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Park Sung-hoon

Park Sung-hoon

Actor · Born February 18, 1985 (41) · Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Park Sung-hoon (born February 18, 1985), is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career with a small role in the film A Frozen Flower (2008). He became known through the plays Rooftop Room Cat, The History Boys, and Model Students. Park began to attract attention with supporting roles in SBS' Three Days (2014), Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016) and Don't Dare to Dream (2016). It was through the film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) and KBS 2TV's My Only One (2018–2019) that he garnered more popularity. He stepped up as a leading role in the KBS2 Wednesday-Thursday drama series Memorials. Park is better known in recent years for his villainous roles in the dramas The Glory (2022–2023) and Queen of Tears (2024), as well as playing the transgender ex-soldier Cho Hyun-ju in season 2 (2024) and season 3 (2025) of Netflix drama Squid Game.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 18, 1985 (41)
From
Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Park Sung-hoon's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
28%
Power
17%
Survival
13%
Self
9%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Thrilling
3
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Park Sung-hoon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Park Sung-hoon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Assassin(s)(2026)

    as Kim Hak-su

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Practical Guide to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Song Tae-seob

  • The Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Han Jae-woo

  • Queen of Tears(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yoon Eun-sung

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Bequeathed(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yang Jae-seok

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Kidnapping Day(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Park Sang-yoon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Hail to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Myung-ho

  • Not Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eun Jae-won

  • The Glory(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jeon Jae-jun

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Distributors(2022)

    as Yu-bin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hee-Soo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Ko Tae Hoon

  • Squid Game(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · as Cho Hyun-ju / Player 120

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Joseon Exorcist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prince Yangnyeong

  • Into The Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 32 episodes · as Seo Gong-myung

  • Forbidden Dream(2019)

    as Crown Prince Yi Hyang

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Psychopath Diary(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Seo In Woo

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Justice(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Tak Soo-Ho

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • My Only One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 106 episodes · as Jang Go-Rae

  • High Society(2018)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rich Man, Poor Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cha Do-Jin

  • Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum(2018)

    Camera Operator · as Sung-hoon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Black Knight(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Park Gon

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Distorted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · as Na Sung-Sik

  • Jealousy Incarnate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · as Secretary Cha

  • Six Flying Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · as Gil Yoo

  • Three Days(2014)

    Show as Lee Dong-seong

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • KBS Drama Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Doh Yu-bin · as Go Tae-hoon · as Na Pil-Seung

  • Woochi: The Demon Slayer(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Frozen Flower(2008)

    as King's Man

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Night Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Man-soo

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

The Glory (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Queen of Tears (2024)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 29 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew1 of 30: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Park Sung-hoon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Assassin(s) (2026)

98th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Glory (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Park Sung-hoon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–73 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Park Sung-hoon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Park Sung-hoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jung Bum-shik shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers