Jung Jin-young (; born November 19, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma! (2001), Bunt (2007), and The Case of Itaewon Homicide (2009). Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Lee Joon-ik in Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) and its sequel Battlefield Heroes (2011), The Happy Life (2007), Sunny (2008), and particularly for his role as King Yeonsan in the hugely successful King and the Clown (2005).
Jung also appeared in the television series The Kingdom of the Winds (2008–2009), Dong Yi (2010), and Brain (2011–2012).
Filmography Film As actor Year Title Role Notes 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 2003 Wild Card Oh Young-dal Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield 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 2006 Love Phobia Dr. Chu Cameo If You Were Me 3 "An Ephemeral Life" 2007 Bunt Heo Jin-gyoo For Eternal Hearts Professor Soo-yeong Cameo The Happy Life 2008 Sunny Kim Jeong-man 2009 The Case of Itaewon Homicide Public prosecutor Park 2011 Battlefield Heroes Kim Yoo-sin 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)
As director Year Title Credit Notes 2020 Me and Me Director, Writer, Producer
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2007 l Himself Cameo (Ep. 108) 2008 The Kingdom of the Winds King Yuri 2010 Dong Yi Seo Yong-gi 2011 Crossing the Yengdo Bridge Baek Ik-duk 2011–2012 Brain Kim Sang-chul 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 2022 Yonder Dr. K May It Please the Court Jang Ki-do 2023 Shadow Detective Ki Do-hyung Season 2 2024 LTNS Baek-ho Queen of Tears Hong Beom-jun 2026 Four Hands, Two Sonatas Kang Seung-woon
Variety shows Year Title Role Notes 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
Bibliography 꼬마삼총사 하롱하롱 탐험대 (1990)
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1998 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor A Promise 1999 36th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor 2008 31st Golden Cinematography Awards Most Popular Actor Sunny 2008 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries The Kingdom of The Winds 2011 33rd Golden Cinematography Awards Best Actor Battlefield Heroes 2011 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Brain 2015 2015 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Longseries Glamorous Temptation 2020 24th Fantasia International Film Festival Special Jury Mention in New Flesh Award for Debut Films Me and Me 21st Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Director Cine 21 Awards Best Director 2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director 8th Wildflower Film Awards Best New Director 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 Best New Director
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