
Kim Jong-soo
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Home Sweet Home
2012

Phantom
2023

Following
2016

Kingmaker
2022

Life Is Beautiful
2022

Hopeless
2023

Ransomed
2023

Socialphobia
2015

The Poet and the Boy
2017

Hunt
2022

Poongsan
2011

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman
2023

Alienoid: Return to the Future
2024

Baseball Girl
2020

Twenty
2015

The Mayor
2017

Woman Who Grabbed the Rod
1984

Revolver
2024

Hijack 1971
2024

The Unfair
2015

Insane
2016

Our Love Story
2016

Asura: The City of Madness
2016

Bogotá: City of the Lost
2024

The Sheriff In Town
2017

Room No.7
2017

1987: When the Day Comes
2017

Your Noir
2013

Mongolian Princess
2015

One Way Trip
2016

Extreme Job
2019

Dark Figure of Crime
2018

Money
2019

The Drug King
2018

Nameless Gangster
2012

Innocent Witness
2019

Bring Me Home
2019

Start-Up
2019

Before I Grow Up
2016

Dream
2023

Samjin Company English Class
2020

Secret Sunshine
2007

Daddy in the Bag
2019

Horror Stories 3
2016

Smugglers
2023

Okay! Madam
2020

Tunnel
2016

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River
2016

The Killers
2024

Lobby
2025

When Winter Comes
2009

The Spy Gone North
2018

Good News
2025

Love Barista
2025

Ordinary Family
2014

Humint
2026

Three of a Kind
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An Dong
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Pied Piper
2016

Vagabond
2019

The Game Caterers
2021

Snowdrop
2021

Moving
2023

Be Positive
2016

Beautiful Mind
2016

The Producers
2015

Queen of Mystery
2017

KBS Drama Special
2010

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
2015

Kingdom
2019

My Perfect Stranger
2023

Incomplete Life
2014

Monster
2014

Low Life
2025

The Lies Within
2019

Amazing Saturday
2018

Aema
2025

Kin and Sin
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The Manipulated
2025

Taxi Driver
2021

Human X Gumiho
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