{{short description|South Korean actor}} {{family name hatnote|Seo||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox person | name = Seo In-seok | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|2|22}} | birth_place = Seoul, South Korea | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1976-present | agent = | children = Seo Jang-won <small>(son)</small> | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent | hangul = %서인석 | hanja = 徐仁錫 }}}}

'''Seo In-seok''' (born February 22, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Seo made his acting debut in 1976, and among his notable television series are the historical dramas ''Emperor Wang Gun'' (2000) and ''Jeong Do-jeon'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|title=<정도전>에서 못 보는 것이 아쉬운 1인, '사극 제왕' 서인석|url=http://ju-bu.com/common/cms_view.asp?cd1=100101&cd2=100108&rai=1630|website=Styler Jubu Magazine|language=Korean|accessdate=2015-03-27|date=12 June 2014|archive-date=2015-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193730/http://ju-bu.com/common/cms_view.asp?cd1=100101&cd2=100108&rai=1630|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Rahn|title=Entertainers Supporting Lee|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/05/113_8718.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=2015-03-27|date=21 August 2007}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Television series === {| class="wikitable" style="width:600px" |- ! width=10|Year ! Title ! Role ! Network |- | 1976 || ''The Mourning Dove'' || || KBS |- | 1977 || ''I Regret It'' || || MBC |- | rowspan=2|1978 || ''Young Master'' || || MBC |- | ''Geese'' || || KBS |- | 1979 || ''Land'' || Gil-sang || KBS |- | 1980 || ''Dongshimcho'' || Second son || KBS |- | rowspan=2|1982 || ''Soon-ae'' || || KBS2 |- | ''Three Sisters'' || || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|1983 || ''Gaekju'' || || KBS2 |- | ''Diary of a High School Student'' || Homeroom teacher || KBS1 |- | rowspan=2|1984 || ''Independence Gate'' || Syngman Rhee || KBS1 |- | ''Garden Balsam'' || || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|1985 || ''Dawn'' || || KBS1 |- | ''Lights and Shadows'' || Sung-goo || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|1986 || ''Your Portrait'' || || KBS2 |- | ''Warm River'' || Seo-hyun || KBS2 |- | 1987 || ''TV's The Art of War'' || Liu Bei || KBS2 |- | 1988 || ''Soon-shim-yi'' || || KBS2 |- | 1989 || ''Moonlight Family'' || Kim Joon-ho || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|1990 || ''Days of the Dynasty'' || Yi Un || KBS1 |- | ''Stepping Stone'' || Jo Min-gu || KBS1 |- | 1991 || ''Dongui Bogam <br/> (Mirror of Eastern Medicine)'' || Heo Jun || MBC |- | 1992 || ''Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms'' || Kim Yu-sin || KBS1 |- | rowspan=2|1994 || ''Han Myung-hoi'' || King Sejo || KBS2 |- | ''Love Blooming in the Classroom'' || || KBS2 |- | 1995 ||''West Palace'' || Lee Yi-cheom || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|1996 || ''Eunhasu (Milky Way)'' || Kim Man-deuk || KBS1 |- | ''Dad's Soul'' || || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|1997 || ''Palace of Dreams'' || Han Dong-soo || SBS |- |''Because I Really'' || Hong Woo-pyo || KBS2 |- | rowspan=4|1998 || ''Legendary Ambition'' || Jang Hyung-pil || KBS2 |- | ''Will Make You Happy'' || Young-ja's husband || KBS2 |- | ''Eun-ah's Daughter'' || Kim Dal-soo || KBS1 |- | ''The Solid Man'' || Kang Dong-soo || SBS |- | 1999 || ''I'm Still Loving You'' || Kim Hyung-joon's older brother || MBC |- | rowspan=2|2000 || ''Taejo Wang Geon'' || Kyon Hwon || KBS1 |- | ''I Want to Keep Seeing You'' || Jang Se-yoon || SBS |- | 2002 || ''That Woman Catches People'' || Baek Soo-san || SBS |- | rowspan=2|2003 || ''Age of Warriors'' || Yi Ui-bang || KBS1 |- | ''KBS TV Novel'' – "Briar Flower" || Choi Myung-wook || KBS1 |- | rowspan=2|2004 || ''Magic'' || Lee Dae-hae || SBS |- | ''Hyung (My Older Brother)''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Suh|first1=Jung-bo|title=In Our ''Dry and Harsh Lives'', It's All About Family|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004092404118|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|accessdate=2015-03-27|date=23 September 2004}}</ref> || Ji Hyun-tae || KBS2 |- | rowspan=2|2005 || ''5th Republic''<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Drama Takes on Korea's ''Fifth Republic''|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/04/12/2005041261017.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2015-03-27|date=12 April 2005}}</ref> || Roh Tae-woo || MBC |- | ''Don't Worry'' || Choi Kyung-joon || KBS2 |- | 2006 || ''Yeon Gaesomun'' || Emperor Taizong of Tang || SBS |- | 2007 || ''Kimcheed Radish Cubes'' || Lee Seung-yong || MBC |- | 2008 || ''Family's Honor'' || Ha Seok-ho || SBS |- | rowspan=2|2010 || ''Jejungwon'' || Baek Tae-hyun || SBS |- | ''The King of Legend'' || Heukganggong Sahul || KBS1 |- | rowspan=3|2012 || ''Take Care of Us, Captain'' || Hong Myung-jin || SBS |- | ''HDTV Literature'' – "The Endless World of Literature" || Chang-soo || KBS1 |- | ''Dream of the Emperor'' || Suk Eul-jong || KBS1 |- | 2014 || ''Jeong Do-jeon''<ref>{{cite web|title=''Jeong Do-jeon'' Seo In-seok advises Yoo Dong-geun|url=http://www.hancinema.net/spoiler-jeong-do-jeon-seo-in-seok-advises-yoo-dong-geun-67898.html|website=Hancinema|accessdate=2015-03-25|date=6 April 2014}}</ref> || Choe Yeong || KBS1 |- | 2018 || ''Secrets and Lies'' || Oh Sang-pil || MBC |}

