Jung Jin-young (actor)

For the B1A4 member, see Jung Jin-young (singer).

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Jin-young (Korean: 정진영; 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 November 2016
Born	(1964-11-19) November 19, 1964 (age 60) Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Seoul National University - Korean Language and Literature
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Agent	Hicon Entertainment[2]
Korean name
Hangul	정진영
RR	Jeong Jinyeong
MR	Chŏng Chinyŏng
Website	http://www.hiconent.co.kr/artist_profile_JUNGJINYOUNG.html

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

Filmography

Film

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1992	Opening the Closed School Gates
1994	For Rosa		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 Renegades	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

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

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	l	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

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 shows

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

Book

• 꼬마삼총사 하롱하롱 탐험대 (1990)

Awards and nominations

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]