Jung Hae-in

1. Career

1.1. Beginnings

Jung's first acting experience was in a college musical; however, his determination to become an actor was established during his military service. He debuted at the age of 26.^[7]

Jung officially debuted in 2014 through the TV series Bride of the Century and then appeared in the indie film The Youth.^[8][9] The same year, he was cast in the historical series The Three Musketeers. He then appeared in small roles and made several cameo appearances for various television series and films from 2014 to 2016, including in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God as Kim Go-eun's first love.^[10][11]

1.2. 2017–present: Rising popularity and leading roles

In 2017, Jung gained popularity with his performance in the fantasy romance While You Were Sleeping.^[12] His named was ranked as the number-one search on Korean portal site Naver.^[13] Two of his historical movies, The King's Case Note and Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion, were released in the same year.^[14][15] He was next cast in the comedy series Prison Playbook,^[16][17] receiving praise for his performance as an Army captain convicted of assaulting a soldier in his unit who later died.^[18][19]

In 2018, Jung appeared in another historical film, Heung-boo: The Revolutionist, playing the character of Heonjong of Joseon.^[20] He landed his first leading role in the romance drama Something in the Rain alongside Son Ye-jin.^[21][22] Following the airing of the drama, Jung experienced a rise in popularity in Asia.^[23][24] Later that year, Jung was cast in the period romance film Tune in for Love alongside Kim Go-eun.^[25][26]

In 2019, Jung starred in the youth film Start-Up as a school dropout who ends up in a gang.^[27] The same year he was cast in the romance drama One Spring Night alongside Han Ji-min, helmed by the director and writer of Something in the Rain.^[28][29][30]

In 2020, Jung starred in romance drama A Piece of Your Mind alongside Chae Soo-bin.^[31] In the same year, he joined on JTBC drama Snowdrop alongside Jisoo; the film premiered in December 2021.^[32][33]

In 2021, Jung starred in the Netflix series D.P. as a Military Police soldier tasked with pursuing deserters.^[34] The same year he joined the Watcha original short film Unframed, with Lee Je-hoon directing and writing the script.^[35]

In 2022, Jung starred in the Disney+ drama Connect.^[36][37] He later reprised his role in the second season of D.P in 2023.^[38] In 2024, he starred in the romantic comedy Love Next Door with Jung So-min.

2. Endorsements

Jung has been serving as an advertising model for Mind Bridge's business casual product line since 2019.^[39] In 2025, he became a global ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana.^[40] That same year, he also became an advertising model for Kyobo Life Insurance's campaign.^[41]

3. Personal life

3.1. Family and education

Jung Hae-in's third great-grandfather is Chŏng Yagyong, a great thinker of the later Joseon period.^[42] He graduated with a degree in Broadcasting Entertainment at Pyeongtaek University, where he participated in various activities including musical plays.^[43][44]

3.2. Military enlistment

He enlisted in the military when he was 21 years old. He signed a contract with his agency after being discharged from the military and graduated from college.^[45]

4. Filmography

4.1. Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	The Youth	Park Man-jae		[9]
2015	Salut D'Amour	young Kim Sung-chil		[46]
2016	The Moon of Seoul	Ji Pyung	Short film	[47]
2017	The King's Case Note	Heuk-woon		[14]
	Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion	Kim Ho		[15]
2018	Heung-boo: The Revolutionist	King Heonjong		[20]
2019	Tune in for Love	Cha Hyeon-woo		[25]
	Start-Up	Woo Sang-pil		[48]
2020	P1H: The Beginning of a New World	Han	Cameo	[49]
2021	Unframed – Blue happiness	Park Chae-young	Short film	[50]
2023	12.12: The Day	Major Oh Jin-ho	Cameo	[51]
2024	I, the Executioner	Park Seon-woo		[52]

