Overview
Park Ho-san (; born Park Jung-hwan on October 18, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his performance in the stage play Suck (2008), In the Heights (2015), Chuncheon There (2009, 2015), Waiting for Heroes (2013), Frozen (2015), and The Book of a Thief (2015). Park has also known for his appearances as a supporting actor in the television series Prison Playbook (2017–2018), My Mister (2018), Lawless Lawyer (2018), and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021).
Career
Park's interest in acting was sparked when he saw the play "Hamlet." While attending Baejae High School in Seoul, he decided to pursue a major in acting and formed a theater club with friends. With his two friends, Park visited the theater and office of Seoul Yejeon (now Seoul University of the Arts) with two friends to find a drama class instructor.
Park enrolled at the Department of Theater and Film Park at Chung-Ang University. In 1993 he became member of the Yeonwoo Theater Company, and made his debut in the play 'Winter Wanderer' in 1996. In 1997, Park started cinema acting with a small role in film Black Jack. In 1998, he continued to act in minor roles in four films, Story of Man, Saturday, 2:00 pm! Soul Guardians and A Mystery of the Cube. In 2001, Park appeared in feature film Wanee & Junah.
In 2013, Park Ho-san starred as Erik Satie, the renowned French composer and pianist, in the musical "Eric Satie" alongside Bae Hae-sun. Directed by Park Hye-sun, the production ran from November 22 to December 1, 2013, at the Grand Theater of Daehakro Arts Theater in Dongsung-dong, Seoul.
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