Jung Woong-in

Jung Woong-in (; born January 20, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his television series Ojakgyo Family, I Can Hear Your Voice and Netflix film Seoul Vibe.

Early life Jung Woong-in was born on January 20, 1971, in Jecheon-eup, Jecheon-gun, North Chungcheong Province as the eldest of two sons. Jung completed his primary education at Seoul Gongneung Elementary School in 1983 and later graduated from Wongok Middle School in 1986. He then attended Yangmyeong High School, where he accidentally discovered his passion for acting while attending a theater class. After graduating in 1989, he pursued his studies in Theater and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Seoul Institute of the Arts in 1994.

Jung was also known as a strict senior who enforced discipline on new juniors. He worked on the theater stage for a long time but decided to pursue a career in broadcasting due to difficult family circumstances. He entered the film industry with "Rehearsal" and made his official debut in 1996 with the drama "Thousand and One Nights".

Career Since his debut, Jung Woong-in has played minor roles in several works before gaining attention for his role as loyal gangster Chun-sik in "Eunsil" in 1998, which recorded a high audience rating of 38.5%. He also received recognition for his performance in "Kook-hee" in 1999, which recorded a high audience rating of 53.1%, and won the Rookie of the Year award for his role as capitalist Kim Sang-hoon.

In 2000, Jung Woong-in gained popularity as a comical character in the MBC adult sitcom "Three Friends" alongside Yoon Da-hoon and Park Sang-myeon, which recorded a high viewership rating of 30%.

He continued to build his filmography with various genres, including historical dramas and modern plays, such as "Foul King" (2000), "Dust Master" (2001), "Don't Tell Papa" (2004), "Death Master," "Wizards" (2006), "Unfortunate The City" (2009), "Hong Guk-young" (2001), "Cheersy Women" (2005), "The Last Scandal in My Life" (2007), "Queen Seondeok" (2008), "Coffee House" (2010), and "Ojakgyo Family" (2011).

In 2007, Jung appeared in family weekend drama Last Scandal. In 2008 he acted as Lady Mishil's brother Misaeng in historical drama Queen Seondeok.

In 2011, Jung starred in family drama Ojakgyo Family as Hwang Tae-shik, the oldest son of the family. He won best supporting actor award in KBS Drama Awards for the role.

In 2013, Jung starred in Fists of Legend.

Jung played villain character Min Joon-gook in SBS drama I Can Hear Your Voice. His character is extremely popular. He became known for his lines such as "I will kill you if you talk" and "I will kill the person who listens to you," which were parodied on the Internet and entertainment shows, and established himself as a representative buzzword that reminds people of him. "Director Jo Soo-won, who directed I Can Hear Your Voice, said that the first movie he saw after directing Cheongdam-dong Alice was Fists of Legend. They said they cast me after seeing me in that movie. However, the reason the director had no choice but to think was because the viewers formed a consensus when I played the villain. After thinking about it, the director made a bold decision and called me. I was really grateful." He was titled as the best villain of 2013.

He then acted as a terrifying villain in Empress Ki.

In 2014, Jung appeared in MBC Family Entertainment's Dad! Where Are We Going? Season 2 alongside his eldest daughter Jeong Se-yoon.

He also starred in the film Veteran in 2015.

Personal life While attending a college classmate's wedding in March 2005, Jung met Lee Ji-in, who was a college student at the time and was 12 years younger than him. They got married on June 3, 2006.

The two currently have three daughters: eldest daughter Jeong Se-yoon (born 2007), second daughter Jeong So-yoon (born 2009), and third daughter Jeong Da-yun (born 2012).

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series +List of Web Series Year Title Role Note EnglishKorean 2014 SNS mobile drama: Love in Memory 2 - Dad's Notes SNS 모바일 드라마: 러브 인 메모리 2 - 아빠의 노트 Oh Hyun-soo Broadcast on mobile content distribution platform Storyball 2022 Pachinko Koh Jong-yul Apple TV+ Original Series Big Bet카지노CameoDisney+ Original Series Rose Mansion 장미맨션 Jang Won-seok TVING Original Series People in the Blue House Mayor of Seoul Main Role (Wavve Original Series) 2025 Confidence Queen 컨피던스 맨 KR Special appearance Jeon Tae-soo On Prime Video, September 6

Television show Year Title Role Notes 1999 Good Friends - Introduction to Psychology Black and WhiteCast Members 2011–2012 Saturday Night Live Korea 2013–2014 Dad! Where Are We Going? Season 1 With his daughters

Stage

Awards and nominations + Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 1999 SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor 2000MBC Comedy AwardsBest Performance in a SitcomThree Friends 201017th SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actor (Special Planning Drama)Coffee House 2011 2011 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Ojakgyo Family 2012KBS Drama AwardsMen's series, one-act dramaDrama Special Series - Amore Mio 2013 Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor I Can Hear Your Voice 2013 2nd APAN Star Awards APAN Star Awards Acting Award, Actor 2013 20th SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries 2013KBS Drama AwardsMen's series, one-act dramaDrama Special - Happy! rose day 2014 MBC Entertainment Awards PD Award Dad! Where Are We Going? 20142014 SBS Drama AwardsSpecial Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Endless Love 201534th MBC Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Special Project DramaSplendid Politics Male Excellence Award for MiniseriesSweet, Savage Family 201523rd SBS Drama AwardsSpecial Award, Actor in a MiniseriesYong-pal 201725th SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday DramaMy Sassy Girl 20182018 MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special ProjectGoodbye to Goodbye 2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama 2018 26th SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Daily and Weekend Drama Ms. Ma, Nemesis 2019 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Woman of 9.9 Billion