Biography

Kim Jin Young is a South Korean actor and former UDT/SEAL. He is also known as Dex in Korean entertainment media.

He is from the province of Suncheon in South Korea. He worked as a swimming instructor after high school for a short period before getting enlisted in the Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla in the UDU (Underwater Demolition Unit) at the age of 18/19. After a while, he left UDU, however, and instead joined the UDT (Underwater Demolition Team).

In 2016, he began serving his military service in the Navy and completed UDT/SEAL training. He was assigned to the Special Mission Battalion of the Naval Special Warfare Group (a counter-terrorism unit) for four years until he was discharged in early 2020. He was the youngest in the ARK unit.

He won Best New Entertainer at the 2nd Blue Dragon Series Award for his role in the competition "Bloody Game 2". The same year, he also won the Rookie of the Year at the 2023 MBC Entertainment Awards for "Adventure by Accident" season 2 and 3.

In 2024, Kim Jin Young officially debuted as an actor. He played one of the main roles in the horror drama "Tarot", and will appear on the South Korean action drama, "A-i-syo-ping" next.

- IMDb mini biography by: Hayley