Park Hae-soo is a South Korean actor best known for his work in the South Korean television series Prison Playbook (2017–2018) and Squid Game (2021).
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Wiki/Biography
Park Hae-soo was born on Saturday, November 21, 1981 (age 40 years; as in 2021), in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He did his schooling at Bundang Jungang High School, Buljeong-ro, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He graduated in theater and film from Dankook University in Yongin, South Korea.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 11.3″ (181 cm)
Weight: 81 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family
In 2017, he met a woman, whom he eventually started dating. The couple got married in a private ceremony on January 14, 2019, after dating each other for a year. His wife is a non-celebrity and is six years younger than him. The officiant at their wedding was Lee Ki-seop, an old friend of Hae-soo and a musical artist.
Wedding photo of Park Hae-soo and his wife
On September 29, 2021, Park’s agency announced the birth of her son.
relationship/context
He met South Korean actress Lim Kang-hee while working on the musical The Chorus – Oedipus (2013). They soon started dating and after dating for three years, they broke up in late 2016.
Lim Kang-hee
religion/religious views
He is a Protestant Christian. He has served as ambassador for the Seoul International Love Film Festival (Seoul Christian Film Festival). He also has a Bible study group with musical actors.
livelihood
agencies
- BH Entertainment (as of 2021)
Theater
In 2007, he made his theater debut in the play ‘Chuigang Comedy Mister Robbie’ (literally The Strongest Comedy Mister Robbie). He then appeared in the theater play ‘Annapurna’ (2007) before appearing as ‘Yeongmin’ in his first musical ‘Puberty’ (2008). From 2009 to 2011, he starred as ‘Choi Jae-hyung’ in the drama ‘Hero’. He starred in the theater plays 39 Steps (2009), A Streetcar Named Desire (2010), The Seagull (2011), Macbeth (2014), Frankenstein (2014), Judo Boy (2015), and Male Impulse (2017). He also appeared in the musicals Three Thousand – Flowers of Destruction (2012), God Is Watching (2013), The Chorus – Oedipus (2013), and Asteroid B612 (2015).
kdramas
In 2012, he made his television debut as ‘Kim Eun-hoo’ in MBC’s Kdrama ‘God of War’.
God of War (2012)
In 2013, he played the role of ‘Appa’ (Father) in the South Korean drama ‘Me & Mom & Dad & Grandma & Anna’.
Park Hae-soo in Me and Mom and Dad and Grandma and Anna (2013)
In 2015-2016, he played the role of ‘Yi Ji-ran’, the founder of the Cheonghae Yi clan of the Joseon Dynasty, in ‘Six Flying Dragons’. The series aired on SBS and chronicles the foundation of the Joseon dynasty and its people (his ambition, success, and struggles), focusing on ‘Yi Bang-won’ (who went on to become Taejong of Joseon, the third king of Joseon) . ,
Park Hae-soo in Six Flying Dragons (2015–16)
He then appeared in the superhit Kdrama ‘Legend of the Blue Sea’ (2016) as ‘Hong Dong-pyo’, a detective who investigates the crimes of antagonist Dae-young and Joon-jae’s scams. Leads. The series tells the story of Shim Cheong (played by Jun Ji-hyun), a mermaid, and Heo Joon-jae (played by Lee Min-ho), a human, and their rebirth, destiny, and unrequited love that has its roots in their Joseon- Parallel to the incarnations of the era in the past.
Park Hae-soo in Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)
In 2017-2018, he appeared in his first lead role in the Kdrama ‘Prison Playbook’ as ‘Kim Jae-hyuk’, a superstar baseball player who pleads guilty to assault after saving his sister from being sexually assaulted. becomes. The tvN production depicts the lives of convicts behind bars, their families and the duty officers working in correctional facilities.
Prison Playbook (2017–18)
In 2019, he appeared in the anthology television series ‘Persona’ segment ‘Collector’ directed and written by Yim Pil-sung. He played the lead role of ‘Baek Jeong-yu’ in the series.
Park Hae-soo in the story ‘Collector’ from Persona (2019)
He also made cameo roles in the Kdramas The Liar and His Lover (2017), Memory of the Alhambra (2018), and Racket Boys (2021). In 2021, he appeared in the Netflix survival drama TV series ‘Squid Game’, which was streamed and distributed by Netflix. Written and directed by South Korean filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series is based on a competition involving children’s games in which 456 players participate to win prize money of ₩45.6 billion; The losers face the death penalty. He played the lead role of ‘Cho Sang-woo’ (No. 218), the former head of the investment team at a securities company and classmate of Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who was wanted by the police for stealing money. His clients and investments are not paying off massive loans. Other lead roles in the series were played by Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, Jang Ho-yeon, Oh Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi and Kim Joo-ryong. The series was a huge hit globally as it became Netflix’s most watched series at the time of its launch. The series is also the first South Korean drama to top Netflix’s top ten weekly most watched TV shows chart globally.
Park Hae-soo in Squid Game (2021)
He also played lead roles in kdramas such as ‘Cha Jae-hwan’ in Chimera (2021) and ‘Berlin’ in Money Heist (2022).
movies
In 2014, he made his film debut as ‘Hwang Jong-geun’ in the South Korean film ‘The Pirates’.
Park Hae-soo in The Pirates (2014)
He then played small roles in the South Korean films Minority Opinion (2015) and Master (2016). In 2019, he played his first lead role as ‘Lee Chan-woo’ in ‘By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture’ (South Korean), which was directed and written by Lee Seong-tae. The film tells the story of Lee Chan-woo (a nightclub owner), Sung Eun-young (nightclub manager) and Park Ki-hum (police officer)’s fight against organized crimes such as alleged drug abuse, sex crimes and the police. Is. Corruption.
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019)
He also appeared in lead roles in the South Korean films Time to Hunt (2020) and Yacha (2021).
award
- Korea Drama Award for New Actor Male 2011
- Dong-ae Theater Award for Yoo In-chon Rookie of the Year in 2012
Park Hae-soo with her Dong-ae Theater Award
- Seoul Award for Best New Actor-Drama for ‘Prison Playbook’ in 2018
Park Hae-soo giving her acceptance speech at The Seoul Awards
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actor for the film ‘By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture’ in 2019
Park Hae-soo giving her acceptance speech at the Blue Dragon Film Awards
- Chunsa Film Art Award for Best New Actor for ‘By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture’ in 2020
Park Hae-soo giving her acceptance speech at the Chunsa Film Art Awards
Signature
Park Hae-soo’s signature
Facts/General Knowledge
- His hobbies include exercising, playing the piano, and swimming.
- He is a good friend of South Korean actress Choo Ja-hyun.
Park Hae-soo with Choo Ja-hyun
- In 2021, after her appearance in Squid Game, many people began to suspect her of either wearing a wig or having a hair transplant. This was due to the prevalence of photographs of him from the past, in which he had light hair on the front. As more photos began to circulate, theories began to surface that he had lost his hair and had it treated before shooting ‘Prison Playbook’.
A photo of Park Hae-soo before and after hair treatment
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