The year he turned 23, he debuted in the play Woyzeck. He had entered the Korea National University of Arts in 1996 and graduated in the third class of its School of Drama. In 2004, he appeared on screen for the first time in the film Annyeong, Ari, and founded the theater troupe Gongyeon Baedal Service Ganda with colleagues.
In 2008, he won the Young Actor Award at the 5th Miryang Summer Performing Arts Festival. In 2011, he married the actor Park Bo-kyung, a classmate from the university’s School of Drama.
Around 2012, he played Man-su in the play Chilsu and Mansu. In 2014, he appeared in the musical The Goddess Is Watching. A year later, he played Nam Eun in SBS’s Six Flying Dragons. In 2016, his second child was born.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 40, the film The Outlaws was released and his role as Wi Seong-rak became known. That November, he won Best Supporting Actor at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
In 2018, Dark Figure of Crime, in which he played Detective Jo, passed 2 million viewers. In 2019, Extreme Job passed 10 million viewers on the 15th day of release, and that October he received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s commendation at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.
In 2020, he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards for Extreme Job and became an ambassador for the Changwon Sculpture Biennale. In 2021, Space Sweepers was released on Netflix and he appeared in the music play Taeil. In 2022, he was elected second president of the Korea National University of Arts alumni association.
In 2023, he took his first solo lead since debut in Count. In 2024, he worked again with Ryu Seung-ryong of Extreme Job in Amazon Bullseye.
In 2025, he became an ambassador for Hanam and for the Korea Cycling Federation, and UDT: Our Neighborhood Special Forces was released. In 2026, Netflix’s Husbands in Action was released, and he appears in tvN’s 100 Days of Deception.
Jin Seon-kyu (born Sep 13, 1977) debuted in the play Woyzeck in 2000, the year he turned 23, and became known as Wi Seong-rak in the film The Outlaws, released on Oct 3, 2017, the year he turned 40. On Nov 25, 2017 of the same year, he won Best Supporting Actor at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Entered the Korea National University of Arts in 1996 and graduated in the third class of its School of Drama. Made his stage debut in this play.
Source 01 · Newsis (Korean) · Second president of the KNUA alumni association · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Woman Donga (Korean) · Jin Seon-kyu interview · opens in a new tab The month and day of the debut were not confirmed.Had worked on stage in plays and musicals before first appearing in a film with this one. That year he founded the theater troupe Gongyeon Baedal Service Ganda with colleagues.
Source 01 · Newsis (Korean) · Second president of the KNUA alumni association · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Woman Donga (Korean) · Jin Seon-kyu interview · opens in a new tab The release date was not confirmed.An award for his stage work.
Source 03 · MBN (Korean) · Second child born · opens in a new tab The date of the award was not confirmed.She was a classmate at the Korea National University of Arts School of Drama. They have one son and one daughter.
Source 04 · YTN (Korean) · The “Blue Dragon couple” Jin Seon-kyu and Park Bo-kyung · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Woman Donga (Korean) · Jin Seon-kyu interview · opens in a new tab The date of the wedding was not confirmed.He had played the role before, in 2007.
Source 27 · Korean Wikipedia · Jin Seon-kyu · opens in a new tab Year of the appearance is from Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.A daughter was born.
Source 27 · Korean Wikipedia · Jin Seon-kyu · opens in a new tab Year of birth is from Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.Played Lee Chang-seop on stage.
Source 27 · Korean Wikipedia · Jin Seon-kyu · opens in a new tab Year of the appearance is from Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.Played Nam Eun, a fellow revolutionary who shared Jeong Do-jeon’s final days.
Source 03 · MBN (Korean) · Second child born · opens in a new tabSource 27 · Korean Wikipedia · Jin Seon-kyu · opens in a new tab The appearance was confirmed in an article. The year the broadcast began is from Wikipedia.A son was born, and he announced it on social media.
Source 03 · MBN (Korean) · Second child born · opens in a new tabHe was to work with Kim Yoon-seok and Joo Ji-hoon.
Source 08 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · Cast in Dark Figure of Crime · opens in a new tabThe film passed a cumulative 4,000,542 viewers on Oct. 18, the 16th day of release. OSEN writes that he ended 13 years of obscurity with this role.
