11 Facts About Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il began his acting career in theater, but soon gained the film industry's attention in 2003 with Scent of Love and Memories of Murder.

Park Hae-il began appearing in theatre productions ever since childhood, and he first established himself on stage rather than on the screen.

Park Hae-il played the role of a rich, hedonistic playboy who cannot care less that his country was colonized, then falls head over heels in love with a beautiful and mysterious independence fighter.

In 2010, Park Hae-il headlined Kang Woo-suk's blockbuster mystery thriller Moss, playing a young man who comes to a rural village after hearing about his father's death and later becomes embroiled in its hidden secrets.

Park Hae-il's casting was received enthusiastically by fans of the source material, Yoon Tae-ho's hugely popular online graphic novel series.

Park Hae-il next starred in War of the Arrows, a fictional tale set in the Joseon period, which follows Nam-yi on his search for younger sister Ja-in after she is kidnapped by Qing Dynasty soldiers during an invasion.

Park Hae-il won Best Actor honors at the prestigious Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Park Hae-il returned to the big screen in A Muse, a film adaptation of celebrated author Park Bum-shin's sensational novel about an old poet who ends up falling for a 17-year-old girl named Eun-gyo.

In December 2022, Park Hae-il decided not to renew his contract with the former agency.

In 2023, Park Hae-il became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Park Hae-il married his longtime girlfriend Seo Yoo-seon on 11 March 2006; they have two children.