Jeon Sung-woo

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.

Jeon Sung-woo (Korean: 전성우; born December 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor. In 2007, he made his debut as a musical actor at the age of 20 in Lee Yun-taek's production of the musical Dream on Mars.^[1] Since then, he has ventured into television, making his debut in 2015 with a minor role in the drama Six Flying Dragons. Jeon is recognized for his notable supporting roles in various dramas, including The Fiery Priest, Designated Survivor: 60 Days, Diary of a Prosecutor, and The First Responders.

Jeon Seong-woo
Born	(1987-12-30) December 30, 1987 (age 37) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Sungkyunkwan University – Performing Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Agent	High Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	전성우
Hanja	全晟佑
Revised Romanization	Jeon Seong-u
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏn Sŏngu

Early life

Jeon was born on December 30, 1987 in Seoul. Since childhood, He always wanted to be a famous celebrity. He convinced his parents to let him attend Anyang Art High School [ko]. Later, he joined the Department of Acting and Arts at Sungkyunkwan University, where he crossed paths with director Lee Yun-taek. Lee Yun-taek saw that Jeon had all the qualities of a talented actor, including acting skills, dancing ability, singing talent, a high-pitched voice, and a delicate and gentle appearance.^[2] In 2007, Jeon debuted as a musical actor at the age of 20 in Lee Yun-taek's musical Dream on Mars in which he portrayed the young version of Jeongjo of Joseon.^[1]

Career

In 2012, Jeon and Kim Tae-hoon played Seo-dong in the play The Birth of Flirting Season 2, which was based on the clever premise of Princess Sunhwa of Silla and Seodong, a nobleman from Baekje. Baek Eun-hye and Shin Ju-yeon portrayed Princess Sunhwa, while Yoon Kyung-ho and Oh Dae-hwan played Hae-myeong. Yook Hyun-wook and Kim Hae-jeong portrayed Nam Yi and Soon Yi, and Choi Jeong-hwa and Lee Eun-jin portrayed the commentator and master of manipulation, Go-su. It was performed at the PMC Daehakro Freedom Theater from the 24th to the 29th of April. Debuting in November of the previous year in Daehakro, it received high praise for its well-structured composition and unique characters.^[3]

In 2013, Jeon plays the role of Lee Mong-ryong, in musical Indangsu Love Song. It is an original musical that combines the stories of Korea's representative classic novels, The Tale of Chunhyang and The Tale of Simcheong. It premiered in 2002 and celebrates its 11th anniversary in 2013.^[4]

For his portrayal of Michael in The Elephant Song and of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jeon won the Best Actor Award in the Theater Category at the 2016 Stagetalk Audience Choice Awards.^[5]

In February 2015, Jeon signed with Kda Company and consequently made his television debut in the sageuk Six Flying Dragons in which he was only credited as a student.^[6] The following year, he played a fellow in the department of anesthesiology in the medical melodrama A Beautiful Mind.^[7] He also made his film debut in The Table.^[8] In 2017, he appeared in the crime drama Oh, the Mysterious.^[9]

In July 2018, Jeon signed with High Entertainment and later appeared in KBS Drama Special - "Too Bright for Romance" and tvN Drama Stage - "Water Scale".^[10][11]

In 2019, Jeon appeared in the SBS Friday-Saturday comedy crime drama The Fiery Priest as the young pastor. The drama was a hit and recorded the highest average rating of the year (16.1% nationwide and 18.1% in Seoul). His character received a lot of love.^[12][13]

In the same year, Jeon also appeared in the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama The Lies Within as Agent Seo Ji-won. The drama also achieved decent ratings. From December 16, 2019, to February 11, 2020, Jeon appeared in the JTBC drama Designated Survivor: 60 Days as an NIS terrorism task force cyber specialist in the political thriller. Afterward, he portrayed Kim Jung-woo, a new prosecutor at the Regional Prosecutor's Office who enjoys using social media, in the legal television series Diary of a Prosecutor.^[14][13] In September 2020, Jeon appeared in the KBS weekend drama Homemade Love Story as Hwang Na-ro.^[12]

In 2023, Jeon appeared in the SBS Friday-Saturday drama The First Responders as Han Se-jin. He showed chilling acting skills while portraying the main villain, Dex.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	The Table	Min-ho	[8]
2017	Sky Flute	O-reum
2017	The Man Only I Can See	Genius	[15]
2023	The Point Men	Secretary Cha	[16]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015–2016	Six Flying Dragons	Student	[6]
2016	A Beautiful Mind	Hong Kyung-soo	[7]
2017–2018	Oh, the Mysterious	Scab	[9]
2018	KBS Drama Special – "Too Bright for Romance"	Lee Pil-yong	[10]
	Drama Stage – "Water Scale"	Jin-cheol	[11]
2019	The Fiery Priest	Han Sung-gyu / Father Marco	[12]
	Designated Survivor: 60 Days	Seo Ji-won	[14]
2019–2020	Diary of a Prosecutor	Kim Jeong-woo	[13]
2020–2021	Homemade Love Story	Hwang Na-ro	[17]
2022–2023	The First Responders 2	Han Se Jin	[18]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2024	Goodbye Earth	Woo Seong-jae / Damian	[19]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Talkmon	Cast member	[20]
2019	Surfing House [ko]	Main host	[21]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2018	"The Other Day" (별 시)	Park Hyo-shin	[22]

