In Gyo-jin(; born August 29, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in various

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Career

In Gyo-jin was born in

Jochiwon Jochiwon () is a town located in Sejong City, South Korea. Jochiwon is located in South Chungcheong Province. As of 2011, Jochiwon has a large foreign community consisting of native English speakers considering its rather small size and populatio ...

, Yeongi County,

South Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...

(now Sejong City). He studied English Language and Literature at

Dankook University Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a prestigious private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after ...

. In made his acting debut in 2000, first appearing in the long-running

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''Lifetime in the Country''. Early in his career, his then-agency proposed that he use a

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, and he was known as Do Yi-sung () until 2011. In 2012, he reverted to using his birth name under the advice of his agency Madin Entertainment. He signed with a new agency in 2015,

KeyEast KeyEast (; stylized as KEYEAST) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon. History * October 8, 1996 – Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사) was established. * November 2003 – Tuneboom Korea was listed at KOSDAQ. ...

which also managed his wife, actress

So Yi-hyun So Yi-hyun (; born Jo Woo-jung, 조우정; August 28, 1984) is a South Korean actress, with starring and supporting roles in ''Hyena'', '' Assorted Gems'', '' Gloria'', '' Heartstrings'', ''Glowing She'', '' Cheongdam-dong Alice'', and '' Who Ar ...

. The couple left KeyEast in 2020 along with fellow entertainers

Jung Ryeo-won Jung Ryeo-won (born January 21, 1981) is a South Korean-born Korean Australian actress. She began her entertainment career as a singer in the now-defunct girl group Chakra, and first rose to fame in the hit television series '' My Name Is Kim S ...

and

Son Dam-bi Son Dam-bi (; born September 25, 1983) is a South Korean singer, actress and entertainer. She began her career as a solo singer in 2007. She also made her acting debut in the 2009 Korean drama ''Dream.'' Career Son first came to fame when she ...

and joined H& Entertainment, which was founded by KeyEast's former general manager Hong Min-ki.

Personal life

His father, In Chi-wan, is the

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of a plastic manufacturing company. In is the eldest of two siblings and his younger brother, In Doo-jin, is also an actor. In married actress

on October 4, 2014. In and So had been friends for a decade before dating; they were costars in ''Fairy and Swindler'' (2003), '' Aeja's Older Sister, Minja'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2012). Their first child, a daughter named In Ha-eun, was born on December 4, 2015. In Gyo-jin and his daughter were cast members of the

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's variety show '' The Return of Superman''. On April 23, 2017, it was reported that In Gyo-jin and So Yi-hyun were expecting their second child. In October 2017, they welcomed their second daughter.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Television show

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:In, Gyo-jin 1980 births Living people Dankook University alumni People from South Chungcheong Province Gyodong In clan South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean television personalities