While in university, Park tried to start her career, but after being rejected for about 17 auditions, she began turning to independent films. Known as a prolific performer in independent titles, Park starred in the Korean Academy of Film Arts feature Ingtoogi: Battle of the Internet Trolls and the indie film Steel Cold Winter, which drew notice when it premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. Park also took on bit parts in mainstream titles like Scarlet Innocence and The Royal Tailor. Even though the public still wasn’t giving her much notice, Park won several awards for her work. She broke into the mainstream in 2015, after making a strong impression with her performance in The Silenced, which nabbed her a win for Best Supporting Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards. She was then featured in the box-office hits Veteran and The Throne, which led to her casting in the critically-acclaimed mystery thriller The Priests. Her role as a possessed high school student won her multiple Best New Actress nods. Don’t forget to check out her profile!
Park So-dam’s Profile
Name: Park So-Dam Hangul: 박소담 Born: September 8, 1991 Birthplace: South Korea Height: 169 cm Education: Korea National University of Arts (Acting) Agent: Caramel Entertainment
Park So-dam’s Movies List
Park So-dam’s Dramas
Park So-dam’s Theater Work
Besides on screen roles, Park is also involved in theater. Here is the list of her theater appearances.
Awards and Nominations
Through her career, she has been nominated for, and even won, some prestigious awards. Most of them were for her roles in The Silenced and The Priests.
Park So-dam’s Latest News
Park So-dam is reported to be joining the cast for an upcoming drama in 2019, called Parasite. The drama will be directed by director BONG Joon-ho, and has locked down its main cast. “No parasites appear in this movie. It’ll be neither a horror nor Sci-fi. It’ll be a family drama which revolves around various characters and strange kinds of families.” the director said. Besides Song Kang-ho, who was cast earlier, Lee Sun-kyun, Jo Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik and Jang Hye-jin have been confirmed to be part of the cast. The drama will tell the stories of two families. One of the two fathers is Song Kang-ho with his son played by Choi Woo-shik, who starred in BONG’s fantasy drama Okja, and his daughter played by Park So-dam. Appearing in films like Secret Sunshine (2007), The World of Us (2016) and Yongsoon (2017), Jang Hye-jin was cast to play Song’s wife. The other father will be played by Lee Sun-kyun, while Jo Yeo-jeong will play his wife. Their teenage daughter and young son will be selected through auditions. The movie is expected to feature a great ensemble of various actors and actresses. This is Bong’s seventh feature film, and his first Korean film in 10 years after Mother (2009). It will start shooting sometime this year and be released in 2019.
