Jin Goo | |
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Born | |
Education | Sahmyook University - Advertising |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Agent | Varo Entertainment |
Spouse | Kim Ji-Hye (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 진구 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jin Gu |
McCune–Reischauer | Chin Ku |
Jin Goo (born July 20, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in Bong Joon-ho's 2009 noir thriller Mother . He is also known for his role in the critically and commercially successful series Descendants of the Sun .
Jin Goo made his television debut in the 2003 gambling drama All In , as the younger version of the protagonist character played by Lee Byung-hun. [2] They reunited onscreen in Kim Jee-woon's film noir A Bittersweet Life , [3] and Jin would later join Lee when he established his own management agency, BH Entertainment.
In 2005, Jin starred in the one-episode drama Saya, Saya ("Bird, Bird"), adapted from the novel written by Shin Kyung-sook about a mother and son who are both deaf. [4] It won the top award in the TV movie/miniseries category of Prix Italia, and the jury praised it as "a magical, moving and poetic story about the power of love with high quality performances." [5]
After a guest appearance as a Korean language teacher on the webisodes of Japanese drama Joshi Deka!, [6] Jin returned to Korean television in 2008's Spotlight , a glimpse into the lives of broadcast news reporters covering the city beat. To prepare for his role, Jin followed a cub reporter for a day, and realized they didn't have time to bathe or even wash their faces. [7] [8]
Though he appeared in little-seen mystery romance The ESP Couple , [9] Jin would become known for playing strong moody characters, such as a low-ranking thug in Yoo Ha's A Dirty Carnival , [10] [11] and a serial killer in Truck. [12] For his portrayal of a secretive doctor in arthouse horror film Epitaph , [13] Jin received a Best New Actor trophy from the Golden Cinematography Awards. [14] [15]
Jin's breakthrough would be his critically acclaimed supporting turn in 2009's Mother . [16] [17] [18] His performance in the Bong Joon-ho thriller earned him recognition from the Grand Bell Awards, [19] the University Film Festival of Korea, [20] and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. [21] [22] [23]
In 2010, Jin shed his hardboiled image to play a down-to-earth, aspiring chef in Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle . He said the film was a great pleasure to make since cooking is a hobby of his, though emulating a professional chef meant undergoing "200 hours of chopping radishes" in order to perfect the motion. He added that after the filming, he was able to make kimchi with his mother, which proved to be a memorable experience. [24] [25]
2011 was a busy year for Jin. Besides appearing in conspiracy thriller Moby Dick, [26] he had a starring role as one of three desperate Joseon soldiers in The Showdown . [27] He also made his stage debut as Nathan in a Korean production of the musical Guys and Dolls . [28] [29] [30] [31]
He next starred in 26 Years , based on Kang Full's manhwa about a plot to assassinate the man responsible for the Gwangju Massacre. [32] Jin had been attached to the project since pre-production began in 2008, [33] but investors backed out due to the politically controversial content. Online donations from thousands of private individuals enabled filming to resume in 2012. [34] Jin was the only holdover from the original cast; initially cast as the young policeman, he now played the more central role of the gangster. [35]
In 2013, he played the titular character in TV series Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek , a success story about a man who comes up to Seoul from the countryside armed with nothing but a high school diploma and a gift for drawing, and through sheer hard work, fights his way to become the best ad man and art director in the business. [36]
Supporting roles followed in thriller The Target , [37] period blockbuster The Admiral: Roaring Currents , [38] and nostalgic musical drama C'est Si Bon . [39] In 2015, Jin starred in Northern Limit Line , a naval thriller about the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong. [40]
2016 was a remarkable year for Jin Goo. He was cast as an elite special forces soldier in Descendants of the Sun , a romantic melodrama written by Kim Eun-sook. [41] The drama was a critical and commercial success in Asia, and led to a surge in popularity for Jin. [42] [43] [44] Later in the year, Jin starred in MBC's melodrama Night Light . [45] [46]
In 2017, Jin starred in the action film One Line , where he played a legendary swindler who joins with a student (Im Si-wan) to rob a bank. [47] He then starred in JTBC's action melodrama Untouchable . [48]
In 2019, Jin starred in the legal drama Legal High , a remake of the Japanese television series of the same name. [49]
In December 2020, Jin signed with new agency Varo Entertainment. [50]
Jin married his girlfriend on September 21, 2014. [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] The couple welcomed a baby boy in June 2015. [56] They welcomed their second child, a baby girl, in November 2016. [57]
Jin completed his mandatory military service in the Republic of Korea Navy military police. [58] [59]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Romantic Assassins | Assassin | [60] |
1+1=6 | Short film | ||
2005 | A Bittersweet Life | Min-gi | |
2006 | A Dirty Carnival | Jong-soo | [61] |
Ice Bar | In-baek | [62] | |
Love Me Not | Mickey / Tae-ho | [63] | |
2007 | Epitaph | Park Jung-nam | [64] |
2008 | Truck | Kim Young-ho | [65] |
The ESP Couple | Su-min | [66] | |
2009 | Mother | Jin-tae | |
2010 | Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle | Seong-chan | |
2011 | The Showdown | Do-young | |
Moby Dick | Yoon Hyuk | ||
Always | Pottery store owner | Cameo [67] | |
2012 | 26 Years | Kwak Jin-bae | |
2014 | The Target | Baek Sung-hoon | |
The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Lim Jun-young | ||
Late Spring | cameo [68] | ||
2015 | C'est Si Bon | Lee Jang-hee (20s) | |
Northern Limit Line | Han Sang-gook | ||
2017 | One Line | Suk-goo | |
2018 | Heung-boo: The Revolutionist | Nolbu | Special appearance [69] |
2021 | You're Precious to Me (My Lovely Angel) | Park Jae-shik | |
2022 | The Witch: Part 2. The Other One | Yong-du | [70] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | All In | young Kim In-ha | |
2004 | MBC Best Theater | Jin-ho | Episode "Where Are Arrows We Shoot?" [71] |
Nonstop 5 | Jin Goo | [72] | |
MBC Best Theater [72] | Bae Sang-woo | Episode "Oshio Ddeokbokki" | |
2005 | HDTV Literature | Little Brother | Episode "Saya, Saya (Bird, Bird)" |
2007 | Joshi Deka! | Korean language teacher | guest, episode 10 and webisode |
2008 | Spotlight | Lee Seon-chul | |
Tokyo Sun Shower | Park Sang-gil | [73] | |
2009 | Swallow the Sun | young Kim Il-hwan | Cameo [74] |
2010 | Athena: Goddess of War | Black agent Jang Hyuk-joon | Cameo, episode 7 [75] |
2013 | Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek | Lee Tae-baek | |
2015 | Beating Again | Ma Dong-wook | Guest [76] |
2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Seo Dae-young | |
Entourage | Himself | Cameo, episode 4 [77] | |
Night Light | Park Gun-woo | ||
2017 | Untouchable | Jang Joon-seo | |
2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Go Sang-wan | Cameo [78] |
2019 | Legal High | Go Tae-rim | |
2022 | A Superior Day | Lee Ho-cheol | [79] |
2024 | Thank You | Hwang Dae-woong | [80] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022–2023 | Shadow Detective | Guk Jin-han | Season 1–2 | [81] |
2022 | The King of the Desert | Chairman | [82] | |
Year | Song title | Artist |
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2007 | "Sonata of Temptation" [83] | Ivy |
2009 | "Shout to the Heart" | Monday Kiz ft. Rhymer |
"Scar" [84] | Monday Kiz | |
"Stupid" [85] | Yoon Seo-jin | |
2013 | "V" [86] | Lee Jung-hyun |
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | 19th KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act / Special / Short Drama | Saya, Saya (Bird, Bird) | Nominated | |
2006 | 5th Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Dirty Carnival | Nominated | |
27th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | |||
2007 | 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
2008 | 31st Golden Cinematography Awards | Best New Actor | Epitaph | Won | [15] |
16th SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Tokyo Sun Shower | Nominated | ||
2009 | 2nd Korea Junior Star Awards | Special Award | Truck | Won | [87] |
46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mother | Won | [88] | |
17th Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Movie Actor Category | Won | [89] | ||
5th University Film Festival of Korea | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [90] | ||
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [91] | ||
2010 | 7th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
2011 | KBS 감동대상 | Hope Award | — | Won | [92] |
2013 | 22nd Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | 26 Years | Nominated | |
2014 | 34th Golden Cinema Festival [93] | Special Jury Prize | Won | [94] | |
2015 | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | C'est Si Bon | Nominated | |
2016 | 11th Asia Model Festival | Popular Star Award | Descendants of the Sun | Won | [95] |
1st Indonesian Television Awards | Special Award | Won | [96] | ||
5th APAN Star Awards | Best Couple Award (with Kim Ji-won) | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Won | [97] | |||
1st Asia Artist Awards | Best Celebrity Award, Actor | Won | [98] | ||
30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
Best Couple (with Kim Ji-won) | Won | [99] | |||
2022 | 30th Korea Culture Entertainment Awards | Best Actor Award | The Witch: Part 2. The Other One | Won | [100] |
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