2011–2015: Beginnings and breakthrough '' stage greeting in
Busan, 2015 Park made his entertainment debut in 2011 by appearing in the
music video of
Bang Yong-guk's
single "I Remember." He played supporting roles in
television dramas Dream High 2 (2012),
Pots of Gold (2013), and had his first leading role in ''
A Witch's Love (2014). From October 2013 to April 2015, he hosted Music Bank''. His breakout roles came in 2015 with the dramas
Kill Me, Heal Me and
She Was Pretty, where he starred alongside
Hwang Jung-eum. The same year, Park featured in the thriller film
The Chronicles of Evil.
2016–present: Mainstream popularity In 2016, Park starred in the youth historical drama
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth alongside
Go Ara and
Park Hyung-sik, playing a young man of low birth, who becomes a legendary
Hwarang warrior in the
Silla period. Park found success in the 2017
KBS2 romance comedy drama,
Fight for My Way, where he played Ko Dong-man, a former
taekwondo player with a painful past, who struggles to find his success as a
mixed martial arts fighter, alongside
Kim Ji-won. The television series was a major hit in South Korea and topped ratings in its time slot. The same year, he played his first big-screen leading role in the action-comedy
Midnight Runners with
Kang Ha-neul. Park won the Best New Actor award at major film award ceremonies such as the
Grand Bell Awards and the
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. The series was a hit and Park received positive reviews from critics for his performance, being dubbed the "master of romantic comedy" by the Korean press. In 2019, Park starred in the action horror film
The Divine Fury in the role of a martial arts champion with divine powers. The same year, Park served as the special juror for the Asiana International Short Film Festival. He also made a guest appearance in the
Oscar-winning movie
Parasite (2019). In 2020, Park starred in
JTBC drama
Itaewon Class, based on the webtoon of the same name. He played an owner of a bar-restaurant who successfully expands it into a
franchise. The drama was a success, and was praised for its interesting story development and colorful performances. For his role, Park was nominated for
Best Actor - Television at
56th Baeksang Arts Awards In 2023, he starred in the sports film
Dream as a soccer player turned coach named Yoon Hong-Dae, directed by
Lee Byeong-heon, and disaster-thriller film
Concrete Utopia directed by
Um Tae-hwa. Park starred in the romance drama series
Surely Tomorrow opposite
Won Ji-an which premiered in
JTBC in 2025. ==Philanthropy==