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Won Jin
Personal Info
- Name:
Won Jin
- Birthday:
1962-12-08
- Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
- Gender:
Male
- Know For:
Acting
- Popularity: 2.917
- Also Known As
원진
Kim Won-Jin
김원진
Yuen Jung
元振
Yuen Chun
元珍
Yuan Zhen
Jin Won
Won-Jin
WonJin
Kim WonJin
"Flying Saucer From Korea"
"Sonny The Scorpion"
"The Scorpion King"
"飛碟來自韓國"
Yuan Jin
元金
Dr. Won Jin
Won Jin
Biography
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.
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Top Movie Cast
Ground Zerotrue- prisoner
2021-06-26
6.7
Tiger's Triggertrue
2024-03-28
4.0
Saviour Of The Soul IItrue- Kidnapper Goblin
1992-09-03
4.0
No Problem 2true- Invincible
2002-02-06
5.0
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Timetrue- Yuen Chun
1993-06-12
4.6
Operation Scorpiotrue- Sonny Wong "The Scorpion King"
1992-09-10
6.3
Master Of Guangdong Halltrue- Seub-Deuk's Buddy (Song's Buddy)
1983-03-15
5.5
Women on the Runtrue- King Kong
1993-11-04
4.0
China Strike Forcetrue- Lee, The Assassin
2000-12-21
5.3
Little Kickboxertrue- Chinese Fighter
1991-01-26
4.7
Manager Of The Shaolin Halltrue- Shaolin Waiter / Gambling Stall Fighter
1982-12-03
7.0
Hitman in the Hand of Buddhatrue- Pickpocket Teen
1981-04-14
5.4
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventuretrue- Tak-Shi [Footage From 용호취]
1989-01-01
6.0
A Boy & 2 Cops - Kids Sold To The Islandtrue- Yong-Pal
1995-01-12
4.0
The Suspecttrue- SA1
2013-12-24
6.8
The Experttrue- Gal Ku-Li
1998-04-18
6.0
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatowntrue- Kwan Xi-Pei
2015-07-09
6.0
To Catch A Thieftrue- Luk's Mute Sifu
1991-07-12
6.0
The Battle: Roar to Victorytrue- Gil-san
2019-08-07
7.3
Almost Lovetrue- Maternity Doctor
2006-03-26
6.4
Venomoustrue- Ah Chun [Special Appearance]
1999-01-03
4.0
Eighteen Women Fighters of Murimtrue- Green Amazon
1979-11-04
3.4
Inchontrue- Evacuee On Bridge
1981-05-04
3.8
Guest Of Black Leopardtrue- Pang's Man In White / Pang's Man In Black
1977-12-10
7.0
Sadae Shaolin Templetrue- Tai Luk-Tong Student (Hai Lu Kang Student)
1984-08-25
4.9
Imbecile 3true- Fighting Waiter In Red
1987-07-17
2.0
Park Cheol-Su's Hello Lim Guk-Jeongtrue- Escort Hit With Green Bundle
1987-08-22
4.0
Dragon Tiger Mousetrue- Yong (Dragon)
1988-12-06
6.0
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brotherstrue- Busboy
1990-01-16
4.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the Citytrue- Brother of X
1991-09-13
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Porttrue- Brother of X
1992-07-07
0.0
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3true- Geung-Si / Short Kidnapper
1989-08-05
4.0
The Trio Starstrue- Sigma
1991-12-21
0.0
Top Movie Crew
Almost Lovetrue
Crew
2006-03-26
6.4
Almost Lovetrue
Directing
2006-03-26
6.4
Almost Lovetrue
Crew
2006-03-26
6.4
My Wife Is a Gangster 3true
Crew
2006-12-28
5.8
My Wife Is a Gangster 3true
Crew
2006-12-28
5.8
