Song Kang-ho
Photo: TMDB

Known for

Song Kang-ho

Born
17 January 1967
Age
59 years old
Next birthday in
82 days
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birthplace
Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Credits
42

Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor born on 17 January 1967 in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang. With 46 screen credits, he is best known for playing Kim Ki-taek in Parasite (2019). His other widely recognised roles include Detective Park Doo-man in Memories of Murder (2003), Park Gang-du in The Host (2006) and Namgoong Minsu in Snowpiercer (2013).

His filmography also includes Joint Security Area (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Thirst (2009), in which he played Priest Sang-hyeon, and A Taxi Driver (2017), in which he played Kim Man-seob. His honours include the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor, the 2007 Asian Film Award for Best Actor, recognition at the Grand Bell Awards and the Order of Cultural Merit. Among his more recent credits is the 2023 series BEEF, in which he appeared as Dr. Kim.

Where to watch their movies

  • Amazon Video: Parasite
  • Apple TV Store: Parasite
  • Fandango At Home: Parasite
  • FlixFling: Parasite
  • Google Play Movies: Parasite
  • Paramount Plus Essential: Parasite
  • Paramount Plus Premium: Parasite
  • Paramount+ Amazon Channel: Parasite
  • Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel: Parasite
  • YouTube: Parasite
  • fuboTV: Parasite

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Frequent co-stars

  • Bae Doona · 4 films together: The Host, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Broker, The Drug King
  • Oh Dal-su · 4 films together: The Host, Lady Vengeance, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, Thirst
  • Song Kang-ho · 4 films together: Joint Security Area, Emergency Declaration, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, The Age of Shadows
  • Song Young-chang · 3 films together: The Good, the Bad, the Weird, Thirst, The Foul King
  • Shin Ha-kyun · 3 films together: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Joint Security Area, Thirst
  • Jung Woo-sung · 2 films together: The Good, the Bad, the Weird, Cobweb

Awards won

  • Asian Film Award for Best Actor (2007)
  • Grand Bell Awards
  • Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor
  • Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
  • Order of Cultural Merit

Career at a glance

First credit: The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996) · Credits: 42

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

Other work

  • One Win (2024)One Win2024 · Kim Woo-jin
  • Uncle Samsik (2024)Uncle Samsik2024 · Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
  • Cobweb (2023)Cobweb2023 · Director Kim
  • BEEF (2023)BEEF2023 · Dr. Kim
  • Emergency Declaration (2022)Emergency Declaration2022 · Gu In-ho
  • Broker (2022)Broker2022 · Sang-hyun
  • The King's Letters (2019)The King's Letters2019 · King Sejong
  • The Drug King (2018)The Drug King2018 · Lee Doo-sam
  • A Taxi Driver (2017)A Taxi Driver2017 · Kim Man-seob
  • Decades Apart (2017)Decades Apart2017 · Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
  • The Age of Shadows (2016)The Age of Shadows2016 · Lee Jung-chool
  • The Throne (2015)The Throne2015 · King Yeongjo
  • The Interview (2014)The Interview2014 · Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
  • The Attorney (2013)The Attorney2013 · Song Woo-seok
  • The Face Reader (2013)The Face Reader2013 · Nae-kyung
  • Day Trip (2012)Day Trip2012 · Teacher
  • Howling (2012)Howling2012 · Jo Sang-gil
Show all (22 more)
  • Hindsight (2011)Hindsight2011 · Du-heon
  • A Little Pond (2010)A Little Pond2010 · Police officer
  • Secret Reunion (2010)Secret Reunion2010 · Lee Han-kyu
  • Thirst (2009)Thirst2009 · Priest Sang-hyeon
  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)The Good, the Bad, the Weird2008 · Yoon Tae-goo
  • Secret Sunshine (2007)Secret Sunshine2007 · Kim Jong-chan
  • The Show Must Go On (2007)The Show Must Go On2007 · Kang In-goo
  • The Host (2006)The Host2006 · Park Gang-du
  • Lady Vengeance (2005)Lady Vengeance2005 · Assassin 1
  • Antarctic Journal (2005)Antarctic Journal2005 · Choi Do-hyung
  • The Power of Love2004
  • The President's Barber (2004)The President's Barber2004 · Seong Han-mo
  • YMCA Baseball Team (2002)YMCA Baseball Team2002 · Lee Ho-chang
  • Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002 · Dong-jin
  • Joint Security Area (2000)Joint Security Area2000 · Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
  • The Foul King (2000)The Foul King2000 · Lim Dae-ho
  • Shiri (1999)Shiri1999 · Lee Jang-gil
  • The Quiet Family (1998)The Quiet Family1998 · Young-min
  • Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie (1997)Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie1997 · Big Eyes
  • No. 3 (1997)No. 31997 · Jo-pil
  • Green Fish (1997)Green Fish1997 · Pan-su
  • The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996)The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well1996 · Dong-suk

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