Jeong Jae-yeong (born Jeong Ji-hyeon on November 21, 1970) is a South
Korean actor. He's best known for his roles in critically acclaimed
films Silmido (2003), Right Now, Wrong Then (2015), and On the Beach
at Night Alone (2017). For his works in films, he won the Best Actors
and Best Supporting Actor awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, Busan
Film Critics Awards, Director's Cut Awards, Korean Association of Film
Critics Awards, 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Locarno
International Film Festival.Jung Jae-young started his career taking
minor roles in films ranging from his debut The Adventures of Mrs.
Park to Green Fish (1997), The Quiet Family (1998), and Die Bad
(2000). However throughout this period he was primarily occupied with
works by director/playwright Jang Jin, both on the stage and in minor
roles for the films The Happenings and The Spy.Jung's first prominent
film role came in Jang Jin's third film Guns & Talks in 2001, where he
played one member of the film's central quartet of assassins. The
following year, he played a ruthless, cruel-minded hustler in Ryoo
Seung-wan's No Blood No Tears. In 2003, his role as a death row
convict turned soldier in the record-breaking Silmido marked the
height of this stage of his career.In 2004, Jung reunited with Jang in
a romantic comedy Someone Special which provided him with his first
lead role. For his performance in the film, he won Best Actor award at
Busan Film Critics Awards. He then starred in a commercially and
critically success film Welcome to Dongmakgol. The film was based on
one of Jang Jin's plays which Jung had also performed in. For his
performance as a war-weary North Korean officer who befriends his
counterparts from the South, Jung won Best Actor at Director's Cut
Awards.
Korean actor. He's best known for his roles in critically acclaimed
films Silmido (2003), Right Now, Wrong Then (2015), and On the Beach
at Night Alone (2017). For his works in films, he won the Best Actors
and Best Supporting Actor awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, Busan
Film Critics Awards, Director's Cut Awards, Korean Association of Film
Critics Awards, 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Locarno
International Film Festival.Jung Jae-young started his career taking
minor roles in films ranging from his debut The Adventures of Mrs.
Park to Green Fish (1997), The Quiet Family (1998), and Die Bad
(2000). However throughout this period he was primarily occupied with
works by director/playwright Jang Jin, both on the stage and in minor
roles for the films The Happenings and The Spy.Jung's first prominent
film role came in Jang Jin's third film Guns & Talks in 2001, where he
played one member of the film's central quartet of assassins. The
following year, he played a ruthless, cruel-minded hustler in Ryoo
Seung-wan's No Blood No Tears. In 2003, his role as a death row
convict turned soldier in the record-breaking Silmido marked the
height of this stage of his career.In 2004, Jung reunited with Jang in
a romantic comedy Someone Special which provided him with his first
lead role. For his performance in the film, he won Best Actor award at
Busan Film Critics Awards. He then starred in a commercially and
critically success film Welcome to Dongmakgol. The film was based on
one of Jang Jin's plays which Jung had also performed in. For his
performance as a war-weary North Korean officer who befriends his
counterparts from the South, Jung won Best Actor at Director's Cut
Awards.
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