Park Chul-min (Korean박철민; born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor.[1]

Park Chul-min
Park Chul-min
Born (1967-01-18) January 18, 1967 (age 57)
Gwangju, South Korea
EducationChung-Ang University - Business Administration
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Korean name
Hangul
박철민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Cheol-min
McCune–ReischauerPak Chŏlmin

Career

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Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he spent majority of his college years in theater circles. After graduating in 1988, Park joined the professional theater troupe Hyunjang (현장), and for 5 to 6 years he appeared in plays on Daehakro such as A Story of Old Thieves (늘근도둑 이야기) and Kim Cheol-sik of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 김철식).

After several years of doing bit parts onscreen, Park gained attention in 2004 for his roles in the film Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise and the period drama Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Since then, he has become one of the most prolific supporting actors in Korean cinema,[2] most often cast in physical, comic performances in films such as Gwangju massacre drama May 18 (2007), romantic comedy Cyrano Agency (2010), monster movie Sector 7 (2011), and comedy satire Almost Che (2012).[3][4]

In 2014, Park starred in his first major leading role in Another Promise (formerly titled Another Family), the first 100%-crowdfunded Korean film based on the real-life story of Hwang Sang-ki, a Gangwon Province-based cab driver and his legal battle to win compensation for his daughter Yu-mi's death from leukemia in 2007 at age 23, which he believes was contracted when she worked for four years at a Samsung semiconductor factory. Despite little media attention on the case, the Seoul High Court ruled in Hwang's favor in 2011; the ruling was the first case in which an individual won a suit against a Korean conglomerate.[5][6][7][8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
1995 A Single Spark
1996 A Petal
The Adventures of Mrs. Park
1997 Downfall
1998 First Kiss
1999 The Uprising
A Gangster Forever (short film)
2000 Chunhyang
Just Do It!
A Masterpiece in My Life Jin-won
2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Kilimanjaro
Kick the Moon
Kiss Me Much
2002 Looking for Bruce Lee
Chi-hwa-seon
Make It Big
Enjoy Your Summer (short film)
2003 I'm OK
Show Show Show
The Road Taken
2004 Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise
Father and Son: The Story of Mencius (cameo)
Love, So Divine Innkeeper
Rikidōzan
2005 This Charming Girl
Blood Rain Jo Dal-ryung
Mr. Socrates Baek Chang-gyu
When Romance Meets Destiny bartender
2006 The Customer Is Always Right supermarket owner
See You After School homeroom teacher
The Fox Family Detective
Traces of Love Detective Park
Hot for Teacher Ahn Do-min
2007 Master KIMs Second Child
Mr. Lee vs. Mr. Lee son-in-law
May 18 In-bong
Scout Seo Gon-tae
2008 My New Partner Jang Byung-sam
Oishii Man (cameo)
2009 My Father homeroom teacher
Kwang-tae's Basic Story (short film)
4th Period Mystery Crazy
Kill Me Lee Man-soo
2010 Cyrano Agency Chul-bin
In Between
2011 Meet the In-Laws Dae-sik
The Suicide Forecast Dept. head Oh
Leafie, A Hen into the Wild Dal-soo (voice)
Sector 7 Do Sang-gu
Pitch High Chae Moon
Always Coach Bang
Mr. Idol (cameo)
Spellbound Pil-dong
Marrying the Mafia 4: Unstoppable Family
2012 As One Coach Lee
The Concubine medicine eunuch
Almost Che Hwang Bi-hong
Love Clinique Director Mok
The Tower Chef
In Between Song Jang-soo (segment "Mineral Water")
2013 Fish Out of Water (short film)
Montage
Weird Business segment "The Witch"
The Hero Young-tak
No Breathing Jae-suk
11 A.M. Young-sik
Steal My Heart (cameo)
2014 Another Promise Han Sang-gu
Monster Boss Park (cameo)
The Pirates Monk (bandit)
2015 Clown of a Salesman Chul-joong
Perfect Proposal Yacht Captain
Minority Opinion (cameo)
The Summer in Ibaraki (documentary narration)
Bad Guys Always Die
The Magician Ki-tak
The Unfair Judge Kim Joon-bae
2016 Hiya Choi Dong-pal
Operation Chromite Nam Ki-sung
Yongsoon Chief of school administration
A Break Alone
Split Park Yoon-bae (cameo)
Curtain Call Chul-goo
2017 New Trial Detective Hwang
The Villainess Sook-hee's father
I Can Speak Manager Yang
The Preparation Section Chief Park
The Age of Blood
2018 Brothers in Heaven Kang-gu
The Underdog
Too Hot to Die Ma Kwang-ki
Revenger Yi-pa
2019 Inseparable Bros Public Official Song
Aewol: Written on the Wind
2020 Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (cameo)
Innocence Hwang Bang-young
2021 Sweet & Sour
Taeil Animated Film [9]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 Say You Love Me
Sunlight Pours Down
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin
2005 Spring Day Lee Jin-tae
Princess Lulu Chauffeur Moon
Can Love Be Refilled?
2006 Wolf
Drama City:
"Scrubber No. 3"
Drama City:
"Blockhead's Quadratic Equation"
2007 Drama City:
"A Death Messenger with Amnesia"
Crazy in Love
Conspiracy in the Court Public officer
Ground Zero
New Heart Bae Dae-ro
2008 Night After Night
Beethoven Virus
2009 The Return of Iljimae Wang Hoeng-bo
Partner Byeon Hang-ro
Heading to the Ground
Temptation of an Angel Cameo
2010 The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry Cameo
Golden House
Becoming a Billionaire
Athena: Goddess of War handcuffed man
Sungkyunkwan Scandal
2011 Warrior Baek Dong-soo
Baby Faced Beauty Sun-nam Cameo
2012 Dummy Mommy Kim Dae-young
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Koo Il-seo
2014 Inspiring Generation Old Man Fly
KBS Drama Special:
"You're Pretty, Oh Man-bok"
Oh Dal-seong
Hotel King Jang Ho-il
KBS Drama Special:
"Repulsive Love"
Team Leader Kim
2015 More Than a Maid Heo Eung-cham
Bubble Gum Kim Joon-hyuk
Imaginary Cat Team Leader Ma
2016 Secret Healer merchant
The Good Wife
Love in the Moonlight Kim Ui-gyo
2017 The Emperor: Owner of the Mask Woo Bo
The Idolmaster KR Shim Min-chul
School 2017 Park Myung-deok
Ugly Miss Young-ae Cameo
Revolutionary Love CEO Cameo
2018 The Sound of Your Heart Reboot Ae-bong's father
2018–2019 Secrets and Lies Yoon Chang-soo
2019 He Is Psychometric Nam Dae-nam
Graceful Family Kim Boo-ki
The Tale of Nokdu Park Jong-chil
2020 Nobody Knows Han Geun-man
Backstreet Rookie fortune teller Cameo (Ep.9)
2020–2021 No Matter What Han Eok-shim
2021 Hello, Me! Young-goo
So I Married the Anti-fan Lee Joo-il
Youth of May Choi Byeong-gil
2022 Ghost Doctor Ban Tae-sik
Again My Life Kim Chan-sung [10]
The Killer's Shopping List Ah-hee's father Cameo (Ep.1) [11]
Love in Contract Senior manager [12]
Gaus Electronics Cha Na-rae's father Cameo (Ep.11-12)
Mental Coach Jegal Jeon Chang-gil [13]
2023 Doctor Cha Yoon Tae-sik [14]
2024 The Brave Yong Soo-jung Yong Soo-jung [15]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Film Culture Magazine VIP Cast member
2013 Talk Club Actors [16]
2017 Law of the Jungle in New Zealand

