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Personal Info

Birth date

1964-11-30 (60 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Busan, South Korea

Also known as

Kim Jong-su
Jong-soo Kim
Jong-su Kim
Kim Jong-soo

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.

Filmography

Acting

2025Low Life (11 Episodes) as Unknown

2025Lobby as Motors CEO

2024Bogotá: City of the Lost as Geun-tae

2024The Killers as CEO (segment "Contractors")

2024Revolver as Director

2024Hijack 1971 as Jang Young-hwan

2024Alienoid: Return to the Future as Government Official

2023Hopeless as Joong-beom

2023Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman as Mr. Hwang

2023Moving (9 Episodes) as Hwang Ji-sung

2023Ransomed as Minister Choi

2023Smugglers as Lee Jang-choon

2023My Perfect Stranger (16 Episodes) as Yoon Byung-gu

2023Dream as Kim Hwan-dong

2023Phantom as Projectionist

2022Life Is Beautiful as Mokpo High School Teacher

2022Hunt as Director Ahn

2022Kingmaker as Park Ki-soo

2021Snowdrop (16 Episodes) as Kim Man-dong

2021The Game Caterers (6 Episodes) as Self

2020Samjin Company English Class as Bong Hyun-chul

2020Okay! Madam as Choi Young-cheol

2020Baseball Girl as Coach Park

2019Start-Up as Mr. Gong

2019Bring Me Home as Team Leader Choi

2019The Lies Within (16 Episodes) as Kim Seung-Cheol

2019Vagabond (16 Episodes) as An Gi-dong

2019Daddy in the Bag as Dad

2019Money as Team Director Kim

2019Innocent Witness as Man-ho

2019Kingdom (6 Episodes) as Kim Soon

2019Extreme Job as Chicken Restaurant Owner

2018The Drug King as Security Chief

2018Dark Figure of Crime as Captain Ma-soo

2018Amazing Saturday (1 Episode) as Self

20171987: When the Day Comes as Park Jung-ki

2017Room No.7 as Real Estate Agent

2017The Poet and the Boy as CEO of Dongin

2017The Sheriff In Town as Yong-hwan

2017The Mayor as Advertiser

2017Queen of Mystery (16 Episodes) as Police Superintendent Shin

2016Following as Unknown

2016Our Love Story as Ji-soo's Father

2016Be Positive (6 Episodes) as Professor Ma

2016Asura: The City of Madness as Eun Choong-ho

2016Tunnel as Drilling Company Executive

2016Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River as Phoenix fraud noble man

2016Beautiful Mind (14 Episodes) as Shin Dong Jae

2016Horror Stories 3 as Father-in-law (segment 1)

2016Before I Grow Up as Lee Won-il

2016Insane as Director Cha

2016Pied Piper (16 Episodes) as Yang Chung Jang

2015One Way Trip as Chief Oh

2015The Unfair as Jo Goo-hwan

2015The Producers (12 Episodes) as Baek Bo-sun

2015Twenty as Dong-woo's Uncle

2015Mongolian Princess as Actor

2015Socialphobia as Professor

2015The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War (50 Episodes) as Hwang Yoon-gil

2014Incomplete Life (11 Episodes) as Kim Bu-ryeon

2014Monster (1 Episode) as 창훈

2013Your Noir as Young-Kwang

2012Home Sweet Home as Teacher Ma

2012Nameless Gangster as Manager Jang

2011Poongsan as North Korean Defector

2010KBS Drama Special (1 Episode) as Chang-Hun

2007Secret Sunshine as Mr. Shin

1984Woman Who Grabbed the Rod as Unknown