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Timetrue
Crew
1993-06-12
4.6
My Wife Is a Gangster 3true
Directing
2006-12-28
5.8
Manager Of The Shaolin Halltrue
Crew
1982-12-03
7.0
My Wife Is A Gangster 2true
Directing
2003-09-05
5.8
My Wife Is a Gangster 3true
Crew
2006-12-28
5.8
Hitman in the Hand of Buddhatrue
Crew
1981-04-14
5.4
Women on the Runtrue
Crew
1993-11-04
4.0
My Wife Is a Gangstertrue
Directing
2001-04-19
6.0
My Wife Is A Gangster 2true
Crew
2003-09-05
5.8
The Gate Of Destinytrue
Directing
1996-10-12
4.0
My Wife Is a Gangster 3true
Crew
2006-12-28
5.8
My Wife Is a Gangstertrue
Crew
2001-04-19
6.0
Almost Lovetrue
Crew
2006-03-26
6.4
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventuretrue
Crew
1989-01-01
6.0
Venomoustrue
Crew
1999-01-03
4.0
To Catch A Thieftrue
Crew
1991-07-12
6.0
A Boy & 2 Cops - Kids Sold To The Islandtrue
Crew
1995-01-12
4.0
China Strike Forcetrue
Crew
2000-12-21
5.3
My Wife Is A Gangster 2true
Crew
2003-09-05
5.8
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatowntrue
Crew
2015-07-09
6.0
My Wife Is a Gangstertrue
Crew
2001-04-19
6.0
The Scarlet Lettertrue
Crew
2004-10-28
6.4
My Wife Is A Gangster 2true
Crew
2003-09-05
5.8
Operation Scorpiotrue
Crew
1992-09-10
6.3
The Gate Of Destinytrue
Crew
1996-10-12
4.0
The Gate Of Destinytrue
Crew
1996-10-12
4.0
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keuntrue
Crew
2004-09-10
4.0
Master Of Guangdong Halltrue
Crew
1983-03-15
5.5
Saviour Of The Soul IItrue
Crew
1992-09-03
4.0
My Wife Is A Gangster 2true
Crew
2003-09-05
5.8
No Problem 2true
Crew
2002-02-06
5.0
The Experttrue
Crew
1998-04-18
6.0
My Wife Is a Gangstertrue
Crew
2001-04-19
6.0
My Wife Is a Gangstertrue
Crew
2001-04-19
6.0
Sunday Seoultrue
Crew
2006-02-09
4.0
Beautiful Sundaytrue
Crew
2007-03-29
5.5
The Suspecttrue
Crew
2013-12-24
6.8
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatowntrue
Directing
2015-07-09
6.0
Eighteen Women Fighters of Murimtrue
Crew
1979-11-04
3.4
Dokdo 512true
Directing
2014-01-01
0.0
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatowntrue
Crew
2015-07-09
6.0
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatowntrue
Crew
2015-07-09
6.0
Eighteen Women Fighters of Murimtrue
Crew
1979-11-04
3.4
Venomoustrue
Crew
1999-01-03
4.0
Venomoustrue
Crew
1999-01-03
4.0
Boy Wong Fei-Hungtrue
Crew
1993-10-20
4.0
Azoomatrue
Crew
2013-04-18
6.4
Lynx 2 - Challengertrue
Crew
1995-02-07
4.0
A Bold Familytrue
Crew
2005-06-09
5.7
No Tomorrowtrue
Crew
2016-03-03
8.5
Boy Wong Fei-Hungtrue
Crew
1993-10-20
4.0
Boy Wong Fei-Hungtrue
Directing
1993-10-20
4.0
Born Wildtrue
Crew
2001-05-31
5.0
Lynx 2 - Challengertrue
Crew
1995-02-07
4.0
Elysiumtrue
Crew
2003-02-24
4.4
Gen-Y Copstrue
Crew
2000-11-17
4.5
Lynx 2 - Challengertrue
Directing
1995-02-07
4.0
When Winter Screamstrue
Crew
2013-03-14
6.5
Bongcheon Tiger Leetrue
Crew
2019-11-01
4.0
No Problem 2true
Crew
2002-02-06
5.0
Elysiumtrue
Directing
2003-02-24
4.4
Boy Wong Fei-Hungtrue
Crew
