Park Ji-hwan (Korean: 박지환; born September 5, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He initially appeared in Yellow Hair (1999) and made his feature film debut in The City of Violence (2006). Since then, Park has performed in numerous movies and television dramas, including The Outlaws (2017), Untouchable (2017), and Black Dog (2019). Initially interested in a career in fashion design, Park changed track and decided to attend the Korean Academy of Film Arts. After working in many projects as a minor character, he has recently played more central roles, including that of a conflicted single father in Our Blues (2022).[1][2]
Park Ji-hwan | |
|---|---|
 Park in 2022 | |
| Born | September 5, 1980 South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Agent | Just Entertainment |
| Spouse | Unknown (m. 2024) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박지환 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jihwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chihwan |
Personal life
editOn March 8, 2024, Just Entertainment announced that Park would be holding a wedding ceremony next month after already registering his marriage and having a son.[3] The couple held the ceremony on April 27.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The City of Violence | teen gang boss | |
| 2008 | A Cheonggyecheon Dog | Min-soo | |
| 2009 | Exhausted | Ko-gal | |
| A Blind River | cameo | ||
| 2013 | Anti Gas Skin | Bo-Sik | |
| Way Back Home | Ha Tae-gwang | ||
| 2014 | Virgin Theory: 7 Steps to Get on the Top | intoxicated man | |
| Man in Love | "Gold Teeth" | ||
| My Dictator | leader of Advisory Team | ||
| Big Match | homeless man | ||
| Love Clinic | senior in medical school | ||
| 2015 | The Shameless | Son Kyoung-Soo | |
| Bad Man | Detective Kim Joo-Won | ||
| The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale | hunter Hwan | ||
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | Chul-goo | |
| The Great Actor | Jung-bong | ||
| 2017 | Warriors of the Dawn | Gorruta | |
| The Outlaws | Jang Yi-soo | ||
| 1987: When the Day Comes | detective | ||
| 2018 | Unstoppable | Choon-sik | |
| The Drug King | Wang Moon-ho | ||
| 2019 | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Jang-seok | |
| The Battle: Roar to Victory | Shigeru Arayoshi | ||
| 2020 | Beasts Clawing at Straws | Carp | |
| 2021 | Spiritwalker | Haengryeo | |
| 2022 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | A-gwi | |
| The Roundup | Jang Yi-soo | ||
| Hansan: Rising Dragon | Na Dae-yong | [5] | |
| 2023 | The Roundup: No Way Out | Jang Yi-soo | Special appearance |
| 2024 | The Roundup: Punishment | Jang Yi-soo | [6] |
| Hijack 1971 | Chief Kim | Special appearance | |
| Handsome Guys | Chief Choi | [7] | |
| TBA | Boss | Pan-ho | [8] |
| The Roundup 5 | Jang Yi-soo |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pied Piper | Heo Tae-woong | ||
| 2017–2018 | Untouchable | Goo Do-soo | ||
| 2019 | Touch Your Heart | Lee Doo-seob | ||
| Nokdu Flower | Kim Ga | [9] | ||
| Black Dog | Song Young-tae | [10] | ||
| 2020 | The Good Detective | Kang Eun-Hee's ex-husband | Cameo (ep.4,14,16) | |
| 2022 | Our Blues | Jung In-gwon | [11] | |
| 2023 | My Lovely Boxer | Kim Oh-bok | [12][13] | |
| 2023–2024 | Gyeongseong Creature | Gap-pyeong | Season 1 | [14] |
| 2024 | The Frog | Jong-du | [15] | |
| Seoul Busters | Mu Jung-nyok | [16] | ||
| The Queen 'Woo' | Mugol | [17][18] |
Television shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 | Europe Outside Your Tent | Cast Member | Season 1 and 3 | [19] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Our Blues | Nominated | [20] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor – Film | The Roundup | Nominated | [21] |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [22] | |
| Buil Film Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [23] | |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2022 | Won | [24] | ||
| Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Nominated | [25] | ||
| People's Choice Award | Won | [26] |
References
edit- ^ "Park Ji-hwan". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Park Ji-hwan". HanCinema. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Choi, Ji-yoon (March 8, 2024). 박지환, 알고보니 아들 둔 유부남…내달 결혼식 [Park Ji-hwan turns out to be a married man with a son... wedding next month] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (April 27, 2024). '범죄도시' 박지환, 오늘 11세 연하 아내와 뒤늦은 결혼식 ['Crime City' Park Ji-hwan holds a belated wedding with his wife who is 11 years younger than him today] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Bae Hyo-joo (August 18, 2022). 범죄도시2'→'한산' 박지환, 누가 뭐래도 흥행 배우 [Crime City 2' → 'Hansan' Park Ji-hwan, a box office actor] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Bo-ra (November 18, 2022). 마동석 '범죄도시4' 오늘 크랭크인...김무열·이동휘·이주빈 합류[공식] [Ma Dong-seok 'Crime City 4' crank-in today... Kim Moo-yeol, Lee Dong-hwi, and Lee Ju-bin joined [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved November 18, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jo Yeon-kyung (June 11, 2024). 아수라장 B급 장르의 진수 '핸섬가이즈' 美친 영화의 탄생(종합) [The Essence of the B-Movie Genre, 'Handsome Guys', the Birth of a Crazy Movie (Comprehensive)]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Min-kyung (November 25, 2022). [공식] 조우진·정경호·박지환·이규형, '보스' 출연 확정...내년 크랭크인 [[Official] Jo Woo-jin · Jung Kyung-ho · Park Ji-hwan · Lee Kyu-hyung confirmed to appear in 'Boss'... Crank in next year] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 25, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "The Nokdu Flower – Cast (Korean Drama, 2019, 녹두꽃)". HanCinema. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Black Dog". HanCinema. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Sen, Srijita (2 May 2022). "Our Blues Ep 7-8 Review: Park Ji-Hwan, Choi Young-Jun Revisit Past Wounds in the Most Emotional Episode". News 18.
