The year he turned 20, he joined the theater troupe Mokhwa and began his acting career. In 2005, the film Antarctic Journal was released.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 37, he appeared in KBS’s Evasive Inquiry Agency, and the film Seven Days was released in November. The next year, Segye Ilbo wrote that the film and the drama made his name known to the public. It was 17 years after he joined the troupe.
In 2008, the film BA:BO was released, and he won Best Supporting Actor at the Korean Film Awards for Seven Days. In 2009, the film Why Did You Come to My House? was released. In 2010, he was nominated for Best Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for A Barefoot Dream. In 2013, the film The Suspect was released.
In 2016, it became known that he had registered his marriage with the actor Park Ye-jin, and in September he made a special appearance in the film The Age of Shadows. In 2017, The Fortress and 1987: When the Day Comes were released one after the other.
In 2018, he won Best Supporting Actor (Film) at the Baeksang Arts Awards for 1987: When the Day Comes and played Mr. Choi in the film The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion. In 2019, he appeared in the film Jesters: The Game Changers. In 2020, he appeared as a guest on tvN’s Summer Vacation.
In 2021, he played Choi Moo-jin, boss of the Dongcheon gang, in Netflix’s My Name. In 2022, the film The Policeman’s Lineage was released, and Netflix’s Model Family premiered. In 2023, he appeared in Disney+’s Moving. In 2024, he played the detective Choi Sung-joon in Netflix’s The Bequeathed.
In 2025, he appeared in Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and won Best Supporting Actor at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for it. In January 2026, the year he turned 56, MBC’s The Judge Returns began.
Park Hee-soon (born 1970) began his acting career by joining the theater troupe Mokhwa in 1990, the year he turned 20, and became known when the film Seven Days was released in 2007, the year he turned 37. In 2008, the year he turned 38, he won Best Supporting Actor at the Korean Film Awards for that film.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began his acting career by joining the theater troupe Mokhwa. Edaily wrote in 2007 that he was in his 17th year.
Source 01 · Edaily (Korean) · Seven Days, Park Hee-soon · opens in a new tab The month and day he joined were not confirmed.A thriller set in Antarctica. Dong-A Ilbo described it as the first thriller made in Korea with an Antarctic setting.
Source 06 · Dong-A Ilbo (Korean) · Antarctic Journal · opens in a new tabSource 07 · MyDaily (Korean) · Love Talk begins filming · opens in a new tabPlayed the thug Baek Min-cheol. OSEN wrote that it was his first miniseries appearance.
Source 04 · OSEN (Korean) · Evasive Inquiry Agency · opens in a new tabPlayed a detective who is the friend of Yunjin Kim’s character. The next year, Segye Ilbo wrote that this film, which passed 2 million admissions, and Evasive Inquiry Agency made his name known to the public.
Played Sang-soo, a loyal friend of the lead character Seung-ryong (Cha Tae-hyun). Segye Ilbo wrote that it opened two years later than planned after many setbacks.
Source 02 · Segye Ilbo (Korean) · Park Hee-soon interview · opens in a new tabWon for Seven Days at the 7th ceremony. Star News reported that he had also won at the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 9th Busan Film Critics Awards.
Source 05 · Star News (Korean) · Korean Film Awards · opens in a new tab The categories of the two earlier awards are worded differently in the article and were not confirmed.Played a man attempting suicide, alongside Kang Hye-jung.
Source 08 · Financial News (Korean) · Korean films opening in April · opens in a new tabNominated for A Barefoot Dream. The other nominees were Kang Dong-won, Won Bin, Lee Byung-hun and Jung Jae-young.
Source 09 · TV Daily (Korean) · Blue Dragon Film Awards · opens in a new tabA film with Gong Yoo. MyDaily reported that it passed 2 million admissions in eight days.
Source 10 · MyDaily (Korean) · The Suspect passes 2 million · opens in a new tabIt became known that he and the actor Park Ye-jin had registered their marriage without a wedding ceremony. Star News reported it first that day.
Source 11 · Star News (Korean) · Park Hee-soon and Park Ye-jin register marriage · opens in a new tab The date of the registration was not confirmed, so the date of the report is used.Appeared in a special role alongside Lee Byung-hun in a film starring Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo and Han Ji-min.
Source 12 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · The Age of Shadows North America release · opens in a new tabAppeared with Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yoon-seok, Park Hae-il and Go Soo. It passed 3 million admissions in seven days.
Source 13 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · The Fortress passes 3 million · opens in a new tabPlayed Chief Jo, an anti-communist detective drawn into the effort to downplay a torture death. It drew 330,000 viewers on opening day.
Source 14 · YTN (Korean) · 1987 opening day · opens in a new tabSource 15 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · 1987, Park Hee-soon · opens in a new tabWon for 1987: When the Day Comes. Kim Dong-wook of Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and Jin Seon-kyu of The Outlaws were among the other nominees.
Source 16 · MBN (Korean) · 2018 Baeksang Arts Awards · opens in a new tab Only two of the nominees are named. There were five in all.Played Mr. Choi. Appeared with Kim Da-mi, Jo Min-su and Choi Woo-shik.
Source 17 · Newsen (Korean) · The Witch opens · opens in a new tabAppeared with Cho Jin-woong, Son Hyun-joo, Ko Chang-seok and others.
Source 18 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Jesters: The Game Changers · opens in a new tabAppeared with Lee Sun-kyun as guests invited by Jung Yu-mi and Choi Woo-shik.
Source 19 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · Summer Vacation · opens in a new tabPlayed Choi Moo-jin, boss of the Dongcheon gang, the largest drug ring in Korea.
Source 20 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · My Name · opens in a new tabAppeared with Cho Jin-woong, Choi Woo-shik, Kwon Yul and Park Myung-hoon. It was No. 1 at the overall box office on the day of release.
Source 21 · MBC Entertainment (Korean) · The Policeman’s Lineage opening day · opens in a new tabPlayed Gwang-cheol, second-in-command of a drug ring, and appeared with Jung Woo.
Source 22 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · Model Family · opens in a new tabSource 23 · YTN (Korean) · Model Family character stills · opens in a new tabAppeared with Zo In-sung, Han Hyo-joo, Cha Tae-hyun, Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Sung-kyun and others.
Source 24 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Moving in 3D · opens in a new tabPlayed Choi Sung-joon, a veteran detective who senses that a murder is connected to the family burial grounds and pursues the case. Appeared with Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo.
Source 25 · Joynews24 (Korean) · The Bequeathed released · opens in a new tabSource 26 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · The Bequeathed, Park Hee-soon · opens in a new tabA film directed by Park Chan-wook. The Fact reported 331,518 viewers on opening day.
Source 27 · The Fact (Korean) · No Other Choice on IMAX · opens in a new tabWon for the role of Seon-chul in No Other Choice.
Source 28 · Edaily (Korean) · Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, Best Supporting Actor · opens in a new tab The article reporting the award is dated Nov. 7, 2025. The date of the ceremony was not confirmed.Played Kang Shin-jin in the MBC Friday-Saturday drama starring Ji Sung. The first episode drew a 4.3% rating.
Source 29 · Edaily (Korean) · The Judge Returns premiere · opens in a new tabSource 30 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · The Judge Returns · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 1990–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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