Baek Yoon-sik

Baek Yoon-sik (; born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting.

Career Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, taking lead roles in his acting debut Excellent Guys and in romantic comedy Only with You with Seo Mi-kyung, a young star of the time. He also obtained his bachelor's degree and master's degree in Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University.

Nonetheless, his film career appeared to end in the 1970s and he became known thereafter as a TV actor. In the late 1990s and early 2000s he attained a certain degree of visibility in TV dramas such as The Moon of Seoul (1994, with Han Suk-kyu and Choi Min-sik) and Jang Hui-bin (2002, with Kim Hye-soo).

In 2003, however, Baek's career was revived in spectacular fashion with a major role in Jang Joon-hwan's acclaimed debut feature Save the Green Planet!. Playing an arrogant company executive—believed by the film's hero to be an alien from the Andromeda Galaxy—Baek's performance won him a Best Actor Award from the 2003 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, as well as numerous best supporting actor mentions from local awards ceremonies. He quickly became sort of a cult figure among younger cinephiles.

Following on this success, Baek went on to appear in several more high-profile films, including a memorable role in Choi Dong-hoon's caper film The Big Swindle and a showstopping performance as intelligence chief Kim Jae-gyu in Im Sang-soo's controversial drama The President's Last Bang.

The year 2006 turned out to be a particularly prolific year for Baek, as he took leading and supporting roles in four films. (It was a profitable year as well, with his fee rising to $400,000 per film—just a shade below that of the top stars.) Of these four, Choi Dong-hoon's Tazza: The High Rollers proved to be a runaway hit, selling close to 7 million tickets.

In August 2021, Baek signed with new agency Fantagio.

Personal life Baek divorced his wife in March 2004 after 27 years of marriage. His two sons, Baek Do-bin and Baek Seo-bin, are also actors.

Filmography Film

Television series

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2003 7th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Best Actor Save the Green Planet! 40th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2nd Korean Film Awards 2004 5th Busan Film Critics Awards The Big Swindle 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards 3rd Korean Film Awards Best Actor Cine21 Awards SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Sitcom Apgujeong House 2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) The President's Last Bang 2013 50th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor The Face Reader MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actor Hur Jun, the Original Story 201652nd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actor (Film)Inside Men 11th Max Movie AwardsBest Supporting Actor 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards 2019 SBS Drama Awards Vagabond