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Jung Hae-in (Korean: 정해인; born April 1, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He first made an appearance in AOA Black's music video for "Moya" in 2013 and officially debuted in the series Bride of the Century (2014). Jung gained recognition for his roles in the television series While You Were Sleeping (2017) and Prison Playbook (2017–2018).[3] He has since appeared in the television series Something in the Rain (2018), One Spring Night (2019), D.P. (2021–2023), Snowdrop (2021–2022), Connect (2022), and Love Next Door (2024).[4]
Jung Hae-in | |
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![]() Jung in August 2024 | |
Born | |
Education | Pyeongtaek University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Agent | FNC Entertainment |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정해인 |
Hanja | 丁海寅 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Haein |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Haein |
Website | fncent.com |
Jung's first acting experience was through a musical in college, however his determination to become an actor was established when he was in the military service and he lost 12 kilograms in order to achieve his dream. He debuted at the age 26.[5]
Jung officially debuted in 2014 through the TV series Bride of the Century and then appeared in the indie film The Youth.[6][7] The same year, he was cast in the historical series The Three Musketeers. He then appeared in small roles and made several cameo appearances for various television series and films from 2014 to 2016. One of his memorable appearances was in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God as Kim Go-eun's first love.[8][9]
In 2017, Jung gained popularity with his performance in the fantasy romance While You Were Sleeping.[10] He was ranked as the number-one searched term on Korean portal site Naver.[11] Two of his historical movies, The King's Case Note and Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion, were released in the same year.[12][13] He was next cast in the black comedy series Prison Playbook,[14][15] where he received praise for his performance as an imprisoned Army captain convicted of assaulting a soldier in his unit who later died.[16][17]
In 2018, Jung appeared in another historical film Heung-boo: The Revolutionist where he played the character of King Heonjong.[18] He landed his first leading role in the romance drama Something in the Rain alongside Son Ye-jin.[19][20] Following the airing of the drama, Jung experienced a rise in popularity in Asia.[21][22] Later that year, Jung was cast in the period romance film Tune in for Love alongside Kim Go-eun.[23][24]
In 2019, Jung starred in the youth film Start-Up as a school drop out who ends up in a gang.[25] The same year he was cast in the romance drama One Spring Night alongside Han Ji-min, helmed by the director and writer of Something in the Rain.[26][27][28]
In 2020, Jung starred in romance drama A Piece of Your Mind alongside Chae Soo-bin.[29] In the same year, he joined on JTBC drama Snowdrop alongside Jisoo, which was helmed by Sky Castle writer and producer and premiered in December 2021.[30][31]
In 2021, Jung starred in the Netflix series D.P. as a Military Police soldier tasked with pursuing deserters.[32] The same year he joined the Watcha original short film Unframed with Lee Je-hoon directing and writing the script.[33]
In 2022, Jung starred in the Disney+ drama Connect.[34][35] He later reprised his role in the second season of D.P in 2023.[36]
Jung Hae-in's third great-grandfather is Jeong Yak-yong, a great thinker of the later Joseon period.[37] He graduated with a degree in Broadcasting Entertainment at Pyeongtaek University, where he participated in various activities including musical plays.[38][39]
He enlisted in the military when he was 21 years old. He signed a contract with his agency after being discharged from the military and graduated from college.[40][41]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | The Youth | Park Man-jae | [7] | |
2015 | Salut D'Amour | young Kim Sung-chil | [42] | |
2016 | The Moon of Seoul | Ji Pyung | Short film | [43] |
2017 | The King's Case Note | Heuk-woon | [12] | |
Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion | Kim Ho | [13] | ||
2018 | Heung-boo: The Revolutionist | King Heonjong | [18] | |
2019 | Tune in for Love | Cha Hyeon-woo | [23] | |
Start-Up | Woo Sang-pil | [44] | ||
2020 | P1H: The Beginning of a New World | Han | Special appearance | [45] |
2021 | Unframed – Blue happiness | Park Chae-young | Short film | [46] |
2023 | 12.12: The Day | Major Oh Jin-ho | Special appearance | [47] |
2024 | I, the Executioner | Park Seon-woo | [48] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Bride of the Century | Choi Kang-in | [49] | |
The Three Musketeers | Ahn Min-seo | [8] | ||
2015 | Blood | Joo Hyun-woo | [50] | |
Reply 1988 | Kim Bo-young | Cameo appearance (ep. 13) | [51] | |
2016 | Yeah, That's How It Is | Yoo Se-joon | [52] | |
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Choi Tae-hee | Cameo appearance (eps. 7–8) | [9] | |
2016–17 | Night Light | Tak | [53] | |
2017 | While You Were Sleeping | Han Woo-tak | [10] | |
2017–18 | Prison Playbook | Captain Yoo Jeong-woo | [14] | |
2018 | Something in the Rain | Seo Joon-hee | [19] | |
2019 | One Spring Night | Yoo Ji-ho | [54] | |
2020 | A Piece of Your Mind | Moon Ha-won | [55] | |
2021–2022 | Snowdrop | Lim Soo-ho | [56] | |
2024 | Love Next Door | Choi Seung-hyo | [57] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | 4th Asia Contents Awards | with Miss Korea 2019 Kim Sae-yeon | [62] |
Title | Year | Album |
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"My Song" (나의 노래)[63] | 2022 | Connect OST |
"The truth" | 2024 | Love Next Door OST |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work(s) / Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Something in the Rain | Won | [64] |
K-Star Award, Actor | Won | ||||
2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama | D.P. | Won | [65] | |
Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Artist of the Year | Jung Hae-in | Won | [66] |
Asia Talent | Won | ||||
Best Emotive | Won | ||||
2019 | Best Icon | Won | [67] | ||
AAA Potential (Actor) | Won | ||||
Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | D.P. | Won | [68] |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Most Popular Actor | Prison Playbook | Won | [69] |
2020 | Best New Actor – Film | Tune in for Love | Nominated | [70] | |
2022 | Best Actor – Television | D.P. | Nominated | [71] | |
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Nominated | [72] |
2024 | Best Supporting Actor | I, the Executioner | Won | [73] | |
Popular Star Award | Won | ||||
Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Leading Actor | D.P. | Nominated | [74] |
Popular Star Award | Won | [75] | |||
Buil Film Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Nominated | [76] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Nominated | [77] | ||
Cine 21 Awards | 2019 | Tune in for Love Start-Up |
Won | [78] | |
Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Series | D.P. | Nominated | [79] |
2024 | D.P. 2 | Nominated | [80] | ||
Grand Bell Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Won | [81] |
2023 | Best Actor in a Series | D.P. | Nominated | [82] | |
London East Asia Film Festival | 2019 | Popularity Award | Tune in for Love | Won | [83] |
MBC Drama Awards | 2019 | Grand Prize | One Spring Night | Nominated | [84][85] |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Won | ||||
SBS Drama Awards | 2016 | New Star Award | That's The Way It Is | Won | [86] |
2017 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | While You Were Sleeping | Nominated | [87] | |
The Seoul Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor (Drama) | Something in the Rain | Nominated | [88] |
Popularity Award (Drama) | Won | [89] | |||
Hallyu Artist Award | Won | [90] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2019 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 20th | [95] |
2020 | 18th | [96] |
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