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Jin Seon-kyu

Jin Seon-kyu

Actor · Born September 13, 1977 (49) · Jinhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Jin Sun-kyu (진선규) is a South Korean actor born on September 13, 1977. He made his acting debut in a minor role in the 2008 film “The Good, The Bad, The Weird.” He has since appeared in supporting roles in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Six Flying Dragons” (2015-2016), “Marriage Contract” (2016) and “Live Up to Your Name” (2017). His role in the 2017 film “The Outlaws” garnered the Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 13, 1977 (49)
From
Jinhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Jin Seon-kyu's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
34%
Morality
22%
Self
20%
Survival
14%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 16
Shadow
4 of 16
Threshold guardian
2 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Hero
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
5
Joyful
5
Thrilling
5
Warm
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous6

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 Jin Seon-kyu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jin Seon-kyu'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

63 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 100 Days of Deception(2026)

    Show 16 episodes · as Shinichi Sato

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Husbands in Action(2026)

    as Hwang Chung-sik

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Rectangle, Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Price of Confession(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jang Jeong-gu

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kwak Byeong-nam

  • Typhoon Family(2025)

    Show 16 episodes · as Park Yun-Cheol

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Aema(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ku Jung-ho

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Amazon Bullseye(2024)

    as Bbang-sik

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Uprising(2024)

    as Kim Ja-ryeong

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 더 매직스타 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Alienoid: The Return to the Future(2024)

    as Nong-pa

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Honey Sweet(2023)

    as Byung-hoon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bargain part.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Roh Hyung-su

  • Bargain part.2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Roh Hyung-su

  • Revenant(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gu Kang-mo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • King the Land(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Police officer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Si-heon

  • Big Bet(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as So Jin-seok

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Men of Plastic(2022)

    as Broker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bargain(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roh Hyung-su

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Confidential Assignment 2: International(2022)

    as Jang Myeong-jun

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kingmaker(2022)

    as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Those Who Read the Hearts of Evil(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kook Young-soo

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Father (voice)

  • Vincenzo(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim Jong Man [Chauffeur]

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Space Sweepers(2021)

    as Tiger Park

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Uncanny Counter(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ma Ju-seok

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Man of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dae-guk

  • Warning: Do Not Play(2019)

    as Kim Jae-Hyun

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Melloga Chejil(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Actor in drama

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Long Live the King(2019)

    as Cho Gwang-chun

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Romang(2019)

    as Young Nam-bong

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Money(2019)

    as Park Chang-gu

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Svaha: The Sixth Finger(2019)

    as Monk Hae-an

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Duck-sung

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Extreme Job(2019)

    as Detective Ma

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Villagers(2018)

    as Byung-doo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dark Figure of Crime(2018)

    as Detective Jo

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

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

    as Photographer

  • So Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Swindlers(2017)

    as Cousin Brother

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Fortress(2017)

    as Lee Du-gap

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Outlaws(2017)

    as Wi Seong-rak

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Live Up to Your Name(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yeon Yi's father

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Merciless(2017)

    as Prison Chief Security Officer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gil-soo

  • Tunnel(2016)

    as Equipment Manager

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt(2016)

    as Kim Joong-hyun

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Doctors(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim Chi Hyun

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Love Guide for Dumpees(2015)

    as Coffee Man

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Sound of a Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Government Official

  • Six Flying Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · as Nam Eun

  • Make a Woman Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 40 episodes · as Hwang Kyung-Soo

  • Tabloid Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nam-heung

  • Venus Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mr. Kim

  • All Bark No Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Choong-mo

  • Mr. XXX-Kisser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Reporter

  • Helpless(2012)

    as Manager

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    as North Korean Solider

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

    as Doctor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Ghost Market Gang

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Resonance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kim Hyun-sik

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles, 62 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Extreme Job (2019)

$120M worldwide

Highest rated

Those Who Read the Hearts of Evil (2022)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

100 Days of Deception (2026)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s34 · acting2020s27 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 24 roles
1121

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 Jin Seon-kyu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Warning: Do Not Play (2019)

60th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kingdom (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. 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 Jin Seon-kyu's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jin Seon-kyu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jin Seon-kyu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Hanee shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles