Back جونغ وو سونغ Arabic چونج و سونج ARZ জাং উ-সাং Bengali/Bangla Jung Woo-sung German Τζονγκ Ου-σονγκ Greek Jung Woo-sung Spanish جونگ وو سونگ Persian Jeong Woo-seong French Jung Woo-sung Galician Jung Woo-sung ID
Jung Woo-sung | |
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.jpg) Jung in March 2021 | |
| Born | April 22, 1973 |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Agent | Artist Company |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정우성 |
| Hanja | 鄭雨盛[2] |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Useong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Usŏng |
Jung Woo-sung (Korean: 정우성; born April 22, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Jung started his career as a fashion model, rising to stardom with the gangster film Beat (1997), for which he won Best New Actor at the 17th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. He is a versatile actor known for playing leading roles in a wide spectrum of genres, including blockbusters The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), Cold Eyes (2013), The Divine Move (2014), The King (2017), Steel Rain (2017), Hunt (2022), 12.12: The Day (2023); dramas City of the Rising Sun (1999) and Mutt Boy (2003); historical epic Musa (2001); romance A Moment to Remember (2004); crime thrillers Asura: The City of Madness (2016) and Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020). He won Best Actor at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards for Innocent Witness (2019). His notable TV drama credits include Asphalt Man (1995), Padam Padam (2011) and Tell Me That You Love Me (2023–24).
Jung served as the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador from 2014 until his resignation in 2024, citing backlash over his advocacy for refugees.[3]
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- ^ "정우성". KMDb. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Jung Woo-sung leaves UNHCR role after 'online attacks'". koreatimes. July 22, 2024. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.