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Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born April 22, 1973 (53) · Seoul, South Korea

Jung Woo-sung is a South Korean actor and the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Jung started his career as a fashion model, rising to stardom and teenage cult status with the gangster film Beat, for which he won Best New Actor at the 17th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1973 (53)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Jung Woo-sung's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Self
15%
Power
14%
Ideas
3%
Society
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 10

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 22
Shadow
6 of 22
Mentor
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
13
Dread
8
Thrilling
8
Romantic
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jung Woo-sung's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jung Woo-sung's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Assassin(s)(2026)

    as Han Sang-il

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Made in Korea(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jang Geonyoung

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Harbin(2024)

    as Park Jum-chool

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tell Me That You Love Me(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cha Jin-woo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 12.12: The Day(2023)

    as Lee Tae-shin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Cobweb(2023)

    as Director Shin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Man of Reason(2022)

    Director · Screenplay · as Su-hyuk

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Honey Sweet(2023)

    as Lee Yook-gu

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bear Man(2023)

    as Wild Boar

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hunt(2022)

    as Kim Jung-do

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Silent Sea(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Man in tower

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Delayed Justice(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Park Sam-Soo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Steel Rain 2(2020)

    as Han Gyeong-jae

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Beasts Clawing at Straws(2020)

    as Tae Young

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Walls of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Trade Your Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Traffic police (cameo)

  • Innocent Witness(2019)

    as Sun-ho

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Illang: The Wolf Brigade(2018)

    as Jang Jin-tae

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Intention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Steel Rain(2017)

    as Eom Cheol-woo

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The King(2017)

    as Han Kang-sik

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Asura(2016)

    as Han Do-kyung

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Remember You(2016)

    Producer · as Seok-won

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet Innocence(2014)

    as Professor Hak-kyu

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Three Charmed Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Divine Move(2014)

    as Tae-seok

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Cold Eyes(2013)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Padam Padam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · as Yang Kang-chil

  • Athena: Goddess of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Lee Jung-woo

  • Athena: Goddess of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lee Jung-woo

  • Reign of Assassins(2010)

    as Jiang Ah-Sheng

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Season of Good Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dong-ha

  • The Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Min-woo

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird(2008)

    as Park Do-won

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Restless(2006)

    as Yi-gwak

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Daisy(2006)

    as Park Yi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sad Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lee Jin-woo

  • A Moment to Remember(2004)

    as Choi Chul-soo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mutt Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cha Cheol-min

  • The Warrior(2001)

    as Yeo-sol

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 곰탕 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Myung Soo

  • Phantom: The Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as 431 / Lee Chan-seok

  • City of the Rising Sun(1998)

    as Do-chul

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Motel Cactus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lee Min-goo

  • Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Min

  • Shanghai Grand(1996)

    as Taiwan People's League Agent

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Born to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Kil

  • Asphalt Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kang Dong-suk

  • The Fox With Nine Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hyuk

  • 살생부 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Han Myeong-hoe

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

12.12: The Day (2023)

$97M worldwide

Highest rated

A Moment to Remember (2004)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Made in Korea (2025)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19942026

Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2001Screen debut· The Warrior
  • 2001First top-billed film· The Warrior
  • 2004Breakout· A Moment to Remember
  • 2025Best so far· Made in Korea

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 54: 49 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 54: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 54: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 54: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

54 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s19 · 18 acting · 2 crew2020s15 · 14 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 54% of 24 roles
011121

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jung Woo-sung's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

The Assassin(s) (2026)

98th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Moment to Remember (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jung Woo-sung's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles16–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jung Woo-sung work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jung Woo-sung's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sung Soo Kim shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers