Jung Jin-young

Jung Jin-young

60 · Born: Oct 16, 1964

Personal Details

BornOct 16, 1964 Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Jung Jin-young, a renowned South Korean actor, has made a profound impact on the film industry with his versatility and range, captivating audiences in a diverse array of movies. His impressive repertoire includes notable films such as Hi! Dharma!, Bunt, and The Case of Itaewon Homicide, showcasing his adaptability and talent.

However, it is his long-standing creative partnership with the acclaimed director Lee Joon-ik that has truly cemented his status as a household name. This fruitful collaboration has yielded a plethora of critically acclaimed films, including the action-packed Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield and its highly anticipated sequel Battlefield Heroes, as well as the heartwarming drama The Happy Life and the uplifting Sunny.

But it is his iconic portrayal of King Yeonsan in the massive hit King and the Clown that has solidified Jung's position as a leading man in Korean cinema. This role, which garnered widespread acclaim and admiration, has firmly established him as a master of his craft, with a keen ability to bring complex characters to life on the big screen.

Career

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2021
The Gossip
The Gossip as Expert
{"id":231351,"title":"The Book of Fish","year":"2021","character":"King","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-book-of-fish","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_231351.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_231351.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":227841,"title":"Svaha: The Sixth Finger","year":"2019","character":"Chief Hwang","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/svaha-the-sixth-finger","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1fss08kba87g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1fss08kba87g.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":221142,"title":"Heung-boo: The Revolutionist","year":"2018","character":"Jo Hang-ri","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/heung-boo-the-revolutionist","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_221142.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_221142.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":221364,"title":"Grass","year":"2018","character":"Kyung-soo","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/grass-2018","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_221364.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_221364.jpg"},"released":1}
Grass
Grass as Kyung-soo
{"id":223041,"title":"Claire's Camera","year":"2018","character":"Director So Wan-soo","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/claires-camera","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/29d1gvcufcdg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/29d1gvcufcdg.jpg"},"released":1}
Claire's Camera
Claire's Camera as Director So Wan-soo
{"id":219452,"title":"Man of Will","year":"2017","character":"Go Jin-sa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/man-of-will","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_219452.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_219452.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Man of Will
Man of Will as Go Jin-sa
{"id":130741,"title":"The Swindlers","year":"2017","character":"Hwang Yoo-suk","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-swindlers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_130741.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_130741.jpg"},"released":1}
The Swindlers
The Swindlers as Hwang Yoo-suk
{"id":126480,"title":"A Taxi Driver","year":"2017","character":"Reporter Lee","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-taxi-driver","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_126480.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_126480.jpg"},"released":1}
A Taxi Driver
A Taxi Driver as Reporter Lee
{"id":117591,"title":"Pandora","year":"2016","character":"Pyung-sub","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/pandora-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3836d4hnon80.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3836d4hnon80.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Pandora
Pandora as Pyung-sub
{"id":227128,"title":"Time Renegades","year":"2016","character":"Detective Kang","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/time-renegades","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_227128.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_227128.jpg"},"released":1}
Time Renegades
Time Renegades as Detective Kang
{"id":26072,"title":"Gangnam 1970","year":"2015","character":"Kang Gil-soo","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/gangnam-1970","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_26072.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_26072.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Gangnam 1970
Gangnam 1970 as Kang Gil-soo
{"id":13481,"title":"Tabloid Truth","year":"2014","character":"Mr. Park","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tabloid-truth","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_13481.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_13481.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Tabloid Truth
Tabloid Truth as Mr. Park
{"id":80493,"title":"Ode to My Father","year":"2014","character":"Yoon Jin-gyu","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/ode-to-my-father","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_80493.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_80493.jpg"},"released":1}
Ode to My Father
Ode to My Father as Yoon Jin-gyu
{"id":14765,"title":"Miracle in Cell No. 7","year":"2013","character":"Jang Min-hwan","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/miracle-in-cell-no-7","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14765.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14765.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Miracle in Cell No. 7 as Jang Min-hwan
{"id":120431,"title":"Love 911","year":"2012","character":"Detective Oh","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/love-911","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_120431.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_120431.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Love 911
Love 911 as Detective Oh
{"id":120723,"title":"Battlefield Heroes","year":"2011","character":"Kim Yu-sin","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/battlefield-heroes","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_120723.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_120723.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":19206,"title":"Nim-eun-meon-go-sae","year":"2008","character":"Kim Jeong-man","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/nim-eun-meon-go-sae","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_19206.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_19206.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Nim-eun-meon-go-sae
Nim-eun-meon-go-sae as Kim Jeong-man
{"id":26188,"title":"The King and the Clown","year":"2005","character":"King Yeonsan","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-king-and-the-clown","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_26188.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_26188.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":53720,"title":"Guns & Talks","year":"2001","character":"Inspector Cho","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/guns-talks","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_53720.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_53720.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Guns & Talks
Guns & Talks as Inspector Cho
{"id":225144,"title":"The Ring Virus","year":"1999","character":"Choi Yeol","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-ring-virus","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6lojvhnfsdr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6lojvhnfsdr0.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
The Ring Virus
The Ring Virus as Choi Yeol
{"id":231883,"title":"Me and Me","year":"2020","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/me-and-me-2020","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_231883.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_231883.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Me and Me
Me and Me as Director, Screenplay