Stage

Musicals

List of acting performances in musicals

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2007	Dream on Mars	화성에서 꿈꾸다	Jeongjo of Joseon (young)	Seoul Arts Center Opera House	March 15–22	[23][24]
2010–2011	Hwarang	화랑	Sa Da-ham [ko]	Daehakro Open Theater	June 11–February 27	[25]
2011	Spring Awakening	스프링 어웨이크닝	Ernst Röbel	Doosan Art Centre Yeongang Hall	June 3–September 4	[26]
2011–2012	Thrill Me	쓰릴 미	Nathan Leopold	Chungmu Art Hall Middle Theatre Black	November 29–February 26	[27]
2012	Black Mary Poppins	블랙 메리 포핀스	Herman	Art One Theater in the Daehangno	May 8–July 29	[28]
2012–2013	Samcheon – Flower of Ruin	삼천-망국의 꽃	Jin Jang-goon	Daehakro T.O.M. Building 1	October 26–January 20	[29]
2013	Thrill Me	쓰릴 미	Nathan Leopold	The stage	May 17–October 6	[30]
	Indangsu Love Song	인당수 사랑가	Mong-ryong	Hongik University Daehakro Art Center Grand Theater	September 7–November 3	[31]
2013	The Goddess Is Watching	여신님이 보고 계셔	Ryu Sun-ho	Daehangno Art One Theater	January 15–March 10	[32]
				Chungmu Art Hall Small Theatre Blue	August 7-11	[33]
2014				Doosan Art Centre Yeongang Hall	April 26–July 27	[34]
				Goyang Eoullim Nuri Eoullim Theater	November 14–16
	Thrill Me	쓰릴 미	Nathan Leopold	Uniplex 2	August 8–October 26	[35]
	On-Stage Season 2	온스테이지 시즌2	Himself	Uniplex Hall 1 (The Great Theatre)	November 18–23
2015	Bare: The Musical	베어 더 뮤지컬	Jason	Doosan Art Centre Yeongang Hall	June 17–August 23	[36]
2017–2018	Memories of Matsuko	혐오스런 마츠코의 일생	Youichi Ryu	Doosan Art Centre Yeongang Hall	October 27–January 7	[37]
2018	Maybe Happy Ending	어쩌면 해피엔딩	Oliver	Vivaldi Park Hall, Daemyung Cultural Factory Building 1, Seoul	November 13, 2018, to February 10, 2019	[38]
2020				Yes 24 Stage 1, Daehangno	June 30 to September 13, 2020	[39]
2024	Aesop’s Story	이솝이야기	Timos

Theater

List of acting performances in theaterList of acting performances in theater

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2012–2013	The Birth of Flirting	밀당의 탄생 시즌2	Seo-dong	PMC Daehak-ro Free Theatre in Daehak-ro	February 24th to April 29th	[40]
2014	M. Butterfly	엠.버터플라이	Song Li-ling	Art One Theatre 1 in Daehak-ro, Seoul	March 8th to June 1st.	[41][42]
	Deathtrap	데스트랩	Clifford Anderson	DCF Daemyung Culture Factory Building 2	July 9—September 21, 2014	[43]
2015	M. Butterfly	엠.버터플라이	Song Li-ling	Doosan Arts Center Yonkang Hall	April 11 to June 7	[44]
2015	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time	한밤중에 개에게 일어난 의문의 사건	Christopher	Gwanglim Art Center BBCH Hall	November 27–February 6	[45]
2016	The Elephant Song	엘리펀트 송	Michael Alin	Vivaldi Park Hall, Building 1, DCF Daemyung Culture Factory	April 22nd to May 30th	[46]
2017				Soo-hyun Theatre	September 6–November 26, 2017	[47]
2021	Mouthpiece	마우스피스	Declan Swan	Daehakro Art One Theatre 2	November 12 to January 30	[48]
	The Elephant Song	엘리펀트 송	Michael Alin	Yes 24 Stage Hall 3	November 26 to February 13, 2022	[49][50]
2023	The Amadeus	아마데우스	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts M Theatre	February 12 to April 11, 2023	[51]
	The Elephant Song	엘리펀트 송	Michael Alin	Yes 24 Stage Hall 3	November 17 to February 13	[52][53]
	The Nature of Forgetting	네이처 오브 포겟팅	Tom	Daehak-ro Art One Theatre 2	December 1 to January 28, 2024	[54]
2024	Bread	빵야	Bbangya	Art Center 1, Daehakro, Jongno-gu, Seoul	June 18–September 8	[55]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
SBS Drama Awards	2019	Best Supporting Team	The Fiery Priest	Won
	2023	Scene Stealer Award	The First Responders 2	Nominated	[56]
Stagetalk Audience Choice Awards	2016	Best Actor (Theater)	The Elephant Song The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time	Won	[5]