Park Ho-san

Park Ho-san (Korean: 박호산; born Park Jung-hwan on October 18, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his performance in the stage play Suck (2008), In the Heights (2015), Chuncheon There (2009, 2015), Waiting for Heroes (2013), Frozen (2015), and The Book of a Thief (2015). Park has also known for his appearances as a supporting actor in the television series Prison Playbook (2017–2018), My Mister (2018), Lawless Lawyer (2018), and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021).

Career

Park's interest in acting was sparked when he saw the play "Hamlet." While attending Baejae High School in Seoul, he decided to pursue a major in acting and formed a theater club with friends. With his two friends, Park visited the theater and office of Seoul Yejeon (now Seoul University of the Arts) with two friends to find a drama class instructor.

Park enrolled at the Department of Theater and Film Park at Chung-Ang University. In 1993 he became member of the Yeonwoo Theater Company, and made his debut in the play 'Winter Wanderer' in 1996. In 1997, Park started cinema acting with a small role in film Black Jack. In 1998, he continued to act in minor roles in four films, Story of Man, Saturday, 2:00 pm! Soul Guardians and A Mystery of the Cube. In 2001, Park appeared in feature film Wanee & Junah.

In 2013, Park Ho-san starred as Erik Satie, the renowned French composer and pianist, in the musical "Eric Satie" alongside Bae Hae-sun. Directed by Park Hye-sun, the production ran from November 22 to December 1, 2013, at the Grand Theater of Daehakro Arts Theater in Dongsung-dong, Seoul.

In 2014, Park starred in feature film The King of Jokgu, followed by 'The Great Army' (2017), 'The Deokmo: The Age of Rebellion' (2017), and 'Theselfish Man' (2017), and acted in plays and musicals.

Park started with tvN's drama Liar Game (2014). In 2015, He played painter Lee Jung-seop in musical Myeongdong Romance. Also acted in several plays, included 'In the Heights' (2015), 'Chuncheon There' (2015), 'Frozen' (2015), and 'The Book of a Thief' (2015).

Park also appeared in 2016 SBS drama Wanted (2016) and followed by Innocent Defendant (2017). In 2017, Park impressed audiences with his supporting role in the drama series Prison Playbook, as Kang Chul-doo (aka "KAIST" of Mullae-dong. He has a severe lisp, which other inmates (especially Han-yang) make fun of. He is an engineer who was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months' imprisonment because of a gambling scam. Directed by Shin Won-ho, Prison Playbook became a successful hit. Since then, Park gained momentum as an actor.

In 2018, Park was cast in drama My Mister as replacement of Oh Dal-su. He appeared as Park Sang-hoon, who was the male protagonist's eldest brother. He is a middle-aged man who was fired from his job and then ran two failing businesses, which ended up in him being chased out of his own home. Though he has to live under his mother's roof, he's a romanticist at heart who always thinks about ways to find happiness. His performance received favorable reviews from the audience.

Park is a member of Man Theater, a theater company.

Personal life

Park is married to theater actress Kim Dong-hwa, who is eight years younger than him. They have three sons, including rapper Park Joon-ho.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Stage

Musical

Theater

Awards and nominations