Park Yu-hwan
Park Yu-Hwan (born March 9, 1991) is a South Korean actor.[1]
Park Yu-Hwan | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | Ricky Park |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–2021 |
| Family | Park Yoo-chun (older brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박유환 |
| Hanja | 朴有煥 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yu-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yuhwan |
Early life
On March 9, 1991, Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. His father was a businessman, and he has an older brother, Park Yoo-chun, who is also an actor and singer. His family moved to the United States in 1998. They lived in Fairfax, Virginia. His parents later divorced. In 2008, Park returned to South Korea with his mother. Park's Father died on March 14, 2012.
In November 2021, Park was arrested by Korean police for marijuana use in Bangkok, Thailand [2]
Career
Park Yu-Hwan's career started when he was cast as a supporting character in the 2011 MBC's series Twinkle Twinkle. He played the half-uncle to lead actress Kim Hyun-Joo's character, Han Seo-Woo. While still working on Twinkle Twinkle, Park was cast in a small recurring role as Book-Jo in another MBC's series Gye-Baek. In his next acting project, the 2011 SBS's series A Thousand Days' Promise, Park portrayed Lee Moon-Kwon, the younger brother of lead actress Soo Ae's character. His performance earned him a nomination at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best New Actor.[3]
In 2012, Park Yoo-Hwan landed his first leading role in the Channel A's series K-Pop: The Ultimate Audition, playing Kang Woo-Hyun, the ignorant and bad-tempered leader of boy band M2.[4] He starred opposite Go Eun-Ah, who played a happy-go-lucky girl named Ji Seung-Yeon. In May 2012, Park returned to MBC to star in the new daily drama Can't Live Without You as Kim Min-Do.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Twinkle Twinkle | Han Seo-Woo | MBC |
| Gye-Baek | Book-Jo (ep.5-7,12,15) | MBC | |
| A Thousand Days' Promise | Lee Moon-Kwon | SBS | |
| 2012 | The Strongest K-Pop Survival | Kang Woo-Hyun | Channel A |
| Can't Live Without You | Kim Min-Do | MBC | |
| 2014 | I Need Romance 3 | Lee Woo-Young | tvN |
| 2015 | She Was Pretty | Kim Joon-Woo | MBC |
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Equals | Seth |
| 2016 | Musudan | Goo Yoon-Gil |
| 2017 | One Line | Hyuk-Jin |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Law of the Jungle – Panama | SBS | Cast member (ep.199-202) |
Endorsements
- HEAD (2011) [5]
- CHRIS. CHRISTY (2011) [5]
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 'The Lovers' (2011)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30th MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor in a Serial Drama | Twinkle Twinkle | Nominated |
| 2012 | 48th Paeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | A Thousand Days' Promise | Nominated |
| 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | 34th MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor in a Miniseries | She Was Pretty | Nominated |
References
- "About Park Yoo-Hwan" Archived 2014-03-11 at the Wayback Machine C-JeS.
- "Singer-actor Park Yoo-chun drops new album amid brother's marijuana scandal". The Korea Times. 8 November 2021.
- Lee, Kyung-Nam (25 April 2012). "Park Yoo-Chun and Park Yoo-Hwan both nominated for Paeksang Arts Award". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- Hong, Lucia (16 February 2012). "Park Yoo-Hwan and Go Eun-Ah to become K-pop stars in upcoming TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- "Park Yoo-Hwan filmography" C-JeS.