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Kim Jong-un

Acting

Born January 8, 1983 · Pyongyang, North Korea

Also known as 김정은 · Kim Jung Un · Kim Jeong-eun

Biography

Kim Jong Un (born 8 January c. 1982–1984) is a North Korean dictator who has served as the President of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was North Korea's second President from 1994 to 2011, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung, who was the founder and first President of North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

Awards & recognition

  • Jubilee Medal "75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · 2020
  • Time 100 · 2018
  • Time 100 · 2017
  • Time 100 · 2016
  • Time 100 · 2013
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  • Time 100 · 2011
  • Jubilee Medal "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Filmography20 titles

Korea: The Never-Ending War

2019as Self (archive footage)

Beyond Utopia

2023as Self (archive footage)

The Trap of Kim

2018as Self

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024as Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography

2015as Self - Politician (archive footage)

One Day on Earth

2012as Self

Fantastic Machine

2023as Self (archive footage)

How to Become a Tyrant

2021as Self (archive footage)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020as Self (archive footage)

Under the Sun

2015as Himself

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

2018as Self (archive footage)

Fahrenheit 11/9

2018as Self (archive footage)

The Detour

2016as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spycraft

2020as Self

The Lovers & the Despot

2016as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Assassins

2020as Self (archive footage)

I Am Sun Mu

2015as Self (archive footage)

The Accidental President

2020as Self (archive footage)

Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang

2015as Self

North Korea: Inside The Mind of a Dictator

2021as Self (archive footage)