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Baek Yoon-sik (; born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting.
Nonetheless, his film career appeared to end in the 1970s and he became known thereafter as a TV actor. In the late 1990s and early 2000s he attained a certain degree of visibility in Korean drama such as The Moon of Seoul (1994, with Han Suk-kyu and Choi Min-sik) and Jang Hui-bin (2002, with Kim Hye-soo).
In 2003, however, Baek's career was revived in spectacular fashion with a major role in Jang Joon-hwan's acclaimed debut feature Save the Green Planet!. Playing an arrogant company executive—believed by the film's hero to be an alien from Andromeda Galaxy—Baek's performance won him a Best Actor Award from the 2003 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, as well as numerous best supporting actor mentions from local awards ceremonies. He quickly became sort of a cult figure among younger cinephiles.
Following on this success, Baek went on to appear in several more high-profile films, including a memorable role in Choi Dong-hoon's caper film The Big Swindle and a showstopping performance as intelligence chief Kim Jae-gyu in Im Sang-soo's controversial drama The President's Last Bang.
The year 2006 turned out to be a particularly prolific year for Baek, as he took leading and supporting roles in four films. (It was a profitable year as well, with his fee rising to $400,000 per film—just a shade below that of the top stars.) Of these four, Choi Dong-hoon's proved to be a runaway hit, selling close to 7 million tickets.
In August 2021, Baek signed with new agency Fantagio.
| Boss Yang | ||
| Kang Man-shik | ||
| Mr. Kim | ||
| Kim Jae-gyu | ||
| Oh Pan-su | ||
| Ssireum coach | ||
| Mr. Pyeong | ||
| Dong Chol-dong | ||
| Big Z (voice acting, Korean language dubbed) | ||
| Cho Min-hyuk | ||
| Detective squad captain Gu | ||
| Master (cameo appearance) | ||
| Young-kwang | ||
| Baek Jeong | ||
| President of horse riding association | ||
| Chairman Yoon | ||
| Hwang Hui | ||
| Kim Jongseo | ||
| Lee Kang-hee | ||
| Emperor Gojong | ||
| 2017 | The Chase | Shim Deok-su |
| 2018 | Feng Shui | Kim Jwa-gun |
| 2023 | Shimazu |
| Na Woon-gyu | ||
| Lee Jung-seob | ||
| Crown Prince Sohyeon | ||
| Yun Chi-ho | ||
| Chunhyangjeon | ||
| Lee Sang-hwa | ||
| South Korean student | ||
| Principal Moon Joong-hoon | ||
| Kim Dae-jung | ||
| Seong Sam-mun | ||
| Art teacher Kim In-cheol | ||
| Grand Prince Je-ahn | ||
| Hang-so | ||
| Dr. Choi | ||
| Terminally ill husband | ||
| Director Baek | ||
| Baek Woon-soo | ||
| Jang Cheon-il | ||
| Jeong Yun-gyeom | ||
| Jo Sa-seok | ||
| Father | ||
| Jo Yong-deok | ||
| Park Tae-chon | ||
| King Taejong | ||
| Hwang Young-chul | ||
| Yoo Ui-tae | ||
| Franz von Stresemann | ||
| Jung Kook-pyo | ||
| 2024 | Family Matters | Baek Kang-sung |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | |
| 11th Max Movie Awards | |||
| 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | |||
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