Jin Seon-kyu

In this Korean name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Seon-kyu (born September 13, 1977)^[1] is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on the big screen, such as The Outlaws (2017) and Extreme Job (2019). He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2017 for his performance in the film The Outlaws.^[2]

Jin Seon-kyu
Jin in 2019
Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 45) Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Education	Korea National University of Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004-present
Agent	L'July Entertainment
Spouse	Park Bo-kyung ​ (m. 2011)​
Korean name
Hangul	진선규
Revised Romanization	Jin Seon-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Chin Sŏnkyu

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	Ghost Market Gang		^[3]
2011	Poongsan	North Korean army
	Mama	Dong-sook's Doctor
2012	Helpless	Purser
	All Bark No Bite	Choong-mo
	Mr. XXX-Kisser	Tunnel Reporter
2014	Tabloid Truth	Nam-heung
	Venus Talk	Deputy Kim
2015	The Sound of a Flower	School Magazine Manager
	Love Guide for Dumpees	Man at the cafe
2016	The Hunt	Kim Joong-hyeon (Yang-soon's father)
	Tunnel	Equipment Officer
2017	The Mayor	Gil-soo
	The Merciless	Security Section Chief
	The Outlaws	Wi Seong-rak
	The Fortress	Cho-gwan Lee Doo-gap
	The Swindlers	Cousin Brother	Cameo
2018	Herstory	Photographer's voice	Cameo
	Dark Figure of Crime	Detective Jo		^[4]
	Intimate Strangers	Facebook man's voice	Cameo
	The Villagers	Kwak Byeong-doo
	Unfinished	Kim Cham-sa's Bodyguard 3, Kkong-chi
2019	Extreme Job	Detective Ma		^[5]
	Svaha: The Sixth Finger	Monk Hae-an		^[6]
	Money	Park Chang-goo		^[7]
	Roman	Young Nam-bong	Cameo	^[8]
	Long Live the King	Jo Gwang-choon		^[9]
	Warning: Do Not Play	Kim Jae-hyeon		^[10]
	Man of Men	Dae-gook		^[11]
2021	Space Sweepers	Tiger Park / Park Kyung-soo	Netflix Film	^[12]
	Taeil	Tae-il's Father	Animated Film	^[13]^[14]
2022	Kingmaker	A farmer who goes to Seo Chang-dae's drugstore	Special appearance	^[15]
	Confidential Assignment 2: International	Jang Myung-jun		^[16]^[17]
2023	Count	Si-heon		^[18]
TBA	Sweet Sea	Byeong-hoon		^[19]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Road No. 1	Go Man-yong
2012	The Great Seer	Lee Han-baek
	God of War	Gab-i
2014	Three Days	Tattoo man killer
2015	Make a Woman Cry	Hwang Kyeong-soo
	Man of Men		Extra
	Six Flying Dragons	Nam-eun
2016	Marriage Contract	Oh Mi-ran's doctor
	The Doctors	Kim Chi-hyeon
	Entourage	Eun-gab's friend	Cameo (Ep 3, 4 & 6)
2017	Man to Man		Cameo
	Live Up to Your Name	Yeon-i's father
2018	Lawless Lawyer	Motorcycle Officer Park	Cameo (Ep. 1)
2019	Be Melodramatic	Drama hero	Cameo (Ep. 1 & 16)^[20]
2021	Vincenzo	unnamed robber #1, acting as a limousine taxi driver	Cameo (Ep. 1) ^[21]
	One the Woman	Chicken delivery man	Cameo (Ep.1)^[22]
2022	Through the Darkness	Gook Young-soo	^[23]
	Love All Play	A sushi restaurant owner	Cameo (Ep.1)^[24]
	Call My Agent!	himself	Cameo^[25]
2023	The Devil	Gu San-yeong's father	Cameo^[26]
	The Uncanny Counter		Season 2^[27]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019–2020	Kingdom	Deok-seong	Season 1–2
2022	Ransom	Noh Hyung-soo		^[28]
	Big Bet	So Jin-seok		^[29]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022–2023	Europe Outside Your Tent	Cast Member	Season 1 and 3	^[30]

Ambassadorship

• KRX Gold Market Ambassador (2019–present)^[31]
• President of the Alumni Association of Korea National University of Arts^[32]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Through the Darkness	Won	^[33]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actor – Film	The Outlaws	Nominated	^[34]
	2019		Extreme Job	Nominated	^[35]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2017	Best Supporting Actor	The Outlaws	Won	^[36]
	2019		Extreme Job	Nominated	^[37]
	2021		Space Sweepers	Nominated	^[38]
Brand of the Year Awards	2019	Film Actor of the Year	—	Won	^[39]
Buil Film Awards	2019	Best Supporting Actor	Extreme Job	Nominated	^[40]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2018		The Outlaws	Nominated	^[41]
	2019		Extreme Job	Nominated	^[42]
Film Award of the Year	2018		The Outlaws	Won	^[43]
Grand Bell Awards	2018			Nominated	^[44]
	2020		Extreme Job	Won	^[45]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2019			Won	^[46]
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Through the Darkness	Won	^[47]
		Best Supporting Team		Nominated	^[48]
The Seoul Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actor (Film)	The Outlaws	Nominated	^[49]

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country Or Organization	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
South Korea^[note 1]	2019	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	^[53]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[50][51] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[52]

References

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2. Ko, Dong-hwan (February 10, 2019). "From underdog to hit-maker: Jin Seon-kyu". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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5. "Ryu Seung-ryong finds his team: The actor shines in 'Extreme Job' with help of all-star cast". Korea JoongAng Daily. 19 January 2019.
6. "[Movie Review] 'Svaha,' horrifying mystery thriller about religious exploitation". The Korea Times. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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28. Kang Hyo-jin (February 24, 2022). "진선규X전종서 '몸값', 올 하반기 티빙 오리지널 시리즈로 공개" [Jin Seon-gyu X Jeon Jong-seo's 'Ransom', released as a teabing original series in the second half of this year] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Naver.
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31. Lee Kyung-ho (September 24, 2021). "진선규, KRX금시장 홍보대사에 3년 연속 발탁" [Jin Seon-gyu was selected as the ambassador for the KRX gold market for 3 years in a row]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Naver.
32. Kim Yong-rae (May 13, 2022). "한예종 2대 총동문회장에 배우 진선규" [Actor Jin Seon-gyu as Han Ye-jong's 2nd Alumni Association] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Naver.
33. Myung Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). "진선규·유선, 남녀 우수 연기상 [에이판스타어워즈]" [Jin Seon-gyu and Yoo Seon, Excellence in Male and Female Acting Awards [Apan Star Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
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External links

• Jin Seon-kyu at HanCinema
• Jin Seon-kyu at IMDb
• Jin Seon-kyu at the Korean Movie Database