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Jung Kyung-ho
Jung Kyung-ho (정경호, born August 31, 1983) is a South Korean actor under Management OREUM. Son of veteran TV director Jung Eul-young, he passed the KBS audition in 2003 while attending Chung-Ang University, encouraged by a father who recognized his instinct for performance.
He built his reputation steadily through the mid-2010s before landing a breakout in the gritty survival thriller Missing Nine (2017) and the prison drama Prison Playbook (2017-2018), where he played baseball ace Ko Myung-ho navigating life behind bars. Both roles showed he could carry ensemble dramas with natural ease and emotional precision.
International recognition arrived with Hospital Playlist (2020-2021), where he played Lee Ik-jun, a warm-hearted general surgeon and devoted father. The performance earned him a devoted global following and cemented his place among Korea's most bankable leading men. He followed with Crash Course in Romance (2023) and the supernatural legal drama Oh My Ghost Clients (2025).
His most recent project is the Netflix legal drama Pro Bono (2025-2026), where he plays judge Kang David opposite So Ju-yeon. His consistency and range across genres make him one of the defining actors of his generation.
0 articles7 creditsDebut: January 1, 2004South Korean
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2026
Unshakable Forties RomanceTV Drama
Na Yi-jun
2026
Pro BonoTV Drama
Lead
2025
Oh My Ghost ClientsTV Drama
Lead
2023
Crash Course in RomanceTV Drama
Lead
2021
Hospital PlaylistTV Drama
Ik-jun
2018
Prison PlaybookTV Drama
Lead
2017
Missing NineTV Drama
Lead
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What is Jung Kyung-ho best known for?
Jung Kyung-ho is best known for playing Lee Ik-jun in Hospital Playlist (2020-2021), where he starred as a warm general surgeon and devoted father. He is also recognized for Prison Playbook (2017-2018), Crash Course in Romance (2023), and the Netflix legal drama Pro Bono (2025-2026).
Is Jung Kyung-ho related to any famous Korean figures?
Yes. Jung Kyung-ho is the son of Jung Eul-young, a respected South Korean TV director. Growing up in a creative household shaped his early passion for acting and helped accelerate his path to the KBS audition in 2003.
What agency is Jung Kyung-ho under?
Jung Kyung-ho is represented by Management OREUM (also known as Management Allum), a Seoul-based actor management agency founded in 2016 by CEO Choi Jeongnam in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
What was Jung Kyung-ho's character in Pro Bono?
In Pro Bono (Netflix, 2025-2026), Jung Kyung-ho played judge Kang David in the legal drama directed by Kim Seong-yoon, starring alongside So Ju-yeon, Yoon Na-moo, Seo Hye-won, and Kang Hyang-suk.
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