Thach Kim Long "Underground storm": Struggling with acting, still poor and life selling water at a roadside toad shop

For nearly 30 years in the profession, because of his thorny appearance, Thach Kim Long - who plays the role of teacher Pao in "Underground Storm" is usually assigned to only two types of roles: either a farmer or a gypsy. Having made an impression in both television and film, despite being enthusiastic about the profession, the actor worked very hard in real life.

Thach Kim Long is known to the audience through many television projects such as: Underground Storm, Tomb Guardian, Little Heart, Buffalo wool season, Under the flag of great cause, Swallow season, Black forest, Don't burn .. .. When participating in the movie The Horseshoe of the South, the actor was impressed by his professional role-playing style, strong and thorny appearance.

Thach Kim Long was born in 1970 in a farming family in Dong Thap. Since childhood, he has been passionate about acting, but due to difficult circumstances and unfinished studies, he did not have the opportunity to follow a professional path.

At the age of 18, Thach Kim Long decided to leave his hometown to Ho Chi Minh City to fulfill his dream. The actor went to Saigon to study film acting for 9 months. Studying with him at that time were actors Chi Bao, Trung Dung, Cascader Quoc Thinh, Hoai An... After completing the course, he entered the acting profession by performing public roles, in addition to doing a variety of other jobs. to earn a living, from bricklayer, coffee shop tablekeeper, restaurant security guard, to market assistant... During that process, he many times left his hometown, then missed his job, turned back to Saigon again. Gòn.

Thach Kim Long comes from an ordinary farmer family, so living in an urban area is not easy. He had to make a living by doing all kinds of jobs such as restaurant security, bricklayer, pork sales assistant, coffee shop waitress... After saving some money, Thach Kim Long attended a supplementary secondary education program. learn.

After getting a diploma, but the opportunity had not yet come, so Thach Kim Long returned to his hometown to work in the fields and get married. However, his passion and desire to act prompted him to take his wife and children to Ho Chi Minh City to live and wait for opportunities.

Although he was enthusiastically helped by his friends in the profession, with his personality, everything was still very difficult. According to Southern film reporters who have come into contact with him, with the way of Thach Kim Long, it is difficult to think of him as "self-promotion" about himself. Many years ago, when reporters came to interview, Thach Kim Long just kept quiet, listening, smiling, working...

At that time, in addition to being an actor, Thach Kim Long was a professional coffee seller, a "boss" who also ran the table with him. When his wife makes coffee, he washes the cups, when she cleans, he makes coffee, carries the calves... But in many early mornings, when his wife is busy taking the children to school, by the way, the shop is alone. run back and forth. Always wearing a t-shirt, shorts, slippers...

In life, Thach Kim Long does not set big plans, actor Dong Thap enthusiastically arranges life every day. He is a coffee shop runner who earns a living to continue waiting for roles, not an already famous and successful artist who is "acting" at his cafe. He is a responsible father and husband. Still find time every day to exercise. Wait but don't be impatient. Still silently learning to rise up in life, in acting.

In the past, in 1996, Thach Kim Long had a chance to collide with acting. Because he is a sidebar, without much experience, Thach Kim Long's artistic pursuit is very difficult. During the first 10 years of his career, he only appeared in supporting roles, few directors invited him to act in films. This leads to precarious income, worry about rice and money.

Thanks to his decades of experience in herding buffaloes, mowing grass, and sticking to the fields and rivers, Thach Kim Long was invited to participate in the movie "The season of buffalo wool", although before that, this role had been assigned to someone else. But the unexpected success of the film with a production budget of 1 million dollars did not make Thach Kim Long change his life. His life as an actor continued with public roles. Depressed, he decided to temporarily quit acting and become a designer and set up scenes for film crews.

Quitting his job because of a precarious income, Thach Kim Long was fortunate to be introduced to director Vuong Duc by actor Kieu Trinh. He suddenly transformed through the role of Hoat in the movie "Black Forest" - the film won the Silver Lotus Award at the 16th Vietnam Film Festival. After that, he continued to shine as Master Sergeant Huan in the film. Don't Burn" - the film won the Golden Lotus award at the 16th Vietnam Film Festival.

"I am very grateful to Kieu Trinh for introducing me to director Vuong Duc. The character Hoat is a role I like very much. It is close to me, an introvert but loves action. I don't mind difficulties. I like to immerse myself in the character's emotions. In the movie I am that character, I don't think or forget that I am an actor. I always wish to be invited to take on such personality roles," said Thach Kim Long. about the role of Hoat.

Since then, Thach Kim Long has been known to many audiences. The actor then continued to return to the audience through the movie "Underground Storm". Although he is a supporting role of the healer Pao, the actor still makes the audience fall in love with his extremely honest acting and dedication to his profession. He also hopes that the audience will continue to accept and support him in his difficult artistic path.

Until 2010, Thach Kim Long continued to impress when he took on the character of Nine Quy in Horses of the South. He is highly appreciated for his honest role-playing style, enthusiastic working personality even though he is just a hand.

Because he came from a poor farmer family, Thach Kim Long's life in Ho Chi Minh City was not smooth. The actor used to have to work many jobs to make a living such as a bricklayer, a waiter, a security guard, and an assistant selling pork. Despite the hardships, Thach Kim Long still tries to save money to supplement the high school program, acquire words and knowledge.

Thach Kim Long is a responsible husband and father. Although life has many difficulties, he always arranges a good life. Up to now, the actor's family has been less difficult than before. At the age of 52, Thach Kim Long is still engaged in artistic activities even though he only takes on supporting roles, rarely airing. The energy of the actor from Dong Thap received many compliments from the audience.

Despite going through many difficulties and struggling to make a living, Thach Kim Long still has a passion for art. At the age of 52, the actor worked hard in movies, even though he only took on supporting roles, the salary was precarious. Besides, Thach Kim Long is also praised for loving and caring for his small family.

Until now, he is still the same, still a good actor, loves his job even though the job is very hard and does not bring him much income. He still lives a simple life, devoted to art and makes a living with his thin hands.