Biography
Oh Dal-su (오달수) is a South Korean actor. Oh Dal-su began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the head of theater company Singiru Manhwagyeong ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions such as Ogu, later made Oh an in-demand supporting/character actor on the big screen. Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in Oldboy (2003), a former gang boss in Mapad...
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Complete Filmography

4PM
2024
as Jung-in
Jung-in is the professor of western psychology decides to take a break of his teaching and moves to his new house in country side with his wife. They ...

I, the Executioner
2024
as Oh Jae-pyeong
The veteran detective Seo Do-cheol and his team at Major Crimes, relentless in their pursuit of criminals, join forces with rookie cop Park Sun-woo to...

The Wild
2023
as Gak-su
Woo-chul used to be a successful boxer, but he had to go to prison because his opponent died in the middle of a match. Now that he’s been released, he...

Woongnami
2023
as Na Bok-cheon
The bear man who was once a bear become human by eating garlic and mugwort for 100 days. One day, after retirement as a policeman, a terrorist brings ...

I Want to Know Your Parents
2022
as Do Ji-yeol
An eighth grade student kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who victimized him. Their parents are called into the school an...

The Blacklist
2021
as 신씨
A satire comedy movie set in the background of a prison cell where people gather together to talk about their lives and the world. Prison is noisy bec...

Best Friend
2020
as Eui-sik
Daekwon is the team leader of the surveillance team on the verge of getting a demotion. His mission is to be as an unemployed head of a household and ...

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead
2018
as Han Seo-pil
When a series of murders occur in Kanghwa Island, Detective K and his partner are once again called upon to solve the case. Along the way, he teams up...

1987: When the Day Comes
2017
as Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of offic...

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017
as Prosecutor
Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves...

Memoir of a Murderer
2017
as Byung-man
A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.

Master
2016
as Hwang Myung-joon
Korea’s biggest network marketing scam reveals a far greater network of corruption and conspiracy lurking underneath.

Old Days
2016
as Self
Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened a...

Tunnel
2016
as Dae-kyung
A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected wh...

Run-Off
2016
as Kang Dae-woong
In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. B...

The Great Actor
2016
as Jang Seong-pil
A breakthrough opportunity comes when internationally - renowned director Park announces an open call for his new film, and Jang begins intense prepar...

You Call It Passion
2015
as Director Ko
Ra-hee is ready for the real world. She has graduated from a respectable college and begins to apply for full-time jobs but is rejected by every compa...

Veteran
2015
as Oh Jae-pyeong
When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor...

Assassination
2015
as Pomade
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the...

Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island
2015
as Han Seo-pil
Joseon's top detective Kim Min attempts to track down those responsible for circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion in Joseon. He al...

Ode to My Father
2014
as Dal-goo
Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam ...

Slow Video
2014
as Byeong-soo
Jang-bu was an ordinary boy except his special talent; To see every moving thing like a slow motion video. As friends teased him by calling ‘monster e...

The Pirates
2014
as Han Sang-jil
At the cusp of the founding of Joseon Dynasty, an envoy from China is delivering Emperor’s Ming’s Royal Seal. But nature in the form of a giant whale ...

The Attorney
2013
as Park Dong-ho
Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of hi...

My Paparotti
2013
as Principle Deok-saeng
This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, cu...

Miracle in Cell No. 7
2013
as So Yang-ho
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.

Code Name: Jackal
2012
as Chief Detective Ma
A legendary assassin takes on an elimination task targeting the famous pop singer. She succeeds in kidnapping the singer but is hesitant to kill him, ...

Mai Ratima
2012
Actor Yoo Ji-Tae’s directorial debut feature film is one part melodrama, one part comingof-age story about Soo-young, a miserable thirtysomething man ...

The Ugly Duckling
2012
as Nak-man's Father
A man joins the national army as a soldier who does haircuts for other soldiers. However, he feels frustrated for being on miscellaneous duties rather...

Soar Into the Sun
2012
as Master Sergeant Min Dong-phil
Tae-hun causes trouble for the his unit with his antics. He does not take much seriously until a dogfight leaves a pilot dead and another missing. Tae...

