Ahn Sung-ki
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Ahn Sung-ki is known to the public as the "National Best Actor of Korea".
and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil
also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young
's celebrated film The Housemaid (1960
). Starting from the 1980s, he appeared in nearly 100 movies. He was a graduate of the Vietnamese
department of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
. Because of his ability to speak several foreign languages, UNICEF appointed Ahn as a representative, and his image is often seen in advertisements on planes travelling to Korea. He acted twice as the President of Korea in the movies the Romantic President
(2002) and Hanbando (2006).
He had military service after graduating from university as an artillery officer
(first lieutenant
, 1974 ~ 1976) which he volunteered for.
Go, Shogi
and Cue sports are well known as Ahn's hobby, but he confesses in the interview that he has not played cue sports; he also tells his profiles publicized about twenty years ago are still on the internet. Ahn is critical about plastic surgery; he told that plastic surgery damaged actors' identity, in Park Joong-hoon's Holiday Talk Show on January 18, 2009.
Ahn has two sons, Dabin and Phillip, who both attended The Lawrenceville School, a prestigious boarding academy in New Jersey. His sons both aspire to pursue art and design in the future.
Biography
A Roman Catholic, he was born in DaeguDaegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil
Cho Yong-pil
Cho Yong-pil is a South Korean pop singer born in 1950. Cho is considered to be the most influential figure in Korean pop music and has produced many memorable hits of Korean pop music history, including "Return to Busan Port," "Dear Friend," and "The Lady Outside the Window."-Early years:...
also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young
Kim Ki-young
Kim Ki-young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the Japanese occupation, raised in Pyongyang and spent time in Japan, where he became...
's celebrated film The Housemaid (1960
1960 in film
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
). Starting from the 1980s, he appeared in nearly 100 movies. He was a graduate of the Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
department of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is one of the leading universities in the Republic of Korea.HUFS has been consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious higher education institutes in Korea, especially being ranked as a top in the field of Foreign Language...
. Because of his ability to speak several foreign languages, UNICEF appointed Ahn as a representative, and his image is often seen in advertisements on planes travelling to Korea. He acted twice as the President of Korea in the movies the Romantic President
The Romantic President
The Romantic President is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Jeon Man-bae.- Synopsis :The story starts with Young-hee, who was being spoonfed by her attendants as she sat in her father's limousine to school....
(2002) and Hanbando (2006).
He had military service after graduating from university as an artillery officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
(first lieutenant
First Lieutenant
First lieutenant is a military rank and, in some forces, an appointment.The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations , but the majority of cases it is common for it to be sub-divided into a senior and junior rank...
, 1974 ~ 1976) which he volunteered for.
Go, Shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
and Cue sports are well known as Ahn's hobby, but he confesses in the interview that he has not played cue sports; he also tells his profiles publicized about twenty years ago are still on the internet. Ahn is critical about plastic surgery; he told that plastic surgery damaged actors' identity, in Park Joong-hoon's Holiday Talk Show on January 18, 2009.
