Oh Jung-se

Oh Jung-se (; born February 26, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his lead roles in the television series It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Uncle (2021), Revenant (2023), Mr. Plankton (2024), and Good Boy (2025), as well as the film Swing Kids (2018) and Hi-Five (2025). He won Best Supporting Actor – Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.

Life and career 1997–2014: Beginnings Oh Jung-se was born on February 26, 1977. He has been active in the entertainment industry since his debut in the 1997 film Father. He has appeared in various works, including plays, movies, dramas, and music videos. Despite mostly playing minor and supporting roles, he has gained popularity as a "scene stealer" in movies such as Introducing My Girlfriend, Ghosts Live, You Are My Destiny, Love, That Unbearable Lightness, Our Happy Time, Mudori, Dungfly, Bangjajeon, and Cheap Romance. left Oh in 2013He appeared in the 2010 film Unjust, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, where he played a corrupt reporter who accepts entertainment and bribes from prosecutors and writes articles to suit his taste. In 2012, Oh gained popularity portraying the character of Lee Seung-jae, a Hallyu top star, in the film Man's Manual alongside Lee Si-young.

2017–present: Rising popularity and acclaim In 2017, Oh became popular and gained critical praise for his portrayal of Min Cheon-sang, a lawyer on the brink of madness in the film Fabricated City. In 2019, Oh gained critical praise for his portrayal of Ted Chiang, the leader of a drug organization, in the film Extreme Job. That year, Oh also appeared in the television series When the Camellia Blooms as Noh Gyu-tae and Hot Stove League as Kwon Kyung-min. For the roles, he won the 2019 KBS Drama Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Couple in the mid-length drama category, the 2020 Baeksang Arts Award for Male Supporting Actor in the television category, and the Best Character Award at the SBS Drama Awards.

Oh played the character of Moon Sang-tae, an artistic genius with autism, in the tvN television series It's Okay to Not be Okay. His portrayal earned him favorable reviews from the audience and the Baeksang Arts Award for Male Supporting Actor in the television category.

In 2023, Oh Jung-se demonstrated his versatility by playing two contrasting roles. Oh starred alongside Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung in the SBS occult thriller Revenant, where he portrayed Yeom Hae-sang, a stoic folklore professor gifted with the supernatural ability. He also starred in Kim Jee-woon's film Cobweb as Kang Ho-se, a flamboyant and popular playboy actor serving as the movie Cobweb male protagonist. For the latter, Oh received a best supporting actor nominations at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards and won at the 59th Grand Bell Awards.

In Netflix original series Mr. Plankton, Oh acted as Eo Heungo, the son of the 500-year-old ancient Eo clan's main family.

In 2025, Oh starred in one film and four dramas. He made a special appearance in Lim Sang-choon's drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, as Yeom Byeong-chul, Ae-soon's stepfather. In May 2025, Oh starred in the Shim Na-yeon-directed action-comedy series Good Boy alongside Park Bo-gum.

