Jeon Bae-soo (Korean: 전배수; born June 2, 1970) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2016 TV series The K2, 2019 romantic comedy When the Camellia Blooms, 2020 historical romantic comedy Mr. Queen and Netflix horror web series All of Us Are Dead. He has appeared in more than 50 TV series, theatrical plays and films including 2022 political drama film Kingmaker. In 2022, he appeared in TV series Tracer and Forecasting Love and Weather.
Career
Jeon Bae-soo debuted as an actor in films in 2004, taking small roles. His major breakthrough was in 2016 with roles in the TV series The K2 and Becky's Back. After that in 2017 he appeared in both seasons of Stranger, Fight for My Way, Witch at Court Mad Dog, and Revolutionary Love. In 2020 he was cast in historical romantic comedy Mr. Queen.
In 2022 Jeon was seen in action thriller TV series Tracer, Netflix original series All of Us Are Dead, JTBC's work place romance Forecasting Love and Weather, KBS's sports drama Love All Play and legal drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo alongside Park Eun-bin. In 2022, he also played role of director Lee's assistant in political drama film Kingmaker.
In January 2023, Jeon signed with Noon Company.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
| 2006 | Lost in Love | | | |
| 2008 | Crossing | Coal miner | |
| Modern Boy | Real estate research group colleague | |
| 2009 | Handphone | Song Ki-taek | |
| 2010 | Heartbeat | Section chief Park | |
| 2011 | Late Blossom | Public officer of small neighborhood office | |
| 2012 | Masquerade | Hyung-pan | |
| The Tower | Young-chul | |
| 2014 | The Language of Love | PD | |
| No Tears for the Dead | Detective Jang | |
| The Pirates | Baek Seon-gi | |
| 2015 | Gangnam Blues | Chairman Gu | |
| The Himalayas | Jeon Bae-soo | | |
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | Subsection chief Kang | |
| The Wailing | Deok-gi | |
| Detour | Byeong-cheol | |
| The Age of Shadows | Seodaemun prison officer | |
| 2017 | The Prison | Chief of security officer | |
| The Battleship Island | Ma | |
| Man of Will | Park Dong-goo | |
| 2018 | Seven Years of Night | Hyeon-tae | | |
| On Your Wedding Day | Seung-hee's father | |
| Default | Yeong-beom | |
| 2019 | The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale | Constable Park | Special appearance |
| The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil | Chief detective |
| 2020 | #ALIVE | Mask man | | |
| 2022 | Kingmaker | Lee's assistant | | |
| Confidential Assignment 2: International | Kim Jung-taek | Special appearance | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|
| 2014 | Golden Cross | | | |
| 2016 | Becky's Back | Teacher | | |
| The K2 | Joo Chul-ho | |
| 2017-20 | Stranger | Choi Yoon-soo | Season 1&2 | |
| 2017 | Fight for My Way | Choi Cheon-gap | | |
| Drama Special – "Let Us Meet" | Cha Min-gwan | Season 8, Ep. 2 |
| Witch at Court | Oh Soo-cheol | |
| Mad Dog | Sin Ji-woong | |
| Revolutionary Love | Baek Joon's father | |
| Drama Stage – "The Picnic Day" | | Season 1, Ep. 4 | |
| A Midsummer's Memory | Kim Ji-woon's boss | Special appearance | |
| 2018 | Lawless Lawyer | Giseong Court judge | |
| Still 17 | Woo Sung-hyun | |
| Lovely Horribly | Eul-soon's father | |
| The Ghost Detective | Jeon Deok-joong | |
| The Guest | Kim Yeong-soo | | |
| 2019 | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment | Kang Ki-yeong | | |
| Haechi | Jang Dal | |
| When the Camellia Blooms | Manager Byeon Bae-soo | | |
| Drama Special – "Wreck Car" | | Season 10, Ep. 3 | |
| 2020 | Welcome | Go Min-joong | |
| The King: Eternal Monarch | Jeong Do-in | | |
| Hush | Kim Hyeon-do | | |
| Mr. Queen | Kim Mun-geun | | |
| 2022 | Tracer | Jang Jeong-il | | |
| Forecasting Love and Weather | Lee Myung-han | | |
| Love All Play | Park Man-soo | | |
| Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Woo Gwang-ho | | |
| 2023 | Strangers Again | Seo Han-gil | | |
| Divorce Attorney Shin | Park Yu-seok | | |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|
| 2022 | All of Us Are Dead | Nam So-ju | | |
| Glitch | Hong Jong-sik | | |
| 2023 | Daily Dose of Sunshine | Yoon Man-cheon | | |
| 2024 | The Queen 'Woo' | Woo-so | | |
Theater
| Year | Title | Native title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2007 | Liar 3 | 라이어 3탄 | Lee Young-ho | |
| 2008 | Forever - Daegu International Musical Festival | 포에버 - 대구국제뮤지컬페스티벌 | Multi roles |
| Play Yeoljeon 2 - The Story of the Neulgeun Thief | 연극열전2 - 늘근도둑 이야기 | Sleazy thief |
| 2019 | All Faces of Eggs - Gimhae | 달걀의 모든 얼굴 - 김해 | Governor Jang |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | When the Camellia Blooms and Drama Special – Wreck Car | Nominated | |
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