Kim Jong-soo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1964-11-30

Place of Birth

Busan, South Korea

Kim Jong-soo

Biography

Kim Jong-soo (김종수) is a South Korean actor. His acting career began in 1985 when he took on the role of Alan in the play Equus. He gained recognition through his performances in various theatrical productions in Ulsan, earning him several awards. In 1996, he was honored with the Gyeongnam Theater Award for Best Actor, followed by the Outstanding Acting Award at the Ulsan Theater Festival in 2000 and the Mayor's Achievement Award at the Ulsan Arts Festival in 2002. Moreover, he also held the position of president in the Ulsan Actors Association. In 2007, Kim Jong-Soo made his film debut with an appearance in Secret Sunshine, directed by Lee Chang-dong. Subsequently, he appeared in movies like No Forgiveness, Wish, War on Crime, Home Sweet Home, The King of Flattery, Man in Love, Legendary Fist and Minority Opinion. Kim has been recognized through his supporting roles in television dramas such as Six Flying Dragons, The Producers, Three Days, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Pied Piper, Kingdom, The Emperor: Owner of the Mask, and Snowdrop. Starting from 2016, he embarked on a series of film projects, starring in The Prosecutor's Abduction, Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River, Asura: The City of Madness, Tunnel, Horror Stories 3, One Way Trip, The Map Against the World and Insane.

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Acting History

2025
The Manipulated as Noh Yong-sik
2025
Love Barista
2025
Good News as President
2025
Aema as Kwon Do-il
2025
Low Life
2025
Lobby as Motors CEO
2024
Bogotá: City of the Lost as Geun-tae
2024
The Killers as CEO (segment "Contractors")
2024
Revolver as Director
2024
Hijack 1971 as Jang Young-hwan
2024
Alienoid: Return to the Future as Government Official
2023
Hopeless as Joong-beom
2023
Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman as Mr. Hwang
2023
Moving as Hwang Ji-sung
2023
Ransomed as Minister Choi
2023
Smugglers as Lee Jang-choon
2023
My Perfect Stranger as Yoon Byung-gu
2023
Dream as Kim Hwan-dong
2023
Phantom as Projectionist
2022
Life Is Beautiful as Mokpo High School Teacher
2022
Hunt as Director Ahn
2022
Kingmaker as Park Ki-soo
2021
Snowdrop as Kim Man-dong
2021
Taxi Driver
2021
The Game Caterers as Self
2020
Samjin Company English Class as Bong Hyun-chul
2020
Okay! Madam as Choi Young-cheol
2020
Baseball Girl as Coach Park
2019
Start-Up as Mr. Gong
2019
Bring Me Home as Team Leader Choi
2019
The Lies Within as Kim Seung-Cheol
2019
Vagabond as An Gi-dong
2019
Daddy in the Bag as Dad
2019
Money as Team Director Kim
2019
Innocent Witness as Man-ho
2019
Kingdom as Kim Soon
2019
Extreme Job as Chicken Restaurant Owner
2018
The Drug King as Security Chief
2018
Dark Figure of Crime as Captain Ma-soo
2018
The Spy Gone North as Chairman Kim's Voice
2018
Amazing Saturday as Self
2017
1987: When the Day Comes as Park Jung-ki
2017
Room No.7 as Real Estate Agent
2017
The Poet and the Boy as CEO of Dongin
2017
The Sheriff In Town as Yong-hwan
2017
The Mayor as Advertiser
2017
Queen of Mystery as Police Superintendent Shin
2016
Following
2016
Our Love Story as Ji-soo's Father
2016
Be Positive as Professor Ma
2016
Asura: The City of Madness as Eun Choong-ho
2016
Tunnel as Drilling Company Executive
2016
Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River as Phoenix fraud noble man
2016
Beautiful Mind as Shin Dong Jae
2016
Horror Stories 3 as Father-in-law (segment 1)
2016
Before I Grow Up as Lee Won-il
2016
Insane as Director Cha
2016
Pied Piper as Yang Chung Jang
2015
One Way Trip as Chief Oh
2015
The Unfair as Jo Goo-hwan
2015
The Producers as Baek Bo-sun
2015
Twenty as Dong-woo's Uncle
2015
Mongolian Princess as Actor
2015
Socialphobia as Professor
2015
The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War as Hwang Yoon-gil
2014
Incomplete Life as Kim Bu-ryeon
2014
Monster as 창훈
2013
Your Noir as Young-Kwang
2012
Home Sweet Home as Teacher Ma
2012
Nameless Gangster as Manager Jang
2011
Poongsan as North Korean Defector
2010
KBS Drama Special as Chang-Hun
2009
When Winter Comes
2007
Secret Sunshine as Mr. Shin
1984
Woman Who Grabbed the Rod
Kin and Sin as Ko Dae-su