Kim Tae-woo (born 15 April 1971) is a South Korean actor. After his breakthrough in blockbuster war film Joint Security Area, Kim became best known for his leading roles in arthouse films, such as those directed by Hong Sang-soo, namely Woman Is the Future of Man, Woman on the Beach, and Like You Know It All.[2][3][4]

Kim Tae-woo
Kim in May 2015
Born (1971-04-15) April 15, 1971 (age 53)
EducationChung-Ang University - Theater and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Agent(s)J,Wide-Company
FamilyKim Tae-hoon (brother)
Korean name
Hangul
김태우
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Tae-u
McCune–ReischauerKim T'aeu

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Contact Ge-chul
1998 A Mystery Of The Cube Yong-min Main Role
2000 Joint Security Area Nam Sung-shik
2002 L'Abri (Bus Stop)
Saving My Hubby Han Ju-tae
The Coast Guard Private Seo
2004 Woman Is the Future of Man Kim Hyun-joon
Hypnotized Seok-won
2006 Don't Look Back Sergeant Kim In-ho
Woman on the Beach Won Chang-wook
If You Were Me 3 Main Role[5][6]
2007 Epitaph Kim Dong-won Main Role
Wide Awake Oh Ji-hoon
2008 Sa-kwa Sang-hoon
2009 The Naked Kitchen Han Sang-in Main Role
Like You Know It All Ku Kyeong-nam
2010 The Influence Choi Dong-hoon
No Doubt No Choong-sik Main Role
A Friend in Need Hwang Woo-jin
2011 Quick Junichi Watanabe special appearance
2012 Horror Stories
The Winter of the Year Was Warm In-sung
2013 The Face Reader King Munjong
2014 Santa Barbara Representative Jo special appearance
The Pirates Mo Hong-gab
2015 Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies Kang Sung-gyu
Memories of the Sword Jon Bok
2018 Rampant Crown Prince Lee Young special appearance[7]
2019 Forbidden Dream Jung Nam-son
TBA Silence Jung Hyun-baek

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Hometown of Legends "Eunjangdo"
First Love Hyung-ki
1997 Mr. Right Song Jeong-hwan Main Role
1998 Lie Jang Uh
1999 Should My Tears Show Cho Soo-hyun Main Role
1999–2000 8 Love Story Young-suk Main Role, Ep.8 "Host of Memory"
2000 Virtue Park Yeong-gook
2001 Blue Mist Kim Min-kyu Main Role
Legend Kang Dae-woong
2002 That Woman Catches People Oh Cheon-soo
2008 Tokyo Sun Shower Jeong Hyeon-su
2010 Big Thing Min-kyu special appearance, Ep. 1
Quiz of God Jae-suk
2012 Dummy Mommy Park Jung-do
2013 That Winter, the Wind Blows Jo Moo-chul [8][9][10]
2014 God's Gift: 14 Days Han Ji-hoon Main Role
2015 The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War King Seonjo
2016 Goodbye Mr. Black Kim Ji-ryun
The Good Wife Choi Sang-il
2017 Black Grim Reaper No.444 special appearance
2018 Queen of Mystery 2 Ha Ji-seung
Secret Mother Han Jae-yeol Main Role[11]
2019 Romance Is a Bonus Book CEO Kim Jae-min [12]
The Banker Lee Hae-gon Main Role
The Tale of Nokdu Heo Yoon
2020 The Spies Who Loved Me Ban Jin-min
Awaken Oh Jung-hwan
2020–2021 Mr. Queen Kim Jwa-geun
2021 Bossam: Steal the Fate King Gwanghae
2022 Cleaning Up Jin Seong-woo [13]
Bad Prosecutor Kim Tae-ho [14]
2022–2023 Missing: The Other Side 2 Noh Yoon-gu special appearance[15]
2023 Twinkling Watermelon Yoon Geon-hyung [16]
2024 Love Song for Illusion Sajo Seung [17]

Music video

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  • "Seesaw" (Hot Potato, 2010)
  • "Late Regrets" (Bobo, 2001)

Theater

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "김태우". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ "KIM Tae-woo". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. ^ "Two More Top Film Fests Await Kim Tae-woo". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. ^ Lee, Hae-joo (17 April 2009). "Big names to open Jeonju fest". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "If You Were Me 3". IndieStory. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. ^ Hartzell, Adam (16 October 2006). "Busan Dispatch. 2". GreenCine Daily. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. ^ "KIM Tae-woo Replaces Late KIM Joo-hyuk in CHANG-GWOL". Korean Film Biz Zone. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "That Winter, The Wind Blows Kim Tae Woo, The Guardian Angel "How Different from Original?"". KDramaStars. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  9. ^ Lee, Sun-min (10 April 2013). "Kim Tae-woo to appear on Knee Drop Guru". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Lee, Sun-min (20 April 2013). "Kim Tae-woo admits having surgery". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "[공식] 김태우, SBS '시크릿 마더' 남주 확정…송윤아와 특급 호흡". Sports Chosun (in Korean). April 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "[단독] 김태우, '로맨스별책부록' 출연확정…이종석과 브로맨스". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Yoon Sung-yeol (March 29, 2022). "김태우 '클리닝 업' 출연 확정..염정아 전 남편 役 [공식]" [Kim Tae-woo confirmed to appear in 'Cleaning Up'... As Yeom Jeong-ah's ex-husband [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Park Soo-in (June 27, 2022). "김태우 '진검승부' 합류, 도경수→이세희와 연기 호흡" [Kim Tae-woo joins 'True Sword Battle', Do Kyung-soo → Lee Se-hee and acting breath] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Lee Joon-hyeon (January 16, 2023). "김태우, '미씽2' 합류…강렬한 캐릭터 변신 예고" [Kim Tae-woo joins 'Missing 2'... Intense character transformation notice]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Character Introduction – People of Jinseong Musical Instruments. tvN (in Korean). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  17. ^ Park Jae-hwan (November 16, 2023). "KBS '환상연가' 내년 1월 첫 방송... 박지훈-홍예지-황희-지우". KBS Media (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  18. ^ "연극 [블루룸(The Blue Room)]을 보고..." Naver (in Korean). 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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