Park Hae-il
Park Hae-il (born 26 January 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, but soon gained the film industry's attention in 2003 with Scent of Love and Memories of Murder. Park's film career took off, with leading roles in notable films, including Rules of Dating (2005), The Host (2006), Moss (2010), Eungyo (2012), Whistle Blower (2014), The Last Princess (2016), The Fortress (2017), and Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022).
Park Hae-il

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- Name
- Park Hae-il
- Born
- 26 January 1977
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Occupation
- Actor
- Education
- Namseoul University – English
- Nationality
- South Korea.
- Languages
- Korean.
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Park Hae-il (born 26 January 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, but soon gained the film industry's attention in 2003 with Scent of Love and Memories of Murder. Park's film career took off, with leading roles in notable films, including Rules of Dating (2005), The Host (2006), Moss (2010), Eungyo (2012), Whistle Blower (2014), The Last Princess (2016), The Fortress (2017), and Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022).
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For his performances in the historical drama War of the Arrows (2011) and romantic thriller Decision to Leave (2022), Park received multiple Best Actor honors including the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Grand Bell Awards.
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Key facts
• Name — Park Hae-il • Born — 26 January 1977 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2000–present • Education — Namseoul University – English • Children — 2 • Agent — Makestar Park Hae-il (born 26 January 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, but soon gained the film industry's attention in 2003 with Scent of Love and Memories of Murder. Park's film career took off, with leading roles in notable films, including Rules of Dating (2005), The Host (2006), Moss (2010), Eungyo (2012), Whistle Blower (2014), The Last Princess (2016), The Fortress (2017), and Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022). For his performances in the historical drama War of the Arrows (2011) and romantic thriller Decision to Leave (2022), Park received multiple Best Actor honors including the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Grand Bell Awards.
Career
Career
Park Hae-il began appearing in theatre productions ever since childhood, and he first established himself on stage rather than on the screen. In 2000 he was awarded the Best New Actor award in the theatre category of the Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the play Cheongchun-yechan ("Ode to Youth"). His film debut was in a minor role in Yim Soon-rye's Waikiki Brothers, however he left a major impression in his second film Jealousy Is My Middle Name, in which he played a conflicted young man who develops a fascination/hatred for his boss, who has stolen two women from him. The film won the top prize at the Busan International Film Festival in 2002, and was released commercially the following spring. Throughout his career, Park has been cast in two different types of roles: innocent-looking, boyish characters, or else men who hide a dark streak under a nice-looking exterior. After Jealousy, Park would take on his darkest role of all in the acclaimed smash hit Memories of Murder, where he portrayed a man suspected of committing serial murder. Yet the following year he was just as effective appearing in a romantic role opposite Jeon Do-yeon in time-travel drama My Mother, the Mermaid. In 2005, he once again played characters of completely opposite temperament. In Rules of Dating, he plays a dirty-minded, scheming high school instructor who sets his mind on a pretty student teacher played by Kang Hye-jung, while in Boy Goes to Heaven he plays a young boy who suddenly finds himself an adult one day, like Tom Hanks in Big. 2006 saw him return to work with acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho in the big-budget monster movie The Host which went on to become the best-selling Korean film of all time. Murder mystery Paradise Murdered was a surprise hit in 2007, with Kyu Hyun Kim of Koreanfilm.org calling Park "an inspired choice for the ostensible protagonist, projecting fatigued compassion and cold calculation in equal measure, his obsidian pupils glistening with streaks of chilling obsession." In 2008, he starred in the period drama Modern Boy, a dramatic love story set in 1930s Gyeongseong or old Seoul, when Korea was under Japanese colonization (1910–45). Park played the role of a rich, hedonistic playboy who does not care that his country was