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Park Hae-soo

Park Hae-soo

Actor · Born November 21, 1981 (44) · Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Park Hae-soo (born November 21, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known worldwide for portraying Cho Sang-woo in the first season of the Netflix hit series Squid Game (2021), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Park started his career in theater and has played a large number of leading and supporting roles in plays and musicals. He subsequently expanded his career into film and television and achieved his breakthrough with Prison Playbook (2017–2018), one of the highest-rated Korean dramas on cable television. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Netflix, including Narco-Saints (2022), Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (2022), Karma (2025), The Price of Confession (2025), and The Great Flood (2025).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 21, 1981 (44)
From
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Park Hae-soo's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
23%
Self
21%
Survival
20%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Park Hae-soo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Park Hae-soo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Great Oksuk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kang Tae-ju

  • The Price of Confession(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Baek Dong-hun

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Tristes Tropiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Great Flood(2025)

    as Son Hee-jo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Good News(2025)

    as Ryeo Dol-chan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Butterfly(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yong Shik Choi

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Karma(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kim Beon-jun

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Lobby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Golf field owner

  • Whales and I(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Phantom(2023)

    as Kaito Takahara

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Narco-Saints(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Choi Chang-ho

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Berlin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Yaksha: Ruthless Operations(2022)

    as Han Ji-hoon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 우리_사이 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Chimera(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cha Jae-hwan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Squid Game(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cho Sang-woo / Player 218

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Racket Boys(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Jae-jung

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Time to Hunt(2020)

    as Han

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lee Chan-woo

  • Persona(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jung-woo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Memories of the Alhambra(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Agent A

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Prison Playbook(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Je-hyeok

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Liar & His Lover(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Bass player

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Master(2016)

    as President Jin's Pawns

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of the Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Hong Dong-pyo

  • Six Flying Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · as Yi Ji-ran

  • The Unfair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jo Goo-hwan's assistant

  • The Pirates(2014)

    as Hwang Joong-geun

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • God of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 56 episodes · as Kim Yoon-hoo

  • Gulf of Aden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Paper Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Oh Seung-eop

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 30 of them dated from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Whales and I (2024)

$58K worldwide

Highest rated

Prison Playbook (2017)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20122026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2010s11 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2022.

  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Park Hae-soo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (2022)

87th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prison Playbook (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Park Hae-soo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles61–92 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–52 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles45–71 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles28–79 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles63–82 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Park Hae-soo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Park Hae-soo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Hee-joon shares the most, 2.

Actors