Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung is one of those rare actors who somehow gets more compelling with every decade — he started out as a model, which honestly makes sense because the man has never taken a bad photo in his life, but what kept people around was real talent. His breakthrough in Beat back in 1997 turned him into a star almost overnight, and he spent the years that followed proving it wasn't a fluke, jumping between brooding action roles and surprisingly tender dramatic parts. The Good, the Bad, the Weird showed he could do genre spectacle with genuine flair, Cold Eyes reminded everyone he can do tight, intelligent thrillers, and somewhere along the way he quietly added film directing to his resume. He also served as South Korea's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador from 2014 until stepping down in 2024, which feels completely in character — there's a seriousness and moral weight to him that goes beyond the screen persona.

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Name (English)

Jung Woo-sung

Name (Japanese)

チョン・ウソン

Reading

ちょん・うそん

Born

March 20, 1973 (age 53)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / model / film actor / television actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

Awards & achievements

• Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

• Official sitehttp://jungwoosung.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tojws/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung%20Woo-sung
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q488817

Tags

• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.