Jung Jin-young is a South Korean actor respected for his smart, deep performances in films and dramas. He is famous as King Yeonsan in The King and the Clown (2005), and a new generation knows him as a father in Queen of Tears (2024).

Jung Jin-young is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall, according to his published profile.

Early life

He was born on October 16, 1964, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied Korean literature at Seoul National University and acted in theatre as a student.

Career and breakthrough

He began acting on stage in the late 1980s and moved into films in the 1990s. His work with director Lee Joon-ik made him famous, starting with Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003). The King and the Clown became one of the most loved Korean films.

Popular roles

He played prison chief Jang Min-hwan in Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) and Reporter Lee in A Taxi Driver (2017). In Queen of Tears, he plays Hong Beom-joon, a quiet father in the rich Hong family.

Recent work

In 2026 he appears in Four Hands, Two Sonatas and in Sacred Jewel as Baek Cha-seung. He also writes and directs, and fans love his warm voice and the trust he builds in every scene.