Along with [OH Dal-soo], OH Gwang-rok is a major character actor often seen in supporting roles in Korean films. Playing an anarchist who kills the protagonist in <Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance>, he made a long-lasting impression on the audience. Following that, he appeared in the rest of the vengeance trilogy by director [PARK Chan-wook], <Old Boy> and <Sympathy for Lady Vengeance>, proving the director’s trust in him. In the comic film <She’s on Duty>, he fully showed his comic side as the insane boss of a gang. In the film, he enjoys writing and reciting poetry so much that the every line he speaks seems to have a poetic rhythm to it, which distinguishes him from all the other characters. Recently, he has completed a short film shot with an iPhone 4, also directed by [PARK Chan-wook], who is an old friend of his. More in demand than ever, OH subsequently appeared in a raft of films, both in the indie and commercial realms. Among indie works there was YOO Ji-tae’s debut film <Mai Ratima> (2012), the baduk (Korean chess) gangster drama <The Stone> (2013), PARK Chul-soo’s <Eating, Talking, Faucking>, LEE Jang-ho’s spiritual <God’s Eye View> (2013) and the Korean Academy of Film Arts feature <Alice in Earnestland> in 2015. On the commercial side, he was seen in a wide variety of roles, including a doctor in <Countdown> (2011), a detective in <Killer Toon> (2013) and a father figure in sci-fi <AM 11:00> (2013).
Debut
’82 Play <Death of a Salesman>
Drama
’08 MBC <I’m Not Sure>
’07 MBC <The Legend>
’07 SBS <Perhaps Love>
’06 MBC <Dr. Kkang>
Movies
’12 <Dangerously Excited> - Bob Dylan (cameo)
’12 <Sunday Punch> - Geun-Suk
’11 <Always> - Man wanted by loan sharks
’11 <Persimmon>
’11 <Countdown> - Doctor
’11 <Night Fishing>
’10 <No Doubt> - Professor Kim
’10 <Man of Vendetta> - GPS Technician
’09 <Take Off>
’09 <Why Did You Come to Our House?>
’09 <Where the Truth Lies> - Attorney Kim Byeon
’09 <A Trip To The Moon>
’09 <Marine Boy> - Dr. Park
’08 <Vampire Cop Ricky 2>
’08 <Members of the Funeral>
’08 <Like Father, Like Son>
’08 <Baby and Me> - Gwang-Rok
’08 <Nowhere to Turn>
’07 <Seven Days> - Yang Chang-Gu
’07 <The Elephant On The Bike> - Dong-Gyu’s father
’06 <A Cruel Attendance>
’06 <Maundy Thursday> - Death Row Inmate 2896
’06 <Vampire Cop Ricky> - Vampire Hunter
’05 <Mr. Socrates>
’05 <A Boy Who Went to Heaven>
’05 <Lady Vengeance> - Se-Hyun’s father
’05 <A Bittersweet Life>
’05 <She’s on Duty> - Bae Doo-Sang
’04 <A Moment to Remember> - Bum at station
’04 <The Last Wolf>
’03 <Oldboy> - Suicidal man
’03 <Spring Bears Love> - Hyeon-Jae’s father
’03 <Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance> - Anarchist
’01 <Waikiki Brothers> - Hyun-Gu
Plays
’10 <A Nap>
’94 <Birds Cry Out Their Names>
’82 <Death of a Salesman>
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