Jin Seon-kyu

In this Korean name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Seon-kyu (Korean: 진선규; born September 13, 1977)^[1] is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on the big screen, such as The Outlaws (2017) and Extreme Job (2019). He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2017 for his performance in the film The Outlaws.^[2]

Jin Seon-kyu
Jin in 2019
Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47) Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Education	Korea National University of Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Agent	L'July Entertainment
Spouse	Park Bo-kyung ​ (m. 2011)​
Korean name
Hangul	진선규
Hanja	陳善圭
RR	Jin Seongyu
MR	Chin Sŏn'gyu

Early life and education

Jin was born on September 13, 1977, in Jinhae-gu, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He attended Jinhae High School [ko] and enjoyed sports such as weightlifting, taekwondo, and Hapkido. Jin had a timid personality, but when he started exercising, he became more vibrant.^[3]

In 1996, during his final year of high school, Jin's aspirations took a different direction when he visited a small theater company in Jinhae with a friend. As he watched the cast practice together, he instantly fell in love with acting. Looking back, Jin realizes that he had always been shy and lived in the shadows, while others laughed and talked freely. Seeing this, he longed to immerse himself in that carefree atmosphere. Acting as someone else on stage brought him immense joy.^[3]

During the summer vacation of Jin's senior year in high school, he informed his family about his intention to attend Korea National University of Arts to pursue acting. Some family members questioned if he would consider taking the comedian exam, as they believed that acting required a good-looking face.^[4] His father also discouraged him. As the eldest son in the family, Jin's father wanted him to pursue a stable job due to their family's financial difficulties. Jin said, "This school has lower tuition compared to others, so why not go for it?" Jin's mother borrowed 1.2 million won for the entrance fee, allowing him to secretly enroll in the school. His father only learned about it when Jin presented his acceptance letter from Korea National University of Arts after the summer vacation. Jin then moved to Seoul to join the 3rd batch of the acting department at the university.^[3][5]

He acted in graduation performance of Jang Yu-jeong's musical.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Jin was one of the three founding members of Performance Delivery Service Ganda (簡多), along with Park Bo-kyung and Kim Ji-hyun. Theater Ganda was created during the time when Min Jun-ho was actively participating in regional performances, particularly in the production of The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story. In order to receive support funds and participate in festivals, they needed to have a theater company. That's why Min Jun-ho decided to establish Theater Ganda. The second batch of members included actors Kim Min-jae, Lee Hee-joon, Jeong Seon-ah, Park Min-jung, Jeong Yeon, Woo Ji-soon, and director Lee Jae-jun.^[6]

Jin Seon-gyu debuted in 2004 with the play The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story.^[7]

Jin Seon-gyu, who made his televion debut with the MBC drama 'Road Number One' (directed by Kim Jin-min) in 2010, appeared in dramas such as 'Mushin' (2012, directed by Kim Jin-min), 'Pride and Prejudice' (2014, directed by Kim Jin-min) and 'Three Days' (2014, directed by Shin Kyung-soo). Recently, he confirmed his appearance in the sequel to MBC's weekend drama 'The Rosy Lovers', 'The Woman' (directed by Kim Geun-hong).^[8]

Jin auditioned for the role of Wen Sung-rok, a member of the Black Dragon faction from Yanbian, China, in Kang Yun-seong's movie "The Outlaws." After winning the Best Supporting Actor award unanimously from the judges at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in that role, he rose to stardom in the film industry.^[9][10]

He appears in movie "Confidential Assignment 2: International" as Jang Myeong-jun. He portrays a villain from North Korea who serves as the head of a global criminal organization.^[11]

Personal life

Jin Seon-kyu married actress Park Bo-kyung in 2011 and has two children, a son and a daughter.^[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	Ghost Market Gang		[14]
2011	Poongsan	North Korean army
	Mama	Dong-sook's Doctor
2012	Helpless	Purser
	All Bark No Bite	Choong-mo
	Mr. XXX-Kisser	Tunnel Reporter
2014	Tabloid Truth	Nam-heung
	Venus Talk	Deputy Kim
2015	The Sound of a Flower	School Magazine Manager
	Love Guide for Dumpees	Man at the cafe
2016	The Hunt	Kim Joong-hyeon (Yang-soon's father)
	Tunnel	Equipment Officer
2017	The Mayor	Gil-soo
	The Merciless	Security Section Chief
	The Outlaws	Wi Seong-rak
	The Fortress	Cho-gwan Lee Doo-gap
	The Swindlers	Cousin Brother	Cameo
2018	Herstory	Photographer's voice	Cameo
	Dark Figure of Crime	Detective Jo		[15]
	Intimate Strangers	Facebook man's voice	Cameo
	The Villagers	Kwak Byeong-doo
	Unfinished	Kim Cham-sa's Bodyguard 3, Kkong-chi
2019	Extreme Job	Detective Ma		[16]
	Svaha: The Sixth Finger	Monk Hae-an		[17]
	Money	Park Chang-goo		[18]
	Roman	Young Nam-bong	Cameo	[19]
	Long Live the King	Jo Gwang-choon		[20]
	Warning: Do Not Play	Kim Jae-hyeon		[21]
	Man of Men	Dae-gook		[22]
2021	Space Sweepers	Tiger Park / Park Kyung-soo	Netflix film	[23]
	Taeil	Tae-il's Father	Animated film	[24][25]
2022	Kingmaker	A farmer who goes to Seo Chang-dae's drugstore	Special appearance	[26]
	Confidential Assignment 2: International	Jang Myung-jun		[27][28]
2023	Count	Si-heon		[29]
	Honey Sweet	Byeong-hoon		[30]
2024	Alienoid: Return to the Future	Neung-pa		[31]
	Uprising	Kim Ja-ryeong	Netflix film	[32]
	Amazon Bullseye	Bang-sik		[33]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Road No. 1	Go Man-yong
2012	The Great Seer	Lee Han-baek
	God of War	Gab-i
2014	Three Days	Tattoo man killer
2015	Make a Woman Cry	Hwang Kyeong-soo
	Man of Men		Extra
	Six Flying Dragons	Nam-eun
2016	Marriage Contract	Oh Mi-ran's doctor
	The Doctors	Kim Chi-hyeon
	Entourage	Eun-gab's friend	Cameo (episode 3–4 & 6)
2017	Man to Man		Cameo
	Live Up to Your Name	Yeon-i's father
2018	Lawless Lawyer	Motorcycle Officer Park	Cameo (episode 1)
2019	Be Melodramatic	Drama hero	Cameo (episode 1 & 16)	[34]
2021	Vincenzo	unnamed robber #1, acting as a limousine taxi driver	Cameo (episode 1)	[35]
	One the Woman	Chicken delivery man		[36]
2022	Through the Darkness	Gook Young-soo		[37]
	Love All Play	A sushi restaurant owner	Cameo (episode 1)	[38]
	Behind Every Star	himself	Cameo (episode 2–3)	[39]
2023	King the Land	the policeman	Cameo (episode 4)	[40]
	Revenant	Gu Kang-mo	Cameo	[41]
	The Uncanny Counter	Ma Joo-seok	Season 2	[42]
2025	The Witch		Cameo	[43]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019–2020	Kingdom	Deok-seong	Season 1–2
2022	Bargain	Noh Hyung-soo		[44]
	Big Bet	So Jin-seok		[45]
TBA	Aema	Gu Jung-ho		[46]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022–2023	Europe Outside Your Tent	Cast Member	Season 1 and 3	[47]

