Park Ho-san

Park Ho-san (born October 18, 1972) is a South Korean actor known for his extensive work across film, television, and theater. Standing 178 cm tall, he has built a prolific career portraying diverse characters in major South Korean dramas and films since the late 1990s.

Career

Park began his acting career with minor film appearances in the late 1990s, including Blackjack (1997) and Phantom: The Submarine (1998). Over the following decades, he transitioned into prominent supporting roles in both cinema and television series.

He gained wider recognition for his performance in the tvN television series Prison Playbook (2017–2018), which earned him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 54th BaekSang Arts Awards in 2018. He subsequently appeared in critically acclaimed series such as My Mister (2018), Extracurricular (2020), and True Beauty (2020–2021). In 2022, he received the Best Actor award for a daily or short drama at the MBC Drama Awards for his role in Hunted.

Selected Filmography

Film Appearances

Phantom: The Submarine (1999) - Number 434
The King of Jokgu (2014) - Hyung-Kook
Warriors of the Dawn (2017) - King Seonjo
Night in Paradise (2021) - Yang Do-Soo
Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
Dead Man (2024) - Jo Pil-Joo
Project Silence (2024) - Intelligence agency commander
Omniscient Reader (2025) - Gong Pil-Doo

Television Series

Prison Playbook (2017–2018) - Kang Jung-hee (Kaiseuteu)
My Mister (2018) - Park Sang-Hun
Lawless Lawyer (2018) - Chun Seung-Bum
The Penthouse 3 (2021) - Yoo Dong-Pil
Today's Webtoon (2022) - Jang Man-Cheol
Maestra: Strings of Truth (2023–2024) - Jeon Sang-Do
The Judge from Hell (2024) - Satan
Karma (2025) - Hwang Cheol-Mok

Awards and Recognition

2018 (54th) BaekSang Arts Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Prison Playbook)
2022 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actor in a Daily/Short Drama (Hunted)