Won Jin
Acting
1962-12-08 · 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
Filmography
Tiger's Trigger
2024 · Movie
Lotto Share
2021 · Movie
My Name
2021 · Series
Ground Zero
2021 · Movie
Bongcheon Tiger Lee
2019 · Movie
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawler
2019 · Movie
The Battle: Roar to Victory
2019 · Movie
The Princess and the Matchmaker
2018 · Movie
Brothers in Heaven
2018 · Movie
No Tomorrow
2016 · Movie
Martial Arts Detective: Chinatown
2015 · Movie
Dokdo 512
2014 · Movie
The Suspect
2013 · Movie
Azooma
2013 · Movie
When Winter Screams
2013 · Movie
Choked
2011 · Movie
Smile, Mom
2010 · Series
Beautiful Sunday
2007 · Movie
My Wife is a Gangster 3
2006 · Movie
Yeon Gaesomun
2006 · Series
Almost Love
2006 · Movie
Sunday Seoul
2006 · Movie
Sad Movie
2005 · Movie
A Bold Family
2005 · Movie
Seoul Raiders
2005 · Movie
The Scarlet Letter
2004 · Movie
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keun
2004 · Movie
2004 Human Market
2004 · Series
Who's Got The Tape?
2004 · Movie
Romantic Warriors
2003 · Movie
My Wife is a Gangster 2
2003 · Movie
Sword In The Moon
2003 · Movie
Elysium
2003 · Movie
Boss X File
2002 · Movie
Emergency Act 19
2002 · Movie
4 Toes
2002 · Movie
No Problem 2
2002 · Movie
Born Wild
2001 · Movie
My Wife is a Gangster
2001 · Movie
China Strike Force
2000 · Movie
Gen-Y Cops
2000 · Movie
Venomous
1999 · Movie
The Expert
1998 · Movie
The Gate Of Destiny
1996 · Movie
Lynx 2 - Challenger
1995 · Movie
A Boy & 2 Cops - Kids Sold To The Island
1995 · Movie
Women on the Run
1993 · Movie
Boy Wong Fei-Hung
1993 · Movie
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
1993 · Movie
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993 · Movie
Operation Scorpio
1992 · Movie
Saviour Of The Soul II
1992 · Movie
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992 · Movie
Young-gu and the Bushman
1992 · Movie
Thunder Ninja Kids in the Golden Adventure
1992 · Movie
The Trio Stars
1991 · Movie
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the City
1991 · Movie
To Catch A Thief
1991 · Movie
Thunder Ninja Kids 5: Little Kickboxer
1991 · Movie
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers
1990 · Movie
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989 · Movie
Brave Trio
1988 · Movie
Park Cheol-Su's Hello Lim Guk-Jeong
1987 · Movie
Imbecile 3
1987 · Movie
Sadae Shaolin Temple
1984 · Movie
Master Of Guangdong Hall
1983 · Movie
Manager Of The Shaolin Hall
1982 · Movie
Inchon
1981 · Movie
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
1981 · Movie
Bruce Lee's Ways of Kung Fu
1979 · Movie
Guest Of Black Leopard
1977 · Movie
Venomous 2
Movie
Jump Senior
Movie