Oh Jung-se

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.

Oh Jung-se (Korean: 오정세; born February 26, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Missing 9 (2017), When the Camellia Blooms (2019), Hot Stove League (2019), It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) and Mr. Plankton (2024), as well as the film Swing Kids (2018). He won the Best Supporting Actor – Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards for two years in row in 2020 and 2021.

Oh Jung-se
Oh in 2020
Born	(1977-02-26) February 26, 1977 (age 48) Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Education	Sun Moon University (Mass Communications)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Agent	Prain TPC
Spouse	Ahn Hee-seon ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	오정세
Hanja	吳正世[1]
Revised Romanization	O Jeong-se
McCune–Reischauer	O Chŏngse

Life and career

1997–2014: Early beginning

Oh in 2013

Oh Jung-se was born on February 26, 1977. He has been active in the entertainment industry since his debut in the 1997 film Father. He has appeared in various works, including plays, movies, dramas, and music videos. Despite mostly playing minor and supporting roles, he has gained popularity as a "scene stealer" in movies such as Introducing My Girlfriend, Ghosts Live, You Are My Destiny, Love, That Unbearable Lightness, Our Happy Time, Mudori, Dungfly, Bangjajeon, and Cheap Romance.^[2][3][4]

He appeared in the 2010 film Unjust, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, where he played a corrupt reporter who accepts entertainment and bribes from prosecutors and writes articles to suit his taste.^[5] In 2012, Oh gained popularity portraying the character of Lee Seung-jae, a Hallyu top star, in the film Man's Manual alongside Lee Si-young.^[6][4] Two years later, he appeared in the 2014 film Tazza: God's Hand, where he played the cold villain Chief Seo.^[7]

2017–present: Rising popularity

In 2017, Oh became popular and gained critical praise for his portrayal of Min Cheon-sang, a lawyer on the brink of madness in the film Fabricated City.^[8] In 2019, Oh gained critical praise for his portrayal of Ted Chiang, the leader of a drug organization, in the film Extreme Job.^[9] That year, Oh also appeared in the television series When the Camellia Blooms as Noh Gyu-tae and Hot Stove League as Kwon Kyung-min.^[10] For the roles, he won the 2019 KBS Drama Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Couple in the mid-length drama category, the 2020 Baeksang Arts Award for Male Supporting Actor in the television category,^[11] and the Best Character Award at the SBS Drama Awards.^[12]

Oh played the character of Moon Sang-tae, an artistic genius with autism, in the tvN television series It's Okay to Not be Okay. His portrayal earned him favorable reviews from the audience and the Baeksang Arts Award for Male Supporting Actor in the television category.^[13]

