Song Kang-ho (Korean: 송강호; born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Considered one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema, he has appeared in critically acclaimed films across a variety of genres. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Cannes Film Festival Award, three Baeksang Arts Awards, four Blue Dragon Film Awards, and five Grand Bell Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

Song first gained recognition with the crime thriller No. 3 (1997), and later rose to fame after the critically acclaimed Park Chan-wook film Joint Security Area (2000). He is known for his collaborations with director Bong Joon-ho in the films Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Snowpiercer (2013), and Parasite (2019). Song gained wider international recognition for his role in Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also worked extensively with director Kim Jee-woon, appearing in five of his films: The Quiet Family (1998), The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), The Age of Shadows (2016), and Cobweb (2023).

Among his other notable films are Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Thirst (2009), The Attorney (2013), The Throne (2015), A Taxi Driver (2017), and Broker (2022). Song was named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year four times (2013, 2017, 2019, and 2020).

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