1. Kim Yoon-seok is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter.
22 Facts About Kim Yoon-seok
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Kim Yoon-seok has since become an acclaimed actor in South Korea, with notable performances in films such as Running Turtle, Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard, The Yellow Sea, Punch, The Thieves, Hwayi: A Monster Boy, The Classified File, The Priests, 1987: When the Day Comes, Dark Figure of Crime, and Escape from Mogadishu.
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In 2019, Kim Yoon-seok made his directorial debut with Another Child, a family drama film starring Yum Jung-ah and Kim Yoon-seok So-jin.
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Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member of the renowned of Yeonwoo Theater Company, and he made his acting debut in 1988 with A Streetcar Named Desire After many years in theater, he began acting in film and television late in his career, at first appearing in minor roles.
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Kim Yoon-seok successfully portrayed the morally ambiguous character of a retired-cop-turned-pimp hunting down a serial killer who murdered the call girls due to his impotence.
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Kim Yoon-seok transitioned from one of the finest character actors in the industry into a popular leading actor: Kim played a middle-aged man following his lifelong dream to play in a rock band in The Happy Life, a rural detective trying to capture a legendary prison breaker in Running Turtle, and a rival Taoist wizard in Jeon Woo-chi.
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In 2010, Kim Yoon-seok reunited with The Chaser costar Ha Jung-woo in Na's sophomore film The Yellow Sea.
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Kim Yoon-seok then costarred with Yoo Ah-in in coming-of-age film Punch, a critically and commercial hit.
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Kim Yoon-seok triumphed in 2012, as his heist movie The Thieves became the second best-selling Korean film of all time.
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Kim Yoon-seok then starred in Hwayi: A Monster Boy, an action thriller directed by Jang Joon-hwan.
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In 2014, Kim Yoon-seok starred in the critically acclaimed arthouse film Sea Fog directed by Shim Sung-bo.
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In 2015, Kim Yoon-seok collaborated with director Kwak Kyung-taek in The Classified File.
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Kim Yoon-seok then reunited with Kang Dong-won in The Priests, a supernatural mystery thriller by director Jang Jae-hyun.
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Kim Yoon-seok then made a brief appearance in retro film C'est Si Bon by Kim Yoon-seok Hyun-seok, playing a middle-aged man retrospecting his youth in 1980s.
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Kim Yoon-seok portrayed a middle-aged pediatric whose last wish before death was to see his first love .
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In 2017, Kim Yoon-seok starred in director Hwang Dong-hyuk's historical film The Fortress.
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Kim Yoon-seok reunited with director Jang Joon-hwan in 1987: When the Day Comes, another historical political film about pro-democratic movement in South Korea in 1987.
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In 2018, Kim Yoon-seok starred in murder mystery film Dark Figure of Crime.
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Kim Yoon-seok reportedly worked on the script alongside director Kwak Kyung-taek.
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In 2019, Kim Yoon-seok made his directorial debut with Another Child, a family drama film.
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Kim Yoon-seok was born in Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province but grew up in Busan, then moved to Seoul for acting career.
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Kim Yoon-seok married actress Bang Joo-ran in 2002, and has 2 daughters.