Jung Jae-young

Jung Jae-young is one of those Korean actors I deeply respect for his range. A Seoul native trained at Seoul Institute of the Arts, he moves effortlessly from heavy, weighty films like Silmido and Welcome to Dongmakgol to the tender human comedy of Castaway on the Moon. What I love is that he doesn't lean on star wattage; he simply dissolves into each role. His work across film, stage, and television speaks to a serious devotion to the craft rather than to celebrity. Watching a grounded performer build a career one honest film at a time is genuinely satisfying, and he's an actor I'd happily follow for years.

Name (English)

Jung Jae-young

Name (Japanese)

チョン・ジェヨン

Reading

ちょん・じぇよん

Born

November 21, 1970 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung%20Jae-young
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q482800

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

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