Jang Dong Gun

Personal Profile
Name: Jang Dong Gun
Date of birth: March 7, 1972
Height: 182cm
Weight: 68 kg
Family: Parents and a younger brother
Blood type: O
Hobbies: Singing songs, golf, baseball
Religion: Buddhist









About Jang Dong Gun
Mr. Jang's foray into showbiz began with a talent contest, which led him to his TV debut in Our Heaven (1992). Five years later, he made his silver screen debut in Payback.

Stardom only came in 1999 when he landed the role of a young detective in the critically-acclaimed Nowhere to Hide. His popularity increased when he starred in the TV drama All About Eve (2002).

Since then, the 35-year-old is one of the most sought
after and respected actors in South Korea. He has already toplined a couple of box office smash hits: Friend (2001) and Taegukgi (2004).

Chinese director Chen Kaige chose him to play the slave named Kunlun, a swift runner, in his wuxia-romance disaster The Promise (2005).

Dramas
President (KBS2, 2010)
All About Eve (2000)
Ghost (1999)
Springtime (1999)
Love (1998)
Ready Go! (1998)
Myth of a Hero (1997)
Model (1997)
Icing (1996)
The Last Match (1994)
Il Ji Mae (1993)
Our Heaven (1993)

Movies
My Way (2010)
Good Morning President (2009)
Laundry Warrior (2009)
The Promise (2005)
Typhoon (2005)
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
The Coast Guard (2002)
2009 Lost Memories (2002)
Friend (2001)
Anarchists (2000)
Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Love Wind Love Song (1999)
First Kiss (1998)
Holiday in Seoul (1997)
Payback (1997)


Discography
Dong-gun & Bon-seung (1998)
Flying (1995)
Friendship by Jang Dong-gun & Jun Chul (1994)
Jang Dong-kun (Our Heaven OST) (1993)

Awards
2009: Andre Kim Star Awards - Best Star Award
2007: Korea Broadcast Advertising Festival - Best Couple Award with Soo Ae for Maxim CF
2007: Chunsa Film Art Awards - Korean Wave Cultural Award
2005: Max Movie Awards - Best Actor for Typhoon
2004: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Actor for Taegukgi
2001: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popularity Award
2001: Asia Pacific Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor for Friend
2000: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popularity Award
1999: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Nowhere to Hide
1999: Baeksang Arts Awards - Popularity Award
1997: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best New Actor for Repechage
1997: MBC Drama Awards - Best Actor for Medical Brothers
1994: Baeksang Arts Awards - Best New Actor, TV category for The Last Match


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