colonized, then falls head over heels in love with a beautiful and mysterious independence fighter (Kim Hye-soo). After small supporting roles in Shim's Family (also known as Skeletons in the Closet), and Good Morning, President, Park joined the ensemble cast of A Million as one of eight participants who take part in a TV reality show in Perth, Australia but discover that they must literally survive to win the prize of 1 million dollars. In 2010, Park headlined Kang Woo-suk's blockbuster mystery thriller Moss, playing a young man who comes to a rural village after hearing about his father's death and later becomes embroiled in its hidden secrets. Park's casting was received enthusiastically by fans of the source material, Yoon Tae-ho's hugely popular online graphic novel series. Heartbeat explores a familial love battle of wills, as Yeon-hee (played by Yunjin Kim of Lost fame) whose daughter is in desperate need of a heart transplant, tries to convince a brain-dead patient's son (Park) to sign off on the transplant, but he refuses and instead investigates his mother's fall. He then appeared in the low-budget indie End of Animal, because he found the script "very interesting." Park next starred in War of the Arrows, a fictional tale set in the Joseon period, which follows Nam-yi (Park) on his search for younger sister Ja-in after she is kidnapped by Qing Dynasty soldiers during an invasion. As he slays enemy soldiers with his bow and arrow, he is confronted by Jushinta, a Manchu enemy commander also well known for his archery prowess. Arrow made headlines by selling to distributors from six countries at the Cannes film market and becoming the highest-grossing Korean film of 2011. Park won Best Actor honors at the prestigious Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards. He returned to the big screen in A Muse, a film adaptation of celebrated author Park Bum-shin's sensational novel about an old poet who ends up falling for a 17-year-old girl named Eun-gyo. Upon realizing his love for the teenager, the poet goes through emotional turmoil and self-destruction, while willing to give up his fame as one of the nation's most respected literary figures. The 35-year-old actor took on the challenge of nearly eight hours of makeup daily, on top of learning the weary gait and gesture of a man in his 70s. After Yim Pil-sung's Weekend Prince was delayed, Park starred instead in Song Hae-sung's ensemble black comedy Boomerang Family (2013), and Zhang Lu's introspective romance drama Gyeongju (2014). In December 2022, Park decided not to renew his contract with the former agency. In April 2023, Park signed with Makestar. In 2023, Park became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Personal life
Personal life
Park married his longtime girlfriend Seo Yoo-seon on 11 March 2006; they have two children. Seo is a playwright and has also written an episode of KBS Drama Special titled Ji-hoon, Born in 1982.
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 1997 — The Third Man — Special appearance • 2004 — How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird — Span Drama episode (TV, MBC) • 2014 — Plus Nine Boys — Nine victims — Cameo
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Song title — Artist • 2000 — "Dan" — Kim Don-gyu • 2002 — "Forever" — G. Gorilla • 2003 — "Did We Really Love" — Brown Eyed Soul • 2019 — "Light" — Bek Hyun-jin
Theater
Theater
• Year — Title — Role • 2000 — Ode to Youth • 2003 — Othello • Family Baguette • 2003 — Generation After Generation
Listicles
Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement • Publisher — Year — Listicle — Rank — Ref. Reference(s) • The Screen — 2009 — 1984–2008 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies — 43rd • 2019 — 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies — 21st
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1977
Park Hae-il was born 26 January 1977.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2001 — Waikiki Brothers — young Sung-woo • 2002 — Who R. U.? — Man in photograph — Bit part • 2003 — Scent of Love — Seo In-ha • Jealousy Is My Middle Name — Lee Won-sang • Memories of Murder — Park Hyeon-gyu • 2004 — My Mother, the Mermaid — Kim Jin-guk • 2005 — Rules of Dating — Lee Yoo-rim • Boy Goes to Heaven — Bae Ne-mo • 2006 — The Host — Park Nam-il • 2007 — Skeletons in the Closet — Kyung-ho — Cameo • Paradise Murdered — Jae Woo-sung • 2008 — Modern Boy — Lee Hae-myeong • 2009 — A Million — Han Ki-tae • Good Morning, President — Man requesting a transplant — Cameo • 2010 — Moss — Ryu Hae-guk • Second Half — Director Bong — Voice Cameo • 2011 — Heartbeat — Lee Hwi-do • End of Animal — Baseball cap • War of the Arrows — Choi Nam-yi • 2012 — Doomsday Book — RU-4 robot (voice) — Segment: "The Heavenly Creature" • A Muse — Lee Jeok-yo • Dangerously Excited — Dae-hee's brother — Cameo • The Winter of the Year Was Warm — Radio critic — Voice cameo • 2013 — Boomerang Family — Oh In-mo • 2014 — Gyeongju — Choi Hyeon • Santa Barbara — Reporter — Voice cameo • Whistle Blower — Yoon Min-cheol • My Dictator — Tae-sik • 2015 — Love and... — 1st lighting technician • 2016 — The Last Princess — Kim Jang-han • 2017 — The Fortress — King Injo • 2018 — High Society — Jang Tae-joon • Ode to the Goose — Yoon-young • 2019 — The King's Letters — Shinmi • 2021 — Heaven: To the Land of Happiness — Nam-sik • 2022 — Decision to Leave — Hae-jun • Hansan: Rising Dragon — Yi Sun-sin • 2026 — The Assassin(s) — Jae-hwan Short film • Year — Title — Role • 2003 — Audition — Yoon Ji-seok • 2009 — The End — Hae-il • 2011 — Endless Joke
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Awards and nominations
Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination • Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref. • 2000 — 36th Baeksang Arts Awards — Best New Actor (Theater) — Ode to Youth • 2003 — 40th Grand Bell Awards — Best New Actor — Scent of Love • 26th Golden Cinematography Awards • 4th Busan Film Critics Awards — Jealousy Is My Middle Name • 11th Chunsa Film Art Awards • 23rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards • 6th Director's Cut Awards • 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards — Best New Actor • 8th Women Viewers Film Awards — Best Actor • 2nd Korean Film Awards — Best New Actor • Best Supporting Actor — Memories of Murder • 2004 — 3rd Korean Film Awards — Best Actor — My Mother, the Mermaid • 2005 — 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards — Best Leading Actor — Rules of Dating • 4th Korean Film Awards — Best Actor • 2006 — 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards — Best Actor – Film • 9th Director's Cut Awards — Best Actor — The Host • 2007 — 3rd Andre Kim Best Star Awards — Best Star Award • 2008 — 16th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards — Best Actor — Modern Boy • 2011 — 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival — Actor's Award • 27th Korea Best Dressed Swan Awards — Best Dressed • 48th Grand Bell Awards — Best Actor — War of the Arrows • 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards — Best Leading Actor • 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards — Grand Prize (Daesang) • 2012 — 6th Asian Film Awards — Best Actor • 48th Baeksang Arts Awards — Best Actor – Film • 7th Asia Model Awards — Asia Special Award • 2014 — 51st Grand Bell Awards — Best Actor — Whistle Blower • 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards — Best Leading Actor • 23rd Buil Film Awards — Best Actor — Gyeongju • 2015 — 2nd Wildflower Film Awards — Best Actor • 2017 — 37th Golden Cinema Festival — Best Actor — The Last Princess • Korean Screenwriter Association — Best Actor • 2022 — 27th Chunsa Film Art Awards — Best Actor — Decision to Leave • 31st Buil Film Awards • 58th Grand Bell Awards • 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards — Best Actor • Asian Journalists Association — AJA Awards — Hansan: Rising Dragon, Decision to Leave • 23rd Busan Film Critics Awards — Best Actor — Decision to Leave • 27th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Actor • Cine21 Awards — Actor of the Year • 42nd Golden Cinematography Awards — Best Actor • 2022 Kinolights Awards — Actor of The Year (Domestic) — Hansan: Rising Dragon, Decision to Leave • 2023 — 21st Director's Cut Awards — Best Actor — Decision to Leave • 16th Asian Film Awards • 59th Baeksang Arts Awards — Best Actor – Film
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- 3.[9th Piff] – Interview With Park Hae-il: Actor and Movie Lover Takes In PIFF. The Korea Times. 10 October 2004.
- 4.Did My Mom Love Like That?. The Dong-a Ilbo. June 15, 2004.
- 5.Lee, Min-a (7 June 2005). "Flirting teachers spice their job with romance" . Korea JoongAng Daily.
- 6.'Dating' Shows It's the Journey That Matters. The Korea Times. 9 June 2005.
- 7.'A Boy Who Went to Heaven' conjures up body-transference fantasy tale. The Korea Herald. 4 November 2005.
- 8.Monster Flick Ups Hype With Five-Poster Campaign. The Chosun Ilbo. 14 June 2006.
- 9.'The Host' Stomps to Multiple Box Office Records. The Chosun Ilbo. 31 July 2006.
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- 11.Actor Plays Murder Suspect Again. The Korea Times. 13 March 2007.
- 12."Nobody knew me on the island". The Dong-a Ilbo. 29 March 2007.
- 13.KIM Hye-soo and PARK Hae-il cast in Modern Boy. Korean Film Biz Zone. 5 April 2007.
- 14.Lee, Hyo-won (30 September 2008). "Modern Boy: Reinterpretation of Japanese Colonialism?" . The Korea Times.
- 15."Media attention focuses on Hwang" . Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 February 2007.
