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Personal Info

Birth date

1944-10-19 (81 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Kaepung County, Gyeonggi, Empire of Japan [now Kaepung District, Kaesong, North Korea]

Also known as

Oh Yeong-su
Yeong-su Oh
吳永洙
O Yeong-Su
오세강
اوه یونگ سو
اوه یانگ سو

Oh Young-soo

Biography

Oh Young-soo (오영수) is a South Korean actor born on October 19, 1944 as O Se-kang (오세강). In 2021, he portrayed Oh Il-nam in the Netflix survival drama Squid Game, which gave rise to his worldwide popularity and won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Filmography

Acting

2021Squid Game (9 Episodes) as Oh Il-nam / Player 001

2019How Do You Play? (1 Episode) as Self

2012God of War (56 Episodes) as Soo-gi

2009The Great Queen Seondeok (62 Episodes) as Monk

2009The Return of Iljimae (24 Episodes) as Yeol-gong

2003Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring as Old Monk

2003A Little Monk as Temple Master

1998The Soul Guardians as Old Priest

1987Flower Blooms Even on a Windy Day as Unknown

1983Women Don't Fear the Night as Unknown