Jeong Jae-yeong | |
---|---|
Born | Jeong Ji-hyeon November 21, 1970 |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater [1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Agent | outerkorea |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정재영 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Jae-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chae-yŏng |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 정지현 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Ji-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chi-hyŏn |
Jeong Jae-yeong (born Jeong Ji-hyeon;November 21,1970) is a South Korean actor. [2] He is known for starring in the films Guns &Talks (2001), Silmido (2003), Someone Special (2004), Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005), Public Enemy Returns (2008), Castaway on the Moon (2009), Moss (2010), Confession of Murder (2012), Noryang:Deadly Sea (2023),as well as the television series Partners for Justice (2018–19).
Jung completed his education at Seoul Hanyeong High School and then in 1990 enrolled to Department of Theater of Seoul Institute of the Arts. During his time in university he participated in a play and received recognition for his outstanding performance,which greatly influenced his career trajectory. From his early days as a theater actor,Jung Jae-young has collaborated with director Jang Jin,who was a year ahead of him in the Department of Theater at Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his debut in the theater production "Heotang" and subsequently appeared in "Leave When I Clap," "Liar," and "Magic Time." [3] [4]
Jung Jae-young started his career taking minor roles in films ranging from his debut The Adventures of Mrs. Park to Green Fish (1997), The Quiet Family (1998),and Die Bad (2000). However throughout this period he was primarily occupied with works by director/playwright Jang Jin,both on the stage and in minor roles for the films The Happenings and The Spy. [5]
Jung's first prominent film role came in Jang Jin's third film Guns &Talks in 2001,where he played one member of the film's central quartet of assassins. The following year,he played a ruthless,cruel-minded hustler in Ryoo Seung-wan's No Blood No Tears . In 2003,his role as a death row convict turned soldier in the record-breaking Silmido marked the height of this stage of his career. [5]
In 2004,Jung reunited with Jang in a romantic comedy Someone Special which provided him with his first lead role. For his performance in the film,he won Best Actor award at Busan Film Critics Awards. He then starred in a commercially and critically successful film Welcome to Dongmakgol . The film was based on one of Jang Jin's plays which Jung had also performed in. [5] [6] For his performance as a war-weary North Korean officer who befriends his counterparts from the South,Jung won Best Actor at Director's Cut Awards.
From 2005 to 2009,Jung played a string of various roles;from a shy rural farmer who travels to Uzbekistan in the hopes of finding a wife in Wedding Campaign , [7] a betrayed gangster in Righteous Ties ,a cop during a bank robbery drill gone awry in Going by the Book ,a CEO under investigation in Public Enemy Returns ,to a Joseon merchant who gets drawn into plans for developing a rocket against the Ming Dynasty in The Divine Weapon ,and a suicidal man who finds himself washed up and stranded on an uninhabited island in Castaway on the Moon . [8] [9]
In 2010,Jung starred as a sinister 70-year-old village elder in the film adaptation of the popular webcomic Moss . [10] [11] His performance in Moss won him Buil Film Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actor. The following year,Jung was cast as a fading baseball star who is forced to coach a team of hearing-impaired kids in GLove , [12] and a cold-hearted debt collector who needs a transplant in Countdown . [13]
Jung returned in 2014 as a detective facing off against a bestselling novelist who makes a Confession of Murder , [14] [15] an obsessive-compulsive who falls for a carefree musician in rom-com The Plan Man , [16] a father tracking down his daughter's killers in Broken , [17] [18] and an undercover assassin who tries to protect King Jeongjo in a period drama The Fatal Encounter . [19]
In 2015,Jung was cast in his first ever television series as a welder-turned-rookie lawmaker in political drama Assembly . [20] He next starred as a detective in science fiction thriller Duel , [21] followed by Hong Sang-soo's film Right Now,Wrong Then . [22] The film won the Golden Leopard,the top prize at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival,as well as Best Actor for Jung. [23] [24] [25] For his performance in Right Now,Wrong Then,Jung also won Best Actor at the 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, [26] 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, [27] 53rd Gijon International Film Festival, [28] and 3rd Wildflower Film Awards. In the same year,he starred in a comedy film You Call It Passion . [29]
Jung reunited with Hong Sang-soo in a 2017 film On the Beach at Night Alone . The film was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. [30] The following year,Jung played in his second television series Partners for Justice . [31] For his performance in the series,Jung won Top Excellence Award at the 2018 MBC Drama Awards.
