Known For: South Korean actor (born 1967)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film actor, stage actor
Country: South Korea
City: Gimhae
Date of Birth: Tuesday, 17 January 1967
Song Kang-ho is a South Korean actor. Song made his film debut in The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), and came to national prominence with a series of critically acclaimed performances, including No. 3 (1997), Joint Security Area (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Snowpiercer (2013), The Attorney (2013), and A Taxi Driver (2017).
BirthPlace | Gimhae |
Education | Q5001267 |
Awards | Q4806629, Q496411, Q97474308, Q586140, Q2447242 |
Children | Song Jun-pyung |
Wikipedia | Song_Kang-ho |
Song Kang-ho was born on January 17, 1967, in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province. He graduated from Gimhae High School and had aspirations of becoming an actor since his second year at Garak Middle School. At the time, the country had just five theater and film departments. Despite failing the entrance exam once, he eventually studied at Gyeongsang National University in Busan. However, he was drafted for mandatory military service soon after. After completing his service, Song did not return to college and instead joined a theater company in Busan at age 23.