Park Gyu-young

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Park Gyu-young

Role / Field:

Acclaimed South Korean actress known for roles in Sweet Home and Squid Game.

Born:

1993-07-27

Century / Era:

1993s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Park Gyu-young (Korean: 박규영; born July 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix series Sweet Home (2020), for which she was nominated for Best New Actress, and season 2 and 3 of Squid Game (2024–2025). She made her debut in the music video "Crosswalk" in 2016, and subsequently took on mostly supporting roles. Following a second lead role in the International Emmy-nominated drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), she transitioned to leading roles in Dali & Cocky Prince (2021), Celebrity (2023), and A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023). Park Gyu-young was born on July 27, 1993, in Busan.

Career & Major Achievements

She attended Busan Foreign Language High School. Park left her hometown of Busan and began living in Seoul in 2013 when she entered Yonsei University's Department of Clothing and Environment. Park began training to become an actor after she was discovered by JYP Entertainment in 2015, after they saw her on the cover of a college magazine called University Tomorrow. She made her acting debut in Jo Kwon's music video "Crosswalk" in 2016. From 2016 to 2018, she played supporting roles in television dramas including Solomon's Perjury, Rain or Shine, and The Third Charm; as well as in the web dramas Magic School and Miss Independent Jieun.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In 2018, Park made her debut as main protagonist in Kim Baek-joon's film Wretches, where she played the dual roles of Ye-ri, an innocent girl with an intellectual disability, and Bo-kyung. That same year, she also appeared in Kim Dae-woong's film Love+Sling, playing So-young, the eldest daughter of a family that lives upstairs from former wrestlers Gwi-bo (Yoo Hae-jin) and Seong-woong (Kim Min-jae). Her character was described as "a free-spirited, playful, hippie-like character." Park's versatile performances in both films led to her being named a rising star by Cine21. In 2019, Park appeared in the television dramas Romance Is a Bonus Book and Nokdu Flower in supporting roles. In August of the same year, she left JYP Entertainment and signed with Saram Entertainment.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1993 (1993-07-27): Birth of Park Gyu-young — Acclaimed South Korean actress known for roles in Sweet Home and Squid Game.
2. 2013: 2013 Milestone — Park left her hometown of Busan and began living in Seoul in 2013 when she entered Yonsei University's Department of Clothing and Environment.
3. 2015: 2015 Milestone — Park began training to become an actor after she was discovered by JYP Entertainment in 2015, after they saw her on the cover of a college magazine called University Tomorrow.
4. 2016: 2016 Milestone — She made her debut in the music video "Crosswalk" in 2016, and subsequently took on mostly supporting roles.
5. 2018: 2018 Milestone — In 2018, Park made her debut as main protagonist in Kim Baek-joon's film Wretches, where she played the dual roles of Ye-ri, an innocent girl with an intellectual disability, and Bo-kyung.
6. 2019: 2019 Milestone — In 2019, Park appeared in the television dramas Romance Is a Bonus Book and Nokdu Flower in supporting roles.
7. 2020: 2020 Milestone — She is best known for her roles in the Netflix series Sweet Home (2020), for which she was nominated for Best New Actress, and season 2 and 3 of Squid Game (2024–2025).

Notable Quotes by Park Gyu-young

“as soon as [she] left the audition set, the director called [her] and said to leave with a script.”

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Park Gyu-young

True or False: “Park Gyu-young's first acting role was in a major television drama series.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): Her acting debut was actually in the music video "Crosswalk" in 2016.

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