# Park Gyu-young

Park Gyu-young (Korean: 박규영; born July 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress. Previously known in South Korea for her roles in the dramas It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), Sweet Home (2020), Dali & Cocky Prince (2021), Celebrity (2023), A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023), and Squid Game (2024).

## Early life and education

Park Gyu-young was born on July 27, 1993, in Busan. She attended Busan Foreign Language High School and Yonsei University – Department of Clothing and Environment; she graduated from the latter in 2020.

## Career

Park began training to become an actor after she was discovered by JYP Entertainment in 2015, who saw her on the cover of a college magazine called Daehaknaeil. 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; she also appeared in the web dramas Magic School and Miss Independent Jieun. Park made her film debut in 2018 with the films Wretches and Love+Sling.
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 joined Saram Entertainment. In 2020, she landed her first main role in a television series in the tvN drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay, appearing alongside Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Yea-ji. The same year, she appeared in Netflix's television series Sweet Home.
In 2021, Park starred in the mystery legal drama The Devil Judge as Yoon Soo Hyun, Kim Ga On's childhood friend who has become a police detective. Later the same year, Park joined the KBS drama Dali & Cocky Prince which was her first terrestrial lead role. The drama premiered in September 2021.
In 2023, she starred in the Netflix original series Celebrity which gained her international recognition. The same year she also starred in the series A Good Day to Be a Dog alongside Cha Eun-woo.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Dear | Ho-jung | Short film |
| 2017 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Gyu-young | Short film |
| 2017 | Heart Blackened | Female college student | |
| 2018 | Wretches | Ye-ri / Bo-kyung | |
| 2018 | Love+Sling | So-young | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Bring It On, Ghost | Lee Se-in | |
| 2016–2017 | Solomon's Perjury | Baek Hye-rin | |
| 2017 | Suspicious Partner | Park So-young | Cameo |
| 2017 | Kang Deok Sun's Love History | Na Aae-hyang | Drama special |
| 2017 | Buzzcut Love | Ji Yool's sister | Drama special |
| 2017 | Fight for My Way | Ahn Su-jeong | Cameo (Episode 16) |
| 2017–2018 | Rain or Shine | So-mi | |
| 2018 | Queen of Mystery 2 | Jang Se-yeon | Cameo |
| 2018 | Life on Mars | Daughter | Cameo |
| 2018 | The Tuna and the Dolphin | Kang Hyun-ho | Drama special |
| 2018 | The Third Charm | On Ri-won | |
| 2019 | Romance Is a Bonus Book | Oh Ji-yul | |
| 2019 | Nokdu Flower | Hwang Myung-shim | |
| 2020 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Nam Ju-ri | |
| 2021 | The Devil Judge | Yoon Soo-hyun | |
| 2021 | Dali & Cocky Prince | Kim Dali | |
| 2023–2024 | A Good Day to Be a Dog | Han Hae-na | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Touching You | Customer | Cameo (Episode 7-8) |
| 2017 | Magic School | Yoo-ri | |
| 2018 | Miss Independent Jieun | Kim Ji-eun | |
| 2018 | Why Are Girls Always Angry? | Kyu-young | |
| 2020–2023 | Sweet Home | Yoon Ji-soo | Season 1–2 |
| 2023 | Celebrity | Seo A-ri | |
| 2024 | Squid Game 2 | Kang No-eul | Main cast |
| TBA | In the Net | A-yi | |

### Web show

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2018 | Nemo Travel: Western Australia | Cast member | NPIO YouTube Channel | |
| 2019 | Nemo Travel: Southern France | Cast member | NPIO YouTube Channel | |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2016 | "Crosswalk" | Jo Kwon |
| 2017 | "Remains" | Kwak Jin-eon |
| 2017 | "I Like You" | Day6 |
| 2018 | "You're the Reason" | Urban Zakapa |
| 2018 | "As I Wished" | Urban Zakapa |
| 2020 | "I Will" | Lee Seung-gi |
| 2021 | "Beautiful Night" | Yesung |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2023 | 2023 MBC Drama Awards | with Kim Sung-joo | |

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2021 | Best New Actress – Television | Sweet Home | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best New Actress | Dali and the Cocky Prince | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Couple Award | Park Gyu-young with Kim Min-jae Dali and the Cocky Prince | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | A Good Day to Be a Dog | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Couple Award | Park Gyu-young with Cha Eun-woo A Good Day to Be a Dog | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement |
| Cine21 | 2018 | Rising Star Actors in Korean Movies in 2018 | Placed |
| Cine21 | 2020 | New Actress to watch out for in 2021 | 5th |
| Cine21 | 2021 | New Actress to watch out for in 2022 | 6th |