Jung Byung-gil

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1980-08-08 (44 years old)

Place of Birth South Korea

Also Known As 정병길, Jeong Byeong-Gil, Jung Byoung-gil, Byeong-gil Jeong, Byung-gil Jung

Jung Byung-gil

Biography

Jung Byung-gil (born August 7, 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung was trained at the Seoul Action School. He graduated from Chung-Ang University, majoring in film, before making his directorial debut with a documentary about stuntmen, Action Boys, in 2008. Jung gained international recognition with the action thriller The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. He is set to make his Hollywood debut with Afterburn, an adaptation of the comic of the same name, starring Gerard Butler.

Known For

Director

2022
Carter

as Director

2017
The Villainess

as Director

2012
2008
Action Boys

as Director

Writer

2022
Carter

as Screenplay

2017
The Villainess

as Writer

2012
2008
Action Boys

as Writer

Producer

2022
Carter

as Executive Producer

2017
The Villainess

as Producer

Actor

2009
Bandhobi

as Passersby

2008
Action Boys

as Self

Editor

2008
Action Boys

as Editor