Park Chul-min

Not to be confused with Pak Chol-min.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.

Park Chul-min
Born	(1967-01-18) January 18, 1967 Gwangju, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University - Business Administration
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988-present
Korean name
Hangul	박철민
Hanja	朴哲民
Revised Romanization	Bak Cheol-min
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chŏl-min

Park Chul-min (born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor.

Career

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, 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).

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.

Filmography

Film

• Joseon Magician (2015)
• Bad Guys Always Die (2015)
• A Break Alone (2015)
• The Summer in Ibaraki (2015) (documentary narration)
• Minority Opinion (2015) (cameo)
• Perfect Proposal (2015)
• Clown of a Salesman (2015)
• The Pirates (2014)
• Monster (2014) (cameo)
• Another Promise (2014)
• Steal My Heart (2013) (cameo)
• 11 A.M. (2013)
• No Breathing (2013)
• The Hero (2013)
• Montage (2013) (cameo)
• Fish Out of Water (short film, 2013)
• The Witch (short film from 3D omnibus Weird Business, 2012)
• The Tower (2012) (cameo)
• Love Clinique (2012)
• Almost Che (2012)
• The Concubine (2012)
• As One (2012)
• Marrying the Mafia 4: Unstoppable Family (2011)
• Spellbound (2011)
• Mr. Idol (2011) (cameo)
• Always (2011)
• Pitch High (2011)
• Sector 7 (2011)
• Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (animated, 2011)
• The Suicide Forecast (2011)
• Meet the In-Laws (2011)
• In Between (2010)
• Cyrano Agency (2010)
• Kiss Me, Kill Me (2009)
• 4th Period Mystery (2009)
• Kwang-tae's Basic Story (short film, 2009)
• My Father (2009)
• Oishii Man (2008) (cameo)
• My New Partner (2008)
• Scout (2007)
• May 18 (2007)
• Mr. Lee vs. Mr. Lee (2007)
• Master Kims (2007)
• Hot for Teacher (2006)
• Traces of Love (2006)
• The Fox Family (2006)
• See You After School (2006)
• The Customer Is Always Right (2006) (cameo)
• When Romance Meets Destiny (2005) (cameo)
• Mr. Socrates (2005) (cameo)
• Blood Rain (2005)
• This Charming Girl (2005)
• Rikidōzan (2004)
• Love, So Divine (2004) (cameo)
• Father and Son: The Story of Mencius (2004) (cameo)
• Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise (2004)
• The Road Taken (2003)
• Show Show Show (2003)
• I'm OK (short film, 2003)
• Enjoy Your Summer (short film, 2002)
• Make It Big (2002)
• Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
• Looking for Bruce Lee (2002)
• Kiss Me Much (2001)
• Kick the Moon (2001)
• Kilimanjaro (2001)
• Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001)
• A Masterpiece in My Life (2000)
• Just Do It! (2000)
• Chunhyang (2000)
• 만고건달 (short film, 1999)
• The Uprising (1999)
• First Kiss (1998)
• Downfall (1997)
• The Adventures of Mrs. Park (1996)
• A Petal (1996)
• A Single Spark (1995)

Television series

• Mirror of the Witch (JTBC, 2016)
• Imaginary Cat (MBC Every 1, 2015)
• Bubble Gum (tvN, 2015)
• Maids (jTBC, 2015)
• Drama Special "Repulsive Love" (KBS2, 2014)
• Hotel King (MBC, 2014)
• Drama Special "You're Pretty, Oh Man-bok" (KBS2, 2014)
• Inspiring Generation (KBS2, 2014)
• Hur Jun, the Original Story (MBC, 2013)
• Dummy Mommy (SBS, 2012)
• Baby Faced Beauty (KBS2, 2011) (cameo)
• Warrior Baek Dong-soo (SBS, 2011)
• Sungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2, 2010)
• Athena: Goddess of War (KBS2, 2010)
• Becoming a Billionaire (KBS2, 2010)
• Harvest Villa (tvN, 2010)
• The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry (MBC, 2010) (cameo)
• Temptation of an Angel (SBS, 2009) (cameo)
• Heading to the Ground (MBC, 2009)
• Partner (KBS2, 2009)
• The Return of Iljimae (MBC, 2009)
• Beethoven Virus (MBC, 2008)
• Night After Night (MBC, 2008)
• New Heart (MBC, 2007)
• Ground Zero (MBC, 2007)
• Conspiracy in the Court (KBS2, 2007)
• Crazy in Love (SBS, 2007)
• Drama City "A Death Messenger with Amnesia" (KBS2, 2007)
• Drama City "Blockhead's Quadratic Equation" (KBS2, 2006)
• Drama City "Scrubber No. 3" (KBS2, 2006)
• Wolf (MBC, 2006)
• Can Love Be Refilled? (KBS2, 2005)
• Princess Lulu (SBS, 2005)
• Smile of Spring Day (MBC, 2005)
• Spring Day (SBS, 2005)
• Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (KBS1, 2004)
• Sunlight Pours Down (SBS, 2004)
• Say You Love Me (MBC, 2004)

Variety show

• Talk Club Actors (MBC, 2013)
• Film Culture Magazine VIP (MBN, 2010)

Theater

• Thursday Romance (2013-2014)
• The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (2010)
• A Story of Old Thieves (2008-2010, 2014-2015)
• Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father (2007)
• Stones in His Pockets (2005)
• Kim Cheol-sik of the Republic of Korea

Awards

• 2010 6th University Film Festival of Korea: Best Supporting Actor (Cyrano Agency)
• 2009 5th Golden Ticket Awards: Best Actor in a Play (A Story of Old Thieves)
• 2008 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Acting Award, Supporting Actor (New Heart)
• 2008 5th Max Movie Awards: Best Supporting Actor (May 18)
• 2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin)

External links

• Park Chul-min Fan Cafe at Daum (Korean)
• Park Cheol-min at the Korean Movie Database
• Park Cheol-min at the Internet Movie Database
• Park Cheol-min at HanCinema