Oh Dal-su (born 15 June 1968) is a South Korean actor.Oh Dal-su began
his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the
head of theater company Singiru Manhwagyeong ("Mirage and
Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions
such as Ogu, later made Oh an in-demand supporting/character actor on
the big screen.Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles
such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in Oldboy
(2003), a former gang boss in Mapado (2005), a weapons smuggler in A
Bittersweet Life (2005), a transvestite in Foxy Festival (2010), a
Chinese-Korean conman in The Thieves (2012), and a sympathetic inmate
in Miracle in Cell No. 7. He also dubbed the voice of the monster in
The Host (2006).On February 22, 2018, Oh was accused of sexual
harassment. He denied the accusation. On February 26, further
accusations against Oh were broadcast on JTBC Newsroom, during an
interview with a woman who accused Oh of sexual harassment and sexual
assault. The following day, actress Uhm Ji-young came forward in
JTBC’s Newsroom, saying that she was also sexually harassed by Oh in
2003. As a result, Oh pulled out of his upcoming TV series My Mister.
On February 28, he admitted to sexual abuse and apologized to the
victims.
his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the
head of theater company Singiru Manhwagyeong ("Mirage and
Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions
such as Ogu, later made Oh an in-demand supporting/character actor on
the big screen.Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles
such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in Oldboy
(2003), a former gang boss in Mapado (2005), a weapons smuggler in A
Bittersweet Life (2005), a transvestite in Foxy Festival (2010), a
Chinese-Korean conman in The Thieves (2012), and a sympathetic inmate
in Miracle in Cell No. 7. He also dubbed the voice of the monster in
The Host (2006).On February 22, 2018, Oh was accused of sexual
harassment. He denied the accusation. On February 26, further
accusations against Oh were broadcast on JTBC Newsroom, during an
interview with a woman who accused Oh of sexual harassment and sexual
assault. The following day, actress Uhm Ji-young came forward in
JTBC’s Newsroom, saying that she was also sexually harassed by Oh in
2003. As a result, Oh pulled out of his upcoming TV series My Mister.
On February 28, he admitted to sexual abuse and apologized to the
victims.
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