Jung Jin-young (actor)

Jung Jin-young (born November 19, 1964) is a South Korean actor.[3] He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma!, Bunt,[4] and The Case of Itaewon Homicide. Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Lee Joon-ik, as Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield and its sequel Battlefield Heroes, The Happy Life,[5] Sunny,[6] and particularly for his role as King Yeonsan in the hugely successful King and the Clown.[7][8][9][10]

Jung Jin-young
Jung in 2011
Born (1964-11-19) November 19, 1964 (age 59)
EducationSeoul National University - Korean Language and Literature
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
AgentHycon Entertainment[2]
Korean name
Hangul
정진영
Revised RomanizationJeong Jin-yeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chinyŏng

Jung also appeared in the television series The Kingdom of The Winds, Dong Yi,[11][12] Brain,[13] and Love Rain.

Filmography edit

Film edit

As actor edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 Opening the Closed School Gates
1994 로자를 위하여 Short film
1995 Terrorist
1997 Green Fish 3rd brother also credited as assistant director
Partner
1998 A Promise Eom Gi-tak
1999 The Ring Virus Choi Yeol
2000 Bichunmoo
2001 Prison World Cup
Guns & Talks
Hi! Dharma! Cheong-myeong [14]
2003 Wild Card Oh Young-dal
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield [15]
2004 Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul Monk Jeong-myeong
Chul-soo and Young-hee Bulldog teacher Cameo
2005 King and the Clown King Yeonsan [16][17][18][19]
2006 Love Phobia Dr. Chu Cameo
If You Were Me 3 "An Ephemeral Life"
2007 Bunt Heo Jin-gyoo [14]
For Eternal Hearts Professor Soo-yeong Cameo
The Happy Life [15]
2008 Sunny Kim Jeong-man [20]
2009 The Case of Itaewon Homicide Public prosecutor Park
2011 Battlefield Heroes Kim Yoo-sin [15]
S.I.U. Police chief Hwang Doo-soo
2012 Love 911 Detective Oh Cameo
2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Jang Min-hwan Special appearance
2014 Another Promise Judge
Tabloid Truth President Park
Ode to My Father Deok-soo's father
2015 Gangnam Blues Gil-soo
Time Renegade Chief Kang
2016 Pandora Pyeong-seok
Grandfather Kim Yang-don
2017 Claire's Camera Director So Wan-soo
A Taxi Driver Reporter Lee Special appearance
Man of Will Go Jin-sa
The Swindlers Hwang Yoo-seok Special appearance
2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Jo Hang-ri
Grass Kyung-soo
Ode to the Goose Innkeeper
2019 Svaha: The Sixth Finger Chief Hwang
2021 The Book of Fish King Jeongjo Cameo
A Year-End Medley Sang-kyu (Doorman at hotel Emros) [21]

As director edit

Year Title Credit Notes Ref.
2020 Me and Me Director, Writer, Producer

Television series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Unstoppable High Kick! Himself Cameo (Ep. 108)
2008 The Kingdom of The Winds King Yuri [22][23]
2010 Dong Yi Seo Yong-gi
2011 Crossing the Yengdo Bridge Baek Ik-duk
2011–2012 Brain Kim Sang-chul [24]
2012 Love Rain Seo In-ha
2012–2013 Jeon Woo-chi Jeon Woo-chi's Teacher Cameo (Ep. 1 & 6)
2014 Angel Eyes Yoon Jae-bum
2015–2016 Glamorous Temptation Kang Suk-hyun
2018 Sketch Jang Tae-joon
2019 Chief of Staff Lee Seong-min
2020 My Unfamiliar Family Kim Sang-sik
2021 Bulgasal: Immortal Souls Dan Geuk/Kwon Ho-yeol [25]
2024 Queen of Tears Hong Beom-jun [26]

Web series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Yonder Dr. K [27]
May It Please the Court Jang Ki-do [28][29]
2023 Shadow Detective Ki Do-hyung Season 2 [30]
2024 LTNS Baek-ho [31]

Variety show edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002–2006 Unanswered Questions Himself/MC Main Host
2011 MBC Documentary Special (다큐스페셜) Himself/narrator Narrator
Human Survival Challenger in Hawaii (휴먼 서바이벌 도전자) Himself/MC Main Host
I Am a Singer 2

Book edit

  • 꼬마삼총사 하롱하롱 탐험대 (1990)

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1998 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor A Promise Won
1999 36th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
2008 31st Golden Cinematography Awards Most Popular Actor Sunny Won
2008 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries The Kingdom of The Winds Won
2011 33rd Golden Cinematography Awards Best Actor Battlefield Heroes Won
2011 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Brain Won
2015 2015 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Longseries Glamorous Temptation Won
2020 24th Fantasia International Film Festival Special Jury Mention in New Flesh Award for Debut Films Me and Me Won [32]
21st Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Director Won [33]
Cine 21 Awards Best Director Won [34]
2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Nominated [35]
8th Wildflower Film Awards Best New Director Won [36][37]
26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 Best New Director Nominated [38]

References edit

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