Jung Woong-in was born on January 20, 1970, in Jecheon-eup, Jecheon-gun, North Chungcheong Province as the eldest of two sons.

He worked on the theater stage for a long time but decided to pursue a career in broadcasting due to difficult family circumstances.

He entered the film industry with "Rehearsal" and made his official debut in 1996 with the drama "Thousand and One Nights".

He also received recognition for his performance in "Kook-hee" in 1999, which recorded a high audience rating of 53.1%, and won the Rookie of the Year award for his role as capitalist Kim Sang-hoon.

In 2000, Jung Woong-in gained popularity as a comical character in the MBC adult sitcom "Three Friends" alongside Yoon Da-hoon and Park Sang-myeon, which recorded a high viewership rating of 30%.

[6] He continued to build his filmography with various genres, including historical dramas and modern plays, such as "Foul King" (2000), "Dust Master" (2001), "Don’t Tell Papa" (2004), "Death Master," "Wizards" (2006), "Unfortunate The City" (2009), "Hong Guk-young" (2001), "Cheersy Women" (2005), "The Last Scandal in My Life" (2007), "Queen Seondeok" (2008), "Coffee House" (2010), and "Ojakgyo Family" (2011).

Jung played villain character Min Joon-gook in SBS drama I Can Hear Your Voice.