Korea's favorite TV villain: 'Queen of Tears' and 'Squid Game' actor Park Sung-hoon

Park Sung-hoon is a South Korean actor whose recent claim to fame is playing the villain role in TvN’s hit drama series, ‘Queen of Tears’. He is also appearing in the long-awaited 'Squid Game 2' series, released on Netflix on December 26.

Born on February 18, 1985, Park Sung-hoon is a native of Gwacheon, Gyeongi Province, South Korea.

According to NBN TV, Park Sung-hoon grew up in a difficult financial situation after his father lost his job as a banker due to the Asian Financial Bank Crisis in 1997.

Segye Ilbo reports that Park Sung-hoon only became an actor after seriously considering what he wanted to do with his life. After deciding to take his hobby of watching movies to the next level, he decided to pursue acting and study it at university.

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After graduating from university, Naver reports that Park Sung-hoon only managed to get roles after leaving his first theater company in 2008, acting in ‘A Frozen Flower’ and ‘Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard’.

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According to Naver, Park Sung-hoon faced a career slump for three and a half years after. He only managed to get an acting role later in 2011, which led to him acting in minor roles for ‘Moon Embracing the Sun’, and ‘Big’.

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Park Sung-hoon eventually landed a breakthrough role in 2018, reports The Economic Times, when he played the role of Sung-hoon in ‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ and Jang Go-rae in ‘My Only One’ in 2019.

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His performances in ‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ and ‘My Only One’ earned Park Sung-hoon multiple award nominations! According to Starfocus and Naver, he not only won the KBS Best New Actor award in 2018, but was also nominated for the Best New Actor category in the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Fast forward to now, and Park Sung-hoon has truly become a household name, landing roles in several hit dramas. Prior to ‘Queen of Tears’, he was cast in the Netflix hit series ‘The Glory’, where Naver reports his villain role was a very well-received one and earned him more award nominations.

Park Sung-hoon’s reputation as a great actor would only soar, as his latest role in playing another villain in TvN’s ‘Queen of Tears’ has put him in the spotlight once again! Sports Seoul reports that his performance was so popular that it led him to be invited to many hit reality TV shows, such as ‘You Quiz on the Block’.

More is to come for Park Sung-hoon’s career, as the actor has been cast in the highly anticipated TV series, ‘Squid Game 2’. Sports Chosun reports that he will be playing a contestant role in the upcoming hit sequel, although it is not known if he will be reprising a villain role this time around.

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