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Jung Hae-in

b. 1988

South Korean actor

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Born 1988. Jung Hae-in is a South Korean actor, television actor and film actor.

Jung Hae-in (; born April 1, 1988) is a South Korean actor. Jung first gained recognition with supporting roles in the television dramas While You Were Sleeping and Prison Playbook (2017–2018). He has since starred in Something in the Rain (2018), One Spring Night (2019), D.P. (2021–2023), Snowdrop (2021–2022), Love Next Door (2024) and Our Sticky Love (2026). Jung has also starred in the films Tune in for Love (2019), Start-Up (2019), and I, the Executioner (2024).

Career Beginnings Jung's first acting experience was in a college musical; however, his determination to become an actor was established during his military service. He debuted at the age of 26.

Jung officially debuted in 2014 through the TV series Bride of the Century and then appeared in the indie film The Youth. Two of his historical movies, The King's Case Note and Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion, were released in the same year. receiving praise for his performance as an Army captain convicted of assaulting a soldier in his unit who later died.

In 2018, Jung appeared in another historical film, Heung-boo: The Revolutionist, playing the character of Heonjong of Joseon. Following the airing of the drama, Jung experienced a rise in popularity in Asia. Later that year, Jung was cast in the period romance film Tune in for Love alongside Kim Go-eun.

In 2019, Jung starred in the youth film Start-Up as a school dropout who ends up in a gang. The same year he was cast in the romance drama One Spring Night alongside Han Ji-min, helmed by the director and writer of Something in the Rain.

In 2020, Jung starred in romance drama A Piece of Your Mind alongside Chae Soo-bin. In the same year, he joined on JTBC drama Snowdrop alongside Jisoo; the film premiered in December 2021.

In 2021, Jung starred in the Netflix series D.P. as a Military Police soldier tasked with pursuing deserters. The same year he joined the Watcha original short film Unframed, with Lee Je-hoon directing and writing the script.

In 2022, Jung starred in the Disney+ drama Connect. In 2024, he starred in the romantic comedy Love Next Door with Jung So-min.

Personal life Family and education Jung Hae-in's third great-grandfather is Chŏng Yagyong, a great thinker of the later Joseon period. He graduated with a degree in Broadcasting Entertainment at Pyeongtaek University, where he participated in various activities including musical plays.

Military enlistment He enlisted in the military when he was 21 years old. He signed a contract with his agency after being discharged from the military and graduated from college.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Youth Park Man-jae 2015 Salut D'Amour young Kim Sung-chil 2016 The Moon of Seoul Ji Pyung Short film 2017 The King's Case Note Heuk-woon Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion Kim Ho 2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist King Heonjong 2019 Tune in for Love Cha Hyeon-woo Start-Up Woo Sang-pil 2020 P1H: The Beginning of a New World Han Cameo 2021 Unframed – Blue happiness Park Chae-young Short film 2023 12.12: The Day Major Oh Jin-ho Cameo 2024 I, the Executioner Park Seon-woo

Television series

Year Title Role Notes 2014 Bride of the Century Choi Kang-in The Three Musketeers Ahn Min-seo 2015 Blood Joo Hyun-woo Reply 1988 Kim Ho-young Cameo ( 13) 2016 Yoo Se-joon Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Choi Tae-hee Cameo ( 7–8) 2016–2017 Night Light Tak 2017 While You Were Sleeping Han Woo-tak 2017–2018 Prison Playbook Captain Yoo Jeong-woo 2018 Something in the Rain Seo Joon-hee 2019 One Spring Night Yoo Ji-ho 2020 A Piece of Your Mind Moon Ha-won 2021–2023 D.P. Ahn Jun-ho Season 1–2 2021–2022 Snowdrop Lim Soo-ho 2022 Connect Ha Dong-soo 2024 Love Next Door Choi Seung-hyo 2026 Our Sticky Love Jang Tae-ha

Television shows Year Title Role 2019–2020 Himself

Hosting Year Title Notes 2022 4th Asia Contents Awards with Miss Korea 2019 Kim Sae-yeon

Discography Singles Title Year Album "My Song" 2022 Connect OST "The Truth" 2024 Love Next Door OST "Begin Again" 2026 Our Sticky Love OST

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 APAN Star Awards 2018 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Something in the Rain K-Star Award, Actor 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama D.P. Asia Artist Awards 2018 Artist of the Year Jung Hae-in Asia Talent Best Emotive 2019 Best Icon AAA Potential (Actor) Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022 Best Actor in a Leading Role D.P. Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Most Popular Actor Prison Playbook 2020 Best New Actor – Film Tune in for Love 2022 Best Actor – Television D.P. 2025 Best Supporting Actor – Film I, the Executioner Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actor Tune in for Love 2024 Best Supporting Actor I, the Executioner Popular Star Award Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best Leading Actor D.P. Popular Star Award Buil Film Awards 2020 Best New Actor Tune in for Love 2025 Best Supporting Actor I, the Executioner Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 Best New Actor Tune in for Love Cine21 Film Awards 2019 Tune in for Love Start-Up Director's Cut Awards 2022 Best Actor in a Series D.P. 2024 D.P. 2 Grand Bell Awards 2020 Best New Actor Tune in for Love 2023 Best Actor in a Series D.P. London East Asia Film Festival 2019 Popularity Award Tune in for Love MBC Drama Awards 2019 Grand Prize One Spring Night Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama SBS Drama Awards 2016 New Star Award That's The Way It Is 2017 Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama While You Were Sleeping The Seoul Awards 2018 Best New Actor (Drama) Something in the Rain Popularity Award (Drama) Hallyu Artist Award

State honors + Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor Country or organization Year Honor South Korea 2019 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Rank Forbes 2019 Korea Power Celebrity 40 2020 2025 Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200 Madame Tussauds 2025 Hot 100

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Who is Jung Hae-in?

South Korean actor

When was Jung Hae-in born?

Jung Hae-in was born on 1 April 1988 in Seoul.

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Jung Hae-in is an actor, television actor and film actor.

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Jung Hae-in is South Korean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jung Hae-in

· Wikidata: Q17504174

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