Known For
Complete Filmography

The Match
2025
as Gyu-sang
When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim it in a high-stakes battle of wits and skill.

Victory
2024
as Principal
In 1999, a dance duo teams up with a cheerleader to create a cheerleading club. Together with seven other members, they form the ‘Millennium Girls.’ T...

In Our Prime
2022
as Professor Oh
Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who defected from North K...

Spiritwalker
2021
as Mr. Hong
Unable to remember anything about his life, a man begins regaining consciousness in a new body every 12 hours. Now, he must piece together his identit...

Collectors
2020
as Man-gi
To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out a series of risky heists.

Tazza: One Eyed Jack
2019
as Jjak-kwi
A young poker player at the top of his game joins a team led by the legendary poker player One-Eyed Jack. While successfully working on a plan to win ...

Long Live the King
2019
as So-pal
Jang Se-chool is the boss of a gang. He has been in love with Kang So-hyun for the past 3 years, even though she constantly rejects him and tries to p...

Dark Figure of Crime
2018
as Song Kyeong-soo
A serial killer is caught for his seventh murder. A cop tries to solve the first six cases with the killer's help, but starts to suspect that he has u...

The Soul-Mate
2018
as Inspector Yang
Jang-soo is a judo instructor who is indifferent to everyone but his daughter. One day he realizes he can see Tae-jin, a ghost who used to be a devote...

The King's Case Note
2017
as Jik Je-hak
A clever king of Joseon and his brilliant chronicler hunt for the truth behind a crime that threatens the throne and the stability of the country.

A Violent Prosecutor
2016
as Judge
After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
2015
as Sam-gwan's Uncle
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by...

Kundo: Age of the Rampant
2014
as Corrupt Official
In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.

Steal My Heart
2013
as Guk Jang
"Catch Me" is about Lee Ho-tae (Joo Won) who meets the first love of his dreams, Yoon Jin-sook (Kim Ah-joong) for the first time in ten years but is s...

New World
2013
as Officer at National Police Agency
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.

The Thieves
2012
as Detective
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...

Mr. Idol
2011
It's hard being a Korean popstar! For every Gangnam Style, there are a hundred flameouts. K-Pop sensation Jay Park stars in this musical romp about a ...

The Client
2011
as Judge
Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.

Head
2011
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...

Sunny
2011
as Sung-chan
Seven girls become good friends in high school, then events pull them apart for 25 years. When one of the friends lies dying in a hospital, she wishes...

Heartbeat
2011
as President Kang
One middle aged women is admitted to the hospital in a coma. Yeon-hee, who has been searching for a heart to transplant to her daughter, who has criti...

Troubleshooter
2010
as Won Joo-bong
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...

Woochi: The Demon Slayer
2009
as Shaman
Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.

Heaven's Postman
2009
as Woon Jeon-soo
Jae-jun delivers letters to heaven from those who can't get over the loss of their loved ones. One day Ha-na, who writes to her late boyfriend, discov...

Running Turtle
2009
Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective with a gambling addiction, is on the brink of losing his job when he has his gambling winnings stolen by an escapee co...

Sorry Apple
2008
as Hyun-jung's father
A woman breaks up with her boyfriend of seven years. Devastated, she throws herself into another relationship and decides to get married, only to have...

Sunny
2008
as Seong-chan
With hopes of reuniting with her husband, who left for the Vietnam War without telling her, a young wife joins a traveling band as the lead singer.

A Shark
2007
A fisherman, Young-Chul, who lives on an island, arrives at a city in the hot summer to show a white shark to his friend, Joon-Goo. Joon-Goo who is bu...

Hello, Stranger
2007
How to find your way in a suburb of the mega-city of Seoul, that is just one of the things this North Korean refugee hasn't learnt on his citizenship ...

Cruel Winter Blues
2006
as Detective Squad Chief
A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family dra...

Righteous Ties
2006
as Jang Nak-young
After learning his boss betrayed him, a mob lackey plans to break out of prison and take revenge.

Tazza: The High Rollers
2006
as Jjak-gwi
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are ...

The Bad Utterances
2006
Three friends from the northern half of Seoul move to the more affluent southern half, but experience many troubles there.

Family Ties
2006
as Woon-sik
A story of three families living different but similar lives. They always fight and quarrel, but love is the common denominator for their relationship...

3-Iron
2004
as Detective Jo
A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who ...

To Catch a Virgin Ghost
2004
as (uncredited)
Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond back and finds Se...

The President's Barber
2004
as Chief Police at Police Substation
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...

If You Were Me
2003
as Teacher (seg. 1)
Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers ...

Waikiki Brothers
2001
as Rest Area Dealer
Waikiki Brothers is a band going nowhere. After another depressing gig, the saxophonist quits, leaving the three remaining members to continue on the ...

Farewell My Darling
1996
as Chal-kil
When old Mr. Park dies, his first son Chan-Wu, a film director, and his troublesome daughter Mi-Seon hurriedly come back to their rural hometown, and ...