Jung Jae-young

Jung Jae-young began his career as a minor character in films ranging from his debut, The Adventures of Mrs. Park to Green Fish (1997), The Quiet Family (1998), and Die Bad (2000). Throughout this time, however, he was mostly preoccupied with works by director/playwright Jang Jin, both on stage and in minor roles in the films The Happenings and The Spy.

Jung Jae-young is best known for his roles in the critically acclaimed films Silmido (2003), Right Now, Wrong Then (2015), and On the Beach at Night Alone (2017). He received Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor honors 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 for his work in films.