Career
Jung Woo made his acting debut in 2006, and began his career appearing in minor roles on film and television He drew attention in 2008 for his turn as a morally challenged but lovable villain in action film Spare, the directorial debut of Lee Seong-han. Spanning the years from Jjianggu"s school life to his father"s last days, the film was an official selection at the 2009 Busan International Festival.
In 2013, Jung Woo played a supporting role as a baker who falls for a divorced single mother in the family drama You"re the Best, Lee Soon-shin.
His mainstream popularity further increased when he was cast as one of the main characters of Reply 1994, a cable drama about a group of young students from different regions in of Korea living together in a boarding house while going to college in 1990s Seoul. This was followed by a role in arthouse spy movie Red Family, produced by Kim Ki-duk.
Secretariat in the eponymous live music cafe in Mugyo-dong, downtown Seoul, the film depicted the formation of legendary folk music group Twin Folio, which was active from the 1960s to 80s.
