About Park Hae Soo: 
Park Hae Soo is a South Korean actor and was born on November 21, 1981. He initially started his career on the theatre stage in 2007. He then made his acting debut in 2012 and has appeared in various television dramas and films, including “Quantum Physics” (2019), a role which won him the Best New Actor award at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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Park Hae Soo is a versatile celebrity. Other than acting in television dramas, he continued acting and singing in theatre plays as well. One of his plays eventually caught the eye of a famous director who invited him to play the lead role in a drama.
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Park Hae Soo was previously in a relationship with musical actress Lim Kang Hee from 2013 to 2016. However they broke up and in 2019, Park Hae Soo married his non-celebrity girlfriend who is six years younger than him. The couple had met through a mutual friend and dated for a year before getting married. Earlier in 2021, they announced the welcome of their first child. The couple’s son was born on the exact same day Squid Game was released and as a result, their son was jokingly nicknamed “Baby Squid”.

Park Hae Soo’s Movies and TV Shows: 
In 2012, he made his television drama debut. He went on to act in television dramas such as “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016), “Legend of the Blue Sea” (2016), “The Liar and His Lover” (2017), “Prison Playbook”(2017-2018), “Squid Game” (2021), and “Chimera” (2021).
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Park Hae Soo rose to popularity in Korea after starring in “Prison Playbook” (2017-2018), where he acted as a famous baseball player turned prison convict. He shot to international fame after acting in the latest hit “Squid Game” (2021).
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In “Squid Game”, he acted as Cho Sang Woo (Player 218). Previously the head of an investment team, he was wanted by the police for racking up massive debts and stealing money from his clients due to a series of bad investments. Sang Woo was reunited with his childhood friend and senior Ji Hoon when they both participated in the game to try to win the prize money of ₩45.6 billion.

Park Hae Soo made his movie debut in 2014 where he acted in “The Pirates” as an extra.

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SBS, KOCOWA

Whales, the Earth's largest and most mysterious creatures, reveal their secrets through the unprecedented lens of an 8K RED camera: a first in Korean documentary history. Whales reveal their culture's intricacies, learning and succeeding through bonds and sounds that span hundreds of kilometers. It focuses on the correlation between their abnormal activities and recent environmental shifts. What alarming message lies within the melodies of whales?

Whales and I

Tensions are high in 1933 Japan-occupied Korea, as an assassination attempt has just been made on the Japanese governor-general. The suspects? A Korean anti-Japanese resistance group known as the "Shadow Corps" that aims to overthrow Japanese colonial rule. The Japanese authorities suspect a member of the Shadow Corps, codenamed "Phantom," has infiltrated their ranks. Police captain Kaito Takahara (Park Hae Soo) gathers a group of people suspected of being Phantom – police officer Junji Murayama (Sul Kyung Gu), communications officer Park Cha Kyung (Lee Ha Nee), government secretary Yuriko (Park So Dam), and code-cracker Cheon Eun Ho (Seo Hyun Woo) – in an isolated hotel for interrogation, leading to a high-stakes race to figure out who the real Phantom is while trying to protect themselves. This film was based on Chinese author Mai Jia's 2007 novel Feng Sheng.

Phantom

Kaito Takahara

Detective Cha Jae Hwan (Park Hae Soo) investigates a new explosion reminiscent of the notorious Chimera Case from 1984, which claimed numerous lives. Partnering with former FBI agent Yoo Jin (Kim Soo Hyun) and skilled surgeon Lee Joong Yeob (Lee Hee Joon), they work tirelessly to track down the serial killer who has resurfaced after decades of silence. As they delve deeper into the investigation, the Chimera Killer continues to taunt them, pushing the team to their psychological limits and revealing increasingly horrifying details about the case. The trio must race against time to prevent further attacks and uncover the truth behind the killer's twisted agenda. This is a 2021 South Korean thriller crime drama directed by Kim Do Hoon.

Chimera

Chimera Team

When Joseon-era mermaid Sim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) follows her true love, she finds herself mysteriously transported into modern-day Seoul. Though separated from her true love, she soon crosses paths with his doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho). With nowhere else to go, Joon Jae takes the stranded mermaid in, though not out of the goodness of his heart. As a con artist, Joon Jae is quick to spot the priceless jade bracelet Sim Cheong wears. Determined to take Sim Cheong for all she’s worth, Joon Jae soon finds himself thinking twice about the mermaid after she helps him evade the lethal plans of his greedy stepmother. As the two draw closer together, will the charms of the ancient mermaid begin to melt the icy heart of a bitter conman? Inspired by a historical folktale, this 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Jin Hyuk.

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