Director

Kim Won-suk

Directing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 10All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1702876

IMDb ID: nm5551047

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2025

Years active: 18

Average TMDB rating: 8.08

Wikidata: Q19854577

Also known as

김원석 • Kim Won-seok • Кім Вон-сок

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Biography

Kim Won-suk (김원석) is a South Korean television director born in 1973. Beginning his broadcasting career at KBS in 2001, he made his solo directorial debut with the historical television series Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), winning Best New Director at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards. Known for directing critically acclaimed and humanistic television dramas, Kim's notable directorial credits include Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), Signal (2016), My Mister (2018), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), and When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025).

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