Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yoon-seok embodies, for me, the weathered gravity of Korean cinema. Born in 1968 and trained at Dong-eui University, he climbed the hard way, from theater through minor screen roles to commanding lead parts, and that stage discipline shows. The moment he enters a frame the air tightens; his stare and low voice do half the work before a line is spoken. I like that he reaches beyond acting into directing and writing, a sign of real creative hunger rather than vanity. His face carries the rings of a lived life, and that earned, late-blooming authority is exactly the kind of performance I treasure.

Name (English)

Kim Yun-seok

Name (Japanese)

キム・ユンソク

Reading

きむ・ゆんそく

Born

January 21, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor / film director

University

Dong-eui University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Yoon-seok
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4132779

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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