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

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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

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s onscreen, Park gained attention in 2004 for his roles in the film ''Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise'' and the period drama ''

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''. Since then, he has become one of the most prolific

supporting actor A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the ...

s in Korean cinema, most often cast in physical, comic performances in films such as

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drama '' May 18'' (2007), romantic comedy ''

Cyrano Agency ''Cyrano Agency'' (; lit. "Cyrano Dating Agency") is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy starring Uhm Tae-woong, Park Shin-hye, Choi Daniel, Park Chul-min and Lee Min-jung . It is a modern take on Edmond Rostand's 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac' ...

'' (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 ''Another Promise'' () is a 2014 South Korean film based on the true story about the legal battle between Korean conglomerate Samsung and its employees who contracted leukemia. It is the first film in Korean cinematic history to have been both in ...

'' (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

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in 2007 at age 23, which he believes was contracted when she worked for four years at a

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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

Television series

Variety show

*'' Law of the Jungle in New Zealand'' ( SBS, 2017) *''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 ''Stones in His Pockets'' is a two-hander written in 1996 by Marie Jones for the DubbleJoint Theatre Company in Dublin, Ireland. The play is a tragicomedy about a small rural town in Ireland where many of the townspeople are extras in a Hollywo ...

'' (2005) *''Kim Cheol-sik of the Republic of Korea''

Awards

*2010 6th University Film Festival of Korea: Best Supporting Actor (''

'') *2009 5th Golden Ticket Awards: Best Actor in a Play (''A Story of Old Thieves'') *

2008 MBC Drama Awards The 2008 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2008. It was held on December 30, 2008 and hosted by Shin Dong-yup and actress Ha ...

: Golden Acting Award, Supporting Actor (''

New Heart ''New Heart'' () is a 2007 South Korean television series, starring Ji Sung, Kim Min-jung, Cho Jae-hyun and Lee Ji-hoon. Directed by Park Hong-kyun and written by Hwang Eun-kyung, it aired on MBC from December 12, 2007 to February 28, 2008 ...

'') *2008 5th Max Movie Awards: Best Supporting Actor ('' May 18'') *2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (''

'')

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Chul-min 1967 births People from Gwangju South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors South Korean male television actors Living people 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors Chung-Ang University alumni South Korean Buddhists