In 2019,Jung played Joon-gul in a comedy film The Odd Family:Zombie On Sale . [32]
In 2021,Jung will appear in the MBC drama On the Verge of Insanity aired on MBC,alongside Moon So-ri and Lee Sang-yeob. [33]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | The Adventures of Mrs. Park | 불량배 | |
1997 | Green Fish | cabaret guest | |
Push! Push! | Park Jang-geun | ||
1998 | The Quiet Family | Hyun-suk,the gigolo | |
The Happenings | 낯익은 | ||
1999 | The Spy | taxi robber #4 | |
2000 | Taxi of Terror | Nonstop | |
Die Bad | Seong-bin's older brother | short film "Nightmare" | |
A Terrible Day | short film | ||
2001 | Guns &Talks | Jae-young | |
2002 | No Blood No Tears | Dok-bul | |
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | husband of Dong-jin's ex-wife | cameo | |
No Comment | stalker/arsonist high school bully #1 | short film "Enemies in Four Directions" short film "My Nike" | |
2003 | So Cute | 뭐시기("So-and-So") | |
Silmido | Han Sang-pil | ||
2004 | Someone Special | Dong Chi-sung | |
2005 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | Rhee Su-hwa | |
Murder,Take One | bully | cameo | |
Wedding Campaign | Hong Man-taek | ||
2006 | My Captain,Mr. Underground | Kim Dae-chul | |
Righteous Ties | Dong Chi-sung | ||
2007 | My Son | father goose | voice cameo |
Going by the Book | Jung Do-man | ||
2008 | Public Enemy Returns | Lee Won-sool | |
The Divine Weapon | Seol-joo | ||
2009 | Castaway on the Moon | Kim Seung-geun | |
2010 | Moss | Cheon Yong-deok | |
The Quiz Show Scandal | judo man | cameo | |
2011 | GLove | Kim Sang-nam | |
Countdown | Tae Gun-ho | ||
2012 | Confession of Murder | Detective Choi Hyung-gu | |
2013 | Our Sunhi | Jae-hak | |
11 A.M. | Woo-seok | [34] | |
2014 | The Plan Man | Han Jung-seok | |
Broken | Lee Sang-hyeon | ||
The Fatal Encounter | Sang-chaek | ||
2015 | Right Now,Wrong Then | Ham Chun-su | [35] |
You Call It Passion | Ha Jae-kwan | [36] | |
2017 | On the Beach at Night Alone | Myung-soo | [37] |
2019 | The Odd Family:Zombie On Sale | Joon-geol | [38] |
2022 | Carter | Dr. Jung Byung-ho | Netflix film |
2023 | Noryang:Deadly Sea | Chen Lin | [39] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Assembly | Jin Sang-pil | KBS2 | |
2017 | Duel | Jang Deuk-cheon | OCN | |
2018–19 | Partners for Justice | Baek Beom | MBC | Season 1 and 2 |
2021 | On the Verge of Insanity | Choi Ban-seok [33] |
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Korean | |||||
1995 | Heotang | 허탕 | Yoo Dal-soo | — | [40] | |
1997 | Taxi Driver - Where are you going? | 택시드리벌- 당신은어디까지가십니까? | Jang Deok-bae | Arts and Culture Center Small Theater | February 27–March 18 | [41] |
1997 | (21st) Seoul Theater Festival:Taxi Driver - Where are you going? | (제21회) 서울연극제:택시드리벌- 당신은어디까지가십니까? | October 10–15 | [42] | ||
1998 | Magic Time | 매직타임 | Jung Ji-hyun | — | ||
1999 | Heotang | 허탕 | Yoo Dal-soo | Academic Green Small Theater | August 7 to October 31 | [43] |
Liar | 라이어 | Detective Trotton | — | |||
2000 | Leave When They're Applauding | 박수칠때떠나라 | Jeong Ha-yeon | LG Arts Center | June 16–30 | [44] |
2002 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | 웰컴투동막골 | Novelist | LG Arts Center | December 14–29 | [45] |
2004 | Taxi Driver - Where are you going? | 택시드리벌- 당신은어디까지가십니까? | Jang Deok-bae | Dongsoong Hall of the Dongsoong Art Center | July 16-August 29,2004 | [46] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Silmido | Won |
3rd Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Nominated | |||
5th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Someone Special | Won | |
2005 | 4th Korean Film Awards | Welcome to Dongmakgol | Nominated | |
13th Chunsa Film Awards | Nominated | |||
8th Director's Cut Awards [47] | Won | |||
2008 | 5th Max Movie Awards | Going by the Book | Won | |
17th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
7th Korean Film Awards | Best Actor | The Divine Weapon | Nominated | |
2009 | 46th Grand Bell Awards | Nominated | ||
32nd Golden Cinematography Awards | Castaway on the Moon | Won | ||
2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |
11th Korea Visual Arts Festival | Photogenic Award (Movie Actor category) | Moss | Won | |
18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [48] | Grand Prize (Daesang) for Film | Won | ||
11th Korean Entertainment Culture Awards | Won | |||
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards [49] | Best Leading Actor | Won | ||
19th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
47th Grand Bell Awards | Nominated | |||
8th Korean Film Awards | Nominated | |||
2011 | 8th Max Movie Awards | Nominated | ||
2015 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award,Actor | Assembly | Nominated |
Excellence Award,Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Nominated | |||
68th Locarno International Film Festival [50] | Best Actor | Right Now,Wrong Then | Won | |
9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards [51] | Best Actor | Won | ||
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actor | Nominated | ||
35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards [52] | Best Actor | Won | ||
53rd Gijon International Film Festival [28] | Won | |||
2016 | 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | ||
3rd Wildflower Film Awards [53] | Won | |||
25th Buil Film Awards | Nominated | |||
2017 | 14th International Cinephile Society Awards | Nominated | ||
2018 | 38th MBC Drama Awards [54] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Partners for Justice | Nominated |
Top Excellence Award,Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Won | |||
2019 | 39th MBC Drama Awards | Partners for Justice 2 | Nominated | |
2021 | 41st MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award,Actor in a Miniseries | On the Verge of Insanity | Nominated |
Best Couple Award with Moon So-ri | Nominated |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Screen | 2009 | 1984–2008 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 17th | [55] |
2019 | 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 48th | [56] |
Shin Ha-kyun is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in television series Brain (2011),Soul Mechanic (2020),Beyond Evil (2021),and films Joint Security Area (2000),Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002),Save the Green Planet! (2003),Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005),Extreme Job (2019),and Inseparable Bros (2019).
Ji Jin-hee is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television shows Jewel in the Palace (2003),Spotlight (2008),He Who Can't Marry (2009),Dong Yi (2010),Second to Last Love (2016),Misty (2018) and Designated Survivor:60 Days (2019).
Cha Seung-won is a South Korean actor,who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films Kick the Moon (2001),Jail Breakers (2002),My Teacher,Mr. Kim (2003),and Ghost House (2004). After proving his versatility in other genres,notably in the period thriller Blood Rain (2005) and the melodrama My Son (2007),Cha's popularity continued with the television series Bodyguard (2003),City Hall (2009),The Greatest Love (2011),A Korean Odyssey (2017),One Ordinary Day (2021) and Our Blues (2022).
Jung Woo-sung is a South Korean actor and the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Jung started his career as a fashion model,rising to stardom and teenage cult status with the gangster film Beat (1997),for which he won Best New Actor at the 17th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.
Ju Ji-hoon is a South Korean actor and model. His first leading role was in the Princess Hours (2006). His other notable works include Lucifer (2007),Antique (2008),Mask (2015),Along with the Gods:The Two Worlds (2017),Along with the Gods:The Last 49 Days (2018),The Spy Gone North (2018),Dark Figure of Crime (2018),Kingdom (2019–2020) and Jirisan (2021).
