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Intro | South Korean film actor | |||
Places | South Korea | |||
is | Actor Film actor | |||
Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |||
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Birth | 18 October 1972 | |||
Age | 51 years | |||
Star sign | Libra | |||
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Biography
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
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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1997 | Blackjack | Student majoring in physical education | |
1998 | Story of Man | Waiter | |
Saturday, 2:00 pm | Department store customer | ||
Soul Guardians | Detective A | ||
A Mystery of the Cube | Copycat | ||
1999 | Phantom: The Submarine | Number 434 | |
2001 | Wanee & Junah | Sung-jae | |
Indian Summer | Lawyer Kim | ||
2004 | Doma Ahn Jung-geun | Jo Do-sun | |
2014 | The King of Jokgu | Hyung-kook | |
2015 | The Sound of a Flower | Manager of Jin Yeon-chung | |
2016 | No Tomorrow | Debate Lawyer | |
The Great Actor | Seung-ji | ||
Derailed | Detective Jang | ||
2017 | Warriors of the Dawn | King Seonjo | |
2019 | Beautiful Voice | CEO Park | |
2020 | The Call | Kim Seo-yeon's father | |
Night in Paradise | Yang Do-soo | ||
2022 | Project Wolf Hunting | Lee Seok-woo | |
2023 | Unlocked | Lee Seung-woo | |
Always I am | Yong-gi | ||
The Bright Girl | Joruz | ||
2024 | Dead Man | Jo Pil-joo | |
TBA | Omniscient Reader | Gong Pil-du |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Liar Game | |||
2015 | Mrs. Cop | |||
2016 | Wanted | Ham Tae-sub | ||
2017 | Innocent Defendant | Choi Dae-hong | ||
2017–2018 | Prison Playbook | Kaist | ||
2018 | Mother | |||
My Mister | Park Sang-hun | |||
Lawless Lawyer | Chun Seung-bum | |||
The Guest | Detective Ko | |||
Exit | ||||
2018–2019 | Less Than Evil | Jeon Choon-man | ||
2018 | The Ghost Detective | Lee Kyung-woo | ||
2019 | Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency | Ma Dong-deok | ||
Pegasus Market | Kwon Young-goo | |||
Catch the Ghost | Choi Do-cheol | |||
2020 | Dinner Mate | Keanu | ||
2020–2021 | True Beauty | Im Jae-pil | ||
Hush | Uhm Sung-han | |||
2021 | The Penthouse: War in Life | Yoo Dong-pil | Season 2 (cameo; episode 13) Season 3 (supporting cast) | |
Racket Boys | Park Jeong-yong | Cameo (Episode 1) | ||
2022 | Tracer | Hwang Cheol-min | Cameo | |
Hunted | Young-soo | |||
Today's Webtoon | Jang Man-cheol | |||
Behind Every Star | himself | Cameo (episode 5) | ||
2023 | Taxi Driver 2 | Bishop | Cameo (episode 14–16) | |
Twinkling Watermelon | Choi Hyeon | |||
2023–2024 | Maestra: Strings of Truth | Jeon Sang-do | ||
My Happy Ending | Nam Tae-joo |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | Extracurricular | Jung Jin | |
2021 | Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? | Park Seok | |
2022 | Monstrous | Kwon Jong-soo |
Stage
Musical
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | ||||
2005 | Assassins | 암살자들 | Jangara, Winter Wanderer, Grasshopper, etc. | — | |
2013 | Erik Satie | 에릭사티 | Erik Satie | Daehakro Arts Theater Grand Theater | |
2015 | Ansan Culture and Arts Center | ||||
2019–2020 | Big Fish | 빅 피쉬 | Edward Bloom | CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | ||||
2014 | Almost Maine | 올모스트 메인간다 10주년 페스티발 간다GO | Chad | JTN Art Hall 4 | |
2016 | Ice | 얼음 | Detective 1 (Cho Doo-man) | Yes 24 Stage 3 | |
2019 | A Doll's House, Part 2 | 인형의 집, Part 2 | Nora | LG Art Center | |
2021 | Ice | 얼음 | Detective 1 (Cho Doo-man) | Sejong Center S Theater | |
2022 | The era of martial arts | 무제의 시대 | Bi Hyeong-lyang | Theater kum | |
2023 | Othello | 오셀로 | Othello | CJ Towol Theatre |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Prison Playbook | Won | |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Won | ||
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Hunted | Won | |
Korea Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Today's Webtoon | Won | ||
MBC Drama Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily/One-Act Drama | Hunted | Won | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy | Today's Webtoon | Nominated |