Min Jin-woong

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In this Korean name, the family name is Min.
Min Jin-woong
Born (1986-08-22) August 22, 1986 (age 39)
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1]
EducationKorea National University of Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentStudio Santa Claus Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
민진웅
RRMin Jinung
MRMin Chinung

Min Jin-woong (Korean: 민진웅; born August 22, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He starred in TV series such as Yong-pal (2015) and Drinking Solo (2016) and Memories of the Alhambra .[2] Min gained popularity through his role in KBS' weekend family drama My Father Is Strange (2017).

Career

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In 2025, Min acted in the Korean premiere of the British play The Effect, written by Lucy Prebble. Min was triple cast as the character Dr. Toby, starring alongside Yang So-min, and Park Hoon. The play is a story about "love and sorrow" centered on four characters: Connie Hall and Tristan Frey, who are participating in a clinical trial for an antidepressant, and the two doctors supervising the test, Dr. Lorna James and Dr. Toby Seeley. The production was directed by Min Sae-rom, with Park Ji-sun as the screenwriter and Bae Yu-ri as the motion director. The show ran from June 10 to August 31 at the Nol Seo-kyung Square Scone Theater 2.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Fashion King Doo-chi
2015 The Advocate: A Missing Body Gap-soo
The Priests Police replacement
2016 Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Kang Cheo-joong
Proof of Innocence Staff sergeant Goo
2017 New Trial Oh Jong-hak
Anarchist from Colony[4] Hong Jin-yoo
2019 Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission Min Woo-chul

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Yong-pal Lee Sang-Chul
2016 Mrs. Cop 2 Seok-jin
Drinking Solo Min Jin-Woong
2017 My Father Is Strange Byun Joon-young
KBS Drama Special - Buzz Cut's Date Yoon Si-Woo
2018–2019 Memories of the Alhambra Seo Jang-hoon [5]
2019–2020 Chocolate Moon Tae-hyun [6]
2020 Nobody Knows Lee Jae-hong
2021 Secret Royal Inspector & Joy Yook-chil [7]
2022 Tomorrow Song Jin-ho (a.k.a. Betamale) Cameo [8]
Love Is for Suckers Park Dae-sik [9]
2023 A Time Called You Oh Chan-yeong

Theater

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Theater play performance
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2022 The Masked Hut Murder Case 가면산장 살인사건 Takayuki [10]
2024 Angels in America 엔젤스인 아메리카 Belize LG Signature Hall at LG Arts Center, Seoul August 6 to September 28 [11]
2025 The Effect 디 이펙트 Dr. Toby NOL Seogyeong Square Scone 2nd Building June 10, 2025 to August 31, 2025 [12]
July 23 to 26, 2025

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017 2017 Korea Drama Awards[13] Excellence Award, Actor My Father Is Strange Won
54th Grand Bell Awards[14] Best New Actor New Trial Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "민진웅". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. ^ Omega, Jan (22 September 2016). "Min Jin Woong Of 'Let's Drink' Stands Out In K-Drama Impersonating Hallyu Stars Like Song Joong Ki In 'Descendants of the Sun' And Lee Je Hoon In 'Signal'". The Inquisitr. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  3. ^ Kang, Yeon-woo (2025-04-22). 연극 '디 이펙트' 상견례 현장 공개…젠더 벤딩 캐스팅 주목 [The play "The Effect" reveals a behind-the-scenes look at the meeting between the parents and the in-laws, drawing attention for its gender-bending casting.]. Maeil Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  4. ^ Conran, Pierce (3 January 2017). "GWON Yool, MIN Jin-woong and More Join PARK YEOL". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Min Jin-woong Joins tvN's "Memories of the Alhambra"". HanCinema. TV Report. June 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Kim, Su-gyeong (May 21, 2019). "민진웅, JTBC 새 드라마 '초콜릿'서 하지원 동생 역 캐스팅". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Kang Hyo-jin (August 12, 2021). "[단독]민진웅, '어사와 조이' 합류…옥택연X김혜윤 만난다" [[Exclusive] Min Jin-woong joins 'Usa and Joy'... Ok Taecyeon X Kim Hye-yoon Meet]. Spotify News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Jang Ah-reum (April 21, 2022). "내일' 민진웅, 소심남 특별출연…우울+분노 가득한 안타까운 표정 [N컷]" [Tomorrow' Min Jin-woong to make a special appearance as a shy man... Sad expression full of depression + anger [N cut]] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Ahn Tae-hyun (September 13, 2022). "얼어죽을 연애따위' 이다희부터 최시원까지, 첫 대본리딩 어땠나 [N컷]" [How was the first script reading from Dahee Lee to Siwon Choi [N cut]]. News1 Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Kang Seok-bong (September 22, 2022). "일본 소설계의 거장 히가시노게이고의 '가면산장 살인사건' 연극으로 재탄생" [Reborn as a play by the Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino's "Masked Lodge Murder Case] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Lee, Sol-hee (2024-06-19). "연극 8월 개막…유승호·고준희·정혜인 연극 도전" [Play Angels in America opens in August... Yoo Seung-ho, Go Jun-hee, Jeong Hye-in play challenge]. www.themusical.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  12. ^ Jin, Bo-yeon (2025-04-02). 연극 ＜디 이펙트＞ 젠더 밴딩 캐스팅 공개…“김영민, 박훈, 이윤지, 옥자연, 박정복 등 출연” [The play "The Effect" reveals gender-bending casting, featuring Kim Young-min, Park Hoon, Lee Yoon-ji, Ok Ja-yeon, and Park Jeong-bok]. Seoul Culture Today.
  13. ^ Chang, Woo-young (2 October 2017). "10주년 '2017KDA' 김상중, 생애 첫 대상…'도깨비' 5관왕(종합)". Pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  14. ^ Kim, Soo-jung (29 September 2017). "대종상영화제 후보 발표…'택시운전사'·'박열' 박빙". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
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