Theater

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Year Title Ref.
Kim Cheol-sik of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 김철식)
2005 Stones in His Pockets
2007 Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father (경숙이, 경숙 아버지)
2008–2010 A Story of Old Thieves (늘근도둑 이야기)
2014–2015
2010 The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (세상에서 가장 아름다운 이별)
2013–2014 Thursday Romance (그와 그녀의 목요일)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "PARK Cheol-min". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Veteran Supporting Actors Behind Success of Domestic Films". The Chosun Ilbo. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Lee, Hoo-nam (July 11, 2007). "Director has a mission to remember". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (July 17, 2011). "3D film out to compete with Hollywood". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (January 10, 2014). "Dad eyes justice for daughter in Another Family". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (January 22, 2014). "Voice of the silenced: Director tackles Samsung case 'without fear'". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Lee, Claire (January 23, 2014). "Film reconstructs tragedy of Samsung employee". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (January 24, 2014). "Another Family focuses on loyalty and love". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Kim Ji-won (October 21, 2021). "[공식] 장동윤 목소리 연기 '태일이', 12월 1일 개봉" [[Official] Jang Dong-yoon's voice acting 'Tae-il', released on December 1st] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Jung Hye-yeon (April 9, 2022). "'어게인 마이 라이프' 이준기, 한국대 법학과 입학..정상훈X김지은 만났다[종합]" [Again My Life' Lee Joon-gi enters the Department of Law at Hankuk University... Met Jeong Sang-hoon X Kim Ji-eun [General]]. Herald POP (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Shin Young-eun (April 26, 2022). "'살인자의 쇼핑목록' 이광수·김설현, 20년 커플 최대 위기 봉착" ['A Murderer's Shopping List' Lee Kwang-soo and Kim Seol-hyun face the biggest crisis in their 20-year relationship] (in Korean). Star Today, Maeil Business News. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Choi Hee-jae (August 12, 2022). "박민영X고경표X김재영, 로코 케미 어떨까...대본리딩 현장 (월수금화목토)" [Park Min-young X Go Kyung-pyo X Kim Jae-young, how about roco chemistry... Script reading site (Love in Contract)] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Ahn Tae-hyun (September 27, 2022). "'제갈길' 이유미, 트라우마 재발...정우도 상담 포기 위기" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ "등장인물소개" [Introduction of characters]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  15. ^ Yoo, Jeong-min (March 6, 2024). MBC '용감무쌍 용수정' 박철민→김용림, 베테랑 배우 총출동 '긴장UP' [MBC 'The Brave Yong Soo-jung' Park Chul-min → Kim Yong-rim, veteran actors all show up, 'tension goes up'] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment News. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (January 4, 2013). "Hwang Shin-hye to host new actors talk show". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  17. ^ "MaxMovie Film Awards– "The Day of Park Cheol-min" (Bae Dae-ro from the drama New Heart)". Hancinema. February 21, 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
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