2000
Joint Security Area
Appears in the Korean drama film.
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KANG-HO
ซง คังโฮ
A defining presence in Korean cinema
The South Korean actor behind Ki-taek in Parasite and Cannes best actor for Broker.
South Korea
From theatre to international cinema
Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor born on 17 January 1967. He worked in theatre before moving into film in the 1990s.
His early films include The Day a Pig Fell into the Well and Joint Security Area. He went on to become a familiar presence in a range of Korean films.
Song collaborated repeatedly with director Bong Joon-ho, including on Memories of Murder, The Host and Snowpiercer. Each film placed him in a different world, from crime investigation to science fiction.
In Parasite (2019), he plays Ki-taek, the father of the Kim family. The film won the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for best picture, bringing the ensemble a vast international audience.
In 2022 he won the Cannes best actor prize for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker. The credits linked below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and are not his complete filmography.
Selected performances
2003
Memories of Murder
Collaborates with Bong Joon-ho.
2019
Parasite
Plays Ki-taek.
2022
Broker
Wins best actor at Cannes.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Festival de Cannes — career and award
- Festival de Cannes — 2022 awards
- Korean Film Council — filmography
- Cine21 — birth date
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.