Ahn has two sons, Dabin and Phillip, who both attended The Lawrenceville School, a prestigious boarding academy in New Jersey. His sons both aspire to pursue art and design in the future.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1957 | Twilight Train Twilight Train Twilight Train is a 1957 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.-Cast:* Park Am* Do Kum-bong* Choi Sam* Kim Ji-mee* An Seok-jin* Go Seon-ae* Ahn Sung-ki* Lee Yeong-ok* Kim Dong-won-Contemporary reviews:... |
First film | |
| 1959 | Defiance of a Teenager Defiance of a Teenager Defiance of a Teenager is a 1959 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.-Synopsis:A melodrama about a group of delinquent teenagers under the leadership of a corrupt boss.... |
San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries... Golden Special award for child actor The Ministry of Culture and Information Film Awards |
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| 1960 | The Housemaid | Son of the composer | |
| 1961 | Take it Easy, Mother | ||
| Pig's Dream | |||
| 1962 | Son and Mother | ||
| 1965 | Story of Yalke | ||
| 1967 | A White Crow | Last film as a child actor | |
| 1977 | Soldiers and Girls | ||
| 1978 | The Third Mission | ||
| 1979 | Rainy Days | ||
| The Night Fair | |||
| 1980 | A Fine, Windy Day A Fine, Windy Day A Fine, Windy Day is an award-winning 1980 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jang-ho.-Synopsis:... |
Tok-bae | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Fresh Actor |
| 1981 | Children of Darkness Children of Darkness Children of Darkness is a 1983 documentary film produced by Ara Chekmayan and Richard Kotuk. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.... |
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| Mandala Mandala (film) Mandala is a 1981 South Korean film about Buddhist monks in Korea. This is considered by many critics to be director Im Kwon-taek's breakthrough film as a cinematic artist.- Plot :The film follows the differing lives of two Buddhist monks in Korea... |
Bo-boong | Korean Awards of Play, Film and Art, Best Actor | |
| A Small Ball | |||
| Come Low Down unto Us | Mr. Sung | ||
| 1982 | The Nest of Another People | ||
| Man of Iron | Dong-ryul | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor |
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| The Fallen Children | |||
| The Misty Village | Kae-chul | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... , Best Actor Korean Film Critic Association Award, Best Actor |
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| People in a Slum | Chu-suk | ||
| 1983 | Lying Like Grasses | Walter | |
| Flower on the Equator | Mr. M | PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... , Best Actor |
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| 1984 | Between The Knees Between the Knees Between the Knees is 1984 South Korean film is about a married woman who suffered from abnormal sexual tendencies which led to her downfall.-Cast:*Ahn Sung-ki*Lee Bo-hee*Yim Sung-min*Lee Hye-young*Na Han-il... |
Cho-bin | |
| At Deep and Deeper | |||
| Deep Blue Night | Baek Ho-bin | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... , Best Actor Korean Awards of Play, Film and Art, Best Actor |
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| The Winter Of The Year Was Warm | Il-whan | ||
| Whale Hunting | Min-woo | ||
| 1985 | Eoudong | Kalme | |
| Whale Hunting: part two | |||
| 1986 | Hwang Jin yi | The Shoemaker | |
| Lee Jang-Ho's Baseball Team | Manager Sung Byung-ho | ||
| Moonlight | |||
| Nae-ssi | |||
| 1987 | Hellow, God! | Kim Byung-tae | |
| Story of Lee Seu-il | |||
| Our Sweet Days of Youth | Kim Yung-min | Asia Pacific Film Festival Asia Pacific Film Festival The Asia Pacific Film Festival, first held in 1954, is film festival held annually in an Asian country designated by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific.Awards are handed out for:*Best Film*Best Director... , Best Actor |
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| 1988 | Chilsu and Mansu Chilsu and Mansu Chilsu and Mansu is a 1988 South Korean film, and noted director Park Kwang-su's debut film. Though not a box-office hit , the film is remembered as a major step towards freedom of expression in South Korean cinema.Chilsu and Mansu marks the directorial debut of Park Kwang-su, who would go on to... |
Park Man-soo | |
| The Age of Success The Age of Success Age of Success aka Taste of Heaven is a 1988 South Korean film written and directed by Jang Sun-woo.-Synopsis:... |
Kim Bang-chul | PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... , Best Actor |
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| Gagman | Lee Jung-se | ||
| Lee Jang-Ho's Baseball Team: part two | |||
| 1990 | North Korean Partisan in South Korea Nambugun Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea is a 1990 South Korean film based upon the experiences of Lee Tae, a war correspondent during the Korean War.- Cast :* Ahn Sung-ki ... Lee Tae* Choi Jin-sil ... Park Min-ja* Choi Min-soo...Kim... |
Lee Tae | Chunsa Film Art Awards Chunsa Film Art Awards The Chunsa Film Art Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best... , Best Actor |
| The Dream | Cho-sing | ||
| 1991 | Stairways of Heaven | Kim Yun-gyun | |
| Teenage Love Song | Je-chul | ||
| Berlin Report | Sung-min | ||
| Who Saw the Dragon's Toenails | Choi Jung-soo | PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... , Best Actor |
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| 1992 | White Badge White Badge White Badge is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Jeong Ji-yeong based on the book White Badge: a novel of Korea by Ahn Junghyo.It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops... |
Han Ki-ju | Asia Pacific Film Festival Asia Pacific Film Festival The Asia Pacific Film Festival, first held in 1954, is film festival held annually in an Asian country designated by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific.Awards are handed out for:*Best Film*Best Director... , Best Actor |
| Blue In You | Lee Ho-suk | ||
| 1993 | Two Cops Two Cops Two Cops is a South Korean action/comedy film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It stars Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon as a pair of police inspectors with different outlooks who end up working on a case together. Upon its release the film became a box-office hit and was the second most watched Korean... |
Cho gyunn-su | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor (with Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon is a South Korean actor.- Life :Park was born and raised in Seoul. After graduating from the department of drama and film of Chung-Ang University, he started his career as an actor in the film Cambo... ) |
| To the Starry Island To the Starry Island To the Starry Island is an award-winning 1993 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.-Synopsis:... |
Kim Chul | ||
| 1994 | The Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of a small town in the southern part of Korea in 1949 and 1950, just before the outbreak of the Korean War.-Reception:Korean film scholar, Kim Kyung-hyun describes the reception... |
Kim Bom-woo | |
| 1995 | The Hair dresser | Henri Park | |
| Declaration as genius | Ahn Sang-ki | ||
| The Eternal Empire The Eternal Empire (film) The Eternal Empire is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.-Synopsis:... |
The king | Korean Film Critic Association Award, Best Actor | |
| Mommy, star and sea anemone | Captain Choi | ||
| Bitter & Sweet | Mr. Ahn | ||
| 1996 | Festival Festival (1996 film) Festival is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:A famous writer, Lee Jun-seop, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Lee's illegitimate niece, who has been ostracized from the family, has also returned home for the funeral... |
Lee Jeung-sup | Korean Film Critic Association Award, Best Actor |
| Adventure of Mrs.Park | Mr. X, ditective | ||
| Sleeping Man | Takuji | Japanese credit | |
| 1997 | Taekwondo | Mr. Kim | Korean / Polish credit |
| 1998 | Bedroom & Courtroom | Myun Sung-ki | |
| Spring in My Hometown Spring in My Hometown Spring in My Hometown is an award-winning 1998 South Korean film.-Synopsis:A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean War.-Cast:* Ahn Sung-gi ... Sungmin's father... |
Sung-min's father | ||
| The Soul Guardian | Father Park Yun-gyu | ||
| Art Museum by the Zoo Art Museum by the Zoo Art Museum by the Zoo is a 1998 South Korean romantic comedy film.- Plot :On leave from the military, Cheol-soo arrives at his girlfriend's apartment only to find it occupied by another woman, Choon-hee. After a few days he finds out that his girlfriend is now engaged to someone else, and having... |
Seo In-gwon Choi In-gwon |
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| 1999 | Nowhere to Hide | Chang Sung-min | |
| The Truth Game | Cho Jae-hyung | ||
| 2000 | Black Hole | "I" | |
| Kilimanjaro | Bong-ge | ||
| 2001 | Musa Musa (film) Musa , released as both The Warrior and The Ultimate Warrior in English-speaking countries, is a 2001 South Korean epic film directed by Kim Seong-soo, starring Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi... |
