Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su (; born 15 June 1968) is a South Korean character actor who has appeared on television, film, and stage. His acting career spans over 35 years. Oh is best known for his supporting roles in director Park Chan-wook's films, having appeared in six of Park's films: Oldboy, If You Were Me (2003), Lady Vengeance (2005), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), Thirst (2009) and No Other Choice (2025).

In 2015, Oh received praise for his role in Ode to My Father (2014), for which he won a Grand Bell Award and a Blue Dragon Film Award.

Career Oh began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001, he has been the head of theater company Singiru Manhwagyeong ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions such as Ogu, later made Oh an in-demand character actor on the big screen.

Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in Oldboy (2003), a former gang boss in Mapado (2005), a weapons smuggler in A Bittersweet Life (2005), a transvestite in Foxy Festival (2010), a Chinese-Korean conman in The Thieves (2012), and a sympathetic inmate in Miracle in Cell No. 7. He also dubbed the voice of the monster in The Host (2006).

In March 2018, Oh was dropped from Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds due to sexual harassment allegations. In 2018, he withdrew from the cast of My Mister (2018) and took a two-year hiatus from acting.

In 2024, Oh played boat captain Park Yeong Gil in the second and third season of Squid Game (2021).

Legal issues In 1987, Oh was arrested and detained for three days for protesting at the June Democratic Struggle.

On 22 February 2018, Oh was accused of sexual harassment. He initially denied the accusation. On 26 February, further accusations against Oh were broadcast on JTBC Newsroom, during an interview with a woman who accused Oh of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The following day, actress Uhm Ji-young came forward in JTBC's Newsroom, saying that she was also sexually harassed by Oh in 2003. On 28 February, he apologized to the victims. In August 2019, Oh was cleared of sexual assault charges.

Selected filmography Film

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2024-2025Squid GameSea Captain ParkSeason 2-3

Theater Year Title Role 2005 Art Kyu-tae 해일 Men's Impulse 2006 The Tenant 2008 The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Martin Gray Marijuana Yong-bo 2009 Mondays 5 p.m. 2010 Ogu 2011 Holding the Sun and the Moon Elder Hwang 2012 Kisaragi Miki-chan Kimura Takuya House of Dead / Nobel Prize for Literature Award Speech Writer 2013 Kisaragi Miki-chan Kimura Takuya

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2005 6th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actor Mapado 2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Forbidden Quest 2007 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actor Once in a Summer 2009 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special Dream 2010 47th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting ActorThe Servant 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor (Film)Miracle in Cell No. 7 50th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in Film 2014 34th Golden Cinema Festival Best Supporting Actor 2015 10th Max Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor Ode to My Father 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actor Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival It Star Award Ode to My Father 24th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 52nd Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actor Assassination 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Ode to My Father 2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards Best Supporting Actor 6th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards Prime Minister's Award 2016 7th Korean Film Reporters Association Awards (KOFRA) Best Supporting ActorAssassination 11th Max Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor Veteran 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actor 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor (Film) 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor The Tunnel 53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2016 Korea Power Celebrity 40 38th 2017 34th