Jung Jae-kwang (Jeong Jae-gwang), born on November 29, 1990, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, is a South Korean actor and model. A graduate of Chung-Ang University with a degree in theater studies, he began his career in short films and independent productions.
He made his screen debut in 2016 in Scouting Report and made a name for himself that same year at the Seoul Independent Film Festival, where he received an award for his performance in Blood and Bones. In 2017, he appeared in the following TV series Save Me and Witch at Court, before landing roles in movies The Witness (2018), Extreme Job and Vertigo (2019). He also appears in the series The Fiery Priest in 2019.
In 2020, he played Joo Jung-tae, a patient in a psychiatric ward, in It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. The following year, he starred in the romance Nevertheless and has made a name for himself in film thanks to Not Out, in which he plays Shin Gwang-ho, a young baseball player grappling with an uncertain future. This performance earned him the Best New Actor award at the 2021 Blue Dragon Film Awards.
He continued his career with Pipeline (2021), The Roundup (2022) and Hopeless (2023). On television, he appears in Never Give Up (2022), My Perfect Stranger (2023), then Login, Queen Woo and Gangnam B-Side in 2024.
In 2025, he gained greater visibility thanks to his role as Park Gyeong-won, an emergency room doctor, in the medical drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call. He also stars in Cringy Romance, A Hundred Memories, Idol I and the movie Nocturnal.
In 2026, he appeared in the series My Royal Nemesis and Take Charge of My Heart. It has also been announced for the second and third seasons of The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, where he is set to reprise his role as Park Gyeong-won.
