Ji Jin-hee
Ji Jin-hee (born June 24, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the TV period dramas Dae Jang Geum (2003) and Dong Yi (2010).
Career
Ji Jin-hee graduated from Myongji University with a degree in Visual Design. He was working as a photographer at an advertising agency when a talent agent from SidusHQ approached him about pursuing a career in entertainment. Content at his present job and doubtful that he had any acting talent, Ji refused the offers for a year, but finally agreed when the ad agency downsized during the IMF financial crisis and he got laid off.
In 1994, Ji appeared in the music video for Jo Sung-bin's "Like a Third-rate Movie," and he made his acting debut a year later in 2000 with the television drama Female Secretary. In the next few years, he continued his television career with Juliet's Man (2000), Four Sisters (2001), and the Korean-Japanese co-production Afternoon After the Passing Rain (2002) with Ryoko Yonekura.
Ji made his big screen debut in 2002, playing a detective in the thriller H. This was followed by If You Were Me, a human rights-themed omnibus where he starred in Park Kwang-su's short film Face Value.