O Yeong-su | |
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![]() O Yeong-su in 2022 | |
Born | O Se-kang October 19, 1944 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1967–2022 |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 오영수 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | O Yeongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | O Yŏngsu |
O Yeong-su (Korean: 오영수; born O Se-kang, October 19, 1944) is a South Korean actor. He began acting on stage in 1967, from which time he says he has appeared in over 200 plays. He later began acting on screen, often portraying monks due to his experience with Buddhist plays.
In 2021, O portrayed Oh Il-nam in the first season of the Netflix survival drama series Squid Game, which earned him worldwide recognition and won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
In 2024, O was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, and was sentenced to an eight-month suspended prison term, as well as being ordered to attend 40 hours of classes on sexual violence.