Actor
Ji Dae-han
Born 22 February 1969 · Busan, South Korea
Ji Dae-han is a South Korean character actor, born in Busan in 1969. He is known for supporting roles in many Korean films since the late 1990s, including Park Chan-wook's revenge thrillers. He is a familiar face in the country's modern genre cinema.
Key films
Oldboy (2003)
Supporting role in Park Chan-wook's revenge thriller, a landmark of modern South Korean cinema and his best-known credit.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Appears in the first film of Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy, which helped bring Korean cinema to international audiences.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Appears in Kim Ki-duk's acclaimed meditative drama, a very different register from his thriller work.
Shiri (1999)
Early credit in the spy thriller that became a landmark Korean blockbuster.
The Villainess (2017)
Later credit in a stylish action thriller, showing his continued presence in Korean genre films.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 66
- 1999Shiri · as OP Special Assault TeamActor
- 2000The Foul King · as Baek Du-sanActor
- 2000Secret TearsActor
- 2001Failan · as Henchman 2Actor
- 2001Friend · as Scar-Eye's ShadowActor
- 2001My Boss, My Hero · as Myeong-do BossActor
- 2002Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance · as Detective JiActor
- 2002The Coast Guard · as Army SurgeonActor
- 2002Addicted · as Chul-hyunActor
- 2002Champion · as Hwang Jun-seokActor
- 2003Oldboy · as No Joo-hwanActor
- 2003Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring · as Detective JiActor
- 2004When I Turned Nine · as Yeo-min's fatherActor
- 2004Autobiography of OldboyActor
- 2005The Intimate · as Site ManagerActor
- 2005Cracked Eggs and NoodlesActor
- 2006Sunflower · as Byung-jinActor
- 2006My Wife is a Gangster 3 · as Dol-DomActor
- 2006Barefoot Ki-Bong · as Young-samActor
- 2007The Mafia, The Salesman · as Food Cart OwnerActor
- 2009Tidal Wave · as Sang-ryeolActor
- 2009More Than Blue · as EngineerActor
- 2009Insadong Scandal · as KwakActor
- 2009City of Damnation · as AxActor
- 2009The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J · as Il GeunActor
- 2009If You Were Me 4 · as Gym teacher (segment "Relay")Actor
- 2010Secret Love · as HikerActor
- 2010On the Pitch · as Northern group platoon commandeActor
- 2011Bloody Fight in Iron-Rock Valley · as Pan-HoActor
- 2012Juvenile Offender · as DetetctiveActor
- 2013Queen of the Night · as Union LeaderActor
- 2013Tumbleweed · as Errand Service AgencyActor
- 2013Geochang Massacre - Bloody winterActor
- 2013Over and Over AgainActor
- 2014Toxic Desire: Addiction · as Patient 3 - Special appearance (환자3)Actor
- 2014Nothing Lost · as Min-sungActor
- 2014Tuning Fork · as Cheon Tae-soonActor
- 2015Gangnam Blues · as Jang Duk-jaeActor
- 2015The Chronicles of Evil · as APTActor
- 2015Helios · as Korean AmbassadorActor
- 2015The Accidental Detective · as Jang-hoActor
- 2015Alice in Earnestland · as Detective ParkActor
- 2015Granny's Got Talent · as DetectiveActor
- 2015전설의 고향 · as 승만Actor
- 2016My Annoying Brother · as Director of the National AthletesActor
- 2016Missing You · as Hee-ju's StepfatherActor
- 2016Insane · as Kang Byung-jooActor
- 2016Camping · as Older fatherActor
- 2017The Villainess · as Shadow 1Actor
- 2017The Discloser · as Report Bureau ChiefActor
- 2017Blue Busking · as ManagerActor
- 2018The Whispering · as Man at the Internet CafeActor
- 2018The Goose Goes SouthActor
- 2018America TownActor
- 2018Melon Scent · as Yong-deukActor
- 2019Close Game: Reversed War · as Chang-sooActor
- 2020Things Like Dogs · as Choi Jong-gooActor
- 2021Pipeline · as StrawActor
- 2021Don't Go Too Far · as Lee Gwang-cheolActor
- 2021Suspicious CourtActor
- 2022Oh! My GhostActor
- 2022City of DogsActor
- 2024Baridegi: The Abandoned GirlActor
- 2024Hauchi · as Ha Jae-hakActor
- 2024A Lucky DayActor
- 2024Father-in-law and Son-in-law · as Park Jin-giActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.