Jung Tae-woo (; born March 23, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Much of his work has been in the genre of Korean historical dramas such as '' Taejo Wang Geon'', '' Dae Jo-yeong'', and ''

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Career

Like many South Korean actors Jung, Tae-woo began his career as a child model/actor. He made his first mark in Korean TV drama at age 19 when he was awarded the 2001 KBS Best Supporting Actor award for his role as a precocious court advisor in the 200-episode historical series '' Taejo Wang Geon''. He has been cast in a variety of supporting roles, from sensitive and tragic in historical drama to comic in such Korean television series as ''Nonstop'', ''Into the Sun'', and '' Mom's Dead Upset'' (aka ''Angry Mom''). In 2007 he appeared in the long-running and popular KBS historical series '' Dae Jo-yeong playing the hero's illegitimate son Geom. Immediately after, he made a brief but notable appearance in the SBS sageuk drama ''

" playing the notorious

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. His most notable movie role is as the pachinko game promoter Chun-bae in the 2004 martial arts film '' Fighter in the Wind''. In 2010, Jung portrayed a soldier in a series about the Korean War, '' Legend of the Patriots''. In January 2013, Jung co-starred in military musical ''The Promise''. It was co-produced by the

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and Korea Musical Theatre Association, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of an armistice. It ran from January 9 to 20 at the

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Personal life

On May 8, 2009, Jung Tae-woo wed stewardess Jang In-hee in a private Christian ceremony at Seoul's Shilla Hotel. They have two sons, born in 2010 and 2015.

Filmography

TV series

* ''

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'' (KBS1, 2021–2022) * '' My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching'' (E Channel, 2019) * ''

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'' (tvN, 2017) - Kim Min Soo * '' The Merchant: Gaekju 2015'' (KBS, 2015) * '' The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War'' (KBS, 2015) * ''

Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror ''Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror'', also known as ''King Gwanggaeto the Great'', is a historical drama based on the life of the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo, Gwanggaeto the Great. The drama was based on two sources, ''Gwanggaeto the Great'' ...

'' (KBS, 2011) * '' Legend of the Patriots'' (KBS, 2010) * '' Mom's Dead Upset'' (KBS, 2008) * ''

'' ( SBS, 2008) - Prince Yeonsan * '' Dae Jo-yeong'' ( KBS, 2007) - Dae Geom * ''Police Line'' (On Media cable, 2007) * '' Great Inheritance'' ( KBS, 2006) * ''

Age of Warriors ''Age of Warriors'' () is a South Korean historical television series. It aired on KBS1 from February 8, 2003, to August 15, 2004, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:45 ( KST) for 158 episodes. It's KBS' third histocal series set in Goryeo after ' ...

'' (KBS, 2003) - Emperor Huijong * ''Into the Sun'' ( SBS, 2003) - Kim Jae-hyun * '' Nonstop 3'' ( MBC, 2003) * ''King's Woman'' (SBS, 2003) - Prince Gwanghae's Prince Successor * ''Woman of the World'' (SBS, 2002) - King Injong * '' Taejo Wang Geon'' ( KBS, 2000) - Choi Ung * '' Nonstop'' (TV Sitcom, 2000) * '' The King and the Queen'' (KBS, 1998) - King Danjong * '' Tears of the Dragon'' (1996) - Great Prince Muan * ''Han Myeong-hoi'' (KBS, 1994) - King Danjong * ''500 Years of the Joseon Dynasty: The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow'' (MBC, 1984–1985) - King Danjong

Films

* ''I'm Here'' (2023) * '' Oh! My Ghost'' (2022) * '' Wedding Campaign'' (2005) * '' Fighter in the Wind'' (2004) * '' Chihwaseon'' (aka ''Painted Fire'' or ''Strokes of Fire'') (2002) * '' Kid Cop'' (1993)

Web series

* ''Now, Parliament is 36.5'' (2022) as Nam Goong-hoon

Television shows

* '' Mr. House Husband 2'' (2022–present) - Cast member

Theater

* 2009/2010 Equus * 2009 Jazz Lunatic

Awards

*KBS Best Supporting Actor (2001) * 2022: 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards - Rookie Award in Reality Category ('' Mr. House Husband 2'')

References

External links

Cyworld homepage

Yahoo! Korea

KPopVideo

cafe.daum.net/cbetataewoo
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