- ^ Kang, Hyo-jin (September 28, 2022). [단독]'대세' 박지환, KBS '순정복서' 출연...흥행 릴레이 잇는다 [[Exclusive] 'Trend' Park Ji-hwan to appear in KBS' 'Pure Boxer'... Success relay continues] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang Soo-yeon (April 21, 2023). 박지환, '순정복서' 출연 확정...이상엽과 호흡 [공식입장] [Park Ji-hwan confirmed to appear in 'Pure Boxer'... Breathing with Lee Sang-yeop [Official position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Lee Kyung-ho (October 12, 2022). [단독]박지환, 넷플릭스 '경성크리처' 합류!..이번엔 '글로벌 신스틸러 [[Exclusive] Jihwan Park joins Netflix's 'Kyungsung Creature'!...This time, 'Global Scene Stealer'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang, Hyo-jin (February 1, 2023). [단독]박지환, '부부의세계' 감독 만난다…'아무도 없는 숲속에서' 합류 [[Exclusive] Park Ji-hwan meets the director of 'The World of the Married'…Join 'In the Woods With No One'] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jeong-sun (November 28, 2023). 김동욱·박지환·서현우, 드라마 '강매강' 출연 [Kim Dong-wook, Park Ji-hwan, and Seo Hyun-woo appear in the drama 'Gangmae River'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Kang Hyo-jin (July 5, 2023). [단독]박지환, '우씨왕후'서 전종서와 호흡...K-흥행 필수요소 '맹활약' [[Exclusive] Park Ji-hwan, working with Jeon Jong-seo in 'Queen Wu'... K-box performance essential element 'big success'] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Hong Se-young (July 12, 2023). 전종서·김무열·지창욱→박지환 '우씨왕후' 출연확정, 내년 공개 [공식] [Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Moo-yeol, Ji Chang-wook → Park Ji-hwan confirmed to appear in 'Queen Wu', released next year [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Joo-hee (July 7, 2022). 박지환 '텐트 밖은 유럽' 합류...유해진·진선규·윤균상과 동행 [Park Ji-hwan joins 'Europe outside the tent'... Accompanied by Hae-Jin Yoo, Seon-Gyu Jin, and Kyun-Sang Yoon] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). 김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개 [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Cho, Yeon-kyung (April 7, 2023). 제59회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 최종 후보 공개 [59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TV/Film/Play Finalists Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (November 7, 2022). 헤어질 결심, 43회 청룡영화상 13개 부문 최다 후보...한산 헌트 10개 후보[공식] [Decision to break up, the most nominations in 13 categories at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards... 10 candidates for Hansan and Hunt [Official]. SporTV News (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Nam, Yoo-jung (August 28, 2022). 헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라 [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Jeong-jin (30 September 2022). '헤어질 결심', 춘사국제영화제서 감독상 등 3관 ['Decision to Leave' wins 3 awards including Best Director at Chunsa International Film Festival] (in Korean). k-odyssey. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Park, Jae-hwan (October 12, 2022). 제 58회 대종상 영화제 내달 9일 개최... '헌트' 12개, '헤어질 결심' - '한산' 11개 부분 노미네이트 [The 58th Daejong Film Festival to be held on the 9th of next month... 12 nominations for 'Hunt', 'Decision to break up' - 11 parts for 'Hansan] (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Mi-ji (December 9, 2022). [제58회대종상]'헤어질 결심' 작품상 포함 3관왕..박해일·염정아 남녀주연상(종합) [[58th Grand Bell Awards] 'Decision to Break Up' 3 awards including best picture... Park Hae-il · Yeom Jeong-a Best Male and Female Leading Actor (overall)]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Park Ji-hwan at the Korean Film Council
- Park Ji-hwan at HanCinema
- Park Ji-hwan at IMDb
- Park Ji-hwan at Rotten Tomatoes
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