He first made an appearance in AOA Black's music video for "Moya" in 2013 and officially debuted in the series Bride of the Century (2014).

[4] Jung's first acting experience was through a musical in college, however his determination to become an actor was established when he was in the military service and he lost 12 kilograms in order to achieve his dream.

[12][13] He was next cast in the black comedy series Prison Playbook,[14][15] where he received praise for his performance as an imprisoned Army captain convicted of assaulting a soldier in his unit who later died.

[25] The same year he was cast in the romance drama One Spring Night alongside Han Ji-min, helmed by the director and writer of Something in the Rain.

[29] In the same year, he joined on JTBC drama Snowdrop alongside Jisoo, which was helmed by Sky Castle writer and producer and premiered in December 2021.

[32] The same year he joined the Watcha original short film Unframed with Lee Je-hoon directing and writing the script.