Grace Park (14 March 1974) is an American/Canadian actress who portrays Officer Kono Kalakaua on the Hawaii Five-0
Life & Career[]
Grace Park was born on March 14, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Hawaii Five-0, Battlestar Galactica (2004) and Edgemont (2000).
At age 25, Park was cast as high school student Shannon Ng on the Canadian teen soap opera Edgemont. In 2003, she gained recognition as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii and Sharon "Athena" Agathon on Battlestar Galactica. She continued to play the same or related characters in subsequent series and films.
Park had a role in the 2007 movie West 32nd, a crime drama set in New York City's Korean neighbourhood. She appeared as Lt. Sandra Telfair in Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, along with her Battlestar Galactica co-star, Tricia Helfer. In 2008, she had co-starring roles in the A&E series The Cleaner until it was cancelled on September 25, 2009, and the CBC series The Border until it was cancelled in 2010.
In 2009, Park had a cameo role on the ninth season, twentieth episode of television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, entitled "A Space Oddity". She appeared as a fan in a crowd at a science fiction convention, objecting to a gritty remake of a Star Trek-like series, comparable to the Battlestar Galactica remake in which she starred. In 2009, she reprised her role from Battlestar Galactica in the television movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. In 2010, she appeared in the Fox series Human Target as Eva Kahn.
In 2010, Park was cast as Kono Kalakaua, a main character in the CBS revival of Hawaii Five-0. On June 30, 2017, during the controversy Park announced that she is leaving and departure Hawaii Five-0 along with co-star Daniel Dae Kim) to salary dispute with CBS, opting not to renew their contract and would not appear in season eight.
On June 27, 2018, it reveals that Park joins the series of ABC's A Million Little Things as Katherine to replace Anne Son.[1]
Personal life[]
She has been married to real estate developer Phil Kim since 2004. They have one son. -IMBd
Notes[]
Trivia[]
- Spoke English in the family home, knows a little French (being raised and educated in Canada).
- Born in Los Angeles, but moved to Canada at 22 months. Considers herself American and Korean, but a Canadian native.
- Has a Bachelor or Arts degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia.
- Park (A Million Little Things) and Daniel Dae Kim (The Good Doctor) who reunite to them working now on ABC.
Hawaii Episode Guide[]
References[]
- ↑ A Million Little Things - Grace Park of Hawaii Five-0 joins the cast to replace Anne Son. TVSeriesFinale - Jessica Pena, June 27, 2018
External links[]
- Grace Park on A Million Little Things Wiki
- Grace Park on Wikipedia
- Grace Park at TriviaTribute.com
| Hawaii Five-0 Cast | |
|---|---|
| Final | Alex O'Loughlin • Scott Caan • Ian Anthony Dale • Meaghan Rath • Beulah Koale • Katrina Law • Chi McBride • Taylor Wily • Dennis Chun • Kimee Balmilero |
| Former | Daniel Dae Kim • Grace Park • Jorge Garcia • Masi Oka • Michelle Borth |
| Other | Lauren German • Taryn Manning • Teilor Grubbs • Larisa Oleynik • Reiko Aylesworth |