Park Hae-soo

Park Hae-soo is a South Korean actor who became a global star with Squid Game. He was born on 21 November 1981 in Suwon. On Oxfea, he plays Cho Sang-woo, Player 218, in Squid Game (2021) and Yi Ji-ran in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons (2015). His Squid Game role earned him an Emmy Award nomination.

Park Hae-soo is about 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall.

Early life

He began his career on stage in 2007, in musicals and plays, and spent about ten years in theatre before television found him. Those years gave him a powerful voice, strong focus and the skill to play deep, difficult men. He was already respected in theatre long before the world knew his name.

Career and breakthrough

Television viewers first noticed him in Six Flying Dragons and Legend of the Blue Sea, and he won wide praise as the kind guard captain in Prison Playbook (2017). Then Squid Game (2021) changed everything: as Cho Sang-woo, a smart and desperate man making terrible choices, he gave one of the most talked-about performances in Korean drama history.

Popular roles

Fans name Prison Playbook and Squid Game as his essential works, and he led the Korean version of Money Heist as Berlin in 2022. In the film Time to Hunt he showed his action side. Whatever the genre, he brings intelligence and danger that keep viewers watching closely.

Recent work and why fans love them

Park Hae-soo now works between Korean hits and global projects, and he keeps returning to the stage too. Fans love his strong presence, his thoughtful interviews and the respect he shows for every role. He is one of the clearest examples of how Korean acting talent conquered the world.