Personal Info
Birth date
1982-10-08 (42 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
South Korea
Also known as
박효주
Park Hyo-ju
Park Hyo-joo
Hyo-joo Park
Pak Hyochu
Bak Hyo-ju
朴孝朱
Park Hyo-ju
Biography
Park Hyo Joo is a South Korean actress. Born on October 8, 1982, she made her acting debut in the 2001 film “A Day.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Triangle” (2014), “Secret Door” (2014), “Twenty Again” (2015), “Wanted” (2016) and “Fake” (2017).
Filmography
Running Man
8.3
Overview:
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!Same Bed, Different Dreams
NYR
Overview:
Same Bed, Different Dreams is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by SBS every Monday at 11:10 pm. Before February 15, 2016 the program was aired every Saturday at 8:45 pm. It's a program where teens and their parents come and openly share their issues with the show’s panel, trying to resolve their problems with each other. Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 - You Are My Destiny is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by SBS. It's the second season of the show Same Bed, Different Dreams which underwent a format change, now focusing on the life of celebrity couples.Dr. Romantic
8.3
Overview:
An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.Princess Ja Myung
4
Overview:
Based on a famous tale of Korean folklore story about a princess of Nak Rang of Nangnang Kingdom and Prince Hodong of the Goguryeo Kingdom.The Good Detective
6.9
Overview:
A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle.Busted!
7.9
Overview:
Suspense, surprises and fun abound in this Korean variety game show featuring big personalities and even bigger mysteries in every episode.Under the Queen's Umbrella
8.2
Overview:
A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.For Eagle Brothers
9
Overview:
After her husband's sudden death just ten days into their marriage, the eldest sister-in-law must step up as the head of the family, navigating the complex relationships with her five unique brothers-in-law.Movie Room
9.25
Overview:
Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.The Wind Blows
6.2
Overview:
Do-Hoon and Soo-Jin are a married couple. Do-Hoon learns that he has Alzheimer's disease. He decides to divorce Soo-Jin out of concern for her future. The couple divorces.O’PENing
4.5
Overview:
O'PENing is the new name of Drama Stage which has been broadcasting the winning work of the O'PEN storyteller contest. The franchise will continue to make meaningful steps to introduce and support new writers to see the light of the world and diversify content genres.Racket Boys
7.9
Overview:
A city kid is brought to the countryside by his father's new coaching gig: reviving a ragtag middle school badminton team on the brink of extinction.The Chaser
7.9
Overview:
Although he was poor, detective Baek Hong Suk made an honest living. However, his poor yet happy family is shattered when his 15-year-old daughter dies. When people tarnish the name of his daughter, who means everything to him, Hong Suk vows to reveal the truth behind his daughter’s wrongful death and digs up the truth. In his search, he comes to face a stronger mastermind than expected.Wanted
6.3
Overview:
Jung Hye In is a top actress in Korea who reigns over dramas, movies, and commercials. However, her son is kidnapped on the day she announces her retirement. With the help of PD Shin Dong Wook and police detective Cha Seung In, she ends up participating in a live reality show where she follows the kidnapper’s orders, and in the process uncovers clues towards catching the culprit and finding her son.Radio Romance
6.9
Overview:
Song Geurim is a radio program writer who isn't exactly talented in writing. She's got the passion, initiative, and drive, but due to her lack of writing skills, she still remains an assistant writer. When she was young, the radio was the only thing in the world that she could share with her blind mother. She was consoled by the sounds of the radio and loved it more than anything, so she became a writer. When her radio program is on the verge of cancellation, she succeeds in casting a top actor Ji Suho, who can't do anything without a script.I Need Romance
5.167
Overview:
Revolves around three thirty-something career women and their complicated love lives.Twenty Again
7.7
Overview:
Due to an unplanned pregnancy, Ha No Ra married young and dropped out of school. But after two decades as a housewife, she finally gets the chance to experience college, alongside her 20-year-old son Kim Min Soo and his girlfriend Oh Hye Mi. Further complicating things, No Ra already has a strained student-teacher relationship, as her husband Kim Woo Chul and her first love Cha Hyun Suk wind up being her professors.Secret Door
4.7
Overview:
A re-imagining of the legendary tale of the troubled father-son relationship between King Yeongjo and his only son Prince Sado. While his father insists on a strong and centralized government, Crown Prince Sado promotes social justice and equality throughout the kingdom. Throughout eight fateful years, the strain on their relationship — both familial and political — eventually evolves into a total breakdown, ending with one of the most tragic stories in Joseon history.Battle for Happiness
4.8
Overview:
A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.Air City
6.667
Overview:
A complicated romance begins when a woman falls in love with a man and gets lost between love and friendship.The Guest
8.15
Overview:
The story of a psychic, a priest, and a detective who fight unusual crimes committed by strange powers.Triangle
6.9
Overview:
