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Won Jin
Seoul, South Korea
South Korean martial arts master known mainly for his role as Sonny Wong in The Scorpion King (aka Operation Scorpio) and his action direction of the My Wife Is A Gangster movie s…
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South Korean martial arts master known mainly for his role as Sonny Wong in The Scorpion King (aka Operation Scorpio) and his action direction of the My Wife Is A Gangster movie series. He created a very unique style that was well ahead of it's time, showcasing many techniques used in modern Tricking and he also inspired famous martial art actors such as Scott Adkins and Tony Jaa. He began learning Taekwondo around age 7 and created his own style of kicking and acrobatics. He was was a big fan of Bruce Lee and fell in love with the nunchaku He would go on to learn Hapkido, Wushu and various other styles. In late 70s he trained alongside Elton Jeong at the YMCA Mechanical Gymnastics Club and became a member of the Korean martial arts / stunt group Ottogi Martial Arts Team, working on his first movie in 1979. He appeared as a side character in some Korean martial arts movies and in 1988 got his first starring role. In the early 90's he sent out a demo tape which resulted in David Lai casting him in a few Hong Kong movies, the most notable being The Scorpion King, which secured his place as a cult favourite. After a few films he returned to work in Korea and became one of nation's top action directors. He continues to practice and promote martial arts and has received many awards and commendations for his work. J.J. Hayden
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2024
Tiger's Trigger
Movie
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2021
Lotto Share
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2021
My Name
TV show Moo-jin's chauffeur
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2021
Ground Zero
Movie prisoner
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2019
Bongcheon Tiger Lee
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2019
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawler
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2019
The Battle: Roar to Victory
Movie Gil-san
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2018
The Princess and the Matchmaker
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2018
Brothers in Heaven
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2016
No Tomorrow
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2015
Martial Arts Detective: Chinatown
Movie Kwan Xi-Pei
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2014
Dokdo 512
Movie Director
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2013
The Suspect
Movie SA1
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2013
Azooma
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2013
When Winter Screams
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2011
Choked
Movie Stunt Coordinator
More credits
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2010
Smile, Mom
TV show Martial Arts Choreographer
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2007
Beautiful Sunday
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2006
My Wife is a Gangster 3
Movie Martial Arts Choreographer
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2006
Yeon Gaesomun
TV show Stunt Coordinator
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2006
Almost Love
Movie Maternity Doctor
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2006
Sunday Seoul
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2005
Sad Movie
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2005
A Bold Family
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2005
Seoul Raiders
Movie Stunts
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2004
The Scarlet Letter
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2004
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keun
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2004
2004 Human Market
TV show Martial Arts Choreographer
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2004
Who's Got The Tape?
Movie Stunts
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2003
Romantic Warriors
Movie Martial Arts Choreographer
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2003
My Wife is a Gangster 2
Movie Martial Arts Choreographer
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2003
Sword In The Moon
Movie Stunts
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2003
Elysium
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2002
Boss X File
Movie Stunts
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2002
Emergency Act 19
Movie Stunts
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2002
4 Toes
Movie Stunts
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2002
No Problem 2
Movie Invincible
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2001
Born Wild
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2001
My Wife is a Gangster
Movie Martial Arts Choreographer
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2000
China Strike Force
Movie Lee, The Assassin
