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Jung Jae-young (b. November 21, 1970) started his career taking minor roles in films ranging from his debut The Adventures of Mrs. Park to Green Fish, The Quiet Family, and Die Bad. However throughout this period he was primarily occupied with works by director/playright 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, where he played one member of the film's central quartet of assassins. Shortly after that he turned in a memorable performance as a ruthless, cruel-minded hustler in Ryoo Seung-wan's No Blood No Tears. Around this time he began to be associated in audience's minds with tough, intense, masculine characters who would start a fight at the slightest provocation. His role as a death row convict turned soldier in the record-breaking Silmido marked the height of this stage of his career.
Nonetheless it would be Jang Jin who would again set him off in new creative directions. His acclaimed performance in Jang's romantic comedy Someone Special provided him with his first lead role and drove home the point that Jung had much more acting range than most people realized. In the smash hit Welcome to Dongmakgol (based on one of Jang Jin's plays which Jung had also performed in), he once again showed a more sensitive side as a war-weary North Korean officer who befriends his counterparts from the South. Finally, Wedding Campaign saw him play a shy rural farmer who travels to Uzbekistan in the hopes of finding a wife.
Filmography
- G-Love | Geulreobeu (2010)
- Iggi (2010)
- Castaway on the Moon | Kimssi Pyoroogi (2009)
- The Divine Weapon (2008)
- Public Enemy 3 Gonggongui jeog 3 (2008)(with second plan Kim Nam Gil^^)
- My Son | A-deul (2007) - Cameo
- Going by the Book | Bareuge salja (2007)
- Righteous Ties Georukhan gyebo (2006)
- My Captain Mr. Underground Mai kaeptin, Kim Dae-chul (2006) - Dae-chul
- Wedding Campaign Naui gyeolhon wonjeonggi (2005) - Hong Man-taek
- Murder, Take One Baksu-chiltae deonara (2005) - Bully
- Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) - Chief Comrade Lee Su-Hwa
- Someone Special Aneun yeoja (2004) - Dong Chi-seong
- So Cute Gwiyeowo (2004)
- Shin Suk-ki blues (2004)
- Silmido (2003)
- No Comment Mudjima Family (2002)
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Boksuneun naui geot (2002) - Husband of Dong-jin's ex-wife's
- No Blood No Tears Pido nunmuldo eobshi (2002) - Dok-bul
- Guns and Talks Killerdeului suda (2001) - Jae-yeong
- Taxi of Terror Gongpo taxi (2000) - Non-stop
- Die Bad | Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona (2000)
- The Spy Gancheob Li Cheol-jin (1999)
- The Happenings Gimaghin sanaedeul (1998)
- The Quiet Family Choyonghan kajok (1998) - Hyun-suk
- Push! Push! | Sanbuingwa (1997)
- Green Fish Chorok mulkogi (1997)
- The Adventures of Mrs Park Park Bong-gon gachulageon (1996)
- Searching for Our Class Uribanul chasubnida (1990)
Two new movies this year, good. Now I have a purpose^^ Yes, I know, G-Love will start filming around Summer, but I do hope the finish before the end of this year.
