Park Hae-soo
Park Hae-soo (Korean: 박해수; born November 21, 1981) is a South Korean actor.[3][4][5] He is best known for his starring roles in the television series Prison Playbook (2017–2018) and Squid Game (2021). He has also appeared in films such as By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019) and Time to Hunt (2020).
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Born | |
Education | Dankook University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Agent | BH Entertainment[1][2] |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Hae-su |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Haesu |
Career
Park made his musical theatre debut in 2007 with Mister Lobby. He also appears in other musical stages such as Angel Called Desire and Annapurna.[6]
In 2017, he impressed with his lead role in the drama series Prison Playbook which earned him Best New Actor at The Seoul Awards.
In 2021, Park got recognized internationally after appearing as Cho Sang-woo in the South Korean television series, Squid Game. He was able to gain over 800,000 Instagram followers in a single day.[7] Later that year, Park was later cast as Berlin in the upcoming Korean remake of Spanish crime drama Money Heist.[8]
Personal life
On January 14, 2019, Park married his girlfriend at a ceremony held in Seoul.[9] On September 29, 2021, Park's agency announced that his wife had given birth to a son and that both the mother and child were in good health.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | The Pirates | Hwang Joong-geun | ||
2015 | Minority Opinion | Goo Hwan's assistant | ||
2016 | Master | Soldier in hat in old times | ||
2019 | By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture | Lee Chan-woo | [11] | |
2020 | Time to Hunt | Han | Netflix Film | |
2022 | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Kang Ji-hoon | [12][13][14] | |
TBA | Ghost | Kaito | [15] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | God of War | Kim Yun-hu | ||
2013 | Me and Mom and Dad and Grandma and Anna | Father | Drama Festival 2013 | |
2015–2016 | Six Flying Dragons | Yi Ji-ran | ||
2016 | The Legend of the Blue Sea | Hong Dong-pyo | ||
2017 | The Liar and His Lover | Bass player | Cameo (Episode 1) | |
2017–2018 | Prison Playbook | Kim Je-hyuk | [16] | |
2018 | Memories of the Alhambra | Agent A | Cameo (Episode 1,2,4,8) | [17] |
2021 | Racket Boys | Lee Jae-joon | Cameo (Episode 6) | [18] |
Chimera | Cha Jae-hwan | [19] | ||
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Persona | Baek Jeong-u | Segment "Collector" | [20] |
2021 | Squid Game | Cho Sang-woo | [21] | |
2022 | Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area | Berlin | [22][23] | |
The Accidental Narco | Choi Chang-ho | [24][25] | ||
Theater
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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2007 | The Strongest Comedy Mr. Lobby | 최강 코미디 미스터로비 | ||
Annapurna | 안나푸르나 | Gwang-nam | ||
2008 | Adolescence | 사춘기 | Young-min | |
2009 | Hero | 영웅 | Choi Jae-hyeong | |
39 Stairs | 39 계단 | Richard Haney | ||
2010 | A Streetcar Named Desire | 욕망이라는 이름의 전차 | Steve | |
Full for Love | 풀 포 러브 | Martin | ||
2011 | The Chorus - Oedipus | 더 코러스 - 오이디푸스 | Oedipus | |
Full of Flowers | 됴화만발 | Kei | ||
The Seagull | 갈매기 | Treplef | ||
2012 | Samcheon | 삼천 | General ceremony | |
2013 | The Goddess is Watching | 여신님이 보고 계셔 | Lee Chang-seop | |
2014 | Macbeth | 맥베스 | Macbeth | |
Frankenstein | 프랑켄슈타인 | The monster | ||
Man From Us | 맨 프럼 어스 | John Oldman | ||
2015 | Judo Boy | 유도소년 | Kyung Chan |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Prison Playbook | Nominated | [26] |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor – Television | Nominated | ||
2020 | Best New Actor – Film | Time to Hunt | Nominated | [27] | |
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture | Won | [28] |
Buil Film Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Won | [29] | ||
Director's Cut Awards | 2019 | Nominated | [30] | ||
Grand Bell Awards | 2020 | Nominated | [31] | ||
The Seoul Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor (Drama) | Prison Playbook | Won | [32] |
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