# Jung Hae-in

Jung Hae-in (Korean: 정해인; born April 1, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He first made an appearance in AOA Black's music video for "Moya" in 2013 and officially debuted in the series Bride of the Century (2014). Jung gained recognition for his roles in the television series While You Were Sleeping (2017) and Prison Playbook (2017–2018). He has since appeared in popular television series and films, such as Something in the Rain (2018), One Spring Night (2019), Start-Up (2019), D.P. (2021–2023), Love Next Door (2024), and I, the Executioner (2024).

## Career
### Beginnings

Jung's first acting experience was through a musical in college, however his determination to become an actor was established when he was in the military service and he lost 12 kilograms in order to achieve his dream. He debuted at the age 26.
Jung officially debuted in 2014 through the TV series Bride of the Century and then appeared in the indie film The Youth. 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. One of his memorable appearances was in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God as Kim Go-eun's first love.

### 2017–present: Rise in popularity and lead roles

In 2017, Jung gained popularity with his performance in the fantasy romance While You Were Sleeping. He was ranked as the number-one searched term on Korean portal site Naver. Two of his historical movies, The King's Case Note and Conspiracy: Age of Rebellion, were released in the same year. He was next cast in the black comedy series Prison Playbook, where he received praise for his performance as an imprisoned Army captain convicted of assaulting a soldier in his unit who later died.
In 2018, Jung appeared in another historical film Heung-boo: The Revolutionist where he played the character of King Heonjong. He landed his first leading role in the romance drama Something in the Rain alongside Son Ye-jin. Following the airing of the drama, Jung experienced a rise in popularity in Asia. Later that year, Jung was cast in the period romance film Tune in for Love alongside Kim Go-eun.
In 2019, Jung starred in the youth film Start-Up as a school drop out who ends up in a gang. 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.
In 2020, Jung starred in romance drama A Piece of Your Mind alongside Chae Soo-bin. In the same year, he joined on JTBC drama Snowdrop alongside Jisoo, which was helmed by Sky Castle writer and producer and premiered in December 2021.
In 2021, Jung starred in the Netflix series D.P. as a Military Police soldier tasked with pursuing deserters. The same year he joined the Watcha original short film Unframed with Lee Je-hoon directing and writing the script.
In 2022, Jung starred in the Disney+ drama Connect. He later reprised his role in the second season of D.P in 2023.
In December 2024, Jung visited the Philippines for a fan meeting event.

## Personal life
### Family and graduation degree

Jung Hae-in's third great-grandfather is Jeong Yak-yong, a great thinker of the later Joseon period. He graduated with a degree in Broadcasting Entertainment at Pyeongtaek University, where he participated in various activities including musical plays.

### 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.

## Filmography
### Film

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

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Bride of the Century | Choi Kang-in | |
| 2014 | The Three Musketeers | Ahn Min-seo | |
| 2015 | Blood | Joo Hyun-woo | |
| 2015 | Reply 1988 | Kim Bo-young | Cameo appearance (ep. 13) |
| 2016 | Yeah, That's How It Is [ko] | Yoo Se-joon | |
| 2016 | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Choi Tae-hee | Cameo appearance (eps. 7–8) |
| 2016–17 | Night Light | Tak | |
| 2017 | While You Were Sleeping | Han Woo-tak | |
| 2017–18 | Prison Playbook | Captain Yoo Jeong-woo | |
| 2018 | Something in the Rain | Seo Joon-hee | |
| 2019 | One Spring Night | Yoo Ji-ho | |
| 2020 | A Piece of Your Mind | Moon Ha-won | |
| 2021–2023 | D.P. | Ahn Jun-ho | Season 1–2 |
| 2021–2022 | Snowdrop | Lim Soo-ho | |
| 2022 | Connect | Ha Dong-soo | |
| 2024 | Love Next Door | Choi Seung-hyo | |

### Television shows

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

### Hosting

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

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "My Song" (나의 노래) | 2022 | Connect OST |
| "The truth" | 2024 | Love Next Door OST |

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, work(s) nominated / nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work(s) / Nominee(s) | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Something in the Rain | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2018 | K-Star Award, Actor | Something in the Rain | Won |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama | D.P. | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Artist of the Year | Jung Hae-in | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Asia Talent | Jung Hae-in | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2018 | Best Emotive | Jung Hae-in | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2019 | Best Icon | Jung Hae-in | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2019 | AAA Potential (Actor) | Jung Hae-in | Won |
| Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | D.P. | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Most Popular Actor | Prison Playbook | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor – Film | Tune in for Love | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Actor – Television | D.P. | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | I, the Executioner | Won |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2024 | Popular Star Award | I, the Executioner | Won |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Leading Actor | D.P. | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Popular Star Award | D.P. | Won |
| Buil Film Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Nominated |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Nominated |
| Cine 21 Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love Start-Up | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in a Series | D.P. | Nominated |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2024 | Best Actor in a Series | D.P. 2 | Nominated |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor | Tune in for Love | Won |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2023 | Best Actor in a Series | D.P. | Nominated |
| London East Asia Film Festival | 2019 | Popularity Award | Tune in for Love | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2019 | Grand Prize | One Spring Night | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2019 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | One Spring Night | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2016 | New Star Award | That's The Way It Is | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | While You Were Sleeping | Nominated |
| The Seoul Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor (Drama) | Something in the Rain | Nominated |
| The Seoul Awards | 2018 | Popularity Award (Drama) | Something in the Rain | Won |
| The Seoul Awards | 2018 | Hallyu Artist Award | Something in the Rain | Won |

### State honors

Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor :
| Country or organization | Year | Honor | Ref. |
| South Korea | 2019 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation | |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank |
| Forbes | 2019 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 20th |
| Forbes | 2020 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 18th |
| Madame Tussauds | 2025 | Hot 100 | Placed |