Jung Hae-in: Biography in Details
Who is Jung Hae-in?
Jung Hae-in is an American-renowned South Korean actor.
He garnered fame for his supporting roles in the 2017 television series, While You Were Sleeping and Prison Playbook.
He was also featured in AOA Black’s music video titled Moya in the year 2013.
Currently, he is associated with FNC Entertainment, a South Korean entertainment company of Han Seong-ho.
He is starring in the upcoming Netflix series, D.P.which is set to release in 2021.
Jung Hae-in: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity
Jung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 1, 1988.
The name of his father is Jung Sang-jin whereas the identity of his mother is unknown.
He has a younger brother named Jung Hae-jun who is seven years younger than him.
Talking about his ancestors, he is the great-grandson of Jeong Yakyong.
Jung Hae-in is a famous Joseon thinker who graduated from Pyeongtaek University and received a degree in Broadcasting Entertainment Department.
Jung Hae-in also wrote books on philosophy, science, and government theories.
Education
Jung completed his primary school at Seoul Single Elementary School. He then attended Sungnam Middle School.
For further studies, he joined Youngdeungpo High School.
Lastly, he graduated from Pyeongtaek Univerity and received a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting Entertainment.
Jung Hae-in: Professional Life, Career
At the age of 21, Jung enlisted in the military, and during that time he already thought to pursue a career in the acting field.
At that time, he also lost his 12 kg in military service to achieve his dream.
After graduating from the military and college, he debuted his acting career at the age of twenty-six.
He made his acting debut in the K-drama, Bride of the Century where he portrayed the role of Choi Kang in aired on TV Chosun.
That year, he also appeared in tvN’s series, The Three Musketeers, and the indie film, The Youth.
Afterward, Jung made several cameo appearances in various TV series and films like Blood (2015), Reply 1988 (2015), Salut D’Amour (2015), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016), and The Moon of Seoul (2016).
In 2017, Jung Hae-in got a breakthrough with his appearance in the SBS romance series, While You Were Sleeping where he was cast in the role of Han Woo-Tak.
While airing drama, he ranked number 1 as the most searched artist on the Korean portal site Naver.
In the same year, he starred in two historical films, The King’s Case Note (as Heuk-woon) and Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion (as Kim Ho). Lately, he starred in the JTBC drama, Snowdrop opposite Kim Ji-soo.
Furthermore, some of his notable films and K-dramas are,
Year | Title | Role |
2016-2017 | Night Light | Tak |
2017-2018 | Prison Playbook | Caption Yoo |
2018 | Heung-boo: The Revolutionist | King Henjong |
2019 | One Spring Night | Yoo Ji-ho |
2019 | Start-Up | Woo Sang-Pil |
2020 | A Piece of Your Mind | Moon Ha-won |
Awards & Nomination
- Jung won the SBS Drama Award for New Star in the tv program, “Yeah, That’s How It Is” in the year 2016.
- In 2015, he was nominated for the 25th SBS Drama Awards.
- In 2019, Jung won the “Best Icon” and “AAA Potential (Actor)” at the 4th Asia Artist Awards.
- He won the Best New Actor award at Cine 21 Awards in the same year.
- Recently, he won the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards in the category of Best New Actor in the film, Tune in for Love.
Public relation
Jung is a sociable person. He cares about his fans too and maintained a close relationship with them.
On July 28, 2018, he held his first fan meeting at Kyunghee Univerity Hall of Peace in Seoul.
Further, he followed by fan meetings in Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, and Manila.
Jung Hae-in: Net worth, Salary
Jung Hae-in has earned a handsome amount of fortune throughout his successful acting career.
However, Jung Hae-in hasn’t yet revealed his actual net worth, salary, and other assets to the media.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
The actor has a charming personality with a fair complexion.
Jung Hae-in stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall whereas his weight is around 64 kg.
Likely, he has dark brown hair color with dark brown pair of eyes.
Social Media
The actor has a verified Instagram account where he has more than 4.9m followers.
Likely, Jung Hae-in has a verified Twitter account with over 109.8k followers.
However, he is not available on Facebook but has numerous Facebook fan pages.
Jung Hae-in’s Birthday Dates
Year | Date | Day |
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2024 | April | Monday |
2025 | April | Tuesday |
2026 | April | Wednesday |
2027 | April | Thursday |
2028 | April | Saturday |