After graduating from Theater and Film Department, Kang debuted in theater in 2016 with play Crazy Romance. In 2018 he joined another play Re-meet, followed by a Musical Evil Dead. By chance, he had a meeting with a casting manager in charge of in tvN drama Crash Landing on You. Those led into his television debut role as North Korean Soldier in the drama in 2019.[4]
In 2020 he venture into big screen through supporting role Kim Eui-song, in indie movie Value Capsida [ko] by Director Cho Seung-won. Director Cho Seung-won developed a short story based on his experience of serving as a KATUSA Soldier (a South Korean soldier attached to the USFK) and made it into a feature film. It was released in October 2021.[7][8]
In 2021, Kang Hyung-seok won audition for role of Choi Eun-cheol, a police officer at the Gongjin Police Station in tvN drama Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.[9] In the same year, He also cast as role of Jun-hyeok in JTBC drama Lost.
In 2022, Kang appeared as main lead with Singapore actress Hong Huifang in the Korean-Singapore joint film Ajoomma. It was unveiled for the first time at the 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Invited to the 'New Currents' section of 27th BIFF competition, this film tells the story of a Singaporean housewife who is obsessed with Korean dramas and travels to Korea alone.[10] Kang took on the role of Kwon-woo, a travel guide who fluent in Chinese and works hard for a living. Kwon-woo is a person who lives a difficult life due to the pressure of debt and is separated from his family.[11]
In 2023, Kang was appointed as Public Relation Ambassador for The 3rd ASEAN Film Week, which was co-hosted by the ASEAN Cultural Center (run by the Korea Foundation) and the Korea Film Center.[12]
Public relations ambassador for the 3rd ASEAN Film Week (2023)[17]
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^"강형석" [Kang Hyung-suk]. 다음영화 (Daum Movie) (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
^ abKang, Seo-yoon (2021-11-25). "배우 강형석 "저를 찾기 위한 다양한 도전을 해보고 싶어요."" [Actor Kang Hyung-seok "I want to try various challenges to find myself."]. 마리끌레르 (Marie Claire Korea) (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^Lee, Ja-young (2022-10-07). "[BIFF] 한·싱가포르 첫 합작영화 '아줌마' 부산국제영화제서 공개" [[BIFF] Korea-Singapore's first joint film 'Ajoomma' unveiled at Busan International Film Festival]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^Jo, Yeon-kyung (2022-10-18). "'글로벌 눈도장' 강형석, 부국제 화제작 '아줌마'로 싱가포르行" ['Global Eye Painting' Kang Hyung-seok, travel to Singapore with 'Ajoomma', a sub-international topical work]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^"제3회 아세안 영화주간... 배우 강형석 홍보대사 선정" [The 3rd ASEAN Film Week... Selected as an ambassador for actor Kang Hyung-seok]. OhmyStar (in Korean). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
^Kim Ye-eun (February 18, 2022). "강형석, 한국·싱가포르 합작 영화 '아줌마' 캐스팅" [Kang Hyung-seok, cast in Korean-Singapore joint movie 'Ajumma] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Naver.
^Park Ah-reum (August 11, 2022). "강형석 '월수금화목토' 출연 확정, 박민영 남사친 된다[공식]" [Kang Hyung-seok confirmed to appear in 'Mon-Wednesday, Geum-Tue, Mok-Sat', and Park Min-young becomes bestfriend [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Naver.
^Seok, Hyun-joo (2018-12-30). "정신없이 웃기는 좌충우돌 연애담" [A crazy funny love story]. 경상일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
^Lee, Sun-pil (March 13, 2023). "제3회 아세안 영화주간... 배우 강형석 홍보대사 선정" [The 3rd ASEAN Film Week... Actor Kang Hyung-seok was selected as a public relations ambassador] (in Korean). OhmyNews. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Naver.