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Jung Suk-won

チョン・ソグォン　/　ちょん・そぐぉん

Film actor from South Korea

May 16, 1985 (age 41)　・　Incheon, South Korea

film actor
actor
television actor

My Take

Jung Suk-won has one of those backstories I find genuinely compelling. He came out of the Marines, joined the Seoul Action School as a stuntman, then pivoted into modeling and acting from there. That kind of path tells me a lot about his discipline and physicality, and it shows in roles like Rooftop Prince and Haeundae Lovers, where he reads as grounded rather than manufactured. Born in Incheon in 1985 and a graduate of Incheon National University, he feels like a performer who earned his footing the hard way. I respect actors who started behind the action rather than in front of the camera.

Overview

Jung Suk-won (Korean: 정석원; born May 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as a stuntman with the Seoul Action School after being discharged from the Marines, then turned to modeling and acting, notably in the television series Rooftop Prince, and Haeundae Lovers.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jung Suk-won
Name (Japanese): チョン・ソグォン
Reading: ちょん・そぐぉん
Born: May 16, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Ox
Origin: Incheon, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: film actor / actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Incheon National University

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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