Park Shin-yang
Birth dateNovember 1, 1968 (age 57)
Birth placeSeoul, South Korea[1]
Alma materDongguk University
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
SpouseBaek Hae-jin (m. 2002)
Park Shin-yang
Hangul%박신양
Hanja朴新陽

Park Shin-yang (; born November 1, 1968) is a South Korean actor and painter. He is known for starring in the films The Letter (1997), A Promise (1998), Hi! Dharma! (2001), The Big Swindle (2004), and Man on the Edge (2013), as well as the television series Lovers in Paris (2004), War of Money (2007), Painter of the Wind (2008), Sign (2011), and My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016). His performance in War of Money earned him the Best Actor – Television award at the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Career

A graduate of Dongguk University and the Shevkin Theater School in Russia, Park debuted in the Buddhist film Yuri in 1996.[2][3] He became famous after appearing in the hit melodramas The Letter (1997) and A Promise (1998). Park earned several Best Actor prizes for his role in A Promise.

In the early 2000s, Park continued to appear in major films such as the gangster comedy Hi! Dharma![4] as well as heist thriller The Big Swindle.[5][6]

In 2004, he gained wide recognition as one of South Korea's lead actors with the television series Lovers in Paris.[7][8] With an average viewership rating of 40+% and a peak of 56.3%, the series became one of the highest rated Korean dramas of all time.[9] Park was recognized for his performance, winning the Grand Prize (Daesang) with his costar Kim Jung-eun at the SBS Drama Awards. The drama sparked many trends and parodies with entertainers mimicking Park’s famous lines "Let’s go, baby!" and "Why can't you say it? Why can't you say that this is my man, that this is the man I love?" in variety shows.[10]

He also starred in the television drama War of Money (2007), a huge ratings hit, and earned the Grand Prize for a second time at the SBS Drama Awards.[11][12] The series was extended for four episodes, with the producers agreeing to pay Park a fee of per episode. However, they later reneged on the deal, alleging that Park tried to capitalize on the drama's high popularity by asking for too much money. Park took legal action, and in November 2009, he won the lawsuit.[13][14] Consequently, the Corea Drama Production Association (CODA) banned Park from appearing in any dramas produced by members of the association for an indefinite period.[15][16]

During the lawsuit, Park starred in the critically acclaimed historical drama Painter of the Wind (2008) alongside Moon Geun-young.[17]

The ban was lifted in 2011, after which Park returned to TV after a three-year absence.[18] He appeared the medical drama Sign (2011).[19]

In early 2013, Park starred in the comedy film Man on the Edge, a box office hit.[20]

After a five-year hiatus, Park made his TV comeback in 2016 with the KBS2 legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo.[21] In 2019, he reprised his role in the drama's second season.[22]

Personal life

Park married Baek Hae-jin in 2002. They have a daughter, Park Seung-chae.[citation needed]

In 2004, the Museum of Tolstoi appointed Park as ambassador in South Korea.[23]

Park applied for a Master's degree program in Fine Arts and Western Painting at Andong University.[24]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996YuriYuri
1997Poison
The LetterHwan-yoo
Motel CactusKim Suk-tae
1998A PromiseGong Sang-du
1999White ValentinePark Hyun-jun
2000KilimanjaroHae-cheol / Hae-shik
2001Indian SummerSeo Jun-ha
Hi! Dharma!Jae-gyu
2003The UninvitedKang Jung-won
2004The Big SwindleChoi Chang-hyeok
Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in SeoulJae-gyuCameo
2007Meet Mr. DaddyWoo Jong-dae
2012Miss ConspiratorBaek Bong-nam
2013Man on the EdgeGwang-ho
Three Days[25]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Power of LoveMoon Dong Hui
Apple Blossom's Fragrance
1998Fascinate my HeartSeok-chan Yun
2004Lovers in ParisHan Ki-joo
2007War of MoneyGeum Na-ra
2008Painter of the WindKim Hong-do
2011SignYoon Ji-hoon
2016My Lawyer, Mr. JoJo Deul-ho
2019My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment

Variety Show

YearTitleNotes
2016Actor School
2017The Traveler’s Guide to My Room

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
199617th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActorYuri
199733rd Baeksang Art AwardsBest New Actor
35th Grand Bell Awards
18th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Leading ActorMotel Cactus
199818th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsBest New ActorThe Letter
Most Popular Actor
21st Golden Cinematography Awards
34th Baeksang Art Awards
Best Actor – Film
SBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActorFascinate My Heart
19th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Leading ActorA Promise
Most Popular Actor
19997th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest Actor
35th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actor – Film
36th Grand Bell AwardsBest Actor
200441st Grand Bell AwardsThe Big Swindle
25th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Leading Actor
5th Korea Visual Arts FestivalPhotogenic Award, TV categoryLovers in Paris
SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)
Top Excellence Award, Actor
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special
Top 10 Stars
200541st Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actor (TV)
2007Korean Swan Best Dresser AwardsSwan Best Actor in TVWar of Money
SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)[26]
Netizen Award[27]
Top 10 Stars
200844th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Actor (TV)[28]
SBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActorPainter of the Wind
2011SBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama SpecialSign
20169th Korea Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
KBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actor[29]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama
201912th Korea Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActorMy Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment[30]
KBS Drama Awards
Excellence Award, Actor in Mid-length Drama

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