Won for The Outlaws at the Kyung Hee University Grand Peace Palace in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. He wept from the moment his name was called.
Source 07 · Sports Hankook (Korean) · 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards · opens in a new tabThe film in which he played Detective Jo drew 2,099,759 viewers as of Oct. 9.
Source 09 · Newsen (Korean) · October 2018 box office · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · Cast in Dark Figure of Crime · opens in a new tabA comic crime film about a five-member narcotics squad facing disbandment.
Source 10 · Donga.com (Korean) · Extreme Job release confirmed · opens in a new tabIt took 15 days of release, and it is the 18th Korean film to pass 10 million.
Source 11 · Donga.com (Korean) · Extreme Job passes 10 million · opens in a new tabReceived it at the ceremony held at Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Bangi-dong, Seoul.
Source 12 · Newsis (Korean) · 56th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor · opens in a new tabWon for Extreme Job. He could not attend because of his filming schedule, and the head of the production company accepted for him. The ceremony was held without an audience.
Source 12 · Newsis (Korean) · 56th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor · opens in a new tabHe attended elementary, middle and high school in Jinhae. He recorded the audio guide.
Source 13 · Pressian (Korean) · Ambassador for the Changwon Sculpture Biennale · opens in a new tabThe film gave up a theatrical release because of the spread of COVID-19 and chose Netflix, releasing in more than 190 countries at once.
Source 14 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Space Sweepers release date confirmed · opens in a new tabWas cast with Kang Gi-doong in the production at Daehakro TOM Theater 2.
Source 15 · Star Today (Korean) · Music play Taeil · opens in a new tabHe was to work with Jeon Jong-seo for the first time. The disaster thriller is based on a short film of the same name.
Source 16 · OSEN (Korean) · Cast in Tving’s Bargain · opens in a new tabIt was decided at the association’s general meeting. He said he would work to promote exchange and cooperation among alumni.
Source 01 · Newsis (Korean) · Second president of the KNUA alumni association · opens in a new tabPlayed Si-heon, a high school physical education teacher who was a gold medalist. Director Kwon Hyeok-jae says it drew on the story of the 1988 gold medalist Park Si-heon.
Source 18 · Newsis (Korean) · Count opens Feb. 22 · opens in a new tabSource 17 · Sports Hankook (Korean) · Count press screening · opens in a new tabPlayed the interpreter Bang-sik, working again with Ryu Seung-ryong of Extreme Job. It was No. 1 at the box office on opening day with 88,301 viewers.
Source 19 · ize (Korean) · Amazon Bullseye No. 1 on opening day · opens in a new tabHe was appointed together with his wife, Park Bo-kyung. The couple live in Hanam.
Source 20 · Newsis (Korean) · Ambassadors for Hanam · opens in a new tabThe appointment ceremony was held in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. He says cycling, which he took up for his health, has become a great pleasure in his life.
Source 21 · Ilgan Sports (Korean) · Ambassador for the Korea Cycling Federation · opens in a new tabAn original series of Coupang Play and Genie TV, in which he appeared with Yoon Kye-sang, Kim Ji-hyun, Ko Kyu-pil and Lee Jung-ha.
Source 22 · Sports Hankook (Korean) · UDT: Our Neighborhood Special Forces · opens in a new tabPlayed Chung-sik, an ex-husband trying to save his kidnapped wife. He is paired with Gong Myung, who plays her current husband, Min-seok.
Source 23 · Ilgan Sports (Korean) · Husbands in Action release date confirmed · opens in a new tabHe plays Shinichi Sato, the Government-General of Korea’s Administrative Superintendent. The first broadcast is scheduled for Oct. 10. The same day, he cheered on the cycling team heading to the Asian Games.
Source 24 · Ilgan Sports (Korean) · 100 Days of Deception character posters · opens in a new tabSource 25 · Newsen (Korean) · 100 Days of Deception: Shinichi Sato · opens in a new tabSource 26 · Star News (Korean) · Cheering on the Asian Games cycling team · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2000–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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