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O Yeong-su

Birth name
O Se-kang
Birthplace
Kaiho District, Keiki Province, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Kaepung-guyok, Kaesong Special city, North Korea)
Date of birth
October 19, 1944
Date of death
Ethnicity
Korean
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Birth Name: O Se-kang

Place of Birth: Kaiho District, Keiki Province, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Kaepung-guyok, Kaesong Special city, North Korea)

Date of Birth: October 19, 1944

Ethnicity: Korean

O Yeong-su (오영수) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles on the series The Return of Iljimae , God of War , and Squid Game , and in the films A Little Monk and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring ; as well as for many stage performances. He often plays monks.

Born in Kaepung, now North Korea, his family moved to Paju, on the southern Korean side, after the 38th parallel line was drawn across Korea in 1945. His father was killed and his brother was kidnapped during the North Korean War. Yeong-su has a daughter.

His grandfather was an educator and landlord.