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Jung Woo-sung
Leading Korean films including Beat, The Good, the Bad, the Weird and Innocent Witness.
Beat · The Good, the Bad, the Weird
- Born
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
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Jung Woo-sung
Jung Woo-sung is a South Korean actor whose work ranges from action and romance to political drama. He has also directed and produced films.
Early life
Working-class childhood
Grew up in Seoul’s Sadang-dong and left school to help support his family.
Modelling start
Worked as a model before entering films.
Career
- 1994–1997
Early breakthrough
Debuted in The Fox with Nine Tails and became a star through Beat.
- 2000s–2010s
Leading roles
Expanded into historical action, romance and crime films.
- 2020s
Directing and producing
Added feature direction to his established acting career.
Selected work
Beat
Played a young man drawn into gang life.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Starred in Kim Jee-woon’s action western.
Innocent Witness
His performance as a lawyer won major Korean acting awards.
Beyond work
Refugee advocacy
Became a UNHCR national goodwill ambassador in 2015 and supported refugee causes.
Business partnership
Co-founded Artist Company with fellow actor Lee Jung-jae.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: 사진기자머길. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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