Kim Jae-Rok - South Korean Actor Profile and Filmography

Kim Jae-Rok (Hangul: 김재록) is a veteran South Korean film and television actor born in 1965. Over a prolific career spanning multiple decades, he has appeared in numerous supporting and character roles across prominent South Korean cinema and television drama series.

Portrait photograph of South Korean actor Kim Jae-Rok born in 1965. — Kim Jae-Rok

Career Overview

Kim has built an extensive portfolio working with notable directors and production teams in South Korea. He is widely recognized for his versatility in portraying a diverse array of supporting characters—ranging from authority figures and professionals to ordinary citizens and historical personages—across various genres including thriller, drama, historical action, and noir.

Filmography

Selected Feature Films

Colony (2026) - man in his 60s
The Ugly (2025) - Baek Ju-Sang
The Boys (2023) - Seo Byeong-Won's father
My Lovely Angel (2021) - Jae-Sik's father
Black Money (2019) - Bae Dong-Ji
The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019) - panelist 1
The Great Battle (2018) - person in charge of repair
Microhabitat (2018) - house owner
1987: When The Day Comes (2017) - 40's man 2
Train To Busan (2016) - Mr. Kim
Pieta (2012) - monk
Christmas in August (1998)

Selected Television Drama Series

Flex x Cop 2 (SBS / 2026) - Hwang Jong-Soo
Law and the City (tvN / 2025) - Ahn Ju-Hyeong's dad
Tastefully Yours (ENA-Genie TV / 2025) - meju maker
Miss Night and Day (JTBC / 2024) - Geum Gwang-Seok
Payback: Money and Power (SBS / 2023) - Mr. Park
From Now On Showtime! (MBC / 2022) - Kang Dal-Soo
Moonshine (KBS2 / 2021-2022) - Yeon Ki-Bong
My Dangerous Wife (MBN / 2020) - Kwon Seung-Tae
Sangdoo, Let's Go to School! (KBS2 / 2003)