The Thieves
2012
as Andrew
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops clos...

Head
2011
as Professor Kim Sang-chul / Professor Oh Byung-seok
Dr. KIM Sang-chul who is a world renowned genius medical scientist is killed by himself and his head is cut and missing in his funeral. While a dispat...

Late Blossom
2011
as Dal-su
Follows the lives of two couples who live in the same neighborhood. Kim Man-Suk delivers milk on a motorbike at dawn. He curses a lot, but actually ha...

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow
2011
as Han Seo-pil
In 1782, King Jeong-jo of Joseon asks detective K to investigate a series of murders related to a case of corruption within the government.

Foxy Festival
2010
as Gwang-rok
A bright sexy comedy about a wholesome town and four mysterious couples and their sneaky lives. It is the new work of director Lee Hae-yeong, who secu...

Troubleshooter
2010
as Choi Sang-cheol
Kang Tae-sik is a private detective who would do anything for money. One day, he gets framed for a murder by a ruthless boss of the criminal underworl...

The Servant
2010
as Old Man Ma
A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life.

Don't Step Out of the House
2009
as Father (voice)
A poor boy and his sister live in a basement apartment. One day, strangers enter their house and threaten them.

Thirst
2009
as Yeong-doo
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfu...

Money Show
2009
as Factory President
"Short! Short! Short! 2009" is an anthology film commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The ...

Private Eye
2009
as Oh Yeong-dal
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of ...

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008
as Mr. Park
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hun...

A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008
as Gang-mok
A monk gives an impaired man the secret to a strong arousal. The man had been teased and tortured until the travelling man decides to help him out.

Driving with My Wife's Lover
2007
as Taxi Driver
A mild-mannered stamp maker searches for the man who slept with his wife. Disguised as a customer, he approaches the man.

The Show Must Go On
2007
as Hyun-soo
A middle-aged gangster's lifetime of mistakes catch up with him as his personal and professional life is destroyed.

Project Makeover
2007
as Jung-ju's Father
An unhappy woman goes back in time and poses as her cousin to prevent her younger self from making the same mistakes and ruining her future.

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
2006
as Shin Duk-cheon
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly bel...

Once in a Summer
2006
as Nam Gyun-soo
An assistant to a TV producer, eager to stay off his bad side, promises to convince her former professor, a famous but reclusive academic, to appear o...

Bar Legend
2006
as Na Sang-Choon
After living separate lives, three men try to reset their former turf that is now infested with gangsters to its former glory.

Between Love and Hate
2006
as Hak-Yi
Young-Hoon works for his mother’s restaurant, but he prefers hanging out with his friends. He then meets Yeun-ah, a tough lady that works in a room sa...

The Host
2006
as The Monster (voice)
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting he...

A Bloody Aria
2006
as Oh Ge-un
A student and her teacher go to a secluded area in the middle of nowhere to practice open-air singing. There they run into a gang of local thugs who i...

Forbidden Quest
2006
as Hwang
A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.

Lady Vengeance
2005
as Mr. Chang
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

A Bittersweet Life
2005
as Myeong-goo
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is aw...

Crying Fist
2005
as Yong-dae
Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching ba...

Woman Is the Future of Man
2004
as Glutinous Rice Cake Seller
As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently retur...

The President's Barber
2004
as Mr. Ahn
A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequ...

Oldboy
2003
as Park Cheol-woong
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

If You Were Me
2003
as Police Station Chief (seg. 6)
Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers ...

Never Ending Peace and Love
2003
as Police Box (Chief)
"Never Ending Peace and Love" (or "N.E.P.A.L.") is part of the South Korean omnibus film "If You Were Me" (2003). Comprising six short films directed ...

Bet On My Disco
2002
When her father has a terrible accident a girl is forced to work as a hostess in a popular disco bar owned by a powerful gangster. Her brother tries t...

Boss
N/A
as In-sool
Soon-tae, aspiring to start his dream restaurant franchise, is nominated as the next boss of the gang. He hopes to pass the role to Kang-pyo, the gra...
Control
N/A
A movie about criminals who wear the masks of elites but make the wrong choice because of their pain and a father who loses his daughter to them.