Acting
Dec 30, 1970
Naju, South Jeolla, South Korea
Jeong Seok-yong
Acting
Biography
Jeong Seok-yong (정석용) is a South Korean character actor born on December 31, 1970. Beginning his performing career in stage theater during the late 1990s, he transitioned into screen acting and established a prolific career across film and television. Jeong's feature film credits include notable appearances in King and the Clown (2005), Like a Virgin (2006), Sunny (2011), Train to Busan (2016), and Seven Years of Night (2018). On television, he has featured in major drama series including Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), D.P. (2021), Work Later, Drink Now (2021), and Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (2023).
Feature Films (47)
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
The Warrior
Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it, each in his own way. Their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing.
The City of Violence
Il-young tries to get away from her adoptive mother because she does not want to get involved in her mother's criminal activities.
Coin Locker Girl
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
King and the Clown
On a hot summer day, a man wearing a sweater coughs as he walks. He enters an underground, gruesome restaurant and orders fried rice. The restaurant owner swears to customers who leave food on their plate unfinished and he struggles to finish everything on his plate. The film takes advantage of the short film form and accentuates its merits, taking the story through a dramatic flow in a simple situation with various characters.
A Man Under the Influenza
Three friends from college are now on the brink of turning 40. To attend a funeral on Jeju Island, they go on an unexpected trip as a getaway and wind up at a guest house, where water shimmers, wind blows, and pretty women are seductive, inviting the trio back to their 20s.
Detour
Ho-seong was once a criminal. After eight years in prison, he is released, reuniting with his family. He needs money for his new business, so he plans to collect it at his father's funeral. However, things go wrong.
When Spring Comes
In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
20th Century Girl
A restaurant delivery boy witnesses the murder of his crush during an internet chat session. He becomes the prime suspect and must catch the real murderer before the police catch him.
Off-Line
Young Ju is forced to take English classes after failing to assist a foreigner at her government office. At English class she develops feelings for classmate Moon Su, but he might not feel the same way.
Please Teach Me English
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
Train to Busan
Television & Series (41)
Suspense, surprises and fun abound in this Korean variety game show featuring big personalities and even bigger mysteries in every episode.
Busted!
Suspense, surprises and fun abound in this Korean variety game show featuring big personalities and even bigger mysteries in every episode.
Busted!
A psychopath's ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped by fear and chaos. An honest, justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with a tragic past, face off against the killer. After their encounter with the psychopath, their lives change completely.
Mouse
Finding life in all that’s left behind, a detail-oriented trauma cleaner and his estranged uncle deliver untold stories of the departed to loved ones.