4.2. Television series

Key

†	Denotes television productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Bride of the Century	Choi Kang-in		[53]
	The Three Musketeers	Ahn Min-seo		[10]
2015	Blood	Joo Hyun-woo		[54]
	Reply 1988	Kim Ho-young	Cameo (ep. 13)	[55]
2016	Yeah, That's How It Is	Yoo Se-joon		[56]
	Guardian: The Lonely and Great God	Choi Tae-hee	Cameo (eps. 7–8)	[11]
2016–2017	Night Light	Tak		[57]
2017	While You Were Sleeping	Han Woo-tak		[12]
2017–2018	Prison Playbook	Captain Yoo Jeong-woo		[16]
2018	Something in the Rain	Seo Joon-hee		[21]
2019	One Spring Night	Yoo Ji-ho		[28]
2020	A Piece of Your Mind	Moon Ha-won		[58]
2021–2023	D.P.	Ahn Jun-ho	Season 1–2	[59]
2021–2022	Snowdrop	Lim Soo-ho		[60]
2022	Connect	Ha Dong-soo		[61][37]
2024	Love Next Door	Choi Seung-hyo		[62]
2026	Our Sticky Love	Jang Tae-ha		[63]

4.3. Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019–2020	Jung Hae-in's Travel Log	Himself	[64][65]

4.4. Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2022	4th Asia Contents Awards	with Miss Korea 2019 Kim Sae-yeon	[66]

5. Discography

5.1. Singles

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"My Song" (나의 노래)	2022	Connect OST	[67]
"The Truth" (꺼내지 못한 말)	2024	Love Next Door OST	[68]
"Begin Again" (그대 내게 다시)	2026	Our Sticky Love OST	[69]

6. Accolades

6.1. Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2018	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Something in the Rain	Won	[70]
		K-Star Award, Actor		Won
	2022	Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama	D.P.	Won	[71]
Asia Artist Awards	2018	Artist of the Year	Jung Hae-in	Won	[72]
		Asia Talent		Won
		Best Emotive		Won
	2019	Best Icon		Won	[73]
		AAA Potential (Actor)		Won
Asian Academy Creative Awards	2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	D.P.	Won	[74]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2018	Most Popular Actor	Prison Playbook	Won	[75]
	2020	Best New Actor – Film	Tune in for Love	Nominated	[76]
	2022	Best Actor – Television	D.P.	Nominated	[77]
	2025	Best Supporting Actor – Film	I, the Executioner	Nominated	[78]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2019	Best New Actor	Tune in for Love	Nominated	[79]
	2024	Best Supporting Actor	I, the Executioner	Won	[80]
		Popular Star Award		Won
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best Leading Actor	D.P.	Nominated	[81]
		Popular Star Award		Won	[82]
Buil Film Awards	2020	Best New Actor	Tune in for Love	Nominated	[83]
	2025	Best Supporting Actor	I, the Executioner	Nominated	[84]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2020	Best New Actor	Tune in for Love	Nominated	[85]
Cine21 Film Awards	2019		Tune in for Love Start-Up	Won	[86]
Director's Cut Awards	2022	Best Actor in a Series	D.P.	Nominated	[87]
	2024		D.P. 2	Nominated	[88]
Grand Bell Awards	2020	Best New Actor	Tune in for Love	Won	[89]
	2023	Best Actor in a Series	D.P.	Nominated	[90]
London East Asia Film Festival	2019	Popularity Award	Tune in for Love	Won	[91]
MBC Drama Awards	2019	Grand Prize	One Spring Night	Nominated	[92][93]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama		Won
SBS Drama Awards	2016	New Star Award	That's The Way It Is	Won	[94]
	2017	Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama	While You Were Sleeping	Nominated	[95]
The Seoul Awards	2018	Best New Actor (Drama)	Something in the Rain	Nominated	[96]
		Popularity Award (Drama)		Won	[97]
		Hallyu Artist Award		Won	[98]

6.2. State honors

Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor

Country or organization	Year	Honor	Ref.
South Korea[1]	2019	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[102]

6.3. Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Rank	Ref.
Forbes	2019	Korea Power Celebrity 40	20th	[103]
	2020		18th	[104]
	2025		29th	[105]
Korean Film Council	2021	Korean Actors 200[2]	Included	[106][107]
Madame Tussauds	2025	Hot 100	Included	[108]