Actor Jin Seon Kyu (Jin Sun Kyu) Profile, Drama, Movies, Facts, and TMI

Jin Seon Kyu Profile

Birth Name: 진선규 (Jin Seon Kyu)
Stage Name: Jin Seon Kyu
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1977.09.13
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Height: 177 cm (5’80”)
Weight: 70 kg (154.3 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
Agency: L July Entertainment
Personal Social Media: Instagram, Facebook

Jin Seon Kyu Facts & TMI

Jin Seon Kyu is a theater, drama, and movie actor.
He was born in Jinhae, Gyeongsangnam-do.
He is married to actress Park Bo Kyung, the couple has a son and a daughter.
He is a very devout Protestant.
Jin Seon Kyu made his debut in a play titled ‘Mirror Princess Peaceful Story’ in 2004.
As a well-known actor in Daehak-ro, he has established himself mainly in theater and musicals
When he was a student, he aspired of becoming a physical education teacher.
He learned Taekwondo and Jeet Kune Do when he was young.
Jin Seon Kyu started to be interested in acting during the third grade of high school. He later enrolled in the acting department of the Korea National University of Arts and began his acting career.
In 2008 he started appearing in movies and TV dramas as supporting characters.
He had his breakthrough in 2017 with his acting in the hit movie ‘The Outlaws’.
His role in ‘The Outlaws’ was his first villain role in a movie.
His Korean-Chinese dialects in ‘The Outlaws’ received favorable reviews from viewers to the point that people mistaken him for being a Chinese-Korean.
He won the 2017 Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ‘The Outlaws’.
He is a supporter of KBO team Doosan Bears.
He was the acting teacher of actor Yoon Kye Sang is also the lead actor in ‘The Outlaws’.
When he founded the theater company ‘Ganda’ he got close to his wife and got married.
Unlike his character in ‘The Outlaws’ he is very naive.
He speaks various local dialects.
Jin Seon Kyu enjoys his heyday thanks to 2019’s movie ‘Extreme Job’ that successfully attracted 14+ million moviegoers.

Movies

‘The Good, the Bad, the Weird’ as Ghost Market Gang (2008)
‘Poongsan’ as North Korean army (2011)
‘Mama’ as DongSook’s Doctor (2011)
‘Helpless’ as Purser (2012)
‘All Bark No Bite’ as Choong Mo (2012)
‘Mr. XXX-Kisser’ as Tunnel Reporter (2012)
‘Tabloid Truth’ as Nam Heung (2014)
‘Venus Talk’ as Deputy Kim (2014)
‘The Sound of a Flower’ as School Magazine Manager (2015)
‘Love Guide for Dumpees’ as Man at the cafe (2015)
‘The Hunt’ as Kim Joong Hyeon/ Yang Soon’s father (2016)
‘Tunnel’ as Equipment Officer (2016)
‘The Mayor’ as Gil Soo (2017)
‘The Merciless’ as Security Section Chief (2017)
‘The Outlaws’ as Wi Seong Rak (2017)
‘The Fortress’ as Chogwan Lee Doo Gap (2017)
‘The Swindlers’ as Cousin Brother (2017/ Cameo)
‘Herstory’ as Photographer’s voice (2018/ Cameo)
‘Dark Figure of Crime’ as Detective Jo (2018)
‘Intimate Strangers’ as Facebook man’s voice (2018/ Cameo)
‘The Villagers’ as Kwak Byeong Doo (2018)
‘Unfinished’ as Kim Cham Sa’s Bodyguard 3, Kkong Chi (2018)
‘Extreme Job’ as Detective Ma (2019)
‘Svaha: The Sixth Finger’ as Monk Hae An (2019)
‘Money’ as Park Chang Goo (2019)
‘Roman’ as Young Nam Bong (2019/ Cameo)
‘Long Live the King’ as Jo Gwang Choon (2019)
‘Warning: Do Not Play’ as Kim Jae Hyeon (2019)
‘Man of Men’ as Dae Gook (2019)
‘Space Sweepers’ as Tiger Park/ Park Kyung Soo (2021/ Netflix Film)
‘Taeil’ as Tae-il’s Father (2021/ Animated Film)
‘Count’ as Si Heon (TBA)
‘Confidential Assignment 2’ (TBA)
‘Ransom’ (TBA/ Short Film)

