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Jang Dong-yoon

Jang Dong-yoon

Actor · Born July 12, 1992 (34) · Daegu, South Korea

Jang Dong-yoon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the popular television series "School 2017", "A Poem a Day", and "The Tale of Nokdu". In 2015, while attending Hanyang University, Jang was first caught in the media for his bravery. It was reported Jang had come across a robber with a lethal weapon, threatening a convenience store clerk in Seoul's Gwanak District, where he had devised a quick plan to have the culprit arrested. He was recognized with a commendation from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for this act of heroism. This popularity later had led him to receive many casting offers.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 12, 1992 (34)
From
Daegu, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 30 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 74% in 30 days

What are Jang Dong-yoon's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Survival
22%
Bonds
20%
Self
12%
Ideas
9%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous4

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 Jang Dong-yoon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jang Dong-yoon'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

30 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Yeast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Queen Mantis(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Cha Su-yeol

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Like Flowers in Sand(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kim Baek-du

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • My Man Is Cupid(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cheon Sang-hyuk

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Daily Dose of Sunshine(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Song Yu-chan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Devils(2023)

    as Jin-hyuk

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Please Be My Ear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Man

  • Long D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Do-ha

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

    as Se-jun

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

    Show 16 episodes · as Lee Doo-hak

  • The King of the Desert(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chun-woong

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lean on Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Project Wolf Hunting(2022)

    as Lee Do-il

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

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

    as Chun Tae-il (voice)

  • Joseon Exorcist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prince Chungnyung

  • Search (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yong Dong-jin

  • Run Boy Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Do-won

  • The Tale of Nokdu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jeon Nok-du

  • Just Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kwon Seung-Chan

  • Beautiful Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Zhen Chen

  • Mr. Sunshine(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · as Jun-young

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Poem a Day(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Shin Min-Ho

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • If We Were a Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Uhm Ki-Suk

  • School 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Song Dae-Whee

  • Solomon's Perjury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Han Ji-Hoon

  • Game Development Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Gom Gae-Bal

  • A woman who married into a Korean family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Law of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • KBS Drama Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Uhm Ki-Seok

  • KBS Entertainment Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Project Wolf Hunting (2022)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 28 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting2 of 30: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 30: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew

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.

Who does Jang Dong-yoon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jang Dong-yoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Bo-ra shares the most, 2.

Actors