Jang Jin is a South Korean film director,theatre director,playwright,screenwriter,film producer,actor and TV personality.
Gong Hyo-jin is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the film Crush and Blush (2008),as well as for her popular television series Sang Doo! Let's Go to School (2003),Thank You (2007),Pasta (2010),The Greatest Love (2011),Master's Sun (2013),It's Okay,That's Love (2014),The Producers (2015),Don't Dare to Dream (2016),and When the Camellia Blooms (2019).
Joo Sang-wook is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga Giant,medical drama Good Doctor,romantic comedy Cunning Single Lady,Birth of a Beauty,and crime procedural Special Affairs Team TEN.
Lee Min-jung is a South Korean actress. She began her career in Jang Jin's stage plays,and for a few years appeared in supporting roles on film and television. She became known after her appearance in Boys Over Flowers (2009),and landed her first lead role in family drama Smile,You (2009). She achieved widespread recognition for her leading role in the romantic comedy Cyrano Agency (2010). She also starred in Wonderful Radio (2012),Big (2012),Cunning Single Lady (2014) and Come Back Mister (2016). In 2020,she starred and gained recognition in the KBS weekend drama,Once Again.
Jung Yu-mi is a South Korean actress. Jung made her feature film debut in Blossom Again (2005),for which she received acting recognition. She has since starred in the critically acclaimed films Family Ties (2006),Chaw (2009),My Dear Desperado (2010),and the box office hits The Crucible (2011),Train to Busan (2016) and Kim Ji-young:Born 1982 (2019). She also frequently appears in films by auteur Hong Sang-soo,notably Oki's Movie (2010) and Our Sunhi (2013). Jung has drawn praise for her unique screen presence and versatility.
Kim Sung-hoon,better known as Ha Jung-woo (Korean: 하정우),is a South Korean actor,film director,screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea,Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other actors have reached this milestone,with Ha being nearly a decade younger than the rest when achieving this.
Kim Sang-kyung is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in Memories of Murder (2003) and May 18 (2007).
Yoon Kye-sang is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his career in 1999 as part of the K-pop boy band g.o.d,then left the group in 2004 and pursued an acting career. He made his acting debut in the film Flying Boys (2004),for which he won Best New Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Yoon became active in both television and film,with leading roles in romantic comedies such as My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law (2004) and Who Are You? (2008) and the melodrama Crazy for You (2007),as well as more serious fare in The Moonlight of Seoul (2008) and The Executioner (2009). After a supporting turn in the hit series The Greatest Love (2011),he returned to the big screen in the well-received indie Poongsan (2011).
Lee Sang-woo is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama First Wives' Club,and has since played leading roles on The Road Home (2009),Don't Hesitate (2009),Life Is Beautiful (2010),and Feast of the Gods (2012).
Yeo Jin-goo is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor,debuting in the film Sad Movie (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Brother",he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in films and television series such as in A Frozen Flower (2008),Giant (2010),Moon Embracing the Sun (2012),and Missing You (2012). He is known for playing the title character in the action thriller Hwayi:A Monster Boy (2013),for which he won the Best New Actor trophy at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck is a 2012 South Korean television series that aired on cable channel TV Chosun from April 21 to June 24,2012,on Saturdays and Sundays at 18:50 for 20 episodes. It marks film actor Im Chang-jung's first TV starring role in his 21-year career.
Kim Sang-joong is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the television dramas My Husband's Woman (2007),City Hunter (2011),and The Chaser (2012). He won the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for his performance in the historical television series The Rebel (2017).
Fists of Legend is a 2013 South Korean action drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title written by Lee Jong-gyu and illustrated by Lee Yoon-gyun. The film stars Hwang Jung-min,Yoo Jun-sang,Lee Yo-won,Yoon Je-moon,and Jung Woong-in.
Kim Chang Wan is a South Korean singer,composer,musician,actor,host,radio DJ and writer.