Park Sang-myun (; born January 27, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic roles, notably in My Wife Is a Gangster (2001).
Career Park Sang-myun graduated in 1987 with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his acting debut in 1993 in a Korean staging of the musical Guys and Dolls. Park first broke into the film industry with minor roles such as "Ashtray" in the hit 1997 comedy No. 3, but his strong acting talent soon captured the attention of audiences and filmmakers. His first major success came in 2000 via the wrestling comedy The Foul King, followed by a memorable role in firefighting drama Libera Me. Park's TV sitcom Three Friends further cemented his popularity as a character actor, and he became a common sight on TV programs and advertisements as well as on film.
In late 2001, Park scored his biggest hit with the comedy My Wife Is a Gangster, which attracted over 5 million viewers nationwide. As the "straight man," he played a mild-mannered government clerk who doesn't realize that his wife is a fearsome gang boss. Hi! Dharma!, released a couple months later, also became a runaway hit with audiences for its comic showdown between gangsters and Buddhist monks.
The year 2002 was less kind, however, with comedies Can't Live Without Robbery and Baby Alone both bombing at the box-office, effectively ending Park's career as a leading actor. Since then, he returned to supporting roles, in television dramas such as Seoul 1945 (2006) and Bread, Love and Dreams (2010).
Aside from his prolific film and TV career, Park also appears in small-scale stage plays and musicals, notably How Are You, Sister? about a soldier and a nun who meet during the Korean War (in Kim Sang-jin's debut as a theatre director), and Really Really Like You, a 1970s-set nostalgic romance between an English teacher and a high school baseball coach (adapted from the same-titled 1977 film).
Filmography
Film Year Title Role 1996 Boss 1997 The Rocket Was Launched No. 3 Jae-cheol ("Ashtray") Downfall 1998 Two Cops 3 Underling 11999 Dr. K Park Ho-dong A Growing Business Chef Nowhere to Hide Jjang-gu (cameo)2000 The Foul King Tae Baek-san Just Do It! Shim Chung-eon Libera Me Park Han-mu2001 The Humanist Amoeba My Wife Is a Gangster Kang Su-il Hi! Dharma! Bul-kom ("Brown Bear")2002 A Perfect Match Kim Hyo-jin's client (cameo) Can't Live Without Robbery Kang Sang-tae Baby Alone Man-su 2003 Silver Knife Man next door (cameo)2005 She's on Duty Homeroom teacher (cameo) Never to Lose Police captain (cameo)2007 A Good Day to Have an Affair Dew's husband (cameo) Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K Ahn Jae-do The Mafia, the Salesman Daegari ("Ox head") 2010 Attack the Gas Station 2 Mang-chi 2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Ppabaki ("Bar-eyed") (cameo) 2014 Mr. Perfect Lee Byung-joo's father
Television series Year Title Role 1999 The Boss Hippo2000 Three Friends Park Sang-myun Bad Friends Hong Joo-gon2001 Her House Kim Dae-woong Lovers Sang-myun 2002 Shoot for the Stars Han Ba-da2003 All In Im Dae-chi Detective 2004 More Beautiful Than a Flower Park Young-min Into the Storm Ahn Dong-soo 2005 Green Rose Lee Choon-bok2006 The King of Head-butts Kim Cheol-seok Seoul 1945 Park Chang-joo Look Back with a Smile Lee Sang-myun2007 Moon Hee Kim Young-chul Urban Legends Deja Vu 2 Storyteller2008 Our Happy Ending Kang Joong-ki My Lady Boss, My Hero Kim Sang-joong Love Marriage Company president Ryu 2009 Three Men Park Sang-myun2010 Give Me Your Memory ~ Pygmalion's Love Minerva Bread, Love and Dreams Yang In-mok Marry Me, Mary! Wi Dae-han 2011 Color of Women Park Woo-chul2012 History of a Salaryman Jin Ho-hae Feast of the Gods Im Do-shik 12 Signs of Love Dong-gun Suspicious Family Chun Eok-man Lovers of Haeundae Boo Young-do Ohlala Couple Trainer (cameo) 2013 KBS Drama Special – "Glass Bandage" Seo Kyeong-do2014 Wife Scandal – The Wind Rises Husband Into the Flames Park Jong-yeol Triangle Sabuk gangster boss Healer Chae Chi-soo2016 Sweet Stranger and Me Bae Byung-woo2020 Zombie Detective Lee Gwang-sik2021 The Penthouse: War in Life Bang Chi-soon (cameo, season 3 episode 1) Dali & Cocky Prince Ahn Sang-tae (cameo)
Web series Year Title Role 2021 The Birth of a Nation Kwak Sung-wook
Variety show Year Title Notes 2008 Star King Panelist, episodes 66, 68-692012 The Duet Contestant (with Lee Haeri) Roller Coaster - Season 2 E-King MC Law of the Jungle W - Season 3 Cast member 2013 Treasure Island MC
Theater Year Title Role 2000 Guys and Dolls 2003 속 불효자는 웁니다 2006 How Are You, Sister? 2008 Really Really Like You Coach Gu 2009 The Thing About Men Really Really Like You Coach Gu 2013 Tomorrow Morning Jack
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1999 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor A Growing Business 2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor The Foul King MBC Drama Awards Favorite Character Actor of the Year, Viewer's Choice The Boss 2001 MBC Entertainment Awards Special TalentIn the Korean television industry, "talent" is another term for "TV actor." Award Bad Friends 2006 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Seoul 1945 2008 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Star King 2010 18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Acting Award for TV Bread, Love and Dreams KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Mary Stayed Out All Night, Bread, Love and Dreams
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