1993-10-20
4.0
Born Wildtrue
Crew
2001-05-31
5.0
Bongcheon Tiger Leetrue
Crew
2019-11-01
4.0
Chokedtrue
Crew
2011-10-08
6.0
Brothers in Heaventrue
Crew
2018-01-17
5.0
Bongcheon Tiger Leetrue
Directing
2019-11-01
4.0
Elysiumtrue
Crew
2003-02-24
4.4
Gen-Y Copstrue
Crew
2000-11-17
4.5
Sad Movietrue
Crew
2005-10-20
6.6
Lynx 2 - Challengertrue
Crew
1995-02-07
4.0
Operation Scorpiotrue
Crew
1992-09-10
6.3
The Experttrue
Crew
1998-04-18
6.0
No Problem 2true
Crew
2002-02-06
5.0
The Experttrue
Crew
1998-04-18
6.0
Operation Scorpiotrue
Crew
1992-09-10
6.3
Inchontrue
Crew
1981-05-04
3.8
Guest Of Black Leopardtrue
Crew
1977-12-10
7.0
Sadae Shaolin Templetrue
Crew
1984-08-25
4.9
Little Kickboxertrue
Crew
1991-01-26
4.7
Little Kickboxertrue
Crew
1991-01-26
4.7
Little Kickboxertrue
Crew
1991-01-26
4.7
Manager Of The Shaolin Halltrue
Crew
1982-12-03
7.0
Dragon Tiger Mousetrue
Crew
1988-12-06
6.0
Dragon Tiger Mousetrue
Crew
1988-12-06
6.0
Dragon Tiger Mousetrue
Crew
1988-12-06
6.0
Park Cheol-Su's Hello Lim Guk-Jeongtrue
Crew
1987-08-22
4.0
Imbecile 3true
Crew
1987-07-17
2.0
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3true
Crew
1989-08-05
4.0
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3true
Crew
1989-08-05
4.0
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3true
Crew
1989-08-05
4.0
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3true
Crew
1989-08-05
4.0
Yeong-Gu And The Bushmantrue
Crew
1992-03-10
2.0
Yeong-Gu And The Bushmantrue
Crew
1992-03-10
2.0
Yeong-Gu And The Bushmantrue
Directing
1992-03-10
2.0
Yeong-Gu And The Bushmantrue
Crew
1992-03-10
2.0
Yeong-Gu And The Bushmantrue
Crew
1992-03-10
2.0
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawktrue
Crew
1993-06-08
5.0
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawktrue
Crew
1993-06-08
5.0
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawktrue
Crew
1993-06-08
5.0
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawktrue
Directing
1993-06-08
5.0
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawktrue
Crew
1993-06-08
5.0
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventuretrue
Crew
1989-01-01
6.0
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventuretrue
Crew
1989-01-01
6.0
The Scarlet Lettertrue
Crew
2004-10-28
6.4
Who's Got The Tape?true
Crew
2004-02-27
6.0
Romantic Warriorstrue
Crew
2003-12-05
5.0
Sword In The Moontrue
Crew
2003-07-15
5.3
Boss X Filetrue
Crew
2002-09-06
4.0
Sad Movietrue
Directing
2005-10-20
6.6
Emergency Act 19true
Crew
2002-07-19
3.2
Who's Got The Tape?true
Crew
2004-02-27
6.0
Romantic Warriorstrue
Crew
2003-12-05
5.0
Emergency Act 19true
Crew
2002-07-19
3.2
4 Toestrue
Crew
2002-05-10
3.5
4 Toestrue
Crew
2002-05-10
3.5
Romantic Warriorstrue
Directing
2003-12-05
5.0
Sword In The Moontrue
Crew
2003-07-15
5.3
Boss X Filetrue
Crew
2002-09-06
4.0
Seoul Raiderstrue
Crew
2005-02-05
6.1
Sad Movietrue
Crew
2005-10-20
6.6
Sword In The Moontrue
Crew
2003-07-15
5.3
Emergency Act 19true
Crew
2002-07-19
