JIN Seon-kyu, born in 1977, first thought of becoming a PE teacher and had long been practicing martial arts and weightlifting to this purpose. One day in 1996, when he was in high school, a friend invited him to meet a theater company, and it’s there, fascinated by all these actors having a good time rehearsing in such a small space, that he changed his mind. Even though he was extremely shy at the time, he decided to study acting at the Korea National University of Arts....More

JIN Seon-kyu, born in 1977, first thought of becoming a PE teacher and had long been practicing martial arts and weightlifting to this purpose. One day in 1996, when he was in high school, a friend invited him to meet a theater company, and it’s there, fascinated by all these actors having a good time rehearsing in such a small space, that he changed his mind. Even though he was extremely shy at the time, he decided to study acting at the Korea National University of Arts. After graduating in 2004, he created Go Theatre Company with a group of friends and they gave their first performance together later that year in the form of an a cappella musical named <Behind the Mirror>. Despite many hardships, it became in ten years one of the most famous troupes in Daehangno, the theatre district of Seoul. In 2008, JIN made his debut on the big screen as an extra in KIM Jee-woon’s <The Good, The Bad, And The Weird>. After that, he would regularly appear in minor or supporting roles, notably in <Poongsan> (2011), <Helpless> (2011), <Venus Talk> (2013), and <Tabloid Truth> (2013), all the while remaining active on the stage. He first drew attention with his role as a civil servant supporting the revolution during the early years of the Joseon dynasty in historical TV series <Six Flying Dragons> (2015). His breakthrough came two years later when he played the right-hand man of a ruthless Korean gangster from Yanbian, China, in the MA Dong-seok vehicle <THE OUTLAWS> (2017). Although he didn’t pass the audition because his look was deemed too sympathetic for the role, he kept calling back the director until he was given a second chance, and this time he showed up with a bald head, which turned out to be a game-changer. Particularly praised for his mastery of the Yanbian dialect of Korean, for which took intensive lessons, he took home the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. That same year, he also appeared in crime thriller <The Merciless>, political thriller <The Mayor> and historical court drama <The Fortress>. In 2018, he was given his first starring role on the big screen in the comedy <Extreme Job>.Less