Song Kang-ho
Actor
Born January 17, 1967 in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
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).
Filmography
Gardeners
Choi Young-il
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
Self
One Win
Kim Woo-jin
Uncle Samsik
Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
Cobweb
Director Kim
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Self
BEEF
Dr. Kim
Just an Excuse
Self
Emergency Declaration
Gu In-ho
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Self
Broker
Sang-hyun
The Game Caterers
Self
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self
IU's Palette
Self - Guest
Modern Korea
Self (archive footage)
The King's Letters
King Sejong
Parasite
Kim Ki-taek
The Drug King
Lee Doo-sam
Memories
Self
Journalism Talk Show J
Self (archive footage)
A Taxi Driver
Kim Man-seob
Decades Apart
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Age of Shadows
Lee Jung-chool
The Throne
King Yeongjo
The Interview
Soldier Watching the Interview (uncredited)
The Attorney
Song Woo-seok
Where is my DVD?
Self
The Face Reader
Nae-kyung
Snowpiercer
Namgoong Minsu
Day Trip
Teacher
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Self
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self
Howling
Jo Sang-gil
Hindsight
Du-heon
Making of Thirst
A Little Pond
Police officer
Secret Reunion
Lee Han-kyu
Thirst
Priest Sang-hyeon
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Yoon Tae-goo
Secret Sunshine
Kim Jong-chan
The Show Must Go On
Kang In-goo
The Host
Park Gang-du
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
Self
Making Memories of Murder
Self
Lady Vengeance
Assassin 1
Antarctic Journal
Choi Do-hyung
The President's Barber
Seong Han-mo
Memories of Murder
Detective Park Doo-man
YMCA Baseball Team
Lee Ho-chang
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Dong-jin
Joint Security Area
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Foul King
Lim Dae-ho
Shiri
Lee Jang-gil
The Quiet Family
Young-min
No. 3
Jo-pil
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
Big Eyes
Green Fish
Pan-su
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
Dong-suk
The Oscars
Self