Park Hae-joon

Park Hae-joon is a South Korean actor praised for his deep and powerful acting. He is loved as the kind and quiet Yang Gwan-sik in When Life Gives You Tangerines and as Lee Tae-o in the huge hit The World of the Married. From theatre stages to Netflix, he has built one of the strongest careers in Korean drama.

Park Hae-joon is 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall.

Early life

Park Hae-joon was born Park Sang-woo on June 14, 1976, in Busan, South Korea. As a young man, he first wanted to be a singer, but in high school he became interested in acting. With support from his family, he entered the Theatre Department of the Korea National University of Arts. He began his career on the theatre stage in Daehangno and spent many years learning his craft in plays before film and television made him famous.

Career and breakthrough

He made his film debut in Helpless in 2012, where a senior actor suggested the stage name Park Hae-joon. He became known to TV viewers as Manager Cheon Kwan-woong in Misaeng: Incomplete Life in 2014. His true breakthrough came in The World of the Married in 2020. As Lee Tae-o, a husband torn between two loves, he made viewers angry and sad at the same time, and the drama became one of the most watched cable dramas in Korea.

Popular roles

In My Mister in 2018, he played Monk Gyeom-duk, a calm friend who left his old life to become a monk. In Arthdal Chronicles in 2019, he played Mubaek, a brave and loyal warrior. The two roles are very different, one quiet and one strong, and both show his wide range. He also earned praise in films such as Believer in 2018 and 12.12: The Day in 2023.

Recent work

In When Life Gives You Tangerines in 2025, he played the middle-aged Yang Gwan-sik, a hard-working father who loves his family in a quiet way. Viewers praised his warm and sad acting, so different from Lee Tae-o. Park Hae-joon keeps taking rich and human roles, and fans trust every new drama he joins.