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Screen actors of East and Southeast Asia

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Song Hye-rim (성혜림)

Song Hye-rim (성혜림, 成蕙琳), North Korean film actress of the 1960s and concealed partner of Kim Jong-il, mother of Kim Jong-nam; died in Moscow exile in 2002. Distinct from the makeup artist 송혜림 and the 1986-born actress 성혜림.

Song Ji-hyo (천수연)

Song Ji-hyo (송지효; legal name Cheon Soo-yeon, 천수연), born 1981, is a South Korean actress and Running Man cast member known for Wishing Stairs, Princess Hours, Jumong, A Frozen Flower, and her underwear-brand CEO role.

Song Joong-ki (송중기)

Song Joong-ki (송중기), born 1985 in Daejeon, is a South Korean actor known for Sungkyunkwan Scandal, A Werewolf Boy, Descendants of the Sun, Vincenzo, and Reborn Rich; distinct from other Korean celebrities named Song.

Song Kang (송강)

Song Kang (송강), born 1994, is a South Korean actor with Namoo Actors, nicknamed "Netflix's son" for Love Alarm and Sweet Home, SBS award winner for My Demon, discharged from the Army on 1 October 2025 and returned in tvN's Four Hands, Two Sonatas (2026).

Song Kang-ho (송강호)

Song Kang-ho (송강호), born 1967 in Gimhae, is a South Korean actor of the Korean New Wave, star of Memories of Murder, The Host, and Parasite, and the first Korean male Best Actor winner at Cannes (Broker, 2022).

Song Seung-heon (송승헌)

Song Seung-heon (송승헌, real name Song Seung-bok, born 1976) is a South Korean actor who debuted as a STORM model in 1995, starred in Autumn in my Heart and East of Eden, and won the 2008 MBC Daesang and a 2014 Blue Dragon Popularity Award.

Song Weilong (宋威龙) (actor)

Song Weilong (宋威龙) is a mainland Chinese actor and model born in 1999 in Dalian, Liaoning, who became a leading man with the 2020 dramas Find Yourself and Go Ahead.

Song Yoon-ah (송윤아)

Song Yoon-ah (송윤아), South Korean actress born 1973; 1995 KBS Super Talent debut; known for Hotelier, The K2, Mama, Secret Mother, and Jail Breakers; married to actor Sol Kyung-gu.

Song Young-chang (송영창)

Song Young-chang (송영창, born 1958) is a South Korean actor of stage, film, television, and voice, known internationally as Player 100 in Netflix's Squid Game.

Song Young-gyu

Song Young-gyu (송영규), South Korean character actor born 1970, debuted 1994 in a children's musical, known for Extreme Job (2019), Narco-Saints, and Big Bet; found dead in a car in Yongin on August 4, 2025 at 55 after a June 2025 DUI; survived by his wife and two daughters.

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda and known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist who performed his own stunts and became Japan's leading action star of the 1970s.

Soo Ae

Soo Ae (수애), born Park Soo-ae, is a South Korean actress of A Family (2004), Sunny (2008), and Midnight F.M. (2010), a Grand Bell and Blue Dragon Best Actress winner, now with NEXUS E&M.

Sōya Kurokawa (黒川想矢)

Sōya Kurokawa (黒川想矢), Japanese actor born 2009 in Saitama; debuted 2018, breakthrough as Minato in Kore-eda's Monster (2023), Japan Academy New Actor Award; young Kikuo in Kokuhō (2025).

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow (周星馳, born 1962) is a Hong Kong actor-director whose mo lei tau comedies like All for the Winner, Shaolin Soccer, and Kung Fu Hustle broke Hong Kong box office records, and whose later mainland films The Mermaid set Chinese records.

Stephen Fung (冯德伦)

Stephen Fung (冯德伦), born 1974, is a Hong Kong actor and film director whose credits include Enter the Phoenix, Tai Chi Zero, and Netflix's Wu Assassins.

Sue Ramirez

Sue Ramirez (Sue Anna Garina Dodd), born 1996 in Parañaque, is a Filipino actress and Star Magic 2010 talent known for Mula sa Puso, Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wi-Fi, Cuddle Weather, The Broken Marriage Vow, The Kingdom, Flower Girl, and Project Baby.

