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Jung Byung-gil

Directing

Jung Byung-gil

EN, KO, JA cinema · 7 credits

Born

8 August 1980 (age 46)

Birthplace

South Korea

Also known as 정병길 · Jeong Byeong-Gil · Jung Byoung-gil · Byeong-gil Jeong · Byung-gil Jung

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

Filmography

Untitled Confession of Murder Remake

Untitled Confession of Murder Remake

ENNot rated

Original Film Writer

Carter poster

Carter

KO · 20226.0

Screenplay, Executive Producer, Director

The Villainess poster

The Villainess

KO · 20176.9

Writer, Director, Producer

Memoirs of a Murderer poster

Memoirs of a Murderer

JA · 20176.8

Story

Confession of Murder poster

Confession of Murder

KO · 20127.1

Director, Writer

Bandhobi poster

Bandhobi

KO · 20096.2

as Passersby

Action Boys poster

Action Boys

KO · 20085.9

as Self, Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography