Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung is a South Korean actress who is famous for calm and strong supporting roles. Many fans know her best as nurse Oh Myeong-sim in the hit medical drama Dr. Romantic. She can play a warm and kind woman, but she can also play a cold and powerful leader with great skill.

Jin Kyung is 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall.

Early life

Jin Kyung was born on March 27, 1972, in Masan, South Gyeongsang Province. As a child, she learned to play the piano. She went to Seonhwa Arts Middle School and then to Daewon Foreign Language High School. Her love for acting started when she watched a play with her older sister. After that day, she wanted to become an actress and worked hard to reach that goal.

Career and breakthrough

She made her stage debut in 1998 and acted in theatre for about ten years. This long stage work gave her a strong voice and deep acting skills. She later moved to films and television. A big moment came with the film Cold Eyes in 2013, where she played Department Head Lee. For this role, she won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Popular roles

Her most loved role is Oh Myeong-sim in Dr. Romantic (2016), the trusted head nurse of Doldam Hospital. She played this kind and steady nurse across the seasons of the show and won more awards for it. In Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), she played Tae Su-mi, a smart and powerful law firm leader with a secret pain. She also acted in popular films like Veteran (2015) and Assassination (2015).

Recent work

Jin Kyung is still very busy today. In 2023, she acted in Queenmaker as Seo Min-jung and in Black Knight as the President of Korea. She also joined My Lovely Liar in 2023. Fans can next see her in One of a Kind Romance (2026), where she plays Yu-il's Mother in a special appearance. Her long career shows why viewers trust her in every new drama.