Jung Byung-gil

Jung Byung-gil

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

South Korea
August 8, 1980

Biography

Jung Byung-gil (born August 7, 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung was trained at the Seoul Action School. He graduated from Chung-Ang University, majoring in film, before making his directorial debut with a documentary about stuntmen, Action Boys, in 2008. Jung gained international recognition with the action thriller The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. He is set to make his Hollywood debut with Afterburn, an adaptation of the comic of the same name, starring Gerard Butler.

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Representative Works

Carter
Carter
6.0
/ Korean
The Villainess
The Villainess
6.9
/ Korean
Memoirs of a Murderer
Memoirs of a Murderer
6.8
/ Japanese
Bandhobi
Bandhobi
6.2
/ Korean
Action Boys
Action Boys
5.9
/ Korean

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Carter
2022Nominee

Best Writing

Carter

The Villainess
2017Nominee

Best Writing

The Villainess

Confession of Murder
2012Nominee

Best Director

Confession of Murder

Career Highlights

Memoirs of a Murderer
2017Highlight

Best Writing

Memoirs of a Murderer

Bandhobi
2009Highlight

Best Performance

Bandhobi