He is also known for the film roles of Sonny in Do the Right Thing (1989), Detective Brian in Falling Down (1993), Mike Yanagita in Fargo (1996), and Lieutenant Nescaffier in The French Dispatch (2021).

[1] The son of Korean immigrants, Park began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning into acting.

[1] "[T]he 1st AD (assistant director), in a short tirade, called an Asian-American actor to the set over a walkie-talkie with the words, 'I don't have time for this!

In 1997, Park wrote a mission statement in which he called for Hollywood to portray people of Asian descent in a less disparaging light.

He wrote the statement after witnessing a racist incident while appearing in a guest role on the television series Friends.