O Yeong-su (actor)

O Yeong-su
Born
O Se-kang[1]

(1944-10-19) October 19, 1944 (age 79)
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
오영수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Yeong-su
McCune–ReischauerO Yŏngsu

O Yeong-su (Korean오영수; born October 19, 1944), birth name O Se-kang,[4] is a South Korean actor. He began acting in theatre in the 1960s, and has, according to himself, appeared in over 200 productions. He later began acting in film and television, often portraying monks due to his experience with Buddhist plays.

In 2021, he portrayed Oh Il-nam in the Netflix survival drama Squid Game, which gave rise to his worldwide popularity and won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lok was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "오영수". National Theater Company of Korea.
  3. ^ Yoo, Suk-jae (October 17, 2021). "[유석재가 만난 사람] "1등 한 이정재 뒷모습 보라, 어디 승자로 보이던가… 평생 자기 길 성실하면 각자 삶의 1등일 것"". Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). ChosunMedia. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ 오영수 [O Yeong-su] (in Korean). Naver People Search. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

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