# Kim Jong-soo (actor)

Kim Jong-Soo (Korean: 김종수; Hanja: 金種水; born November 30, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His acting career began in 1985 when he took on the role of Alan in the play Equus. He gained recognition through his performances in various theatrical productions in Ulsan, earning him several awards. In 1996, he was honored with the Gyeongnam Theater Award for Best Actor, followed by the Outstanding Acting Award at the Ulsan Theater Festival in 2000 and the Mayor's Achievement Award at the Ulsan Arts Festival in 2002. Moreover, he also held the position of president in the Ulsan Actors Association.
In 2007, Kim Jong-Soo made his film debut with an appearance in Secret Sunshine, directed by Lee Chang-dong. Subsequently, he appeared in movies like No Forgiveness, Wish, War on Crime, Home Sweet Home, The King of Flattery, Man in Love, Legendary Fist and Minority Opinion. Kim has been recognized through his supporting roles in television dramas such as Six Flying Dragons, The Producers, Three Days, Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Pied Piper, Kingdom, The Emperor: Owner of the Mask, and Snowdrop.
Starting from 2016, he embarked on a series of film projects, starring in The Prosecutor's Abduction, Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River, Asura: The City of Madness, Tunnel, Horror Stories 3, One Way Trip, The Map Against the World and Insane.

## Career

In 1984, Kim joined the Whales Theatre and began his career in 1985 directing plays such as Beautiful Autograph, Tropical Thief Story, and My Lime Orange Tree. He debuted in the 2007 South Korean drama film Secret Sunshine as the new president and starred in the film Poongsan (2011) as the North Korean defector.
Most recently, he has been featured in the films: The Map Against the World (2016), Asura: The City Of Madness (2016), Our Love Story (2016), Tunnel (2017), Drug King (2018) and Money (2019). According to Artist Company, he is known as "a veteran actor who has a track record of over 70 theatre productions".

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Secret Sunshine | New President | |
| 2008 | Romantic Island | Mover | |
| 2009 | Wish | Cosmetic boss | |
| 2010 | No Mercy | Attorney | |
| 2011 | Play | Club boss | |
| 2011 | Poongsan | North Korean defector | |
| 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Manager Jang | |
| 2012 | Home Sweet Home | NA | |
| 2012 | Mr. XXX-Kisser | Director Jung | |
| 2013 | Fists of Legends | Editor in chief | |
| 2014 | Man in Love | Chief of security (Prison) | |
| 2015 | Mongolian Princess | Movie actor | |
| 2015 | Twenty | Dong-woo's uncle | |
| 2015 | The Unfair | Kkeunson | |
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | Head Judge Park Chung-jik | |
| 2016 | One Way Trip | Team Leader Oh | |
| 2016 | Insane | Director Cha | |
| 2016 | The Boys Who Cried Wolf | Goh Suk-tae | |
| 2016 | Horror Stories 3 | Gray-haired old man | |
| 2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | Noble man | |
| 2016 | Tunnel | Drilling company executive | Special appearance |
| 2016 | The Map Against the World | Kim Byung-hak | |
| 2016 | Asura: The City of Madness | Eun Choong-ho | |
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | Yong-Hwan | |
| 2017 | The Poet and the Boy | CEO of Dongin | |
| 2017 | Room No.7 | Real estate agent | Special appearance |
| 2017 | 1987: When the Day Comes | Park Jung-ki | |
| 2018 | The Spy Gone North | CEO Kim | |
| 2018 | Dark Figure of Crime | Captain Masoo | |
| 2018 | The Drug King | Choi Kwang-hyun | |
| 2019 | Extreme Job | Chicken restaurant owner | |
| 2019 | Innocent Witness | Man-ho | |
| 2019 | Money | Department Head Kim | |
| 2019 | The Fault Is Not Yours | Hospital Director | |
| 2019 | Start-Up | President Kong | |
| 2019 | Baseball Girl | Coach Park | |
| 2020 | Samjin Company English Class | Bong Hyun-chul | |
| 2022 | Hunt | Director Ahn | |
| 2022 | Life Is Beautiful | | |
| 2023 | Phantom | a projectionist | Special appearance |
| 2023 | Dream | Kim Hwan-dong | |
| 2023 | Smugglers | Lee Jang-chun | |
| 2023 | Ransomed | Minister Choi | |
| 2023 | Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman | President Hwang | |
| 2023 | Hopeless | Joong-beom |
| 2024 | Revolver | Manager | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2009 | Superkids | Magic Quiz host | |
| 2009 | Friend, Our Legend | Dong-su's father | |
| 2013 | The Prime Minister and I | Kong Taek-soo | |
| 2014 | Three Days | Byeon Tae-hoon | |
| 2014 | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Department Head Kim Boo-ryeon | |
| 2015 | The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War | Hwang Yoon-gil | |
| 2015 | The Producers | Baek Bo-sun | |
| 2015 | Six Flying Dragons | Lee Saek | |
| 2016 | Pied Pieper | Yang Chung-jang | TVN |
| 2016 | A Beautiful Mind | Shin Dong-jae | |
| 2017 | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | Joo Jin-myung | |
| 2017 | Distorted | Min Young-ho | |
| 2017 | Argon | So Tae-seob | |
| 2018 | Queen of Mystery 2 | Shin Jang-goo | |
| 2019 | Haechi | Lee Yi-kyum | |
| 2019 | Vagabond | Director General An | |
| 2019 | The Lies Within | Kim Seung-cheol | |
| 2021–2022 | Snowdrop | Kim Man-dong | |
| 2023 | My Perfect Stranger | Byung-gu | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2019 | Kingdom | Kim Soon | Season 1 |
| 2023 | Moving | Hwang Ji-sung | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| 1996 | Gyeongnam Theater Festival | Best Actor Award | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 1996 | Gyeongnam Theater Festival | Excellence Actor Award | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 2000 | Ulsan Theater Festival | Excellence Actor Award | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 2000 | National Theater Festival | Presidential Award | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 2002 | Ulsan Arts Festival | Mayor Achievement Award | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 2006 | Ulsan Theater Festival | Best Actor Award | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 2008 | Ulsan Youth Theater Festival | Grand Prize (Directing Award) | Whales's Theater Work | Won |
| 2023 | 32nd Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Smugglers | Won |
| 2023 | Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Smugglers | Won |
| 2023 | 59th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Smugglers | Nominated |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Film | Smugglers | Won |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor | Kim Jong-soo | Nominated |