Kim Jong-soo (actor)
Kim Jong-Soo (Korean: 김종수; Hanja: 金種水; born November 30, 1964) is a South Korean actor.[1] He is best known for his supporting role in Kingdom, The Emperor: Owner of the Mask and Snowdrop.
Kim Jong-soo | |
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| Born | November 30, 1964 Busan, South Korea |
| Alma mater | University of Ulsan (Department of Chemistry) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Agent | Artist Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종수 |
| Hanja | 金種水 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jong Su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chong Su |
Career
In 1984, Kim joined the Whales Theatre and began his career in 1985 directing plays such as Beautiful Autograph, Tropical Thief Story, and My Lime Orange Tree.[2][3] He debuted in the 2007 South Korean drama film Secret Sunshine as the new president and starred in the film Poongsan (2011) as the North Korean defector.[4][5]
Most recently, he has been featured in the films: The Map Against the World (2016), Asura: The City Of Madness (2016), Our Love Story (2016), Tunnel (2017), Drug King (2018) and Money (2019).[6] According to Artist Company, he is known as "a veteran actor who has a track record of over 70 theatre productions".[7][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Secret Sunshine | New President |
| 2008 | Romantic Island | Mover |
| 2009 | Wish | Cosmetic boss |
| 2010 | No Mercy | Attorney |
| 2011 | Play | Club boss |
| Poongsan | North Korean defector | |
| 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Manager Jang |
| Home Sweet Home | NA | |
| Mr. XXX-Kisser | Director Jung | |
| 2013 | Fists of Legends | Editor in chief |
| 2014 | Man in Love | Chief of security (Prison) |
| 2015 | Mongolian Princess | Movie actor |
| Twenty | Dong-woo's uncle | |
| The Unfair | Kkeunson | |
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | Head Judge Park Chung-jik |
| One Way Trip | Team Leader Oh | |
| Insane | Director Cha | |
| The Boys Who Cried Wolf | Goh Suk-tae | |
| Horror Stories 3 | Gray-haired old man | |
| Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | Noble man | |
| Tunnel | Drilling company executive (cameo) | |
| The Map Against the World | Kim Byung-hak | |
| Asura: The City of Madness | Eun Choong-ho | |
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | Yong-Hwan |
| The Poet and the Boy | CEO of Dongin | |
| Room No.7 | Real estate agent | |
| 1987: When the Day Comes | Park Jung-ki | |
| 2018 | The Spy Gone North | CEO Kim |
| Dark Figure of Crime | Captain Masoo | |
| The Drug King | Choi Kwang-hyun | |
| 2019 | Extreme Job | Chicken restaurant owner |
| Innocent Witness | Man-ho | |
| Money | Department Head Kim | |
| The Fault Is Not Yours | Hospital Director | |
| Start-Up | President Kong | |
| Baseball Girl | Coach Park | |
| 2020 | Samjin Company English Class | Bong Hyun-chul |
| TBA | Smuggle | [9] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Networks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Friend, Our Legend | Dong-su's father | MBC |
| 2013 | The Prime Minister and I | Kong Taek-soo | KBS2 |
| 2014 | Three Days | Byeon Tae-hoon | SBS |
| Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Department Head Kim Boo-ryeon | TVN | |
| 2015 | The Jinbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War | Hwang Yoon-gil | KBS |
| The Producers | Baek Bo-sun | KBS2 | |
| Six Flying Dragons | Lee Saek | SBS | |
| 2016 | Pied Pieper | Yang Chung-jang | TVN |
| A Beautiful Mind | Shin Dong-jae | KBS2 | |
| 2017 | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Joo Jin-myung | MBC |
| Distorted | Min Young-ho | SBS | |
| Argon | So Tae-seob | TVN | |
| 2018 | Queen of Mystery 2 | Shin Jang-goo | KBS2 |
| 2019 | Kingdom | Kim Soon | Netflix |
| Haechi | Lee Yi-kyum | SBS | |
| Vagabond | NIS Director General An | ||
| The Lies Within | Kim Seung-cheol | OCN | |
| 2021–22 | Snowdrop | Kim Man-dong | JTBC |
References
- "Kim Jong-soo (김종수, Korean stage actor/actress, actor)". HanCinema. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "KMDb – 한국영화데이터베이스". www.kmdb.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- "KIM Jong-soo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "아티스트컴퍼니". 아티스트컴퍼니 (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- "Kim Jong Soo". Soompi. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "[영화본색] (13) 김종수, '밀양'에서 시작해 '미생'을 거쳐 '피리부는 사나이'까지…뚜벅뚜벅 걸어온 그의 연기인생". 스포츠Q(큐) (in Korean). February 27, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- "아티스트컴퍼니". 아티스트컴퍼니 (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- "김종수 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- Lim Jong-myung (June 11, 2021). "영화 '밀수', 조인성·박정민·고민시·김종수 합류". Never (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved June 11, 2021.