Photo: Marie Claire Korea / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Park Hee-soon is the kind of seasoned character actor I trust on sight. A Seoul native born in 1970, he trained in theater at Seoul Institute of the Arts and spent over a decade with the Mokwha Repertory Company before turning to film in 2002. That stage grounding shows; his award-winning turn as a hard-edged cop in Seven Days carried a weight you cannot fake. I am consistently drawn to performers who built their craft in front of live audiences rather than chasing early stardom. Hee-soon brings a lived-in gravity to the screen that makes every scene he is in feel heavier and more real.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Park Hee-soon
- Name (Japanese)
- パク・ヒスン
- Reading
- ぱく・ひすん
- Born
- February 13, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/park_hee_soon/
- Xhttps://x.com/sulebari
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Hee-soon
Frequently asked questions
When was Park Hee-soon born?
Born February 13, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Park Hee-soon from?
Park Hee-soon is from Seoul, South Korea.
What does Park Hee-soon do?
Park Hee-soon works as film actor, actor, television actor, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.