Chances are, you've already seen Park Hae Soo in action. A self-confessed "Netflix employee," the actor has led some of the streaming site's adrenaline-packed productions. There's no contest that he's definitely one of the best action stars in K-drama land, and tuning into his titles will certainly get anyone revved up.
K-Dramas Starring Park Hae Soo
1. Squid Game (2021-2024)
Watch on: Netflix
In an effort to settle their debts, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung Jae) and his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo (Hae Soo) enter an ominous competition of children's games. Things take a drastic turn when contestants start getting killed of off one by one. With 45.6 billion won on the line, Gi-hun finds himself struggling between his moral beliefs and his need to come out on top.
Also starring: Jung Ho Yeon, Wi Ha Joon, Lee Yoo Mi
2. Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (2022)
Watch on: Netflix
The Professor (Yoo Ji Tae) schemes to rob a dubious amount of money from the Joint Economic Area, a city in the unified peninsula of North and South Korea. He gathers a team of desperados, each equipped with their own aliases and set of skills, to pull off what could possibly be the heist of the century. Leading the pact is Berlin (Hae Soo), a merciless North Korean defector who, quite literally, takes no prisoners.
Also starring: Jeong Jong Seo, Lee Won Jong, Kim Ji Hoon, Lee Hyun Woo
3. The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)
Watch on: iQIYI, Max, Netflix, Viki, Viu, WeTV
Centuries ago, Governor Dam Ryung (Lee Min Ho) meets Shim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun), a mermaid who's been held captive. He sets her free and the two never see each other again—that is, until the present day. The dutiful governor seems to have reincarnated into Joon-jae, a conman who has detective Hong Dong-pyo (Hae Soo) on his tail. One day while on vacation, he unexpectedly encounters Shim Cheong washed up at bay.
Also starring: Lee Hee Joon, Shin Hye Sun, Shin Won Ho
4. Prison Playbook (2017)
Watch on: iQIYI, Netflix
Skilled baseball player Kim Je-hyuk gets thrown behind bars after he saves his sister (Lim Hwa Young) from an assault. While in prison, he makes friends with his fellow inmates and discovers that his old pal, Lee Joon-ho (Jung Kyung Ho), is actually one of the guards watching over him.
Also starring: Krystal Jung, Jung Hae In, Lee Kyu Hyung
5. Chimera (2021)
35 years ago, an unprecedented explosion kills off several people and is followed by a string of serial murders. Similar events unfold in the present day, which prompts detective Cha Jae-hwan (Hae Soo) to get to the bottom of things. Joining him are criminal profiler Eugene (Claudia Kim) and surgeon Lee Joong-yeob (Lee Hee Joon), who both have their personal reasons for investigating the repeat incident.
Also starring: Nam Gi Ae, Woo Hyun, Kim Ji Hoon
6. Narco-Saints (2022)
Watch on: Netflix
Entrepreneur Kang In-gu (Ha Jung Woo) heads to Suriname for a new business venture, only to get entangled in a covert mission with South Korea’s NIS. His target: Jeon Yo-hwan (Hwang Jung Min), a drug kingpin masquerading as a pastor and using the country as his narcotics base.
Also starring: Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, Jo Woo Jin, Yoo Yeon Seok
7. Karma (2025)
Watch on: Netflix
Six strangers find their fates twisted by a chain of haunting choices. A witness to a deadly accident (Hae Soo) makes a deal he can’t undo. A doctor (Shin Min Ah) confronts her childhood trauma. A desperate investor (Lee Hee Jun) loses everything in crypto. Others, including a wronged worker (Kim Sung Kyun) and a shady clinic owner (Lee Kwang Aoo), get pulled deeper into a dark spiral of consequence.
Also starring: Shin Min Ah, Lee Hee Joon, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Kwang Soo, Gong Seung Yeon
8. The Price of Confession (Coming Soon)
Watch on: Netflix
Art teacher An Yoon-soo (Jeon Do Yeon) is thrust into chaos when her husband is murdered and she’s named the prime suspect. Behind bars, she meets the enigmatic Mo Eun (Kim Go Eun), a woman feared for her unnerving intuition. The two strike a dangerous pact while prosecutor Baek Dong-hoon (Hae Soo) and ex-boxer-turned-lawyer Jang Jung-koo (Jin Sun Kyu) race to uncover the truth.
Also starring: Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Go Eun, Jin Sun Kyu
Movies Starring Park Hae Soo
9. By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019)
A menacing drug crime takes its course around Seoul, and nightclub promoter Lee Chan-woo (Hae Soo) is determined to stop the perpetrators in their tracks. Giving him a helping hand in the pursuit is his boss, Sung Eun-yong (Seo Ye Ji), and colleague, Park Ki-hun (Kim Sang Ho).
Also starring: Kim Eung Soo, Byun Hee Bong, Kim Young Jae
10. Time to Hunt (2020)
Watch on: Netflix
Sick of living their lives in poverty, Joon-seok (Lee Je Hoon) taps his friends Ki-hoon (Choi Woo Shik), Jang-ho (Ahn Jae Hong), and Sang-soo (Park Jung Min) to execute a reckless yet exhilarating crime. They face an unexpected hurdle in their way in the form of Han (Hae Soo), an assassin who will stop at nothing to retrieve the loot they stole.
Also starring: Jo Sung Ha, Kim Won Hae, Lee Hang Na
11. Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)
Watch on: Netflix
Ji Kang-in (Sol Kyung Gu) is a National Intelligence Service agent who is cold-blooded to the core. He leads an illegal operations team in Shenyang, China, where he runs into demoted prosecutor Han Ji-hoon (Hae Soo). The latter is determined to bring Kang-in to justice, resulting in a game of cat and mouse between the two.
Also starring: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yang Dong Geun, Jin Kyung
12. Phantom (2023)
Watch on: Max
Set in 1933 during Korea’s Japanese occupation, five suspects are accused of being the elusive “Phantom”—a spy working for the resistance. Trapped in an isolated hotel under intense surveillance by Japanese officer Kaito (Hae Soo), each must convince their captors—and one another—that they’re innocent. But with escape as their only way out, trust becomes the most dangerous gamble.
Also starring: Sul Kyung Gu, Lee Ha Nee, Park So Dam, Kim Dong Hee, Seo Hyun Woo
13. The Great Flood (Coming Soon)
Watch on: Netflix
As a catastrophic flood swallows the Earth, AI researcher An-Na (Kim Da Mi) fights to survive inside a sinking apartment complex. Coming to her aid is Hee-zo (Hae Soo), a human resource security agent with a mysterious agenda. As rising waters threaten to wipe everything out, deeper questions emerge: Why is An-Na being protected—and who gave the order?
Also starring: Kim Da Mi
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