Kim Sung-oh

Kim Sung-oh is one of those actors you might not know by name but absolutely recognize the moment he appears on screen. Born in Busan in 1978, he built a career in supporting roles that often steal entire scenes right out from under the leads. His turn in The Man from Nowhere (2010) alongside Won Bin is genuinely chilling — he plays menace with a quiet, coiled energy that very few actors can pull off. That same year he showed up in Secret Garden, proving he could pivot between genres without missing a beat. He graduated from Kyungbok University and clearly put in serious theatrical groundwork, because the craft is always there underneath the surface. He's the kind of character actor Korean cinema runs on — understated, reliable, and way more interesting than the poster would suggest.

Name (English)

Kim Sung-oh

Name (Japanese)

キム・ソンオ

Reading

きむ・そんお

Born

September 15, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Busan, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor

University

Kyungbok University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Sung-oh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492682

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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