Park Byung-eun
Park Byung-eun (born 14 July 1977) is a South Korean actor.[1]
Park Byung-eun  | |
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![]() Park in June 2021  | |
| Born | 14 July 1977 South Korea  | 
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Agent | C-JeS Entertainment | 
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Byeong-eun | 
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Pyŏng-ǔn | 
Personal life
    
Park majored in drama at Chung-Ang University.
Career
    
Park made his debut in 2000 with a minor role in the TV series Mr. Duke. He had bit roles in Sex Is Zero (2002), Princess Aurora (2005), and I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2005).[1]
In 2008, he had his first major role in the drama film The Pit and the Pendulum Pit (2008).[2][3]
In 2015, his breakthrough came with the smash hit period action film Assassination in which he played a Japanese lieutenant who inadvertently ends up engaged to a Korean resistant. His impressive performance earned him a lot of praise and soon he was signed with a management company.
In 2016, he notably landed his first leading role in the film One Line (2016).
He also diversified his roles recently by starring in the rom-com TV series Because This Is My First Life[4] (2017) and in the historical war epic The Great Battle (2018), Kingdom (2020)[5] and Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021).[6]
Filmography
    
    Film
    
| Year | Title | Role | 
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spin Kick | |
| 2007 | Beautiful Sunday | Detective Min | 
| 2009 | Marine Boy | Ji-ho | 
| The Pit and the Pendulum Pit | Byeong-tae | |
| How to Live on Earth | Yeon-woo | |
| 2010 | Parallel Life | Seo Jeong-woon | 
| The Influence | Odd-eye | |
| The Yellow Sea | Bank employee | |
| 2011 | Children | Kim Joo-hwan | 
| 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Choi Joo-han (adult) | 
| 2013 | An Ethics Lesson | Lee Ji-hoon | 
| Very Ordinary Couple | Mr. Min | |
| Red Family | Chang-soo's father | |
| 2014 | Monster | Kwang-soo | 
| No Tears for the Dead | Ha Yoon-gook | |
| The Royal Tailor | The late King | |
| 2015 | The Wicked Are Alive[7] | Han Byeong-do | 
| Assassination | Kawaguchi Shunsuke | |
| 2016 | A Man and a Woman | Ahn Jae-suk | 
| The Hunt | Kwak Jong-pi | |
| 2017 | One Line | Ji-won | 
| The Mayor | Byeon Jong-gu's staff | |
| The Return | Jeong-hwan | |
| 2018 | The Great Battle | Poong | 
| 2019 | Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage | Nam Sung-sik | 
| 2021 | Seo Bok | |
| 2022 | In Our Prime | Geun-ho[8][9] | 
| TBA | Decibel | [10] | 
Television series
    
| Year | Title | Role | Network | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Because This Is My First Life | Ma Song-goo | tvN | 
| Queen of Mystery | Inspector Woo Seung-Ha | KBS | |
| 2018 | Your Honor | Sang Chul | SBS | 
| What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Park Byung-heon | TVN (South Korean TV channel) | |
| Queen of Mystery 2 | Inspector Woo Seung-Ha | KBS2 | |
| 2019 | Voice | Kaneki Masayuki / Woo Jong-woo | OCN | 
| Arthdal Chronicles | Dan byeok | tvn | |
| 2020 | Kingdom | Min Chi-rok | Netflix | 
| Oh My Baby | Yoon Jae-young | tvN | |
| 2021 | Kingdom: Ashin of the North | Min Chi-rok | Netflix | 
| Lost | Jung-soo[11] | JTBC | |
| 2022 | Eve | Kang Yun-gyeom [12][13] | tvN | 
References
    
- "PARK Byung-eun". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
 - Kerry,AP, Elizabeth; Kerry, Elizabeth; AP (2008-10-06). "The Pit and the Pendulum". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
 - "PARK Byung-eun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
 - "[Interview] "This Life Is Our First Life" Park Byung-eun Says Esom Is a Great Partner". Hancinema. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
 - Gaudemer, Juliette (10 March 2020). "Netflix Reveals "Kingdom" Season 2 Release Date". MXDWN. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
 - "Mysteries of Kingdom Series To Be Unravelled By Kingdom: Ashin Of The North, A Special Episode Starring Gianna Jun and Park Byung-Eun". Netflix News. 1 November 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
 - "[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Wicked Are Alive"". Hancinema. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
 - Jo Ji-young (February 8, 2022). "[공식] 최민식 컴백 '이상한 나라의 수학자' 3월 9일 개봉 확정" [[Official] Choi Min-sik's comeback 'Mathematicians in Wonderland' is confirmed for release on March 9th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Naver.
 - Kim Hyun-soo (January 13, 2022). "2022년 한국영화 신작 프로젝트: '이상한 나라의 수학자' 박동훈 감독" [A new Korean film project in 2022: 'The Mathematician in Wonderland' Director Dong-Hoon Park]. Cine21. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
 - Kim Ye-eun (April 28, 2021). "김래원·이종석·이상희·차은우…영화 '데시벨'로 뭉쳤다 [공식입장]". X-Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2021.
 - Tae Yu-na (July 12, 2021). "전도연→류준열 '인간실격' 베일 벗었다" [Jeon Do-yeon → Ryu Jun-yeol took off the veil of 'disqualification']. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
 - Ha Ji-won (September 7, 2021). "박병은 측 "'이브의 스캔들' 제안받고 검토 중"...서예지 만날까 [공식입장]" [Park Byung-eun's side "I'm considering 'Eve's Scandal' proposal"... Shall we meet Seo Ye-ji? [Official position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Naver.
 - Lee Seung-rok (January 6, 2022). "박병은의 2022년, 예사롭지 않다" [Park Byeong-eun's 2022 is not unusual] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Naver.
 