- 16.Lee, Hyo-won (9 October 2009). "President Offers Politically Correct Drama, Flawed Politics" . The Korea Times.
- 17.A Million Combines Action, Noir Drama. The Korea Times. 30 July 2009.
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- 20.[INTERVIEW] Actor Park Hae-il – Part 2. 10Asia. 19 July 2010.
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- 23."Park Hae Il: 'I Want to Present Diverse Acting'". KBS Global. 4 January 2011.
- 24.Kwaak, Je-yup (24 June 2011). "Arrow aims ultimate summer success" . The Korea Times.
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- 29.Hong, Lucia (24 April 2012). "Park Hae-il to star in comedy flick with Song Sae-byeok" . 10Asia.
- 30.Lee, Hye-ji. Park Hae-il, Kong Hyo-jin Kicks Off New Film's Pre-production. 10Asia. 2 October 2012.
- 31.A FAMILY REUNION Shows the Happiness of a Troubled Family. Korean Film Biz Zone. 8 February 2013.
- 32.Sunwoo, Carla. Death, dreams brew in Gyeongju. Korea JoongAng Daily. 6 June 2014.
- 33.Yeon Hwi-seon. 박해일 측 "에스더블유엠피 재계약 NO.오랜 매니저와 동행" [공식입장]. Osen. December 20, 2022.
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- 36."박해일 결혼식의 전도연, 송강호 등 스타 하객들" . Star News (in Korean). 11 March 2006.
- 37."박해일씨 결혼식모습과 축하해주러온 연예인들" . Daum (in Korean). 14 March 2006.
- 38.Second baby on the way for Park Hae-il. Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 September 2016.
- 39."Park Hae-il's wife writes Drama Special – Ji-hoon's Born in 1982" . TV Report via Hancinema. 23 October 2011.
- 40.Son, Jin-ah (16 April 2012). "Park Hae-il talks about his love story "I got a crush on my wife because she bought me drinks"" . StarN News.
- 41.PARK Hae-il Cast in New YIM Soon-rye Film. Korean Film Biz Zone. 17 November 2013.
- 42.MY DICTATOR Begins Shooting with SEOL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-il. Korean Film Biz Zone. 4 April 2014.
- 43.At a crossroads in filmmaking, a labor of love. Korea JoongAng Daily. 30 October 2015.
- 44.Tragic life of Korea's last princess on screen. The Korea Times. 2 August 2016.
- 45.Dazzling cast of 'Fortress' takes serious approach to historical film. The Korea Herald. 23 August 2017.
- 46.Su Ae, PARK Hae-il, and LEE Jin-wook to Perform Together in High Society. Korean Film Biz Zone. 9 November 2017.
- 47.MOON So-ri and PARK Hae-il Cast in ZHANG Lu's GOOD DAY. Korean Film Biz Zone. 28 February 2017.
- 48.SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il to Reunite for Period Drama. Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 March 2018.
- 49.CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il Travel TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS. Korean Film Biz Zone. 14 November 2019.
- 50.Han Hyun-jeong. 박찬욱X박해일X탕웨이 '헤어질 결심' 6월29일 개봉[공식]. Maeil Star Today. 6 May 2022.
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- 52.Jung Yoo-jin. '암살자(들)', '영부인 저격 사건' 마주한 유해진·박해일·이민호 [N컷]. News1. Naver. July 13, 2026.
- 53.Memories of Murder wins Critics Choice Awards. Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 November 2013.
- 54."Hong Wins Director of the Year Award" . The Chosun Ilbo. 26 December 2006.
- 55.Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (1 May 2007). "Top Stars Win Andre Kim Awards" . The Korea Times.
- 56.Hong, Lucia (13 July 2011). "Park Hae-il, Soo-ae, Choi Daniel, Sin Se-gyeong to win awards at PiFan" . 10Asia.
- 57.So Ji-sub, Park Hae-il, Lee Tae-gon win top prize at culture and entertainment ceremony. 10Asia. 16 December 2011.
- 58.Sunwoo, Carla. KARA awarded at the Asia Model Festival Awards. Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 January 2012.
- 59.Oh Dal-soo, Park Hae-il and Soo Ae, Best Scenario Award. The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 April 2017.
- 60.Kim, Jeong-jin. '헤어질 결심', 춘사국제영화제서 감독상 등 3관. 연합뉴스. k-odyssey. 30 September 2022.
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