Personal life

Oh and his wife met in elementary school and married after 19 years of dating.^[14][15] They have two children.^[6] In 2020, Oh revealed in a television show that he suffers of prosopagnosia.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1997	Father
2001	Address Unknown
2003	Here I Am!		Short film
	Into the Mirror
	Oh! Brothers
2004	Windstruck	Police corporal Jo / Prince
	Face	Min-ho
	Ghost House
2005	Red Eye
	Short Time
	You Are My Sunshine
	Diary of June	Pickpocket
	Always Behind You
2006	One Shining Day
	Between Love and Hate	Tae-gu
	Maundy Thursday	Teacher Kim
	Moodori	Wild goose
	Sundays in August
	Solace	Mi-ran's lover
	The World of Silence	Change-bae
2007	Carnival		Short film
	Herb	Street stall owner
	Beautiful Sunday	Yoo Chang-won
	The Show Must Go On	Manager
	Paradise Murdered	Detective Lee
	The Railroad	Broadcasting station PD
2008	Radio Dayz	Man-chul
	My Mighty Princess	Police officer Kim
	My Wife Got Married	Byeong-soo
	Love Is Protein	Hong-chan	Animated short film	[17]
	The Dream of Cortazar		Short film
2009	Breathless	Black noodle man
	Insadong Scandal	Keun-bok
	Secret	Kyeong-ho
2010	Mirror, Mirror		Short film
	Bestseller	Middle-aged man 3
	The Servant	City official Ho-bang
	The Unjust	Journalist Kim
	Petty Romance	Hae-ryong
2011	Quick	Park Dal-yong
	Couples	Bok-nam
	The King of Pigs	adult Hwang Kyung-min	Animated (voice)
	Perfect Game	Sports commentator
2012	Over My Dead Body	Myung-kwan
	As One	Doo-man
	A Millionaire On the Run	Kang Pil-soo		[18]
	Waiting for Jang Joon-hwan	Jung-se	Short film
2013	How to Use Guys with Secret Tips	Lee Seung-jae
	Behind the Camera	Himself
	Running Man	Jang Do-sik
	Do You Remember Me?		3D short film
	The Hero	Joo-yeon/Thunder Man
	The Fake	Sung Chul-woo	Animated (voice)
2014	Broken	Voice on the radio	Cameo
	Man on High Heels	Heo-gon
	Tazza: The Hidden Card	Director Seo
	Red Carpet	Jo Jin-hwan		[19]
2015	Sunshine Love	Han Gil-ho
2016	Life Risking Romance	Heo Jong-goo
2017	Fabricated City	Min Chun-sang
2018	Snatch Up	Parcel delivery man
	Swing Kids	Kang Byung-sam
2019	Rosebud	Soon-cheol
	Extreme Job	Ted Chang
2020	The Call	Sung-ho
2021	Dispatch; I Don’t Fire Myself	Seo Choong-sik		[20]
	Perhaps Love	Nam Jin	Special appearance	[21]
2022	Seoul Vibe	Ahn Pyung-wook	Netflix film	[22]
2023	Switch	Jo Yoon		[23][24]
	Killing Romance		Special appearance	[25]
	Cobweb	Kang Ho-se		[26]
	Honey Sweet	Mo Seol-nam		[27]
TBA	Hi.5	Wan-seo's father		[28]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Someday	Seo Jung-joon
2008	Tazza	Kwang-tae
2010	Blossom Sisters	Jae-hoon
2011	The Musical	Goo-jak
2012	Missing You	Joo Jung-myung		[29]
2013	March: A Story of Friends	Himself
	Waiting for Love	Philip
	Marry Him If You Dare	Na Joo-hyun
	Miss Korea	Kim Heung-sam
2014	KBS Drama Special – "I'm Dying Soon"	Woo-jin
	A New Leaf	Park Sang-tae
	Plus Nine Boys	Gu Kwang-soo
	Misaeng: Incomplete Life	Husband of Chungsol's CEO	Cameo (Episode 20)
2015	The Lover	Oh Do-si
2016	The Vampire Detective	Yong Goo-Hyung
	Entertainer	Prosecutor	cameo (Episodes 7, 9)
	A Beautiful Mind	Kang Hyun Joon
	Night Light
2017	Missing 9	Jung Gi-joon
	Distorted	Han Chul-ho
2018	Mistress	Kim Young-dae		[30]
2019	Touch Your Heart	Yeon Joon-kyu
	Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency	Kang Cheon-joo	Cameo
	When the Camellia Blooms	No Gyu-tae
2019–2020	Hot Stove League	Kwon Kyung-min
2020	It's Okay to Not Be Okay	Moon Sang-tae
2020–2022	The Good Detective	Oh Jong-tae	Season 1 Season 2; (Cameo)	[31]
2021	My Roommate Is a Gumiho	Do Jae-jin's elder brother	Cameo (Episode 15)	[32]
	Jirisan	Jeong Gu-young
2021–2022	Uncle	Wang Jun-hyeok		[33]
2022	Little Women	Director Shin / Shin Hyun-min	Cameo (Episode 1–3, 6)	[34]
2023	Revenant	Yeom Hae-sang		[35]
2024	Queen of Tears	Lee Min-woo	Cameo (Episode 1)	[36]
	Mr. Plankton	Eo Heung
2025	When the Stars Gossip	Kang Kang-su		[37]
	Good Boy	Min Ju-young		[38]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Sweet Home	Dr. Lim	Season 2–3	[39]
2023–2024	Death's Game	Ahn Ji-hyung		[40][41]
2024
	Mr. Plankton	Eo-heung		[42]
2025	When Life Gives You Tangerines	Yeom Byeong-cheol		[43][44]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2011	"Lucky Guy"	Kim Hyun-joong	[45]

Theater

Year	Title	Role
2002-2004	Barber Park Bong-gu	Detective/Deok-soo/Chairman/Guest
2005-2006	One Shot Liar	Stanley

Discography

Year	Song Title	Notes
2011	"Our Love Shines" (빛나라 우리 사랑아) (sung with Gong Hyung-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk, Lee Si-young, Lee Yoon-ji)	track from Couples OST

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2021	Best Supporting Actor	It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Hot Stove League	Won	[46]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2020	Best Supporting Actor – Television	When the Camellia Blooms	Won	[47]
	2021		It's Okay to Not Be Okay	Won	[48][49]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actor	Cobweb	Nominated	[50]
Grand Bell Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[51]
KBS Drama Awards	2019	Best Supporting Actor	When the Camellia Blooms	Won	[52]
		Netizen Award, Actor		Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Oh Jung-se (with Yeom Hye-ran) When the Camellia Blooms	Won
Korea Drama Awards	2023	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Revenant	Won	[53]
Korean Film Producers Association Award	2019	Best Supporting Actor	Swing Kids	Won	[54]
MBC Drama Awards	2017	Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Missing 9	Won
SBS Drama Awards	2020	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action Drama	Hot Stove League	Nominated	[55]
		Best Character Award, Actor		Won	[56]
	2023	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama	Revenant	Nominated	[57]
Wildflower Film Awards	2021	Best Actor	Dispatch; I Don’t Fire Myself	Nominated	[58]

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country	Year	Honor	Ref.
South Korea[note 1]	2021	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[62]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[59][60] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[61]