Music Video

Year	Song name	Artist	Ref.
2017	"Cold"	Yoon Jong-shin and Jung-in

Stage

Musical

Musical play performances

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2001	Flower Shop of Fear	공포의 꽃가게	guest number 1, Stein	KNUA Arts Theater	May 9 to 12	[48]
2003	Dressing... Shall We Do It?	드레싱 해드릴까요?		KNUA Arts Theatre		[49]
2004	The Wormwood	쑥부쟁이	Hunter, Immature younger siblings	Jeonju Jarimwon Auditorium	April 26	[50]
				Iksan Circle Rehabilitation Center Outdoor Stage	April 27
				Jinan Jinsol Alternative School outdoor stage	April 29
				Gyeongsan Cheonggu Rehabilitation Center Auditorium	May 1
				Yangsan Evergreen House Auditorium	May 3
				Jeongseon Kangwon Land Resort Grand Volume	May 5
				Hapcheon Wongyeong High School Auditorium	May 7
				Goryeong St. Joseph Rehabilitation Center Auditorium	May 8
				Uiryeong Eunkwang School Auditorium	May 10
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story	거울공주 평강이야기	Wild boy	Hansung Art Hall 4	October 12 to November 7	[51]
				Seoul Arts Center	December 13 to 15	[52]
	Finding Mr. Destiny	김종욱 찾기	Multiman	Seoul Arts Center	December 17 to 19	[52]
2005	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story Small Theater Festival	거울공주 평강이야기	Wild boy	Small Theater Festival	January 25, 27 to February 20	[53] [54]
					March 1 to 27	[55]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story The 2nd Busan International Theater Festival	거울공주 평강이야기		Busan Cultural Center and Busan Citizens' Center	May 5 to 15	[56]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story The Uijeongbu International Music Theatre Festival	의정부국제음악극축제; 거울공주 평강이야기 – 아카펠라 뮤지컬		Uijeongbu Arts Center (Foundation) small theater	May 21 to 22	[57]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story The Chuncheon International Theater Festival	거울공주 평강이야기		Gangwon-do Chuncheon City Culture and Arts Center	June 26 to 30	[58]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story The Milyang Summer Performing Arts Festival	거울공주 평강이야기		Miryang Summer Performing Arts Festival	July 26 to October 30	[59]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story 17th Geochang International Theater Festival	(제17회) 거창국제연극제; 거울공주 평강이야기		Gamnamu Theater	July 31	[60]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story The 2005 Gwacheon Hanmadang Festival	거울공주 평강이야기		Civic Center Small Theater	September 23 to 24	[61]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story	거울공주 평강이야기		Daehakro Guerrilla Theater	September 27 to October 5	[62]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story The 2005 Seoul Arts Market	거울공주 평강이야기		National Theater in Jangchung-dong, Seoul	October 6 to 8	[63]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story	거울공주 평강이야기		Inkel Art Hall Building 2	October 12 to November 7	[64]
2005–2006	Oh! While You were Sleeping	오! 당신이 잠든사이		Daehakro Yeonwoo Small Theater	December 1 to January 8	[65]
2006	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story	거울공주 평강이야기	Wild Boy	Arko Arts Theater small theater	February 3 to 19	[66]
	The Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story	거울공주 평강이야기 – 당신을 뮤지컬 마니아로 만들 새로운 응원가; 살롱드라마시리즈 2		Ansan Arts Center (Foundation) Byulmuri Theater	July 14 to 15	[67]
2007–2008	Finding Mr. Destiny Season 3	김종욱 찾기 시즌3	Multiman	JTN Art Hall 1 (Daehakro Arts Plaza Hall 1)	October 23 – February 17	[68][69]
2008	The Story of Mirror Princess Pyeonggang	거울공주 평강이야기	Wild Boy	Daehakro Naeon Theater	August 10	[70]
	Finding Mr. Destiny Season 3	김종욱 찾기 시즌3	Multiman	JTN Art Hall 1 (Daehakro Arts Plaza Hall 1)	September 5	[71]
2009				Daegu Bongsan Cultural Center Grand Performance Hall (Gaon Hall)	January 14 – February 15
				Daejeon Arts Center Ensemble Hall	February 26 – March 1
2009–2010	Jeomjeom	점점	Kim Bo-sal	Chungmu Art Hall Medium theater black	November 25 to February 7	[72]
2012–2013	Legally Blonde	리걸리 블론드	Emmet	COEX Artium Hyundai Art Hall	Nov 17 – Mar 17	[73]
	Mirror Princess Pyeonggang Story	거울공주 평강이야기	wild boy	Daehakro SH Art Hall	December 11 – March 31	[74]
2013–2014	Agatha	아가사	Roy	Lee Hae-rang Arts Theatre	Dec 31 – Feb 23	[75]
2014				Yes 24 Stage 2	Mar 1 – Apr 27
	The Goddess is Watching	여신님이 보고 계셔	Lee Chang-seop	Doosan Art Center Yeongang Hall	Apr 26 – Jul 27	[76]
2015	The Dwarfs	난쟁이들	Big	Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black	Feb 27 – April 26	[77]
2019	Navillera	나빌레라	Shim Deok-chul	Seoul Arts Centre CJ Towol Theatre	May 1–12	[78]
2021	Taeil	태일	Taeil	Daehakro Team	Feb 23 – May 2	[79]

Theater

Theater play performances

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2000	Woyzeck	보이첵	businessman, soldier	KNUA Arts Theater	April 20	[80]
2001	Barbarian Woman Ongnyeo	오랑캐 여자 옹녀		KNUA Arts Theater	May 17–19	[81]
	Hamlet in Blue	햄릿인 블루		KNUA Arts Theatre	November 1 to 3	[82]
2002	Our Country's Right	우리나라 우투리		Seoul Arts Center Jayu Small Theater	August 23 to September 1	[83]
	The Hen Who Came Out of the Yard	마당을 나온 암탉	traveler, green hair	Cultural Center small theater	January 23 to February 17	[84]
2003	De La Guarda	델라구아다	acrobat	Sejong Center for the Performing Arts	April 31	[85]
	Lovers of the Greek Drama	희랍극의 연인들
	Open Couple		Lighting Staff	Cultural Arts Foundation Academic Blue	April 18–19	[86]
2004	The Story of Hareuk	하륵이야기	Emmett	Seoul Arts Center Jayu Small Theater	January 15 to February 8	[87]
2006	The Mask	더 마스크	Cleaning lady
2007	Chilsu and Mansu	칠수와 만수	Man-su	Yeonwoo Small Theater	March 30 to July 29	[88]
	That Bastard Loved	그자식 사랑했네		Arko Art Theater	December 11 to 30	[89]
2007–2008	Annapurna of My Heart	내 마음의 안나푸르나	son-in-law	Daehakro Theater	May 16 to June 18
2008	Shall we go to karaoke... and talk?	우리 노래방 가서... 얘기 좀 할까?	father	Parade to commemorate the opening of Daehakro Naeon Theater	March 7 to April 6	[70][90]
	That Bastard Loved	그자식 사랑했네			April 12 to May 12	[70][91]
	Annapurna of My Heart	내 마음의 안나푸르나	son-in-law		May 16 to June 18	[70][92][93]
	End Room	끝방			June 24 – July 20	[70]
	The Mask	더 마스크			September 1	[94]
	Once Upon a Time	옛날 옛적에			September 3	[70]
2009	Shall we go to karaoke... and talk?	우리 노래방 가서... 얘기 좀 할까?	Karaoke owner	Arirang Art Hall in Seongbuk-gu	March 6
	The Tale of a Slow Thief	늘근도둑 이야기	younger thief	Sangmyung Art Hall
2011	Bald Female Singer	대머리 여가수	Mr. Seo	Daehakro SM Art Hall	Jan 14 – Mar 31
	If I'm with You	너와 함께라면	father	Gyeonggi Arts Center Cozy Small Theater	Oct 22–23
2011–2012			Koiso Kunitaro	COEX Art Hall	April 22 – Jan 1
2012	Chilsu and Mansu	칠수와 만수	Mansu	Daehakro T.O.M. Building 1	May 4 – July 8
2012–2013	That place	거기	Byeongdo	Art One Theater Hall 3	Seo 7 – Feb 4
2013	Me and Grandpa	나와 할아버지	Grandpa	Art One Theater Hall 3	Feb 2 – April 20	[95]
	The Story of Fairy	선녀씨 이야기	Jong-woo	Art Center K Nemo Theater	Aug 16 – Sep 15	[96]
2013–2014	Almost, Maine	올모스트 메인	East	Art Plaza 4, Daehak-ro	Nov 11 – Jan 19	[97]
2014	Me and Grandpa	나와 할아버지 – 고양	Jun-hee	Art One Theater Hall 3	Feb 2 – April 20	[98]
	Autumn Fireflies	가을 반딧불이	Bunpei	Seoul Arts Center Jayu Small Theater	Jun 19 – Jul 20	[99]
	Shall We Go to the Karaoke and Talk?	우리 노래방가서 얘기 좀 할까	Min-jae	Dongsung Art Centre Small Theatre	Aug 9 – Oct 19	[100]
					Oct 6
				Gyeonggi Art Centre Small Theatre	Dec 24–25
2014–2015	Hot Summer	뜨거운 여름	Jae-hee	Dongsung Art Center Small Theater	Nov 1 – Jan 11	[101]
2015	Me and Grandpa	나와 할아버지 – 고양	Grandpa	Yegreen Theater	May 5 – Aug 2	[102]
	Hot Summer	뜨거운 여름	Jae-hee	Daehak-ro Jayu Theater	August 11 to November 1	[103]
2016	Me and Grandpa	나와 할아버지 – 고양	Grandpa	Gangdong Art Center Small Theater Dream	June 9—11	[104]
2017	New Humanity's 100% Debate	신인류의 백분토론	Jeon Jin-ki	Arko Arts Theater Small Theater	February 10 to 26	[105]
				Art One Theater 3	May 19 to July 9	[106]
				Goyang Aram Nuri Sara Sae Theater	July 15 to 22	[107]
2018	Doosan Humanities Theater 2018 Altruism – Nassim	두산인문극장 2018 이타주의자 – 낫심		Doosan Art Center Space111	April 10—29	[108]
	New Humanity's 100% Debate	신인류의 백분토론	Jeon Jin-ki	Hongik University Daehangno Art Center Small Theater	July 20 to August 19	[109]
2019	Me and Grandpa	나와 할아버지 – 고양	Grandpa	Seokyeong University Performing Arts Center Scone Hall 1	Feb 8 – Mar 8	[110]
2020	Shall We Go to the Karaoke and Talk?	우리 노래방가서 얘기 좀 할까	Min-jae	Seokyeong University Performing Arts Center Scone Hall 1	Feb 8 – Mar 8	[111]
2024	Flower, Past the Stars	꽃, 별이 지나	Jeong-hu	Seokyeong University Performing Arts Center Scone Hall 1	June 8, 2024	[112]

