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My Take
Ahn Nae-sang is the kind of actor who makes every scene feel earned — the guy trained on stage, which you can feel even when he's doing something small and quiet on screen. He got his film start in a Bong Joon-ho short back in 1994, which in hindsight reads like a very good early career omen. Since then he's built this impressive body of work as the reliable, deeply human presence in films by some of Korea's best directors — Lee Chang-dong's Oasis and Poetry both benefit enormously from him. He's not flashy, but that's exactly the point; the subtlety is the craft. A Yonsei University guy who clearly took the long, serious theatrical road, and it shows in a career that's quietly essential to Korean cinema's golden run.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ahn Nae-sang
- Name (Japanese)
- アン・ネサン
- Reading
- あん・ねさん
- Born
- December 25, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Daegu, South Korea
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- University
- Yonsei University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ahn Nae-sang born?
Born December 25, 1964 (age 61).
Where is Ahn Nae-sang from?
Ahn Nae-sang is from Daegu, South Korea.
What does Ahn Nae-sang do?
Ahn Nae-sang works as actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.