Jin Kyung (Korean: 진경; born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress.
Early years
Jin learned piano as a child. She graduated from Seonhwa Arts Middle School, and entered Daewon Foreign Language High School. Her interest at acting started when Jin watched a play she attended with her older sister, who is active in Seoul Institute of the Arts' Dramatic Arts Research Club. She dropped out of the university within a week, and the following year entered Dongguk University's Department of Theater and Film.
Career
Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards for surveillance thriller Cold Eyes (2013).
In November 2020, Jin signed with new agency YG Entertainment.
She won "Best Supporting Actress" at 28th SBS Drama Awards as Oh Myung Sim in the drama series Dr. Romantic 2.
In May 2025, after YG Entertainment announced it would end its actor management division, Jin signed an exclusive contract with AER Entertainment, a subsidiary of Story J Company.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sugar Hill | Short film | ||
| Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | ||||
| 2001 | I Wish I Had a Wife | |||
| Go West | Short film | |||
| Paradise Villa | Woman with water purifier | |||
| 2004 | Too Beautiful to Lie | Joo Young-ok | ||
| A Smile | Writer Ahn | |||
| My Little Bride | Newlywed woman | |||
| 2005 | The Bayer Piano Lesson for Children Vol. 1 | Piano teacher | Short film | |
| 2006 | Forbidden Quest | Yoon-seo's wife | ||
| Love Phobia | Female teacher | |||
| 2008 | The Room Nearby | Teacher Park | ||
| 2009 | The Case of Itaewon Homicide | Prosecutor Park's wife | ||
| Fly, Penguin | Kwon Soo-min | |||
| Where Are You Going? | Homeroom teacher | |||
| 2010 | Happy Killers | Mi-young | ||
| 2011 | Glove | Nun teacher | ||
| Hanji | Female section chief | |||
| Head | Female nurse | |||
| A Reason to Live | ||||
| 2012 | Unbowed | Park Jun's wife | ||
| Hoya (Eighteen, Nineteen) | Homeroom teacher | Cameo appearance | ||
| Miss Conspirator | Miss Go | |||
| 2013 | My Paparotti | Mi-sun | ||
| Cold Eyes | Department head Lee | |||
| 2014 | Slow Video | Old maid Shim | ||
| 2015 | Perfect Proposal | Hye-jin | ||
| Veteran | Joo-yeon | |||
| Assassination | Ahn Seong-sim | |||
| You Call It Passion | CEO Jang | |||
| 2016 | The Great Actor | Ji-young | ||
| Master | Kim Mi-yong | |||
| 2018 | Love+Sling | Mi-ra | ||
| The Witness | Soo-jin | |||
| 2020 | Beasts Clawing at Straws | Young-sun | ||
| 2021 | Hard Hit | Team leader of the explosives disposal team | ||
| 2022 | Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Yeom Jeong-won | Netflix film | |
| The Boys | Yoon Mi-sook | Premiere at BIFF | ||
| 2025 | Midnight Sun | Kyung-sun |
Television series
†Denotes television productions that have not yet been released| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iljimae | Bong Soon's mother | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | War of the Roses | Kim Nan-jung | ||
| 2012 | My Husband Got a Family | Min Ji-young | ||
| Phantom | Oh Yeon-sook | Cameo appearance | ||
| The Innocent Man | Hyun Jung-hwa | |||
| Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! | Jo Jae-nam | |||
| 2013 | Gu Family Book | Yeo-joo | ||
| The Queen's Classroom | Jung Hwa-shin | |||
| Good Doctor | Nam Joo-yeon | |||
| Basketball | Woman from Bamsil | |||
| KBS Drama Special: "Outlasting Happiness" |
Jin-kyung | One act-drama | ||
| 2014 | Wonderful Days | Cha Hae-joo | ||
| It's Okay, That's Love | Lee Young-jin | |||
| Tears of Heaven | Adoptive mother | Cameo appearance | ||
| KBS Drama Special: "The Girl Who Became a Photo" |
Seo Ji-eun | One act-drama | ||
| Pinocchio | Song Cha-ok | |||
| 2015 | Blood | Choi Kyung-in | ||
| The Time We Were Not in Love | Choi Mi-hyang | |||
| Oh My Venus | Choi Hye-ran | |||
| 2016 | Uncontrollably Fond | Shin Young-ok | ||
| Local Hero | Sun-young | |||
| Woman with a Suitcase | Goo Ji-Hyun | |||
| 2016 | Dr. Romantic | Oh Myeong-shim | Season 1–3 | |
| 2017 | Untouchable | Jung Yoon-mi | ||
| 2018 | My Only One | Na Hong-joo | ||
| 2020 | Homemade Love Story | Jung Min-jae | ||
| 2021 | L.U.C.A.: The Beginning | Hwang Jung-ah | ||
| Melancholia | Noh Jung-ah | |||
| 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Tae Soo-mi | ||
| Love in Contract | Yoo Mi-ho | |||
| 2023 | My Lovely Liar | Cha Hyang-suk | ||
| 2023 | Queenmaker | Seo Min-jeong | ||
| Black Knight | President Chae Jin-gyeong | |||
| The Story of Park's Marriage Contract | Min Hye-sook | |||
| 2026 | Spring Fever | Seo Hye-sook | ||
| Notes from the Last Row | Jo Hyeon-suk | |||
| One-of-a-Kind Romance † | Yu-il's mother | Cameo appearance |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun-su | Park Mun-su | |
| Fish Origami | |||
| Kiss | |||
| The Broken Jug | |||
| 1999 | Sotong and Bultong | ||
| The Caucasian Chalk Circle | |||
| 2000 | 싸움터의 산책 | ||
| Yi | Jang Nok-su | 2001, 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| 2002 | Stop It | ||
| Caligula No. 1237 | |||
| 2003 | Conditions for Being a Villain | ||
| Generation After Generation | |||
| Come and See Me | Reporter Park | 2006 | |
| 2005 | Wit | ||
| Art in June | |||
| Art | Soo-yeon | ||
| Boy's Life | |||
| 2007 | Reflection | ||
| 8 Femmes | Louise | ||
| Oresteia | Cassandra | ||
| 2008 | The Tenant | ||
| An Exploration of the Mind | |||
| 2009 | Turn Around and Leave | Chae Hee-ju | |
| 2010 | Closer | Anna | |
| The Phantom of the Curtain Call | Marie | ||
| 2011 | Cooking with Elvis | Mam | |
| 2013 | 이제는 애처가 | Sakura |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Husband Got a Family, The Innocent Man | Nominated |
| 2013 | 22nd Buil Film Awards | Cold Eyes | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Good Doctor | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Cold Eyes | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | It's Okay, That's Love, Pinocchio | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Wonderful Days, The Girl Who Became a Photo | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Veteran | Nominated |
| 2016 | 11th Max Movie Awards | Nominated | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama | Dr. Romantic | Nominated | |
| 2018 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Only One | Nominated |
| Best Couple (with Choi Soo-jong) | Won | |||
| 2019 | 39th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Jury's Special Award | —N/a | Won |
| 2020 | 28th SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Dr. Romantic 2 | Won |
| 2023 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Seasonal Drama | Dr. Romantic 3 | Nominated |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean Film Council | 2021 | Korean Actors 200 | Included |
