Song Kang-ho
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1967-01-17 (age 59)
- 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
Biography
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).
His other notable films include Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Thirst (2009), The Attorney (2013), The Throne (2015), A Taxi Driver (2017), and Broker (2022). Song has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times (2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020).
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Known For
TV Shows (12)
BEEF
2023
as Dr. Kim
The Game Caterers
2021
as Self
Just an Excuse
2022
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Baeksang Arts Awards
2012
as Self
IU's Palette
2020
as Self - Guest
Modern Korea
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Next Entertainment, Visionary
2021
as Self
Uncle Samsik
2024
as Park Doo-chill / Uncle Samsik
Journalism Talk Show J
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
2022
as Self
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
2025
as Self
Movies (49)
Parasite
2019
as Kim Ki-taek
Snowpiercer
2013
as Namgoong Minsu
Memories of Murder
2003
as Detective Park Doo-man
The Host
2006
as Park Gang-du
Lady Vengeance
2005
as Assassin 1
Joint Security Area
2000
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
A Taxi Driver
2017
as Kim Man-seob
Emergency Declaration
2022
as Gu In-ho
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002
as Dong-jin
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008
as Yoon Tae-goo
Broker
2022
as Sang-hyun
Thirst
2009
as Priest Sang-hyeon
The Age of Shadows
2016
as Lee Jung-chool
The Attorney
2013
as Song Woo-seok
The Drug King
2018
as Lee Doo-sam
Shiri
1999
as Lee Jang-gil
The Face Reader
2013
as Nae-kyung
Cobweb
2023
as Director Kim
The Quiet Family
1998
as Young-min
The King's Letters
2019
as King Sejong
Secret Reunion
2010
as Lee Han-kyu
Secret Sunshine
2007
as Kim Jong-chan
Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie
1997
as Big Eyes
Shaolin Women's Soccer
Hindsight
2011
as Du-heon
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012
as Self
The Throne
2015
as King Yeongjo
One Win
2024
as Kim Woo-jin
Where is my DVD?
2013
as Self
The Foul King
2000
as Lim Dae-ho
Antarctic Journal
2005
as Choi Do-hyung
Green Fish
1997
as Pan-su
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
1996
as Dong-suk
A Little Pond
2010
as Police officer (cameo)
Making Memories of Murder
2005
as Self
No. 3
1997
as Jo-pil
Howling
2012
as Jo Sang-gil
YMCA Baseball Team
2002
as Lee Ho-chang
The Show Must Go On
2007
as Kang In-goo
The President's Barber
2004
as Seong Han-mo
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
2023
as Self
Decades Apart
2017
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
The Power of Love
2004
Day Trip
2012
as Teacher
Memories
2018
as Self
Gardeners
as Choi Young-il
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
2005
as Self
Reunion
as Seong-jun
Making of Thirst
2010
About Song Kang-ho
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… With 61 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Song Kang-ho has appeared in 49 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Parasite (2019) — as Kim Ki-taek
- Snowpiercer (2013) — as Namgoong Minsu
- Memories of Murder (2003) — as Detective Park Doo-man
- The Host (2006) — as Park Gang-du
- Lady Vengeance (2005) — as Assassin 1
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