Kim Seok (born August 10, 1992) is a South Korean equestrian and former actor. He began his career as a

child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in film, movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associa ...

in 1997, starring in films and

television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...

s such as '' When I Turned Nine'' (2004), '' Seoul 1945'' (2006) and '' Princess Hours'' (2006). In 1999, Kim was encouraged by his father to take up

horseback riding Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the u ...

in order to boost his stamina, but his skill in the sport led him to put his entertainment activities on hold in 2009 and focus on being a member of the Korean national equestrian team. He competed in the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

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and the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...

Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kim Seok Fan Cafe
at Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Seok 1992 births Living people South Korean male equestrians South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male child actors Equestrians at the 2010 Asian Games Equestrians at the 2014 Asian Games Equestrians at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportsmen