Oh Dal-su
South Korean actor (born 1968)
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::summary South Korean actor (born 1968) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Oh Dal-su |
| image | 제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 11.jpg |
| caption | Oh in 2015 |
| native_name | 오달수 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Seongdang-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea |
| education | Dong-eui University (BA) |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1990–present |
| module | {{Infobox Korean name/auto |
| hangul | %오달수 |
| othername | Oh Dal-soo |
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| name = Oh Dal-su | image = 제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 11.jpg | caption = Oh in 2015 | native_name = 오달수 | birth_date = | birth_place = Seongdang-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea | education = Dong-eui University (BA) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1990–present | spouse = | website = | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent | hangul = %오달수 | hanja = | othername = Oh Dal-soo Oh Dal-su (; born 15 June 1968) is a South Korean character actor who has appeared on television, film, and stage. His acting career spans over 35 years. Oh is best known for his supporting roles in director Park Chan-wook's films, having appeared in six of Park's films: Oldboy (2003), If You Were Me (2003), Lady Vengeance (2005), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Thirst (2009) and No Other Choice (2025) .
In 2015, Oh received praise for his role in Ode to My Father (2014), for which he won a Grand Bell Award and a Blue Dragon Film Award.
Career
Oh began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001, he has been the head of theater company Singiru Manhwagyeong ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions such as Ogu, later made Oh an in-demand character actor on the big screen.
Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in Oldboy (2003), a former gang boss in Mapado (2005), a weapons smuggler in A Bittersweet Life (2005), a transvestite in Foxy Festival (2010), a Chinese-Korean conman in The Thieves (2012), and a sympathetic inmate in Miracle in Cell No. 7. He also dubbed the voice of the monster in The Host (2006).
In March 2018, Oh was dropped from Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds due to sexual harassment allegations. In 2018, he withdrew from the cast of My Mister (2018) and took a two-year hiatus from acting.
In 2024, Oh played boat captain Park Yeong Gil in the second and third season of Squid Game (2021).
Legal issues
In 1987, Oh was arrested and detained for three days for protesting at the June Democratic Struggle.
On 22 February 2018, Oh was accused of sexual harassment. He initially denied the accusation. On 26 February, further accusations against Oh were broadcast on JTBC Newsroom, during an interview with a woman who accused Oh of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The following day, actress Uhm Ji-young came forward in JTBC's Newsroom, saying that she was also sexually harassed by Oh in 2003. On 28 February, he apologized to the victims. In August 2019, Oh was cleared of sexual assault charges.
Selected filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bet on My Disco | 뻘줌남 | |
| 2003 | Adolescence | Short film | |
| If You Were Me | Police officer | Segment: "Never Ending Peace and Love" | |
| Oldboy | Park Cheol-woong | ||
| 2004 | The Secret of Eel-fishing | Choi Dal-bong | Short film |
| The Last Wolf | Gold Tooth | ||
| The President's Barber | Mr. Ahn | ||
| Woman is the Future of Man | Rice cake man | ||
| 2005 | How Does the Blind Dream? | Short film | |
| Mapado | Boss | ||
| Crying Fist | Yong-dae | ||
| A Bittersweet Life | Myung-gu | ||
| Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | Mr. Chang | ||
| 2006 | Forbidden Quest | Hwang-ga (copier) | |
| A Bloody Aria | Oh-geun | ||
| The Host | Monster (voice) | ||
| Between Love and Hate | Hak-yi | ||
| Three Fellas | Na Sang-choon | ||
| Once in a Summer | Nam Gyun-soo | ||
| I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | Shin Duk-cheon | ||
| 2007 | Project Makeover | Jung-ju's father | |
| The Show Must Go On | Hyun-soo | ||
| Driving with My Wife's Lover | Taxi driver | ||
| 2008 | Baby and I | ||
| A Tale of Legendary Libido | Kang-mok | ||
| The Good, the Bad, the Weird | Butler Park | ||
| 2009 | Private Eye | Oh Young-dal | |
| Thirst | Young-du | ||
| Dream | Lee Young-chul | TV series (SBS) | |
| *Short! Short! Short! 2009: | |||
| Show Me the Money* | Factory owner | Segment: "Hundred Nails and a Deer Antler" | |
| Girlfriends | Voice doctor | ||
| 2010 | Nice Shorts | Father (voice) | Segment: "Don't Step Out of the House" |
| The Servant | Old man Ma | ||
| Troubleshooter | Choi Sang-chul | ||
| Foxy Festival | Kim Gwang-rok | ||
| Late Blossom | Dal-su | ||
| 2011 | Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow | Seo-pil | |
| Head | Kim Sang-chul/Oh Byeong-seok | ||
| Hindsight | Teacher Yook | ||
| About Alcohol | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2012 | Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Seon-dal | TV sitcom (SBS) |
| The Thieves | Andrew | ||
| R2B: Return to Base | Min Dong-pil | ||
| The Traffickers | Kyung-jae | ||
| The Ugly Duckling | Nak-man's father | ||
| Code Name: Jackal | Chief detective Ma | ||
| Mr. Vertigo | Master | Short film | |
| 2013 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | So Yang-ho | |
| My Paparotti | Principal Deok-saeng | ||
| Mai Ratima | Man with stolen goods | ||
| The Attorney | Park Dong-ho | ||
| 2014 | The Pirates | Han Sang-jil | |
| Slow Video | Byeong-soo | ||
| Ode to My Father | Dal-gu | ||
| 2015 | Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island | Seo-pil | |
| Assassination | Old Man | ||
| Veteran | Team leader Oh | ||
| You Call It Passion | General manager Go | Cameo | |
| 2016 | The Great Actor | Jang Sung-Pil | |
| Run Off | Kang Dae-Woong | ||
| Old Days | Himself | Documentary | |
| The Tunnel | Rescue Worker | ||
| Master | Hwang Myeong-joon | ||
| 2017 | Memoir of a Murderer | Byeong-man | |
| Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds | Judge | ||
| 1987: When the Day Comes | Yi Doo-seok | ||
| 2018 | Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | Seo-pil | |
| 2020 | Best Friend | Lee Ui-sik | |
| 2021 | Yoshichal | god | Independent film |
| 2022 | I Want to Know Your Parents | Do Ji-yeol | url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=4351&mode=VIEW |
| 2023 | Ungnami | Na Bok-cheon | Documentary film |
| 4:00 PM | Jung-in | ||
| 2024 | I, the Executioner | Team leader Oh | |
| 2025 | No Other Choice | Detective #1 | |
| 2025 | Boss | In-sul | |
| rowspan=2 | Control | ||
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Television series
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2024-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squid Game | Sea Captain Park | Season 2-3 | |||
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Theater
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Art | Kyu-tae |
| 해일 | ||
| Men's Impulse | ||
| 2006 | The Tenant | |
| 2008 | The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? | Martin Gray |
| Marijuana | Yong-bo | |
| 2009 | Mondays 5 p.m. | |
| 2010 | Ogu | |
| 2011 | Holding the Sun and the Moon | Elder Hwang |
| 2012 | Kisaragi Miki-chan | Kimura Takuya |
| House of Dead / Nobel Prize for Literature Award Speech | Writer | |
| 2013 | Kisaragi Miki-chan | Kimura Takuya |
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Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mapado | |
| 2006 | 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Forbidden Quest | |
| 2007 | 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Once in a Summer | |
| 2009 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special | Dream | |
| 2010 | 47th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Servant | |
| 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | |
| 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in Film | |||
| 2014 | 34th Golden Cinema Festival | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 2015 | 10th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ode to My Father | |
| 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island | ||
| 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | It Star Award | Ode to My Father | ||
| 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Assassination | |||
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ode to My Father | ||
| 2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 6th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards | Prime Minister's Award | |||
| 2016 | 7th Korean Film Reporters Association Awards (KOFRA) | Best Supporting Actor | Assassination | |
| 11th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Veteran | ||
| 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | |||
| 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Tunnel | ||
| 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
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Listicles
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| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. | Forbes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 38th | |||
| 2017 | 34th | ||||
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References
References
- "오달수".
- Chung, Ah-young. (18 January 2011). "Actor Oh Dal-su to return to stage".
- (5 January 2015). "Oh Dal-soo 1st Korean Actor to Draw 100 Million Moviegoers".
- Lim, Ju-hui. (12 August 2012). "''The Thieves'' Oh Dal Soo getting high compliments for his amazing acting". StarN News.
- Park, Si-soo. (1 April 2014). "Watch out! They 'steal' scenes, your heart". [[The Korea Times]].
- "OH Dal-su". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- (29 March 2018). "'Along with the Gods 2' finds actors". [[Joongang Daily]].
- "Controversial actor Oh Dal Su set to join Netflix in 'Squid Game' season 2".
- "[뉴스인사이드] 김윤석·오달수·우현, 영화 '1987'이 각별한 이유".
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- (28 February 2018). "Actor Oh Dal-soo belatedly admits to sexual abuse". [[Yonhap News Agency]].
- link. [[Maeil Business Newspaper]]. (30 March 2018)
- (2020-11-03). "Oh Dal-su to return to big screen after being cleared in sexual assault case".
- (14 August 2019). "Oh Dal-su to return in new movie".
- Kang Nae-ri. (October 13, 2021). "요시찰' 오달수 "감방 영화, 동료들 오랜만에 봐서 반가워...좋은 평 받길". [[YTN]].
- (23 June 2017). "SUL Kyung-gu, OH Dal-su, CHUN Woo-hee, MOON So-ri Enter School Bullying Drama".
- Jeon Hyung-hwa. (March 30, 2022). "오달수 논란 이후 5년..'니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다' 4월27일 개봉 확정". MT Star News.
- Kim Bo-ra. (May 2, 2022). "니 부모' 오달수 "학폭 가해자 부모役, '자식 보호해야겠다'는 생각으로"[일문일답]". OSEN.
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- Cho Ji-young. (March 6, 2023). "[공식] 오달수X장영남X김홍파, 서스펜스 스릴러 '오후 네시' 뭉쳤다..올해 하반기 개봉". [[Sports Chosun]].
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- Kang Min-kyung. (November 25, 2022). "[공식] 조우진·정경호·박지환·이규형, '보스' 출연 확정...내년 크랭크인". Ten Asia.
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