Chin Lik-bu | Blue Dragon Film Awards Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| The Last Witness The Last Witness (2001 film) The Last Witness is a 2001 South Korean thriller film directed by Bae Chang-ho and starring Lee Jung-jae, Ahn Sung-kee and Lee Mi-yeon. The Last Witness is based upon the novel of the same name by Kim Seong-jong.-Plot:... |
Hwan Seok | ||
| Chi-hwa-seon Chi-hwa-seon Chi-hwa-seon or Chwi-hwa-seon, , is a 2002 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek about Jang Seung-up , a nineteenth-century Korean painter who changed the direction of Korean art.-Synopsis:It begins with the Korean artist being suspicious of a Japanese... |
Kim Byung-moon | ||
| My Beautiful Girl Mari | Kyeong-min (voice) | an animation film | |
| 2002 | The Romantic President The Romantic President The Romantic President is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Jeon Man-bae.- Synopsis :The story starts with Young-hee, who was being spoonfed by her attendants as she sat in her father's limousine to school.... |
President Han Min-wook | |
| 2003 | Silmido Silmido (film) Silmido is a 2003 South Korean film, directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is loosely based on a military uprising from the island of Silmido in the 1970s. At the end of its run, the film was the most watched film ever in South Korea, and the first film to attract an audience of 10 million viewers in the... |
Kim Je-hyun | |
| 2004 | The Bad Utterances | Narrator | |
| Arahan Arahan Arahan is a 2004 South Korean film. The film was the third feature film directed by Ryu Seung-wan and stars the director's brother Ryu Seung-beom along with Yoon So-Yi... |
Cha-woon | ||
| 2005 | Duelist Duelist (film) Duelist is a 2005 South Korean martial arts film, directed by Lee Myung-se. The Korean title translates as "The Detective".- Plot :The movie opens with a fish tale narrated by a low-class metalsmith in a tavern in Joseon-era south-western Korea. The scene then cuts to a street circus, in which an... |
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| 2006 | Hanbando | The President | |
| A Battle of Wits A Battle of Wits (2006 film) A Battle of Wits is a 2006 Hong Kong film based on a Japanese historical novel, written by Ken'ichi Sakemi. A manga series was written by Hideki Mori, also based on the novel. Directed by Jacob Cheung, the film starred Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Wang Zhiwen, Fan Bingbing, Nicky Wu and Choi Siwon... |
Xiang Yan-zhong | Chinese / Japanese / Korean credit | |
| Radio Star Radio star Stellar radio sources, radio source stars or radio stars are stellar objects that produce copious emissions of various radio frequencies, whether constant or pulsed. Radio emissions from stars can be produced in many varied ways.... |
Park Min-soo | Grand Bell Awards Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor Blue Dragon Film Awards Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea.... , Best Actor (with Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon is a South Korean actor.- Life :Park was born and raised in Seoul. After graduating from the department of drama and film of Chung-Ang University, he started his career as an actor in the film Cambo... ) |
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| 2007 | May 18 May 18 (film) May 18 is a South Korean film released in 2007.-Synopsis:The film is based on the massacre at Gwangju on May 18... |
Park Hoon-soo | |
| 2008 | My New Partner | Kang Min-ho | |
| The Divine Weapon The Divine Weapon - Plot :During the reign of King Sejong the Great, Joseon Korea faces increasing hostility from Ming China. Ming China, without restraint, mounts unrelenting demands against the Korean crown, further entrenching distrust and aversion to subservience. Ming China has especially been provoked by a... |
King Sejong | ||
| 2009 | Fair Love | ||
| 2011 | Fool | Narrator | |
| Sunny Sunny (2011 film) Sunny is a 2011 South Korean film about a group of female high school friends who gradually drift apart and then seek each other out again. It is the second film by director - screenwriter Kang Hyeong-cheol and is one of the highest grossing Korean films of 2011.-Plot:Na-mi is the new girl at... |
Special appearance in past picture | ||
| Sector 7 Sector 7 (film) Sector 7 is a 2011 3D South Korean action film directed by Kim Ji-hun who previously made May 18.-Plot:A small team of oil rig workers are searching for undiscovered oil at the oil rig Sector 7, off the coast of Jeju Island... |
Jeong-man | ||
| 201x | Pacemaker | Unreleased | |
| String Song | Unreleased | ||