang
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Dong-jin
Joint Security Area
2000 · Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Foul King
2000 · Lim Dae-ho
Shiri
1999 · Lee Jang-gil
The Quiet Family
1998 · Young-min
No. 3
1997 · Jo-pil
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
1997 · Big Eyes
Green Fish
1997 · Pan-su
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
1996 · Dong-suk
Gardeners
· Choi Young-il
Reunion
· Seong-jun
Memories, Retour Sur les Lieux du Crime
· Self
Drishyam
· Producer
TV shows (12)
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
2025 · Self
Uncle Samsik
2024 · Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
Bronca
2023 · Dr. Kim
Just an Excuse
2022 · Self
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
2022 · Self
The Game Caterers
2021 · Self
Next Entertainment, Visionary
2021 · Self
IU's Palette
2020 · Self - Guest
Modern Korea
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Journalism Talk Show J
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Baeksang Arts Awards
2012 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self