Song Joong-ki (born 1985) is a South Korean actor. In his native Korea, he made his acting debut in A Frozen Flower and rose to fame on the Variety Show Running Man. Following his mandatory military service from 2013-2015, he achieved widespread international fame with his role as the dashing leading man of Descendants of the Sun in 2016. This international reach continued with his some of his later work (Vincenzo, Space Sweepers) being distributed by Netflix.
Filmography:
- A Frozen Flower (2008): No-tak
- Five Senses Of Eros (2009): Yoo Jae-hyuk
- The Case Of Itaewon Homicide (2009): Jo Jong-pil
- Hearty Paws 2 (2010): Jong-wook
- Running Man (2010-2011): Himself
- Rio (2011): Blu (Korean dub, voice role)
- Penny Pinchers (2011): Chun Ji-woong
- A Werewolf Boy (2012): Chul-soo
- The Innocent Man (2012): Kang Ma-ru
- Descendants of the Sun (2016): Yoo Si-jin
- The Battleship Island (2017): Park Moo-young
- Arthdal Chronicles (2019): Eun Seom / Saya
- Vincenzo (2021): Vincenzo Cassano / Park Joo-hyung
- Space Sweepers (2021): Kim Tae-ho
- Reborn Rich (2022): Jin Do-joon / Yoon Hyun-woo
Tropes about his career:
- Romance on the Set: He was married to his Descendants of the Sun costar Song Hye Kyo from 2017-2019.
- Star-Making Role: Yoo Si-jin on Descendants of the Sun catapulted him from respectable, mid-sized career actor straight to international heartthrob/leading man status.
