Min Jin-woong (; born August 22, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He starred in TV series such as Yong-pal (2015) and Drinking Solo (2016) and Memories of the Alhambra . Min gained popularity through his role in KBS' weekend family drama My Father Is Strange (2017).
Career In 2025, Min acted in the Korean premiere of the British play The Effect, written by Lucy Prebble. Min was triple cast as the character Dr. Toby, starring alongside Yang So-min, and Park Hoon. The play is a story about "love and sorrow" centered on four characters: Connie Hall and Tristan Frey, who are participating in a clinical trial for an antidepressant, and the two doctors supervising the test, Dr. Lorna James and Dr. Toby Seeley. The production was directed by Min Sae-rom, with Park Ji-sun as the screenwriter and Bae Yu-ri as the motion director. The show ran from June 10 to August 31 at the Nol Seo-kyung Square Scone Theater 2.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2014 Fashion King Doo-chi 2015 The Advocate: A Missing Body Gap-soo The Priests Police replacement 2016 Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Kang Cheo-joong Proof of Innocence Staff sergeant Goo 2017 New Trial Oh Jong-hak Anarchist from Colony Hong Jin-yoo2019 Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission Min Woo-chul
Television series Year Title Role 2015 Yong-pal Lee Sang-Chul 2016 Mrs. Cop 2 Seok-jin Drinking Solo Min Jin-Woong 2017 My Father Is Strange Byun Joon-young KBS Drama Special - Buzz Cut's Date Yoon Si-Woo 2018–2019 Memories of the Alhambra Seo Jang-hoon 2019–2020 Chocolate Moon Tae-hyun 2020 Nobody Knows Lee Jae-hong 2021 Secret Royal Inspector & Joy Yook-chil 2022 Tomorrow Song Jin-ho (a.k.a. Betamale) Cameo Love Is for Suckers Park Dae-sik 2023 A Time Called YouOh Chan-yeong
Theater +Theater play performanceYearTitleRoleTheaterDateEnglishKorean 2022 The Masked Hut Murder Case 가면산장 살인사건Takayuki 2024Angels in America엔젤스인 아메리카BelizeLG Signature Hall at LG Arts Center, SeoulAugust 6 to September 282025The EffectDr. TobyNOL Seogyeong Square Scone 2nd BuildingJune 10, 2025 to August 31, 2025July 23 to 26, 2025
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2017 2017 Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor My Father Is Strange 54th Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActorNew Trial
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