3.2
Emergency Act 19true
Crew
2002-07-19
3.2
Emergency Act 19true
Directing
2002-07-19
3.2
Who's Got The Tape?true
Directing
2004-02-27
6.0
Who's Got The Tape?true
Crew
2004-02-27
6.0
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keuntrue
Directing
2004-09-10
4.0
Sword In The Moontrue
Crew
2003-07-15
5.3
4 Toestrue
Crew
2002-05-10
3.5
Seoul Raiderstrue
Crew
2005-02-05
6.1
Boss X Filetrue
Directing
2002-09-06
4.0
The Scarlet Lettertrue
Directing
2004-10-28
6.4
Seoul Raiderstrue
Crew
2005-02-05
6.1
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keuntrue
Crew
2004-09-10
4.0
Romantic Warriorstrue
Crew
2003-12-05
5.0
Seoul Raiderstrue
Crew
2005-02-05
6.1
4 Toestrue
Crew
2002-05-10
3.5
Who's Got The Tape?true
Crew
2004-02-27
6.0
Romantic Warriorstrue
Crew
2003-12-05
5.0
Boss X Filetrue
Crew
2002-09-06
4.0
Sword In The Moontrue
Directing
2003-07-15
5.3
Boss X Filetrue
Crew
2002-09-06
4.0
4 Toestrue
Directing
2002-05-10
3.5
The Trio Starstrue
Crew
1991-12-21
0.0
The Trio Starstrue
Crew
1991-12-21
0.0
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brotherstrue
Crew
1990-01-16
4.0
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brotherstrue
Crew
1990-01-16
4.0
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brotherstrue
Crew
1990-01-16
4.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Porttrue
Crew
1992-07-07
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Porttrue
Crew
1992-07-07
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the Citytrue
Crew
1991-09-13
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Porttrue
Crew
1992-07-07
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Porttrue
Directing
1992-07-07
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the Citytrue
Crew
1991-09-13
0.0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the Citytrue
Crew
1991-09-13
0.0
Beautiful Sundaytrue
Crew
2007-03-29
5.5
The Princess and the Matchmakertrue
Crew
2018-02-28
7.1
The Princess and the Matchmakertrue
Crew
2018-02-28
7.1
No Tomorrowtrue
Directing
2016-03-03
8.5
When Winter Screamstrue
Crew
2013-03-14
6.5
No Tomorrowtrue
Crew
2016-03-03
8.5
Chokedtrue
Crew
2011-10-08
6.0
Azoomatrue
Crew
2013-04-18
6.4
Azoomatrue
Directing
2013-04-18
6.4
When Winter Screamstrue
Directing
2013-03-14
6.5
Brothers in Heaventrue
Crew
2018-01-17
5.0
A Bold Familytrue
Crew
2005-06-09
5.7
Brothers in Heaventrue
Directing
2018-01-17
5.0
A Bold Familytrue
Directing
2005-06-09
5.7
Chokedtrue
Directing
2011-10-08
6.0
Sunday Seoultrue
Directing
2006-02-09
4.0
Beautiful Sundaytrue
Directing
2007-03-29
5.5
Sunday Seoultrue
Crew
2006-02-09
4.0
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawlertrue
Crew
2019-10-24
3.0
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawlertrue
Crew
2019-10-24
3.0
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawlertrue
Directing
2019-10-24
3.0
Lotto Sharetrue
Crew
2021-04-30
5.0
Lotto Sharetrue
Directing
2021-04-30
5.0
Lotto Sharetrue
Crew
2021-04-30
5.0
