Song Kang-ho

Song Kangho Korean 송강호 born 17 January 1967 is a South Korean actor Regarded as one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema he has appeared in critically acclaimed films across various genres He is the recipient of numerous accolades including a Cannes Film Festival Award three Baeksang Arts Awards four Blue Dragon Film Awards and five Grand Bell Awards In 2020 The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century Song first gained recognition with the crime thriller No 3 1997 and later rose to prominence with Park Chanwooks critically acclaimed film Joint Security Area 2000 He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joonho in Memories of Murder 2003 The Host 2006 Snowpiercer 2013 and Parasite 2019 Song rose to wider international prominence for his performance in Parasite which won the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture He has also worked extensively with director Kim Jeewoon starring in five of his films The Quiet Family 1998 The Foul King 2000 The Good the Bad the Weird 2008 The Age of Shadows 2016 and Cobweb 2023 His other notable films include Sympathy for Mr Vengeance 2002 Secret Sunshine 2007 Thirst 2009 The Attorney 2013 The Throne 2015 A Taxi Driver 2017 and Broker 2022 Song has been named Gallup Koreas Film Actor of the Year four times 2013 2017 2019 and 2020 Description above from the Wikipedia article Song Kangho licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia