Won Jin
Known for: Acting
Born: December 8, 1962
Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
South Korean martial arts master known mainly for his role as Sonny Wong in The Scorpion King (aka Operation Scorpio) and his action direction of the My Wife Is A Gangster movie series. He created a very unique style that was well ahead of it's time, showcasing many techniques used in modern Tricking and he also inspired famous martial art actors such as Scott Adkins and Tony Jaa. He began learning Taekwondo around age 7 and created his own style of kicking and acrobatics. He was was a big fan of Bruce Lee and fell in love with the nunchaku He would go on to learn Hapkido, Wushu and various other styles. In late 70s he trained alongside Elton Jeong at the YMCA Mechanical Gymnastics Club and became a member of the Korean martial arts / stunt group Ottogi Martial Arts Team, working on his first movie in 1979. He appeared as a side character in some Korean martial arts movies and in 1988 got his first starring role. In the early 90's he sent out a demo tape which resulted in David Lai casting him in a few Hong Kong movies, the most notable being The Scorpion King, which secured his place as a cult favourite. After a few films he returned to work in Korea and became one of nation's top action directors. He continues to practice and promote martial arts and has received many awards and commendations for his work. J.J. Hayden
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Filmography
69 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
4.0
Tiger's Trigger
2024
5.0
Lotto Share
2021
8.2
My Name
2021
6.8
Ground Zero
2021
4.0
Bongcheon Tiger Lee
2019
3.0
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawler
2019
7.5
The Battle: Roar to Victory
2019
7.2
The Princess and the Matchmaker
2018
4.2
Brothers in Heaven
2018
8.1
No Tomorrow
2016
6.0
Martial Arts Detective: Chinatown
2015
NR
Dokdo 512
2014
6.9
The Suspect
2013
6.2
Azooma
2013
6.5
When Winter Screams
2013
6.0
Choked
2011
6.0
Smile, Mom
2010
5.4
Beautiful Sunday
2007
5.9
My Wife is a Gangster 3
2006
NR
Yeon Gaesomun
2006
6.1
Almost Love
2006
4.0
Sunday Seoul
2006
6.6
Sad Movie
2005
6.2
A Bold Family
2005
6.2
Seoul Raiders
2005
6.4
The Scarlet Letter
2004
5.7
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keun
2004
8.0
2004 Human Market
2004
6.3
Who's Got The Tape?
2004
5.2
Romantic Warriors
2003
5.8
My Wife is a Gangster 2
2003
5.3
Sword In The Moon
2003
4.4
Elysium
2003
4.6
Boss X File
2002
3.9
Emergency Act 19
2002
4.6
4 Toes
2002
5.7
No Problem 2
2002
6.8
Born Wild
2001
5.9
My Wife is a Gangster
2001
5.5
China Strike Force
2000
4.5
Gen-Y Cops
2000
4.0
Venomous
1999
6.0
The Expert
1998
5.5
The Gate Of Destiny
1996
4.0
Lynx 2 - Challenger
1995
4.0
A Boy & 2 Cops - Kids Sold To The Island
1995
5.2
Women on the Run
1993
4.0
Boy Wong Fei-Hung
1993
5.1
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
1993
5.0
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993
6.4
Operation Scorpio
1992
4.8
Saviour Of The Soul II
1992
NR
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992
NR
Young-gu and the Bushman
1992
5.8
Thunder Ninja Kids in the Golden Adventure
1992
9.0
The Trio Stars
1991
NR
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the City
1991
6.2
To Catch A Thief
1991
5.4
Thunder Ninja Kids 5: Little Kickboxer
1991
4.0
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers
1990
4.0
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989
6.5
Brave Trio
1988
4.0
Park Cheol-Su's Hello Lim Guk-Jeong
1987
2.0
Imbecile 3
1987
5.7
Sadae Shaolin Temple
1984
5.8
Master Of Guangdong Hall
1983
6.3
Manager Of The Shaolin Hall
1982
3.9
Inchon
1981
5.6
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
1981
4.0
Bruce Lee's Ways of Kung Fu
1979
6.7
Guest Of Black Leopard
197710.0
Venomous 2
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NR
Jump Senior
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