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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-01-17 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Also Known As

송강호

Song Kang Ho

Song Kangho

宋康昊

ソン・ガンホ

Сон Кан Хо

Song Gang-ho

Сун Ган-ху

سونگ کانگ-هو

سونغ كانغ هو

Սոն Կան Հո

סונג קאנג-הו

सॉंग कांग-हो

ซง คังโฮ

సూంగ్ కాంగ్-హో

சாங் கேங்-ஹொ

ਸੌਂਗ ਕੰਗ-ਹੋ

সং কাং-হো

სონ კან ჰო

സോംഗ് കാങ്-ഹോ

سونگ کانگ هو

Song Kang-ho

Biography

Song Kang-ho (송강호) (born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Considered one of the best actors of the 21st century, he is most known for his collaborations with directors Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho. He was part of the cast that won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Parasite (2019), was awarded Best Actor at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Broker (2022), and has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times.

Known For

Acting

The Host

2006

The Host

as

Park Gang-du

Joint Security Area

2000

Joint Security Area

as

Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

Shiri

1999

Shiri

as

Lee Jang-gil

Secret Sunshine

2007

Secret Sunshine

as

Kim Jong-chan

Memories of Murder

2003

Memories of Murder

as

Detective Park Doo-man

Thirst

2009

Thirst

as

Priest Sang-hyeon

Cobweb

2023

Cobweb

as

Director Kim

Antarctic Journal

2005

Antarctic Journal

as

Choi Do-hyung

Secret Reunion

2010

Secret Reunion

as

Lee Han-kyu

The Foul King

2000

The Foul King

as

Lim Dae-ho

The Quiet Family

1998

The Quiet Family

as

Young-min

The Show Must Go On

2007

The Show Must Go On

as

Kang In-goo

Green Fish

1997

Green Fish

as

Pan-su

No. 3

1997

No. 3

as

Jo-pil

A Little Pond

2010

A Little Pond

as

Police officer (cameo)

Day Trip

2012

Day Trip

as

Teacher

The Attorney

2013

The Attorney

as

Song Woo-seok

The Face Reader

2013

The Face Reader

as

Nae-kyung

Howling

2012

Howling

as

Jo Sang-gil

Hindsight

2011

Hindsight

as

Du-heon

The President's Barber

2004

The President's Barber

as

Seong Han-mo

Memories

2018

Memories

as

Self

Snowpiercer

2013

Snowpiercer

as

Namgoong Minsu

The Throne

2015

The Throne

as

King Yeongjo

The Age of Shadows

2016

The Age of Shadows

as

Lee Jung-chool

Lady Vengeance

2005

Lady Vengeance

as

Assassin 1

A Taxi Driver

2017

A Taxi Driver

as

Kim Man-seob

YMCA Baseball Team

2002

YMCA Baseball Team

as

Lee Ho-chang

Parasite

2019

Parasite

as

Kim Ki-taek

The Drug King

2018

The Drug King

as

Lee Doo-sam

Decades Apart

2017

Decades Apart

as

Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

The King's Letters

2019

The King's Letters

as

King Sejong

Emergency Declaration

2022

Emergency Declaration

as

Gu In-ho

One Win

2024

One Win

as

Kim Woo-jin

Broker

2022

Broker

as

Sang-hyun

Uncle Samsik

Uncle Samsik

as

Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik

Journalism Talk Show J

Journalism Talk Show J

as

Self (archive footage)

IU's Palette

IU's Palette

as

Self - Guest

Modern Korea

Modern Korea

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing