Park Ho-san is a South Korean actor who spent more than twenty years on the theatre stage before television discovered him. He became famous almost overnight with Prison Playbook (2017) and My Mister (2018). He is known for rough, funny men with soft hearts, and his deep voice makes every role easy to remember.

He is 178 cm tall, weighs 70 kg, and works with Light House Entertainment.

Early life

Park Ho-san was born Park Jeong-hwan on October 18, 1972, in South Korea. He studied theatre and film at Chung-Ang University and joined the famous Yeonwoo Stage theatre company in 1993.

Career and breakthrough

In Prison Playbook (2017), he played Kang Chul-doo, a loud prisoner nicknamed Munrae-dong KAIST, and viewers loved his comedy and warmth. The next year, My Mister made him a star: as Park Sang-hoon, a middle-aged man who has failed in business but never stops loving his family, he broke hearts across Korea.

Popular roles

In My Mister (2018), his Sang-hoon is the eldest of three brothers, proud, jobless, and deeply kind. In The Penthouse (2020), he plays Yoo Dong-pil, a father pulled into the rich world's dirty games.

Recent work and why fans love him

He continues to work across stage and screen, including The Remarried Empress (2026). Fans love him because his success feels like hope: decades of quiet theatre work turned into late, deserved fame, and even his villains and fools feel fully human and real.