James Parker — My Father Character Profile

About James Parker

Lead role played by Daniel Henney. An army captain in the United States Forces Korea who searches for his biological parents and investigates why his father is on death row, uncovering long-held truths about his father's life.

James Parker — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Daniel Henney

Appears in

My Father (2007)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• James Parker — Professional Informant — Jeolla-do Dialect Prisoner (Lee Tae-rim)

  The prisoner provides valuable information to James

• James Parker — Professional Informant — Mr. Park (Lee Sang-hee)

  Mr. Park provides information to James

• James Parker — Social Friend — MC (Lee Geum-hee)

  MC provides social support to James

• James Parker — Alliance Ally — Officer Kim (Jeon Kuk-hwan)

  Officer Kim assists James with the investigation

• James Parker — Professional Spiritual Advisor — Father Moon (Choi Jong-ryul)

  Father Moon offers spiritual guidance to James

• James Parker — Conflict Antagonist — Shin Yo-sup (Kim In-kwon)

  Shin Yo-sup opposes James's investigation into his father's case

• James Parker — Professional Mentor — Jang Min-ho (Ahn Suk-hwan)

  Jang Min-ho provides guidance to James during his investigation

• James Parker — Romantic Love Interest — Gong Eun-ju (Choi Jung-won)

  Potential romantic relationship during James's investigation

• James Parker — Family Biological Father — Hwang Nam-cheol (Kim Yeong-cheol)

  James discovers Hwang Nam-cheol is his biological father who is on death row

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More characters from My Father

• Hwang Nam-cheol (Kim Yeong-cheol)
• Gong Eun-ju (Choi Jung-won)
• Jang Min-ho (Ahn Suk-hwan)
• Garibong Motel Young Man (Lee Geon-moon)
• Shin Yo-sup (Kim In-kwon)
• Father Moon (Choi Jong-ryul)
• [Prison Visitation Guard] (Kim Kwang-shik)
• Officer Kim (Jeon Kuk-hwan)
• MC (Lee Geum-hee)
• Mr. Park (Lee Sang-hee)
• Jeolla-do Dialect Prisoner (Lee Tae-rim)