Meet Korean Actor Park Hyuk-won

Park Hyuk-kwon is a South Korean actor. His name became famous after starring in the drama Behind the White Tower and became one of the more popular actors in South Korea. Wanna know more about him? Here’s his profile!

 

Profile

Name: Park Hyuk Kwon

Date of Birth: July 11, 1971

Place of Birth: Incheon, Seoul, South Korea

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 68 kg

Education: Seoul National University of Arts, Department of Theater

Agency: Mystic Entertainment (Mystic Actors)

Official Site: http://www.hyukwon.com/gnuboard4/

Official Company Site: http://www.mystic89.net/artist/hyukkwon-park

 

Drama List

Year	Title	Network
2004	You’re Not Alone – Guest	SBS
2007	Behind White Star Tower Time Between Dog and Wolf	MBC MBC
2008	Drama City “In the Name of the Father” Painter of the Wind	KBS2 SBS
2009	The Return of Iljimae	MBC
2011	Dream High My Princess Midas You Are So Beautiful – Cameo Deep Rooted Tree	KBS2 MBC SBS MBC SBS
2012	You Can Do It, Writer Goo Ha Ra! A Wife’s Credentials Drama Special “Still Picture” I Like You Horse Doctor	MBC Every 1 JTBC KBS2 SBS MBC
2013	The End of the World Drama Festival “The Marvelous Sunshine Funeral Home for the Elderly	JTBC MBC
2014	Secret Love Affair Trot Lovers Plus Nine Boys Flirty Boy and Girl Punch	JTBC KBS2 tvN TV Daum SBS
2015	Unkind Ladies The Producers Six Flying Dragons Last – Special Appearance Awl – Special Appearance Lily Fever	KBS2 KBS2 SBS JTBC JTBC Naver TV Cast
2017	Super Family The Best Hit – Cameo	SBS KBS2
2018	Something in the Rain	JTBC

Movie List

Year	Movie Title
1998	Alex in Shinchon – Short Film
2001	Déjà vu – Short Film The Road to Samcheonpo
2003	Desultory Empire – Short Film
2004	Yohoho, Mr. Rabbit! – Short Film Please Stay with Me – Short Film To Catch a Virgin Ghost So Cute
2005	Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Short Film Save My Earth – Short Film Princess Aurora Quiz King
2006	Running Wild Portfolio – Short Film Forbidden Quest South of the Border Don’t Look Back
2007	Once Again – Short Film A Good Day to Have an Affair Soo Boys of Tomorrow Milky Way Liberation Front Twins – Short Film
2008	Open City Girl Scouts Antique Truly, Madly, Deeply – Short Film In Joke – Short Film
2009	The Room Nearby The Day After Bandhobi Chaw The Rennin or Lenin – Short Film
2010	Secret Reunion The Man Next Door Read My Lips Enlightenment Film Villain & Widow – Special Appearance Family Plan – Short Film
2011	Re-encounter The Last Blossom If You Were Me 5 Dr. Jump – Script Writer The Client Laughing Gitar
2012	Soar into the Sun – Cameo 26 Years – Cameo
2013	The Body The Gifted Hands Short! Short! Short! A Hungry Woman – Cameo
2014	Another Promise Obsessed Night Flying Prominent Women – Cameo
2015	Twenty – Cameo Now Playing – Special Appearance Proof of Innocence Girl on the Edge – Special Appearance A Break Alone
2016	Tunnel – Cameo Proof of Innocence Her Secret Day – Short Film
2017	Taxi Driver Daddy You, Daughter Me The Way The Mayor The Mimic
2018	The Pensions

 

TV Shows

Year	Title
2011	UV Syndrome Begins
2014	Somessing
2015	Radio Star – Guest Infinite Challenge – Guest
2016	Radio Star Christmas Special – Guest
2017	Let’s Eat Dinner Together – Guest

Theater and Musical List

Year	Title
2002	Theater- Subway Line 1 Theater- Checkmate Musical- Fire Carmen
2003	Theater- Seoul Note

 

 

Awards

Year	Awards
2007	6th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival – Special Jury Prize for Acting Award
2010	15th Busan International Film Festival – Best Actor Award

 

 

Personal Life

Park was born on July 11, 1971, but on his birth certificate, he was born in 1973 because his parents registered his birth in 1973. He spent his childhood in Suwon. When Park was in junior high school, he only went to school for two days and then stopped going. He hated everything about school. Because of that, he moved to Inchoen and stayed for 2 years. To support his living expenses, Park worked as a waiter and seller at the market. After finishing his GED (General Equivalency Diploma), he returned to his hometown.

 

Career

Park made his debut in 1993 with Sanulrim theater. He saw an ad looking for new recruits for a theater troupe in a sports newspaper and then applied for it. Luckily, after the audition, Park got accepted right away. However, acting was not his first dream. Park did acting because he was greedy. But, because Park was already a member of theater, he thought he could do much better in acting so he applied for the theater department of Seoul Institute of Art. Unfortunately, he got rejected. Then, Park applied again a year later and got accepted. His first show was the musical Subway Line 1 and theater production Seoul Note. In 2002, Park received praise for the first time with his musical Fire Carmen.

After playing with his theater troupe, Park got cast for the short film Alex in Shinchon and marked it as his debut movie. After that, he only got offers for short films or minor roles. The work that turned his acting career was the medical drama Behind the White Tower. In the drama, Park’s role is Hong Sang Il, one of the doctors in the hospital. This drama got high ratings in South Korea because of its impressive production. To get into character, Park even observed people at a university hospital and studied for free.

One of his famous movies is A Taxi Driver. In the movie, he acted as a reporter trying to gain information about Gwangju Democratization Movement in 1980. The movie got positive reviews and became a box office hit in Korea after reaching 12 million viewers.

To challenge himself, he took a role in the movie The Mimic. This movie marked his first horror movie since debut. Park’s role in the movie is Minho, a husband that is suspicious of the daughter his wife brought. After accepting the script, he became curious about the finished product with sound and visual effects. So, he started to search and study about The Mimic ghost. The other reason Park chose this movie is because he always liked psychological horror movies like Kill Bill.

Not only in movies, Park also acted in many dramas. He became the main character for the first time in the family drama Super Family 2017. In the drama, Park became Na Chun Il, a married man with a daughter in adolescence. Even though the drama got low ratings, Park’s comedic performance left an impression on viewers. His character left an impression because he was not yet married but he played a father character. In the press conference for the drama, he expressed his thoughts.

“I have never been married. I have never been a father so I don’t have much affections and such feelings. To have these feelings, I remember my cute nephew,” said Park.

Park’s favorite actor is Javier Bardem from the movie No Country for Old Men. He was impressed with Javier’s performance and wants to play a strong character like Javier’s character in the movie.

Love Life

In the interview with Asiae (6/15/2010), Park revealed he had a girlfriend and has been dating her for a year and a half. For marriage, Park didn’t give attention to it because he thinks it’s just a social system made for the comfort of human beings. However, Park still wants to get married.

Until now, Park still hasn’t gotten married, and he feels rushed about this.

“I want to be in a hurry now because I was already late,” said Park.

He also shared his thoughts about having his own family. When an interviewer asked about his current relationship, Park said that he is still looking for the right one to be his wife.

 

Trivia

1. Park wants to establish a school where people can discuss social issues. He had this idea while he was studying acting.
2. Park didn’t have television because there’s so much falseness on TV. The only TV program that he watches is Animal Kingdom.
3. Park can cry very easily, and that’s something he is born with.
4. Park doesn’t like traveling. One time, he even went to Cuba alone but regretted his decision right away.
5. Park likes to spend whole days observing people.
6. Park’s smoky eye makeup in the drama Six Flying Dragon became a hot topic every time the drama aired.

   

7. Park accidentally showed his underwear while pillow fighting on the show Infinite Challenge.