Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il is, for my money, one of the most quietly reliable actors Korea has produced. From the eerie suspect in Memories of Murder to leading roles in The Host, Moss, and beyond, he disappears into wildly different characters without ever showing the effort. What strikes me is his theater grounding; that stage discipline gives his film work a controlled, lived-in quality. He rarely overplays, trusting stillness to carry a scene. In an industry that often rewards flash, I admire performers who build a long career on subtlety and trust, and Park is exactly that kind of backbone actor I keep watching for.

Name (English)

Park Hae-il

Name (Japanese)

パク・ヘイル

Reading

ぱく・へいる

Born

January 26, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor

High school

Hwagok High School

University

Namseoul University

• Official sitehttps://www.hment.com/default/parkhaeil/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Hae-il
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490380

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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