Park Hyuk-kwon

Park Hyuk-kwon is a South Korean actor who is famous for quiet, funny and very real acting. He may not always play the main hero, but he often steals the scene. Many fans remember him best for his amazing double role as the twins Gil Tae-mi and Gil Sun-mi in Six Flying Dragons.

Park Hyuk-kwon is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs about 68 kg, according to his published profile.

Early life

Park Hyuk-kwon was born on July 11, 1971, in Incheon, South Korea. He studied theatre at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. In 1993, he started his acting life as a member of the theatre troupe Sanulrim. Working on stage for many years taught him how to change his voice, face and style for every new character.

Career and breakthrough

After theatre, he moved slowly into films and television and earned great respect as a character actor. Film fans noticed him in Chaw (2009) as Detective Shin and in Secret Reunion (2010). On television, he acted in Behind the White Tower (2007) and played Kang Joon-hyung in Secret Love Affair (2014). He also loves short films and independent films, and he has won acting prizes for that work too.

Popular roles

His breakthrough came with Six Flying Dragons (2015). He played both Gil Tae-mi, a vain and funny swordsman in bright makeup, and his twin brother Gil Sun-mi, and viewers loved the big difference between them. He won a Special Award at the SBS Drama Awards for this work. In Light Shop (2024), he played Oh Seung-won in a sad and mysterious story. Film fans also know him as Reporter Choi in A Taxi Driver (2017).

Recent work

Park Hyuk-kwon is still active in many kinds of stories. He played Oh Se-hyun in Reborn Rich in 2022 and joined Behind Your Touch in 2023. After Light Shop in 2024, his next big drama role is Nam Dong-sik in The Substitute (2026). Fans enjoy him because every role feels different, honest and full of small, funny details.