Kim Yoon-Seok
Top 10 in Top 10 Best Korean Actors of All Time
Because of his theater background, Kim Yoon-Seok was initially cast in minor roles in film and television. His breakthrough role was as the villain in the gambling film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), but it was his performance as an ex-cop turned pimp in the surprise hit The Chaser (2008) that propelled him to stardom in his forties. Kim has since become a well-known actor in South Korea, having appeared in several films.
He has won many awards, such as the Best Actor at the 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards, 9th Busan Film Critics Awards, 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards, 7th Korean Film Awards, 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards; the Grand Prize (Daesang) at 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards and 54th Baeksang Arts Awards, etc.
