Park Shin-yang

Park Shin-yang (; born November 1, 1968) is a South Korean actor and painter. He is known for starring in the films The Letter, 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. 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! as well as heist thriller The Big Swindle.

In 2004, he gained wide recognition as one of South Korea's lead actors with the television series Lovers in Paris. 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. 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.

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. 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. Consequently, the Corea Drama Production Association (CODA) banned Park from appearing in any dramas produced by members of the association for an indefinite period.

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

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

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

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

Personal life Park married Baek Hae-jin in 2002. They have a daughter, Park Seung-chae.

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

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

Filmography

Film

Television series

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Awards and nominations + Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1996 17th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Yuri 1997 33rd Baeksang Art Awards Best New Actor 35th Grand Bell Awards 18th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actor Motel Cactus 199818th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best 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 Awards Best Leading Actor A Promise Most Popular Actor 1999 7th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actor 35th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor – Film 36th Grand Bell Awards Best Actor 2004 41st Grand Bell AwardsThe Big Swindle 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actor 5th Korea Visual Arts Festival Photogenic Award, TV category Lovers in Paris SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Top Excellence Award, Actor Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Top 10 Stars 2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) 2007 Korean Swan Best Dresser Awards Swan Best Actor in TV War of Money SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Netizen Award Top 10 Stars 2008 44th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Painter of the Wind 2011 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Sign 2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) My Lawyer, Mr. Jo KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama 201912th Korea Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActorMy Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in Mid-length Drama