Park Sang-myeon

Park Sang-myun (; born January 27, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic roles, notably in My Wife Is a Gangster.

Career Park Sang-myun graduated in 1987 with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his acting debut in 1993 in a Korean staging of the musical Guys and Dolls.

In late 2001, Park scored his biggest hit with the comedy My Wife Is a Gangster, which attracted over 5 million viewers nationwide. As the "straight man," he played a mild-mannered government clerk who doesn't realize that his wife is a fearsome gang boss. Hi! Dharma!, released a couple months later, also became a runaway hit with audiences for its comic showdown between gangsters and Buddhist monks.

The year 2002 was less kind, however, with comedies Can't Live Without Robbery and Baby Alone both bombing at the box-office, effectively ending Park's career as a leading actor. and Really Really Like You, a 1970s-set nostalgic romance between an English teacher and a high school baseball coach (adapted from the same-titled 1977 film).

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1996 Boss 1997 The Rocket Was Launched No. 3 Jae-cheol ("Ashtray") Downfall 1998 Two Cops 3 Underling 11999 Dr. K Park Ho-dong A Growing Business Chef Nowhere to Hide Jjang-gu (cameo)2000 The Foul King Tae Baek-san Just Do It! Shim Chung-eon Libera Me Park Han-mu2001 The Humanist Amoeba My Wife Is a Gangster Kang Su-il Hi! Dharma! Bul-kom ("Brown Bear")2002 A Perfect Match Kim Hyo-jin's client (cameo) Can't Live Without Robbery Kang Sang-tae Baby Alone Man-su 2003 Silver Knife Man next door (cameo)2005 She's on Duty Homeroom teacher (cameo) Never to Lose Police captain (cameo)2007 A Good Day to Have an Affair Dew's husband (cameo) Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K Ahn Jae-do The Mafia, the Salesman Daegari ("Ox head") 2010 Attack the Gas Station 2 Mang-chi 2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Ppabaki ("Bar-eyed") (cameo) 2014 Mr. Perfect Lee Byung-joo's father

Television series

Web series Year Title Role 2021 The Birth of a Nation Kwak Sung-wook

Variety show Year Title Notes 2008 Star King Panelist, episodes 66, 68-692012 The Duet Contestant (with Lee Haeri) Roller Coaster - Season 2 E-King MC Law of the Jungle W - Season 3 Cast member 2013 Treasure Island MC

Theater Year Title Role 2000 Guys and Dolls 2003 속 불효자는 웁니다 2006 How Are You, Sister? 2008 Really Really Like You Coach Gu 2009 The Thing About Men Really Really Like You Coach Gu 2013 Tomorrow Morning Jack

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1999 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor A Growing Business 2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor The Foul King MBC Drama Awards Favorite Character Actor of the Year, Viewer's Choice The Boss 2001 MBC Entertainment Awards Special Talent Award Bad Friends 2006 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Seoul 1945 2008 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Star King 2010 18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Acting Award for TV Bread, Love and Dreams KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Mary Stayed Out All Night, Bread, Love and Dreams