Park Byung-eun

Park Byung-eun
Park in June 2021
Born (1977-07-14) July 14, 1977 (age 47)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materChung-Ang University
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
AgentC-JeS Studios
Korean name
Hangul
박병은
Revised RomanizationBak Byeong-eun
McCune–ReischauerPak Pyŏngŭn
Websitec-jes.com

Park Byung-eun (Korean박병은; born July 14, 1977) is a South Korean actor.[1]

Early life and education

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Park majored in drama at Chung-Ang University.

Park was set to debut with 90s South Korean boy group Taesaja in 1997, but gave up due to him feeling that he cannot sing well.[2]

Career

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Park made his debut in 2000 with a minor role in the TV series Mr. Duke. He had bit roles in Sex Is Zero (2002), Princess Aurora (2005), and I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2005).[1]

In 2008, he had his first major role in the drama film The Pit and the Pendulum Pit (2008).[3][4]

In 2015, he played a Japanese lieutenant in Assassination and was signed to a management company after his performance.

In 2016, he notably landed his first leading role in the film One Line (2016).

He also diversified his roles recently by starring in the rom-com TV series Because This Is My First Life[5] (2017) and in the historical war epic The Great Battle (2018), Kingdom (2020)[6] and Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021).[7]

In 2022, Park starred in the revenge drama Eve.[8] It was a breakthrough role for him portraying the male lead opposite Seo Yea-ji.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2004 Spin Kick
2007 Beautiful Sunday Detective Min
2009 Marine Boy Ji-ho
The Pit and the Pendulum Pit Byeong-tae
How to Live on Earth Yeon-woo
2010 Parallel Life Seo Jeong-woon
The Influence Odd-eye
The Yellow Sea Bank employee
2011 Children Kim Joo-hwan
2012 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Choi Joo-han (adult)
2013 An Ethics Lesson Lee Ji-hoon
Very Ordinary Couple Mr. Min
Red Family Chang-soo's father
2014 Monster Kwang-soo
No Tears for the Dead Ha Yoon-gook
The Royal Tailor The late King
2015 Bad Man/The Wicked Are Alive Han Byeong-do [10]
Assassination Kawaguchi Shunsuke
2016 A Man and a Woman Ahn Jae-suk
The Hunt Kwak Jong-pi
2017 One Line Ji-won
The Mayor Byeon Jong-gu's staff
The Return Jeong-hwan
2018 The Great Battle Poong
2019 Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage Nam Sung-sik
2021 Seo Bok
2022 In Our Prime Geun-ho [11][12]
Decibel Cha Young-han [13][14]
2023 The Moon Jeong Min-gyu
2024 Citizen of a Kind Detective Park [15][16]
TBA Lobby Gwang-woo [17]

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Because This Is My First Life Ma Song-goo
Queen of Mystery Inspector Woo Seung-Ha
2018 Your Honor Sang Chul
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Park Byung-eun (cameo)
Queen of Mystery 2 Inspector Woo Seung-Ha
2019 Voice Kaneki Masayuki / Woo Jong-woo
Arthdal Chronicles Dan byeok
2020 Kingdom Min Chi-rok
Oh My Baby Yoon Jae-young
2021 Kingdom: Ashin of the North Min Chi-rok
Lost Jung-soo [18]
2022 Eve Kang Yun-gyeom [19][20]
Alchemy of Souls Go-seong (Cameo) [21]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Kiss Sixth Sense Fishing couple husband Cameo (Episode 3)
2023 Moving Ma Sang-gu [22]
2024 The Bequeathed Park Sang-min [23][24]
Hong Rang Sim Yeol-guk [25]

Hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2022 Opening ceremony of 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival With Han Sun-hwa [26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "PARK Byung-eun". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Lee Ah-young (May 21, 2022). "태사자 될 뻔한 박병은 "노래 못 해 바로 포기했다"". News1 via Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Kerry,AP, Elizabeth; Kerry, Elizabeth; AP (October 6, 2008). "The Pit and the Pendulum". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "PARK Byung-eun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "[Interview] "This Life Is Our First Life" Park Byung-eun Says Esom Is a Great Partner". Hancinema. December 7, 2017. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Gaudemer, Juliette (March 10, 2020). "Netflix Reveals "Kingdom" Season 2 Release Date". MXDWN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mysteries of Kingdom Series To Be Unravelled By Kingdom: Ashin Of The North, A Special Episode Starring Gianna Jun and Park Byung-Eun". Netflix News. November 1, 2020. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "나 갖고 싶잖아요"...서예지, 도발적인 분위기 (이브)". XportNews (in Korean). May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "'이브' 박병은 "으른섹시 수식어, 감사할 따름...서예지 논란 의식 No"[인터뷰 종합]". SpotvNews (in Korean). July 25, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Wicked Are Alive"". Hancinema. July 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Jo Ji-young (February 8, 2022). "[공식] 최민식 컴백 '이상한 나라의 수학자' 3월 9일 개봉 확정" [[Official] Choi Min-sik's comeback 'Mathematicians in Wonderland' is confirmed for release on March 9th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Kim Hyun-soo (January 13, 2022). "2022년 한국영화 신작 프로젝트: '이상한 나라의 수학자' 박동훈 감독" [A new Korean film project in 2022: 'The Mathematician in Wonderland' Director Dong-Hoon Park]. Cine21. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Kim Ye-eun (April 28, 2021). "김래원·이종석·이상희·차은우...영화 '데시벨'로 뭉쳤다 [공식입장]". X-Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  14. ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (October 6, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 11월16일 개봉 확정" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo 'Decibel' to be released on November 16] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Kim So-mi (January 12, 2023). "[2023 기대작⑦] 박영주 감독 '시민 덕희', "산뜻하고 힘차게 나아가는 범죄 타도극"" [[Expected work of 2023⑦] Director Park Young-joo's 'Citizen Deok-hee', "a refreshing and energetic crime-fighting drama"]. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  16. ^ 김보영. "라미란·공명 내돈내찾 사이다 추적극...'시민덕희' 1차 포스터". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  17. ^ Kim Ji-won (January 16, 2024). "하정우, 골프 접대 포착...12월 27일 '로비' 마무리" [Ha Jung-woo, caught playing golf... 'Lobby' completed on December 27th] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  18. ^ Tae Yu-na (July 12, 2021). "전도연→류준열 '인간실격' 베일 벗었다" [Jeon Do-yeon → Ryu Jun-yeol took off the veil of 'disqualification']. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  19. ^ Ha Ji-won (September 7, 2021). "박병은 측 "'이브의 스캔들' 제안받고 검토 중"...서예지 만날까 [공식입장]" [Park Byung-eun's side "I'm considering 'Eve's Scandal' proposal"... Shall we meet Seo Ye-ji? [Official position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Lee Seung-rok (January 6, 2022). "박병은의 2022년, 예사롭지 않다" [Park Byeong-eun's 2022 is not unusual] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim Bo-young (June 13, 2022). "주상욱·박병은·염혜란...'환혼', 첫주부터 화려한 카메오 군단" [Joo Sang-wook, Park Byeong-eun, Yeom Hye-ran... 'Wedding Marriage', a splendid cameo corps from the first week] (in Korean). E Daily. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Oh Seung-hyun (August 17, 2023). "'무빙' 박병은, 섬뜩함 그 자체...한효주에 막힌 역대급 공포" ['Moving' Park Byung-eun, the creepiness itself... All-time fear blocked by Han Hyo-joo] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  23. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (October 18, 2022). "[공식] 김현주·박희순·박병은·류경수, 연니버스 '선산' 라인업 완성" [[Official] Kim Hyun-joo, Park Hee-soon, Park Byung-eun, and Ryu Kyung-soo complete the lineup for Yeonnibus 'Sunsan'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ "연상호 기획·각본 '선산' 1월19일 공개확정..긴장감 휘몰아치는 티저포스터". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  25. ^ Lee Min-ji (September 20, 2023). "넷플릭스 '탄금' 이재욱-조보아→엄지원 김재욱 캐스팅 확정 [공식]" [Netflix's 'Tangeum' Lee Jae-wook and Jo Bo-ah → Eom Ji-won and Kim Jae-wook casting confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  26. ^ Park Ji-yoon (June 29, 2022). "박병은·한선화, 제26회 BIFAN 개막식 진행...3년만의 대면 행사" [Park Byeong-eun and Han Seon-hwa, 26th BIFAN Opening Ceremony held... The first face-to-face event in 3 years] (in Korean). The Fact. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022 – via Naver.
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