Park Hae-soo
Biography
Park Hae-soo is a South Korean actor born on November 21, 1981, in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He is known for his work in theater and has played leading and supporting roles in plays and musicals. Park has also expanded his career into film and television, achieving a breakthrough with the Korean drama Prison Playbook. He has collaborated with Netflix on several projects, including Narco-Saints. Park is best known worldwide for his portrayal of Cho Sang-woo in the first season of the Netflix series Squid Game. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance. Park has a total of 41 known credits in his acting career.
Career overview
Park Hae-soo is a South Korean actor born on November 21, 1981, in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He began his acting career in theater and went on to play numerous leading and supporting roles in plays and musicals. Park's career in film and television eventually led to his breakthrough with the Korean drama Prison Playbook, which aired from 2017 to 2018.
Park has also gained recognition for his work in television series produced by Netflix. He is known for his collaboration with the streaming service, which includes the role of Cho Sang-woo in the first season of the series Squid Game. This performance earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Park's work with Netflix also includes the series Narco-Saints, which was released in 2022.
Park's acting career has spanned multiple formats, including theater, film, and television. Throughout his career, he has accumulated 41 known credits. His work has been recognized through various collaborations and nominations, including his Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
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- The Great Oksuk (2027)
- The Scarecrow (2026) as Kang Tae-ju
- Butterfly (2025) as Yong Shik Choi
- The Great Flood (2025) as Son Hee-jo
- The Price of Confession (2025) as Baek Dong-hun
- Karma (2025) as Kim Beon-jun
- Yoobari Talkbari (2025) as Self
- Good News (2025) as Ryeo Dol-chan
- The Cherry Orchard (2025)
- Tristes Tropiques (2025)
- Lobby (2025) as Golf field owner
- Hyell's Club (2024) as Self
- Whenever Possible (2024) as Self
- Whales and I (2024) as Narrator (voice)
- Phantom (2023) as Kaito Takahara
- Persona: Sulli (2023) as Self
- Whales and I (2023) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (2022) as Berlin
- Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022) as Han Ji-hoon
- Narco-Saints (2022) as Choi Chang-ho
- 우리_사이 (2022)
- Squid Game (2021) as Cho Sang-woo / Player 218
- SNL Korea (2021) as Self - Host
- The Game Caterers (2021) as Self
- Racket Boys (2021) as Lee Jae-jung
- Chimera (2021) as Cha Jae-hwan
- Time to Hunt (2020) as Han
- Persona (2019) as Jung-woo
- By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019) as Lee Chan-woo
- You Quiz on the Block (2018) as Self
- Memories of the Alhambra (2018) as Agent A
- The Liar and His Lover (2017) as Bass player
- Prison Playbook (2017) as Kim Je-hyeok
- The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016) as Hong Dong-pyo
- Master (2016) as President Jin's Pawns
- Six Flying Dragons (2015) as Yi Ji-ran
- The Unfair (2015) as Jo Goo-hwan's assistant
- The Pirates (2014) as Hwang Joong-geun
- God of War (2012) as Kim Yoon-hoo
- Gulf of Aden
- Paper Man as Oh Seung-eop