Kim Seok (equestrian)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Seok
Born August 10, 1992
South Korea
Occupation Equestrian, actor
Years active 1997-present
Korean name
Hangul 김석
Revised Romanization Gim Seok
McCune–Reischauer Kim Sŏk

Kim Seok (born August 10, 1992) is a South Korean equestrian and actor. He began his career as a child actor in 1997, starring in films and television dramas such as When I Turned Nine (2004) and Seoul 1945 (2006).[1] In 1999, Kim was encouraged by his father to take up horseback riding in order to boost his stamina, but his skill in the sport led him to put his entertainment activities on hold in 2009 and focus on being a member of the Korean national equestrian team.[2] He competed in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1997 No. 3 Tae-ju's son
1999 Sunflower Blues (short film) Kang Doo-sik
2000 Kilimanjaro Beon-gae's son
2002 Can't Live Without Robbery Go Soo-min
2003 My Teacher, Mr. Kim Joon-seok
2004 When I Turned Nine Baek Yeo-min
My Brother young Kim Jong-hyeon

Television series

Year Title Role Network
1999 Days of Delight Hong Dong-seok MBC
2002 My Love Patzzi MBC
2004 Jang Gil-san young Jang Gil-san SBS
Land Choi Hwan-gook SBS
Kaikyo wo Wataru Violin
(The Violin Across the Channel) 		young Jin Chang-hyun Fuji TV
2005 Ballad of Seodong young Seodong SBS
2006 Seoul 1945 young Choi Woon-hyuk SBS
Princess Hours Shin Chae-joon MBC
Jumong Ohnjo MBC
Dae Jo Yeong Dae-dan KBS1
2007 The Legend Dalgu's friend MBC
2009 Queen Seondeok young Imjong MBC

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2004 12th Chunsa Film Art Awards[5] Best Young Actor/Actress[6] When I Turned Nine Won
2006 KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actor Seoul 1945 Won
2007 KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actor Dae Jo Yeong Nominated
2009 National Union Equestrian Federation Gold Medal Haute école Standard Hurdles Won

References

  1. ↑ Soh, Joon (25 March 2004). "Life's Little Melodramas at Age 9". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  2. ↑ "An actor and a jockey, Kim Seok". Arirang. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  3. ↑ Chang, Anita (22 November 2010). "A first: After equestrian comp, horses leave China". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Athlete's Profile, Biographies: Kim Seok". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  5. ↑ "When I Turned Nine unexpected winner of Chunsa Film Art Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  6. ↑ Award shared with Kim Myung-jae, Lee Se-young and Na Ah-hyun

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