Personal life Marriage and family Oh and his wife met in elementary school and married after 19 years of dating. They have two children.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1997 Father 2001 Address Unknown 2003 Here I Am! Short film Into the Mirror Oh! Brothers 2004 Windstruck Police corporal Jo / Prince Face Min-ho Ghost House 2005 Red Eye Short Time You Are My Sunshine Diary of June Pickpocket Always Behind You 2006 One Shining Day Between Love and Hate Tae-gu Maundy Thursday Teacher Kim Moodori Wild goose Sundays in August Solace Mi-ran's lover The World of Silence Change-bae 2007 Carnival Short film Herb Street stall owner Beautiful Sunday Yoo Chang-won The Show Must Go On Manager Paradise Murdered Detective Lee The Railroad Broadcasting station PD 2008 Radio Dayz Man-chul My Mighty Princess Police officer Kim My Wife Got Married Byeong-soo Love Is Protein Hong-chan Animated short film The Dream of Cortazar Short film 2009 Breathless Black noodle man Insadong Scandal Keun-bok Secret Kyeong-ho 2010 Mirror, Mirror Short film Bestseller Middle-aged man 3 The Servant City official Ho-bang The Unjust Journalist Kim Petty Romance Hae-ryong 2011 Quick Park Dal-yong Couples Bok-nam The King of Pigs adult Hwang Kyung-min Animated (voice) Perfect Game Sports commentator 2012 Over My Dead Body Myung-kwan As One Doo-man A Millionaire On the Run Kang Pil-soo Waiting for Jang Joon-hwan Jung-se Short film 2013 How to Use Guys with Secret Tips Lee Seung-jae Behind the Camera Himself Running Man Jang Do-sik Do You Remember Me? 3D short film The Hero Joo-yeon/Thunder Man The Fake Sung Chul-woo Animated (voice) 2014 Broken Voice on the radio Cameo Man on High Heels Heo-gon Tazza: The Hidden Card Director Seo Red Carpet Jo Jin-hwan 2015 Sunshine Love Han Gil-ho 2016 Life Risking Romance Heo Jong-goo 2017 Fabricated City Min Chun-sang 2018 Snatch Up Parcel delivery man Swing Kids Kang Byung-sam 2019 Rosebud Soon-cheolExtreme Job Ted Chang 2020 The Call Sung-ho 2021 Dispatch; I Don’t Fire Myself Seo Choong-sik Perhaps Love Nam Jin Special appearance 2022 Seoul Vibe Ahn Pyung-wook Netflix film 2023 Switch Jo Yoon Killing RomanceSpecial appearance CobwebKang Ho-se Honey SweetMo Seol-nam 2025 Hi-Five Park Jong-min 2026 Wild Sing Sung-gon

Television series Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2006 Someday Seo Jung-joon 2008 Tazza Kwang-tae 2010 Blossom Sisters Jae-hoon 2011 The Musical Goo-jak 2012 Missing You Joo Jung-myung 2013 March: A Story of Friends Himself Waiting for Love Philip Marry Him If You Dare Na Joo-hyun Miss Korea Kim Heung-sam 2014 KBS Drama Special – "I'm Dying Soon" Woo-jin A New Leaf Park Sang-tae Plus Nine Boys Gu Kwang-soo Misaeng: Incomplete Life Husband of Chungsol's CEO Cameo (episode 20) 2015 The Lover Oh Do-si 2016 The Vampire Detective Yong Goo-Hyung Entertainer Prosecutor Cameo (episode 7, 9) A Beautiful Mind Kang Hyun Joon Night Light 2017 Missing 9 Jung Gi-joon Distorted Han Chul-ho 2018 Mistress Kim Young-dae 2019 Touch Your Heart Yeon Joon-kyu Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Kang Cheon-joo Cameo When the Camellia Blooms No Gyu-tae 2019–2020 Hot Stove League Kwon Kyung-min2020 It's Okay to Not Be Okay Moon Sang-tae 2020–2022 The Good Detective Oh Jong-tae Main role (season 1)Guest (season 2) 2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Do Jae-jin's elder brother Cameo (episode 15) Jirisan Jeong Gu-young 2021–2022 Uncle Wang Jun-hyeok 2022Little WomenDirector Shin / Shin Hyun-min Cameo (episode 1–3, 6) 2023 Revenant Yeom Hae-sang 2023–2024 Sweet Home Dr. Lim Season 2–3 Death's Game Ahn Ji-hyung Cameo 2024 Queen of Tears Lee Min-woo Cameo Mr. Plankton Eo Heung 2025 When the Stars Gossip Kang Kang-su When Life Gives You Tangerines Yeom Byeong-cheol Cameo Good BoyMin Ju-young Tempest Jang Jun-sang 2026 Climax Kwon Jong-wook We Are All Trying Here Park Gyeong-se Fifties Professionals Bong Je-soon

Music video appearances Year Title Artist Ref. 2011 "Lucky Guy" Kim Hyun-joong

Theater Year Title Role 2002-2004 Barber Park Bong-gu Detective/Deok-soo/Chairman/Guest 2005-2006 One Shot Liar Stanley

Discography Year Song title Notes 2011 "Our Love Shines" (sung with Gong Hyung-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk, Lee Si-young, Lee Yoon-ji) track from Couples OST

Accolades Awards and nominations

State honors + Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Year Honor South Korea 2021 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200