=== Film === {| class="wikitable" style="width:600px" |- ! width=10|Year ! Title ! Role |- | 1980 || ''Earth Tremors'' || |- | 1984 || ''Sadness Even in the Sky'' <!--aka Sorrow in the Heavens--> || |- | 2007 || ''Fight'' || Yang Dae-ho |}

== Theater == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 1977 || ''The Island'' || |- | 2007 || ''Hamlet'' || King Seon |- | rowspan=2|2010 || ''The Road to Mecca'' || Rev. Marius Byleveld |- | ''The Marriage of Figaro'' || Count Almaviva |- | 2022 | ''The Two Popes'' | Pope Benedict XVI<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004986921|author=Shin Young-eun|title=두 교황' 신구·서인석·서상원·정동환·남명렬 캐스팅 공개|trans-title=The Two Popes' cast Shin Gu, Seo In-seok, Seo Sang-won, Jeong Dong-hwan, Nam Myeong-ryeol |publisher=Star Today|via=Naver|date=July 5, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> |}

== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 1975 || Korean Theater and Film Awards || Best New Actor || || {{won}} |- | 1978 || 14th Dong-A Theatre Awards || Grand Prize (Daesang) || ''The Island'' || {{won}} |- | 1986 || 22nd Baeksang Arts Awards || Best Actor (TV) || ''Lights and Shadows'' || {{won}} |- | rowspan=2|1990 || 27th Savings Day || Presidential Citation || {{NA}} || {{won}} |- | KBS Drama Awards || Top Excellence Award, Actor || ''Days of the Dynasty'', <br/> ''Stepping Stone'', <br/> ''TV's The Art of War'' || {{won}} |- | 1997 || KBS Drama Awards || Top Excellence Award, Actor || ''Because I Really'' || {{won}} |- | rowspan=2|2001 || 38th Savings Day || Civil Merit Medal || {{NA}} || {{won}} |- | KBS Drama Awards || Top Excellence Award, Actor || ''Emperor Wang Gun'' || {{won}} |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{HanCinema person}} * {{kmdb person|00000741|Seo In-seok}} * {{IMDb name|1204167|Seo In-seok}} * {{IMDb name|5769644|Seo In-seok}}

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