When three brothers were very young, they lost their parents. The three brothers were then separated and lived apart for 20 years without knowing of each other. They then meet again unexpectedly and begin their relationship as brothers. Jang Dong-Soo (Lee Beom-Soo) is the oldest brother. He works as a detective. Jang Dong-Woo (Siwan) is the youngest brother. He was adopted by a rich family when he was a baby and became Yoon Yang-Ha. He is cynical and cold.Killer Girl K
6.9
Overview:
Cha Yeon Jin is a high school girl whose outwardly normal existence and reticent character masks her true identity: she is a professional assassin who is seeking vengeance for her mother after watching her killed in front of her eyes. She infiltrates SS1, the secret organization that her mother was connected to, by becoming one of their killers, all the while trying to track down her mother's murderer.God's Quiz
5.7
Overview:
Han Jin Woo, Korea’s top medical examiner, leads a team of experts in conducting a medical crime investigation after strange events and mysterious deaths occur in a hospital. He first clashes with but is later aided by Kang Kyung Hee, an attractive female detective who possesses excellent skill in martial arts and a strong sense of justice.Shining Days
4.5
Overview:
Yeon Woo grew up happy in a loving family. One day, her father had died mysteriously, and her mother remarried a man who was 10 years younger than her. Misfortunes never come singly. Her mother died of Wilson’s disease and her step-father ran away with money. Min Ho, an old friend of hers, is always there to comforther. Min Ho decided to be a policeman to catch a murderer who killed Yeon Woo’s father. Eun Sup came back to Korea with the sole purpose of stopping his lover Soo Ah from getting married, but Soo Ah gave him an outright denial. To make matter wose, his father sent people over to his hotel to catch him. He ran away from the hotel and he accidentally fell into the subway track and became unconscious. Yeon Woo saw the whole scene in the platform and saved his life. Eun Sup asked her if he could stay in her place temporarily since he had no place to go. So Yeon Woo, Min Ho and Eun Sup all started living in a same house.Now, We Are Breaking Up
6.1
Overview:
Will tell stories of emotional love and breakups. Ha Young-eun, a manager of the design team at a fashion label who is a trendy and intelligent realist. Yoon Jae-guk, a wealthy and popular freelancer photographer who also has the brains and looks. Hwang Chi-sook is a director of the fashion label’s design team who attended high school with Ha Young-eun and Seok Do-hoon is a skilled PR company CEO.K-POP Extreme Survival
3.9
Overview:
Ji Seung Yeon fails her audition piece for an English music college by severely modernizing it, secretly returning home to South Korea in shame. Hiding out at her painfully shy friend's house, she joins him in auditioning to replace popular members of a boy band who are getting too old. Together, she and her friend make it through to a finalized group of eight competing for the few opening spots. No one but her friend and her uncle (director of the pop music company) and his assistant know she's a girl. The leader of the boy band, not in the know, starts questioning his orientation when finding himself progressively attracted to this "boy."Acting
2025For Eagle Brothers (50 Episodes) as Moon Mi-soon
2024The Desperate Chase as Yang Se-ra
2024FAQ as Hye-jin
2023Road to Boston as Yoon-seo
2023Battle for Happiness (16 Episodes) as Oh Yu-jin
2022The Other Child as Hyun-woo
2022Under the Queen's Umbrella (1 Episode) as Nursemaid
2022O’PENing (1 Episode) as Seo Hee-jae
2021Now, We Are Breaking Up (16 Episodes) as Jeon Mi-sook
2021Racket Boys (16 Episodes) as City Wife
2021평생동안 (12 Episodes) as Unknown
2020The Good Detective (1 Episode) as Hye Ok
2020Lingering as Lee Ye-rin
2019The Wind Blows (24 Episodes) as Jo Mi-Kyung
2018The Guest (16 Episodes) as Kil-Young's mother
2018The Pension as Unknown
2018You Drive Me Crazy (4 Episodes) as Lee Hyun-Ji
2018Busted! (1 Episode) as Park Hyo-joo
2018Movie Room (1 Episode) as Self
2018Radio Romance (16 Episodes) as Ra Ra-Hee
2017Fake as Woo Kyung-Hee
2017Blue Busking as Unknown
2016Dr. Romantic (18 Episodes) as Shim Hye-jin
2016Wanted (16 Episodes) as Yeon Woo-Shin
2016No Tomorrow as Lee Hye-ri
2015Love Guide for Dumpees as Joo-Yeon
2015Twenty Again (16 Episodes) as Kim Yi-jin
2015The Classified File as Gil-yong's Wife
2015Kim Je-dong's Talk to You (1 Episode) as Herself
2015Same Bed, Different Dreams (1 Episode) as Herself
2014Secret Door (24 Episodes) as Woon-shim
2014Tazza: The Hidden Card as Little Madam
2014Triangle (26 Episodes) as Kang Jin
2013The Five as Hye-jin
2013The Flu as Teacher Jung
201348m as Park Seon-hee
2012The Chaser (16 Episodes) as Detective Jo
2012K-POP Extreme Survival (14 Episodes) as Team Leader Han Jung Eun
2011Punch as Lee Ho-jeong
2011Killer Girl K (3 Episodes) as Min Ji-young
2011I Need Romance (16 Episodes) as Lee Min-jung
2011Meet the In-Laws as Jin-kyung
2010God's Quiz (16 Episodes) as Moon Soo-An
2010Running Man (1 Episode) as Unknown
2010Secret Agent Miss Oh (16 Episodes) as Park Se-mi
2009Secret as Hye-jin
2009Fortune Salon as Soo-jung
2009Princess Ja Myung (39 Episodes) as Chi-so
2008I Am Happy as Nurse Young-sook
2008The Chaser as Detective Oh Eun-shil
2007Chosun Police (22 Episodes) as Yoe Jin/Jin I
2007Air City (16 Episodes) as Im Ye-won
2007The Elephant on the Bike as Yoo-ri
2005Red Eye as Soo-jin
2004Mr. Gam’s Victory as Shin Hye-young
2004Shining Days (15 Episodes) as Seung Ok
2003Crazy First Love as Indifferent woman
2002Conduct Zero as Princess Oh
2001A Day as Ambulance nurse
2000A Greatest Day as Unknown