Ambassadorship

• KRX Gold Market Ambassador (2019–present)^[113]
• President of the Alumni Association of Korea National University of Arts^[114]

Accolades

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.
APAN Star Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Through the Darkness	Won	[115]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actor – Film	The Outlaws	Nominated	[116]
	2019		Extreme Job	Nominated	[117]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2017	Best Supporting Actor	The Outlaws	Won	[118]
	2019		Extreme Job	Nominated	[119]
	2021		Space Sweepers	Nominated	[120]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2023	Best Actor	Bargain	Nominated	[121]
Brand of the Year Awards	2019	Film Actor of the Year	—	Won	[122]
Buil Film Awards	2019	Best Supporting Actor	Extreme Job	Nominated	[123]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2018		The Outlaws	Nominated	[124]
	2019		Extreme Job	Nominated	[125]
Film Award of the Year	2018		The Outlaws	Won	[126]
Grand Bell Awards	2018			Nominated	[127]
	2020		Extreme Job	Won	[128]
	2023	Best Actor in a series	Bargain	Pending	[129]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2019	Best Supporting Actor	Extreme Job	Won	[130]
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Through the Darkness	Won	[131]
		Best Supporting Team		Nominated	[132]
	2023	Best Performance	Revenant	Won	[133]
The Seoul Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actor (Film)	The Outlaws	Nominated	[134]
Scene Stealer Festival	2021	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Space Sweepers	Won

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country Or Organization	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
South Korea[note 1]	2019	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[138]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
The Screen	2019	2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies	44th	[139]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[135][136] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[137]