Portrait of Kim Tae-woo

Acting

Kim Tae-woo

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Queen
Mr. Queen
GoodWatch score85/100

Characters

17

The characters Kim Tae-woo played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kim Tae-woo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Korean Cinema 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Korean Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Adult Relationships 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 74
No Tail to Tell
No Tail to Tell (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jang Do-cheol

The Judge Returns
The Judge Returns (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Baek Yi-seok

Mary Kills People
Mary Kills People (2025)

TV show · as Ahn Tae-seong

Project Silence
Project Silence (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jeong Hyeon-baek

Love Song for Illusion
Love Song for Illusion (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sa Jo-seung

Twinkling Watermelon
Twinkling Watermelon (2023)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Yoon Gun-hyung

Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up (2022)

TV show · as Jin Seong-wu

Pachinko
Pachinko (2022)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Eel vendor #2

Bossam: Steal the Fate
Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Prince Gwanghae

Mr. Queen
Mr. Queen (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Kim Jwa-geun

The Spies Who Loved Me
The Spies Who Loved Me (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Ban Jin-Min

Awaken
Awaken (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Oh Jung Hwan

2010s

31 titles · average score 64
The Tale of Nokdu
The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Heo Yoon

Romance Is a Bonus Book
Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Kim Jae-min

Different Dreams
Different Dreams (2019)

TV show · as Yoo Tae-joon

Forbidden Dream
Forbidden Dream (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jeong Nam-son

Secret Mother
Secret Mother (2018)

TV show · as Han Jae-Yeol

Rampant
Rampant (2018)
GoodWatch score 62

as Crown Prince Lee Yeong

Queen of Mystery
Queen of Mystery (2017)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ha Ji-Seung

The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2016)

TV show · as Choi Sang-il

Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies
Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Koo Gang-sung

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War (2015)

TV show · as King Seon-jo

God's Gift - 14 Days
God's Gift - 14 Days (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Han Ji-hoon

That Winter, the Wind Blows
That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Jo Moocheol

2000s

18 titles · average score 61
Like You Know It All
Like You Know It All (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ku Kyungnam

The Naked Kitchen
The Naked Kitchen (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

as Han Sang-In

Sakwa
Sakwa (2008)

as Sang-hoon

Epitaph
Epitaph (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kim Dong-won

Wide Awake
Wide Awake (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Oh Ji-hoon

Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back (2006)

as Sgt. Kim In-Ho

Woman on the Beach
Woman on the Beach (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Won Changwook

Woman Is the Future of Man
Woman Is the Future of Man (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kim Hyunjoon

Hypnotized
Hypnotized (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

as Seok-won

Saving My Hubby
Saving My Hubby (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

as Han Ju-tae

L′Abri
L′Abri (2002)

as Jae-sup

Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

as Pvt. Nam Sung-shik

1990s

7 titles · average score 70
Love Story
Love Story (1999)

TV show · as Young-suk

Should My Tears Show
Should My Tears Show (1999)

TV show · as Cho Soo-hyun

Should My Tears Show
Should My Tears Show (1999)

TV show

A Mystery of the Cube
A Mystery of the Cube (1998)

as Yong-min

The Contact
The Contact (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ki-chul

뉴욕 스토리
뉴욕 스토리 (1997)

TV show

First Love
First Love (1996)

TV show · as Hyung Ki