Jeong Jae-kwang

Jeong Jae-kwang is a South Korean actor who built his name through independent films and strong supporting roles. He is the kind of actor who quietly makes every drama better. In 2025, he reached a much bigger audience as Dr Park Kyeong-won in The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.

Jeong Jae-kwang is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall.

Early life

Jeong Jae-kwang was born on November 29, 1990, in South Korea. He studied theatre and film and started his career in independent cinema, where low budgets but brave stories taught him honest, detailed acting. Those early film years still shape his natural screen style today.

Career and breakthrough

Jeong Jae-kwang began appearing in television with Save Me (2017) and Witch's Court (2017). In The Fiery Priest (2019), he played Kim Geon-yong. In It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), he played Joo Jung-tae, a kind patient at the psychiatric hospital, and many viewers remembered his gentle performance long after the drama ended.

Popular roles

In The Worst of Evil (2023), Jeong Jae-kwang plays Kwon Tae-ho inside a dark drug crime story. In The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025), he plays Park Kyeong-won, a skilled and funny anaesthesiologist on the trauma team. The Netflix medical hit made him a fan favourite, and his teamwork scenes with the lead doctor became some of the show's most loved moments.

Recent work and why fans love him

Jeong Jae-kwang also appeared in the hit films Extreme Job (2019) and The Roundup (2022), and in Queen Woo (2024) and Gangnam B-Side (2024). Fans love him because he never feels fake. Jeong Jae-kwang plays small, real human moments better than almost anyone, and bigger roles keep coming his way because of it.