Seo Jin-won

Acting

Seo Jin-won

Born 1969-08-07 · South Korea

Seo Jin-won is a South Korean theater actor, film actor, drama actor, playwright, screenwriter, scriptwriter, theater director, and university professor.

Acting credits

Seoul Vibe poster
6.5

Chasing speed, dreams and money, a team of drivers get involved in the slush fund investigation of a powerful figure during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Seoul Vibe

2022

Just Once Before l Die poster
4.0

After giving up on her company, Min-jeong is living as a wreck in her house. After being given a terminal diagnosis, Min-jeong is told to break up with the man she loves without saying a word. With money running low and an unfulfilled hunger no matter how much she eats, Min-jeong calls her ex-boyfriend Yoon-jae. Min-jeong wants Yoon-jae to regret breaking up with her, but Yoon-jae fights with Min-jeong's stubbornness and leaves. After that, Min-jeong goes to find the men she loved...

Just Once Before l Die

2025

A Moment to Remember poster
7.8

A young couple's love is tested when Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

A Moment to Remember

2004

Masquerade poster
7.7

Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.

Masquerade

2012

Peppermint Candy poster
7.5

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.

Peppermint Candy

2000

Phantom poster
6.9

In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be "Phantom" spies of the anti-Japanese organization.

Phantom

2023

Wannabe poster
4.9

Once the shining star of the silver screen, award-winning actress Su-yeon crashes and burns after a notorious DUI incident. Attempting a dazzling comeback through a heartfelt essay, she finds the world's reception icy. Battling depression, Su-yeon engages in a heated argument with Ga-yeong, with whom she lives, and resorts to binge drinking to relieve stress. In a drunken stupor, Su-yeon wakes up to discover Ga-yeong stabbed to death with a knife. With no recollection of the situation, Su-yeon receives a letter asking, "Do you deserve to be an actress?" Determined to cover up everything, she embarks on an adventurous journey risking her life, realizing that someone is watching her.

Wannabe

2024

The Sword with No Name poster
6.1

Mu Myeong is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who meets and falls in love with lady Ja Yeong who will become the future Empress Myseongseong. A few years later, Ja Yeong enters the royal palace to marry King Gojong. Mu Myeong still having feelings for Ja Yeong and in an attempt to get closer to her becomes her personal body guard.

The Sword with No Name

2009

The Nonsense poster
6.0

Yu-na, a level-headed and rational insurance claim adjuster, investigates a questionable death by falling with suspicions of suicide. During her investigation, she meets Soon-kyu, the deceased's elusive guardian. As Yu-na probes further, she begins to question whether Soon-kyu is a mentor or a conman, and her carefully guarded inner world starts to shake.

The Nonsense

2025

The Red Shoes poster
6.1

A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.

The Red Shoes

2005

Juror 8 poster
7.4

Seoul, South Korea, September 21st, 2008. Eight citizens, the first to intervene as jurors in the country's legal history, are randomly selected to examine a matricide case that appears to have been resolved due to the existence of apparently conclusive evidence.

Juror 8

2019

The Big Swindle poster
6.9

After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since Choi Chang-hyuk's release from jail. But this time around he's got an elaborate plan cooked up. It's the biggest bank heist in history that'll make any thief have a wet dream. The best five thieves come together to form a team.

The Big Swindle

2004

Killer Toon poster
6.7

A web-comic artist finds that a series of murders are occurring that have a disturbing resemblance to the images in her work.

Killer Toon

2013

Le Grand Chef poster
6.0

A disgraced chef tries to restore his name by competing in a culinary contest to win the knife of Korea's last royal chef.

Le Grand Chef

2007

Gabi poster
6.3

Set towards the end of the 19th century, when coffee was first introduced to Korea, Russian sharpshooter Illichi and Joseon's first barista Danya are manipulated by Japanese officer Sadako into an elaborate plan to assassinate King Gojong.

Gabi

2012

DAEMUGA poster
6.4

Fake shaman Sin-nam is a 20-something graduate of a shaman school. Chung-dam is a real deal, who is possessed by a child god. And swindling shaman Sung-joon is a middle-aged, whose prime, along with the ghost inside him have all but left. The3 men battle their skills to seize redevelopment district and compete to be the best shaman.

DAEMUGA

2022

Teuri poster
6.0

One day, 25 years ago, missing Chun-bae's letter is delivered to his cousin, Jjang-goo. The letter contains Chun-bae's lover, Bok-soon, and other people's letters. Jjang-goo finds Bok-soon to deliver the letter and meets class president Jang together. The three people recall their memories from 25 years ago, and eventually faced the person who sent the letter. Through that, the tangles begin to unravel.

Teuri

2020

Running Man poster
6.3

A man who wrongly accused as a murderer know nothing but just running from everyone who want to catch him. Can he reveal the truth before things getting worst?

Running Man

2013

When I Turned Nine poster
7.4

Yeo-min is a matured and thoughtful 9 year old boy who lives in a small mountain village. Even at his young age, he has too many things to take care of. First, he has to protect his friends from the neighborhood bully Black Bird and keep peace in his neighborhood. Second, he must share his lunch with his best friend Ki-jong who lives alone with his sister. And, third, he has to sell ice cream bars after school to save enough money to buy a pair of sunglasses for his mother who injured her eye while working at a factory.

When I Turned Nine

2004

Jail Breakers poster
6.0

Two inmates break out of a prison only to discover afterwards that they are up for parole. Desperate to get their lives back on track, they realize their best move is to break back into the prison without being noticed.

Jail Breakers

2002

My Friend Is a Murderer poster
3.5

Baek Seong-chul has been running away for 14 years and 11 months after being accused of killing a man. When there is only one month left from the statute of limitations of 15 years, he comes to a quiet village to hide, pretending to be the missing son of an old woman with dementia. However, the intense fight between environmental groups and the county office gets him exposed. Will he have to pay for his crimes?

My Friend Is a Murderer

2025

Twenty Dollars to Pyeongyang poster
3.0

Young Jung quit midway through while becoming a Catholic priest. He now makes a living by driving cars for people who drank alcohol. One day, he meets a customer who asks to go to Pyongyang, North Korea. On that night, Young Jung meets Catholic priest Joon Young and they have a drink together. Then, a mysterious woman named So Won joins them. Young Jung becomes interested in So Won.

Twenty Dollars to Pyeongyang

2016

Modern Boy poster
6.8

During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.

Modern Boy

2008

Harodongsun poster
6.0

On March 7, 1997, after losing the election, former lawmakers who were engaged in hiking and fishing opened a restaurant called Harodongseon. Rumors spread that the restaurant was opened by politicians, and it is crowded with customers every day, but they realize that the business is not very easy. This is because various people, including a suspicious-looking monk, a man who looks like a spy, a big autistic child who resembles Ureme, and fussy Gangnam nouveau riche have begun to cross the threshold of the restaurant.

Harodongsun

2022