TV Series

‘Road No. 1’ as Go Man Yong (MBC/ 2010)
‘The Great Seer’ as Lee Han Baek (SBS/ 2012)
‘God of War’ as Gab Yi (MBC/ 2012)
‘Three Days’ as Tattoo man killer (SBS/ 2014)
‘Make a Woman Cry’ as Hwang Kyeong Soo (MBC/ 2015)
‘Man of Men’ as Extra (JTBC/ 2015)
‘Six Flying Dragons’ as Nam Eun (SBS/ 2015
‘Marriage Contract’ as Oh Mi Ran’s doctor (MBC/ 2016)
‘The Doctors’ as Kim Chi Hyeon (SBS/ 2016)
‘Entourage’ as Eun Gab’s friend (tvN/ 2016/ Cameo, episode 3, 4, 6)
‘Man to Man’ (JTBC/ 2017/ Cameo)
‘Live Up to Your Name’ as Yeon I’s father (tvN/ 2017)
‘Lawless Lawyer’ as Motorcycle Officer Park (tvN/ 2018/ Cameo, episode 1)
‘Kingdom’ as Deok Seong (Netflix/ 2019–2020)
‘Be Melodramatic’ as Drama hero (JTBC/ 2019/ Cameo, episode 1 & 16)
‘Vincenzo’ as unnamed robber #1, acting as a limousine taxi driver (tvN/ 2021/ Cameo, episode 1)
‘One the Woman’ Chicken delivery man (SBS/ 2021/ Cameo, episode 1)
‘Through the Darkness‘ as Gook Young Soo (SBS/ 2022)

Theater Play

‘Boycheck’ (2000)
‘Horror Flower Shop’ (2001)
‘Hamlet in Blue’ (2001)
‘Our Country Uturi’ (2002)
‘오랑캐 여자 옹녀’ (2002)
‘Leafie: A Hen Into the Wild’ (2002)
‘Should I Get You a Dressing’ (2002)
‘De La Guarda’ (2003)
‘희랍극의 연인들’ (2003)
‘Aster yomena’ (2004)
‘Story of Hareuk’ (2004)
‘The Mask’ (2004)
‘Chilsoo and Mansoo’ (2007)
‘My Heart’s Annapurna’ as Son in law (2007~2008)
‘Shall We Go to the Karaoke… and Talk?’ as Father and karaoke owner (2008~2009)
‘Old Thieve’s Story’ as Younger thieve (2009)
‘Bald Female Singer’ as Mr. Seo (2011)
‘As Long As I’m with You’ as Father (2011)
‘As Long As I’m with You’ as Koiso Kunitaro (2011)
‘Chilsoo and Mansoo’ as Mansoo (2011)
‘There’ as Byeongdo (2012)
‘Me and Grandfather’ as Grandfather (2013~2016)
‘Seon Nyeo Ssi Story’ as Jong Woo (2013)
‘Almost Maine’ as East (2013)
‘Autumn Firefly’ as Junpei (2014)
‘Shall We Go to the Karaoke… and Talk?’ (2014)
‘Hot Summer’ (2014~2015)
‘100 Minutes of New People Debate’ as Jeon Jin Ki (2017)
‘Shall We Go to the Karaoke… and Talk?’ as Min Jae (2021)

Musical Play

‘Mirror Princess Peaceful Story’ as Wild boy (2004~2012)
‘Finding Mr. Destiny’ as Multiman (2007)
‘Slowly’ as Kim Bosal (2009)
‘Legally Blonde’ as Emmett (2012)
‘Agatha’ as Roy (2013~2014)
‘Goddess’ as Lee Chang Sub (2014)
‘The Dwarfs’ as Big (2015)
‘Navillera’ as Shim Deok Chul (2019)
‘Music Play Tae Il’ as Tae Il’s voice (2021)