Jung Woo-sung
South Korean actor
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| 2025 | Jung Woo-sung is set to appear in 'Made in Korea', playing the character Jang Geon-young |
| 2024 | Jung Woo-sung won the Best Actor award at the Buil Film Awards for '12.12: The Day' |
| 2024 | Selected in Moviewalker Press's Top 10 Korean Actors recommended by Movie Writers |
| November 24 2024 | Jung Woo-sung publicly revealed that he has a son with model Moon Ga-bi. |
| July 22 2024 | His agency announced his voluntary resignation as UNHCR goodwill ambassador on July 3, after nine years of service. |
| July 15 2024 | Expressed concerns about being overly identified with UNHCR Korea and the backlash against their humanitarian cause in an interview. |
| March 2024 | Moon Ga-bi gave birth to Jung Woo-sung's son. |
| 2023 | Jung Woo-sung starred in the television series 'Tell Me That You Love Me', portraying the character Cha Jin-woo |
| 2023 | Made his directorial debut with 'A Man of Reason', where he also starred as Soo-hyuk. Appeared in multiple films including cameo roles in 'Woongnami', 'Honey Sweet', and 'Cobweb' |
| 2023 | Stars in the films 12.12: The Day and begins appearing in the TV drama Tell Me That You Love Me. |
| 2022 | Jung Woo-sung won the Best Actor award from the Korean Association of Film Critics for 'Hunt' and received the Halekulani Career Achievement Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival |
| 2022 | Stars in the film Hunt. |
| September 2022 | Made his feature directorial debut with 'A Man of Reason', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Special Presentations section. |
| August 3 2022 | Joined the Hope Bridge Honors Club as a major donor with Lee Jung-jae. |
| March 8 2022 | Donated to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association along with Lee Jung-jae to help victims of the massive wildfire in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and Samcheok, Gangwon. |
| January 2022 | Jung Woo-sung first met model Moon Ga-bi. |
| 2021 | Served as an executive producer for the Netflix series 'The Silent Sea'. |
| 2021 | Jung Woo-sung received a Presidential Commendation in South Korea, recognizing his contributions and achievements. |
| 2021 | Jung Woo-sung served as the narrator for the documentary film 'Stars of West Gando, 3500' |
| 2021 | Jung Woo-sung appeared in 'Delayed Justice' as Park Sam-soo in Episodes 17-20 |
| 2021 | Jung Woo-sung received the Achievement Artist Award at the Beautiful Artist Awards and won the Rookie Critic Award from the Korean Association of Film Critics |
| 2020 | Stars in the crime thriller Beasts Clawing at Straws. |
| December 2020 | Replaced Bae Seung-woo as the lead in SBS television series 'Delayed Justice'. |
| 2019 | Won Best Actor at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in Innocent Witness. |
| 2019 | Wins Best Actor at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards for Innocent Witness. |
| 2019 | Published an essay collection about his UNHCR activities. |
| 2019 | Jung Woo-sung won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the Golden Cinema Film Festival for 'Innocent Witness' |
| 2018 | Ranked 17th in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list and named 19th in Sisa Journal's Next Generation Leader in Society |
| 2018 | Worked as a narrator in a documentary called 'Intention' and starred in 'Illang: The Wolf Brigade' as Jang Jin-tae |
| June 2018 | Faced political backlash after sharing a post online encouraging wider acceptance of refugees amid social division over Yemeni refugees arriving at Jeju resort island. |
| 2017 | Played notable roles in two films: 'The King' as Han Kang-sik and 'Steel Rain' as Eom Chul-woo |
| 2017 | Ranked 21st in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list |
| June 2017 | Visited Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including Qushtapa camp for Syrian refugees and Hasansham U3 camp housing displaced Iraqis from the Mosul region. |
| 2016 | Jung Woo-sung won the Popular Star Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for 'Asura: The City of Madness' |
| 2016 | Starred in 'Remember You' and also served as a producer for the film |
| 2016 | Served as a jury member at the International Film Festival and Awards in Macao, contributing to the festival's film evaluation process. |
| November 2016 | During a screening of his film Asura: The City of Madness, Jung publicly called for President Park Geun-hye to step down, amid nationwide impeachment protests. |
| September 2016 | Starred in 'Asura: The City of Madness', which premiered at the 41st Toronto Film Festival in the Special Presentations section. |
| May 2016 | Jung Woo-sung co-founded Artist Company talent management agency with actor Lee Jung-jae, becoming a co-CEO of the company. The agency represents multiple artists including Lee Si-a, Go Ara, Ha Jung-woo, Esom, Nam Ji-hyun, and Yum Jung-ah. |
| March 2016 | Met with Syrian refugees in Lebanon. |
| 2015 | Served on the jury for the SSFF & Asia (Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia) in Japan, assessing short film entries. |
| 2015 | Ranked 16th in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list |
| 2015 | Visited South Sudan on a UNHCR mission. |
| June 17 2015 | Officially nominated as UNHCR National Goodwill Ambassador. |
| 2014 | Starred in the film The Divine Move. |
| 2014 | Becomes the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. |
| 2014 | Jung Woo-sung went on his first UNHCR mission to Nepal and donated to help victims of the April 25 earthquake. |
| 2014 | Participated as a jury member at the 20th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, evaluating artistic and cultural submissions. |
| 2014 | Jung Woo-sung was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Asian Film Awards for his role in 'Cold Eyes' |
| November 2014 | Presented his short film 'The Killer Behind the Old Man' at the 9th London Korean Film Festival. |
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