Sujarinee Vivacharawongse (สุจาริณี วิวัชรวงศ์)

Sujarinee Vivacharawongse (สุจาริณี วิวัชรวงศ์), born Yuvadhida Polpraserth, nicknamed Benz, is a Thai former actress and the second wife of King Maha Vajiralongkorn; mother of Princess Sirivannavari and four exiled sons living in the United States.

Sun Li (actress)

Sun Li (孙俪, also 孙丽, Betty Sun), born 1982 in Shanghai, is a Chinese actress and singer famous for Zhen Huan in Empresses in the Palace, with Golden Eagle, Magnolia, Flying Apsaras, and Hundred Flowers awards; distinct from Sun Li (1977) and the male producer Sun Li.

Sun Qian (孙千) (actress)

Sun Qian (孙千) is a Chinese actress from Harbin who debuted in 2016 and became known as Shi Miao in the 2018 series Take My Brother Away.

Sung Dong-il (성동일)

Sung Dong-il (성동일), born 1967, is a South Korean actor known for the Reply series, Pawn (2020), Dad Where Are We Going?, and House on Wheels, with upcoming roles in Star of Shanghai and Married Woman Killer.

Sung Joon

Sung Joon (성준), birth name Bang Sung-Joon (방성준), born 1990, is a South Korean model-turned-actor known for Shut Up Flower Boy Band, Discovery of Love, Pluto, The Villainess, and The Fiery Priest 2, with KBS 2012 and SBS 2024 drama awards.

Sung Kang

Sung Kang (성강, Kang Sung-Ho), born 1972, Korean-American actor known as Han Lue in the Fast & Furious films, Better Luck Tomorrow, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and director of Shaky Shivers and Drifter.

Sung Yu-ri

Sung Yu-ri (성유리), born 1981, is a South Korean actress and singer who debuted in 1998 with the girl group Fin.K.L, then built a two-decade acting career in Korean television dramas.

Sunshine Cruz

Sunshine Cruz (Sunshine Braden Cruz), Filipina actress and singer born 1977 in Manila; discovered in 1992 for That's Entertainment, known for Wildflower and Unbreak My Heart, ex-wife of Cesar Montano, returned to acting in 2026 after a myasthenia gravis hiatus.

Supassrathip Akkrathaweepatch (สุภัสสราทิพ อัครทวีพัชร์)

Supassrathip Akkrathaweepatch (สุภัสสราทิพ อัครทวีพัชร์), formerly Supassara Thanachart, nickname Kao, is a Thai actress born 1995, known for Hormones, Channel 3 lakorns, and the 2025 GL series Love Design.

Supha Sangaworawong (สุภา สังวรวงศ์)

Supha Sangaworawong (สุภา สังวรวงศ์), known by the nickname Est, is a Thai actor and competitive swimmer for the Thai national team, born in 2001 in Bangkok.

Suppakarn Jirachotikul (ศุภการ จิรโชติกุล)

Suppakarn Jirachotikul (ศุภการ จิรโชติกุล), known professionally as Por Suppakarn, is a Thai actor and singer born in 2002 in Bangkok who debuted with the band DVI.

Suppasit Jongcheveevat (ศุภศิษฏ์ จงชีวีวัฒน์)

Suppasit Jongcheveevat (ศุภศิษฏ์ จงชีวีวัฒน์), known as Mew Suppasit, Thai actor and singer born 1991, famous for TharnType: The Series, album 365 with five Billboard World Digital Song Sales top-ten songs, and Mew Suppasit Studio.

Susan Roces

Susan Roces (Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe, 1941-2022), Filipino actress called Queen of Philippine Movies; wife of Fernando Poe Jr., adoptive mother of Senator Grace Poe, star of over 130 films and Lola Flora in Ang Probinsyano.

Suvijak Piyanopharoj (สุวิจักขณ์ ปิยะนพโรจน์)

Suvijak Piyanopharoj (สุวิจักขณ์ ปิยะนพโรจน์), nicknamed Keen, born 2005 in Bangkok, is a Thai actor and singer under GMMTV, lead in Only Boo!, Head 2 Head, and WEIRDO-101, and a CLO'VER boy group member.