Park Hae-soo
Known for: Acting
Park Hae-soo (born November 21, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known worldwide for portraying Cho Sang-woo in the first season of the Netflix hit series Squid Game (2021), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Park started his career in theater and has played a large number of leading and supporting roles in plays and musicals. He subsequently expanded his career into film and television and achieved his breakthrough with Prison Playbook (2017–2018), one of the highest-rated Korean dramas on cable television. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Netflix, including Narco-Saints (2022), Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (2022), Karma (2025), The Price of Confession (2025), and The Great Flood (2025).
Filmography
Series
Squid Game
Cho Sang-woo / Player 218
2021
Series
You Quiz on the Block
Self
2018
Series
SNL Korea
Self - Host
2021
Series
Butterfly
Yong Shik Choi
2025
Series
The Game Caterers
Self
2021
Series
Hyell's Club
Self
2024
Series
The Legend of the Blue Sea
Hong Dong-pyo
2016
Series
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Berlin
2022
Series
The Price of Confession
Baek Dong-hun
2025
Series
The Scarecrow
Kang Tae-ju
2026
Series
Six Flying Dragons
Yi Ji-ran
2015
Series
Karma
Kim Beon-jun
2025
Film
The Great Flood
Son Hee-jo
2025
Series
Prison Playbook
Kim Je-hyeok
2017
Series
Whenever Possible
Self
2024
Series
Narco-Saints
Choi Chang-ho
2022
Series
Racket Boys
Lee Jae-jung
2021
Series
Chimera
Cha Jae-hwan
2021
Series
Memories of the Alhambra
Agent A
2018
Film
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
Han Ji-hoon
2022
Film
Good News
Ryeo Dol-chan
2025
Series
Persona
Jung-woo
2019
Series
God of War
Kim Yoon-hoo
2012
Film
The Pirates
Hwang Joong-geun
2014
Series
The Liar and His Lover
Bass player
2017
Series
Yoobari Talkbari
Self
2025
Film
Phantom
Kaito Takahara
2023
Series
Persona: Sulli
Self
2023
Film
Time to Hunt
Han
2020
Film
Master
President Jin's Pawns
2016
Film
The Unfair
Jo Goo-hwan's assistant
2015
Series
우리_사이
2022
Series
Whales and I
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
Lobby
Golf field owner
2025
Film
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture
Lee Chan-woo
2019
Film
Tristes Tropiques
2025
The Great Oksuk
2027
Film
Whales and I
Narrator (voice)
2024
Gulf of Aden
Paper Man
Oh Seung-eop
Film
The Cherry Orchard
2025