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Portrait of Kim Jong-soo

Acting

Kim Jong-soo

Career

Active from 2011 to 2025, busiest in 2016 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Manipulated
The Manipulated
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

7

The characters Kim Jong-soo played, best-known titles first.

Kim Jong-soo as Kim Man-dong
Kim Jong-soo as NIS Director General An
Kim Jong-soo as Noh Yongsik
Kim Jong-soo as Security chief
Kim Jong-soo as Byeong-gu
Kim Jong-soo as Lee Saek
Kim Jong-soo as Kim Hwan-dong

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kim Jong-soo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Spiritual
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 6
  • Korean Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
First Doctor
First Doctor

TV show · as Lee Chang-gon

Kin and Sin
Kin and Sin

TV show · as Ko Dae-su

Human X Gumiho
Human X Gumiho

TV show · as Man-gwan

An Dong
An Dong

as Kwon Byeong-yeol

2020s

28 titles · average score 70
The Manipulated
The Manipulated (2025)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Noh Yong-sik

Aema
Aema (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Kwon Do-il

Low Life
Low Life (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Bogotá: City of the Lost
Bogotá: City of the Lost (2024)
GoodWatch score 57

as Geun-tae

Revolver
Revolver (2024)
GoodWatch score 37

as Director

Dream
Dream (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kim Hwan-dong

My Perfect Stranger
My Perfect Stranger (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Yoon Byung-gu

Smugglers
Smugglers (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lee Jang-choon

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman
Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Hwang

Ransomed
Ransomed (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

as Minister Choi

Hunt
Hunt (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Director Ahn

Samjin Company English Class
Samjin Company English Class (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bong Hyun-chul

2010s

45 titles · average score 68
The Lies Within
The Lies Within (2019)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Kim Seung-Cheol

Start-Up
Start-Up (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Gong

Kingdom
Kingdom (2019)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Kim Soon

Room No. 7
Room No. 7 (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Real Estate Agent

Beautiful Mind
Beautiful Mind (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Shin Dong Jae

Asura: The City of Madness
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eun Choong-ho

Be Positive
Be Positive (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Professor Ma

One Way Trip
One Way Trip (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chief Oh

Insane
Insane (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as Director Cha

Our Love Story
Our Love Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ji-soo's Father

The Producers
The Producers (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Baek Bo-sun

Poongsan
Poongsan (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as North Korean Defector

2000s

2 titles · average score 83
Friend, Our Legend
Friend, Our Legend (2009)

TV show · as Han Byung Woo (Dong Soo's Father)

Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Shin