Born Kim Keon-ha in South Korea in 1951. Kim Baek-soo's film career began in the mid 70's with 파라문 (aka Brahmana Gate) for South Korean director Richard Park Woo-sang, the two would work on several films together.

He featured in many martial arts films during the mid to late 70's and was instrumental in the creation of the Ottugi Martial Arts Troupe, leading the team for their demo at the Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do Ballet at the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division in November 1982.

A respected mentor to junior stuntmen and played a key role in the early career's of some of Korea's top martial arts actors, including; Won Jin; Song Keum-shik; Kim Hoe-moon; Choe Soon-seok; Jeong Jin-gwan and "official member" of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team Park Hyeon-jin.

He eventually made the move from martial arts actor to focusing more on action directing, working on many projects over the next few decades. He would go on to become one of South Korea TV's most prolific action directors, working consistently for KBS, one of South Korea's top stations.

J.J. Hayden [11-Jun-2023]