O Yeong-su (actor)

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Not to be confused with O Yeong-su (writer).
In this Korean name, the family name is O.

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

(1944-10-19) October 19, 1944 (age 79)
Kaepung County, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan[2][3] (now Kaepung District, Kaesong, North Hwanghae, North Korea)
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
오영수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Yeong-su
McCune–ReischauerO Yŏngsu

O Yeong-su (Korean: 오영수; 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.

Early life

With the name O Se-kang, O was born in Kaepung County, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now inKaesong, North Korea) in 1944.[1] O's grandfather was a local educator and landlord. After the 38th parallel line was drawn across Korea, he and his family moved to Paju on the southern Korean side controlled by the American army. During the Korean War that followed shortly, his father was killed and his brother was kidnapped by North Korean forces.[1]

Career

Theatre

O began acting in 1963 as part of a theatre crew called "The Square".[5] He was a member of the National Theater Company of Korea from 1987 to 2010, where he worked with actors such as Jang Min-ho,[6] whom he considers his mentor.[7] Throughout his career, he has done productions of A Confession for a Black Prostitute (흑인 창녀를 위한 고백, Albert Camus's play adaptation of the novel Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner[8]), A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Merchant of Venice, among many others. According to O, he had appeared in over 200 productions by 2013.[9]

In his thirties, he played Faust in Goethe's Faust. In retrospect, he said he was probably too young for the role at the time.[9] In his fifties, he played the titular Richard III. He said he was never satisfied with his performance because he felt like he was too old for the role.[9] In his sixties, he expressed an interest to play Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.[9]

In 2014, O played Prospero in a National Theater of Korea production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest celebrating the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.[10]

O played a Yeonguijeong in the play Prince Yeonsangun, and appeared in The Problematic Figure in July 2015 and as Vasíly in the play Fathers and Sons, based on the novel of the same name in August 2015.[6]

In 2017, he played the titular King Lear in a production with the Daegu Metropolitan Theater Company. He had previously done a production of King Lear at the Daejeon Museum of Art in 2010.[7] In 2021, it was revealed that he would play the role of Sigmund Freud in the play "Freud's Last Session" by Mark St. Germain which is expected to start its first performance in Daehangno on January 7, 2022.[11]

Film and television

O often portrays monks on-screen.[6] He credits his experience with Buddhist plays for getting him similar roles on film and television.[12]

In 2021, he played Oh Il-nam in the Netflix original series Squid Game. The series, which became the most-watched show on Netflix worldwide in its first month of airing, drew newfound attention to O.[13] In January 2022, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Television for his role in the series.[14] He became the first Korean actor to win a Golden Globe.[15]

In November 2021, he narrated an episode of the documentary program "Documentary Three Days."[16]

Other activities

On the first day of the 2021 Korean Series, O threw the first pitch.[17]

In 2022, O was appointed ambassador for Korean performance tourism by Park Bo-gyoon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[18]

Personal life

On November 25, 2022, prosecutors in Suwon announced that O had been indicted on sexual misconduct charges relating to an incident in 2017.[19] During his trial in February 2024 for such charges, the prosecution sought a one-year jail term for O, who reportedly denied the charges.[20] A month later, O Yeong-su was found guilty of these charges for "inappropriately hugging an actress, holding her hand and kissing her cheek in 2017"; he was sentenced to a eight-month suspended prison term and was ordered to attend 40 hours of classes on sexual violence.[21][22]

Filmography

Commercials

Theatre

Year Play Role Notes Ref.
1994 Defend and Defend and Defend [25]
2010 I Love You [26]
King Lear King Lear [7]
2013 Sendoff [9]
2014 The Tempest Prospero [10]
2015 Prince Yeonseon, the Problematic Figure Yeonguijeong [6][27]
Fathers and Sons Vasily [6]
2016 Seagull [28]
2017 How Cheon Deok-gu Lives [7][29]
King Lear King Lear [7]
2022 Last Session [30]
Love Letter Andy [31]

Film

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1998 The Soul Guardians Toemarok [26][32]
2003 A Little Monk Temple Master
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring Old Monk [6]

Television

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1981 1st Republic Military prosecutor [33]
1988 The Fairy Of Shampoo Commercial director [34]
2009 Queen Seondeok Monk Wol-Cheon
The Return of Iljimae Monk Yeol-gong
2012 God of War Monk Su-gi
2019–2020 Chocolate Mr. Kim Cameo (Episode 5)
2021 Squid Game Oh Il-nam

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Documentary 3 Days Narrator Documentary [35]

Accolades

Awards

Award-giving body Year Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama Squid Game Nominated [36]
Baeksang Arts Awards 1994 Best Actor (Theater) Pigojigo Pigojigo (피고지고 피고지고) Won [37]
Dong-A Theatre Awards 1979 Best Actor Crime on Goat Island (백양섬의 욕망) Won [9]
Director's Cut Awards 2022 Best New Actor in series Squid Game (오징어 게임) Nominated [38]
Gold Derby Awards Best Drama Supporting Actor Nominated [39]
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Won [40]
National Theater Association Of Korea 2000 Best Actor Abi (아비) Won [41]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Squid Game Nominated [42]
Seoul Theater Festival 2006 Best Actor Jangpan (장판) Won [43]

State honors

Country or organization Year Honor Ref.
South Korea 2019 Order of Cultural Merit (Hwagwan, 5th Class) [44]

See also

  • Late Blossom (2011)—A film adaptation of the play I Love You (2010) that O was in.

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