Jeong Soon-won

Jeong Soon-won (, born January 27, 1987) is a South Korean actor and manga artist. He won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama in 2023 SBS Drama Awards for his performance in miniseries Trolley (2022–2023) and My Demon (2023).

Early life and education
From a young age, Jeong Soon-won would reportedly often open the talent show at a nearby kindergarten. He was also a leading actor in school talent shows, church plays and other local performances. From the age of seven, Jeong was appreciated by adults for his lively introductions, singing, and dancing at family events. He found satisfaction in making audiences laugh on stage and dreamed of appearing on television and being recognized at awards shows.

In 2003, he enrolled in the theater film department of Kaywon Arts High School. After graduating from high school, he majored in acting at the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment of Seoul Institute of the Arts from 2005 to 2012.

Career
Jeong Soon-won made his debut in the 2006 musical The Celestial Watch.[5] He has played various roles in different productions, including Kang Geon in "Lovers in Paris" (2011), Sang Goo in "The Days" (2013), Sammy in "The Wedding Singer" (2013), and Shin Seok Goo in "The Goddess is Watching" (2014). After starring in the play Model Student, Jeong gained some recognition as a "Daehakro (comparable to Off-Broadway) "theater idol".

In 2016, Jeong auditioned for multiple roles in Theater Ganda's John Cariani's omnibus play, Almost, Maine. Jeong was cast after breaking through the competition rate of 200 to 1 and performed as part of second team from April 2012.

His most notable role was in Lim Sang-choon's mini-series Fight for My Way, where he played a hard-working boxer who faced off against the main character Park Seo-joon's character.

In November 2016, Jeong joined Park Dong-wook's play Voice of Millenium. The play was produced by Space to Create, a theater company founded by Ahn Hyuk-won and Jeon Seok-ho. Directed by Park Seon-hee, it was performed from November 5 to December 31 at Dongsoong Art Center Dongsoong Small Theater.

Personal life
Jeong Soon-won married musical actress Kang Ji-hye at the Namsan Arts Center in Seoul on September 18, 2017. The two met in the musicals The Days and Grease and tied the knot after about three years of dating. When Jeong won the SBS Drama Award, he dedicated the award to his family, his mother and ailing father, his wife and daughter. His father died a month later.