KIM Hong-pa, born in 1962, debuted as a stage actor in the play <Baekma River at Moonlight> in 1992 and spent close to two decades performing in Daehangno, Seoul’s famous theatre neighborhood. His film debut came in 1996 with a small role in the comedy <Ambiguous Man>, but it wasn’t until 2009 that he became more active in cinema, with roles in <Insadong Scandal> (2009) and <No Mercy> (2009). Over his screen career, he has often portrayed higher-up...More

KIM Hong-pa, born in 1962, debuted as a stage actor in the play <Baekma River at Moonlight> in 1992 and spent close to two decades performing in Daehangno, Seoul’s famous theatre neighborhood. His film debut came in 1996 with a small role in the comedy <Ambiguous Man>, but it wasn’t until 2009 that he became more active in cinema, with roles in <Insadong Scandal> (2009) and <No Mercy> (2009). Over his screen career, he has often portrayed higher-ups in the judicial system such as commissioners, but also criminals. Among his most notable film credits are crime action <New World> (2012), <The Terror, LIVE> (2013), <Assassination> (2015), <Inside Men> (2015), <A Violent Prosecutor> (2015), and has become increasingly visible recently with roles in <The Spy Gone North> (2017), <Default> (2018), <MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission> (2018), <SVAHA : THE SIXTH FINGER> (2018), and <Juror 8> (2019).Less