# In Gyo-jin
**In Gyo-jin** (인교진; born 1980) is a South Korean actor known for supporting and character roles in television dramas such as *Homemade Love Story*, *When the Camellia Blooms*, and *Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha*, and for comic, affable characters on screen. He worked under the stage name Do Lee-Sung (도이성) before returning to his real name in 2012.[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) • [2](https://star-profile.tistory.com/255)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980, South Korea; height 179 cm[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) |
| Debut | Selected in MBC's open-recruitment talent audition in 2000[3](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/5186320) |
| Stage name | Performed as Do Lee-Sung (도이성) until 2011, then reverted to his birth name when he changed agencies in 2012[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) • [2](https://star-profile.tistory.com/255) |
| Signature role | Kim Hwak-Se, an aspiring trot singer, in *Homemade Love Story* (KBS2, 2020–2021), a weekend drama that ended with ratings above 30%[4](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/03/11/2021031180157.html) |
| Award | Best Supporting Actor, 2018 KBS Drama Awards, for *Feel Good To Die*[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) |
| Family | Married to actress So E-Hyun, whom he had known since high school; two daughters[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) • [5](https://yojumman.tistory.com/entry/%EC%86%8C%EC%9D%B4%ED%98%84%EB%B0%B0%EC%9A%B0-%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B4-%ED%82%A4-%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%ED%95%84-%EB%82%A8%ED%8E%B8-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B5%90%EC%A7%84-%EC%A7%91%EC%95%88-%ED%95%84%EB%AA%A8%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%98%ED%94%BC-%EC%9E%91%ED%92%88%ED%99%9C%EB%8F%99) |
| Singing | Won the T4 title on tvN STORY's trot audition program *Handsome Trot* (2025) and released the single "To My Youth" with the production team Algoroboni Honsangtae[6](https://www.xportsnews.com/article/2001721) |
## Career beginnings
In Gyo-jin entered the industry through MBC's open-recruitment talent system in 2000. In a 2012 interview he said he spent years being introduced as a rookie, describing himself as "a rookie, but experienced" at auditions, and that he had considered quitting before roles began to arrive.[3](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/5186320) Early screen work included the films *Whistling Princess* (2002), *Holy Daddy* (2006), and *The Divine Weapon* (2008), and television roles in *The Great Queen Seondeok* (MBC, 2009) as [Kim Yong](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-yong)-Chun.[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin)
His 2011–2012 run in the SBS drama *If Tomorrow Comes*, playing the simple-minded Seong-Ryong, drew wide attention; he prepared for the role by studying more than a dozen films with similar characters, chiefly *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1994).[3](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/5186320)
## Breakthrough character roles
**Historical drama.** In MBC's *Hur Jun, the Original Story* (2013) he played Prince Gwanghae, and in *The King's Doctor* (MBC, 2012–2013) he played Kwon Suk-Cheol, a comic figure he described as close to his own cheerful temperament.[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) • [7](https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/7607009/)
**Weekend and prime-time dramas.** Supporting parts through the late 2010s built his profile: Du-Sik in *When the Camellia Blooms* (KBS2, 2019), Park Mun-Bok in *[My Country: The New Age](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-country-the-new-age)* (JTBC, 2019), and roles in *Jugglers*, *Feel Good To Die*, and *Welcome to Waikiki 2* (all 2017–2019). The 2018 KBS Drama Awards named him Best Supporting Actor for *Feel Good To Die*.[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin)
The turning point came with Kim Hwak-Se in *Homemade Love Story* (KBS2, 2020–2021), a warm-hearted man dreaming of becoming a trot singer, paired in the popular "Manse couple" romance with [Kim Sun-young](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-sun-young-actress-born-1976)'s character. In Gyo-jin sang the drama's OST track "Good Yeah" himself and said the role felt tailor-made; his father, businessman In Chi-hwan, had himself released a trot album.[4](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/03/11/2021031180157.html) • [8](https://v.daum.net/v/cSRrT5nEu0) He followed with Chang Yeong-Guk in *Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha* (tvN, 2021) and Joo Sang-Hyun in *Love All Play* (KBS2, 2022).[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin)
Recent work includes Yook Yook-Ho in *The Secret Romantic Guesthouse* (SBS, 2023), Oh Bong-Gyu in *[Namib](https://www.edgepedia.org/namib-tv-series)* (ENA–Genie TV, 2024–2025), and Choi Min-Seok in *[Who Is She](https://www.edgepedia.org/who-is-she)* (KBS2, 2024–2025), with the SBS series *No Tail To Tell* scheduled for 2026.[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin)
## Singing and variety
In 2025 he competed on tvN STORY's trot audition program *Handsome Trot*, taking the T4 title that carried the chance to release a single. With the production team Algoroboni Honsangtae he released "To My Youth", and he said he would consider himself a singer only after performing the song live for an audience.[6](https://www.xportsnews.com/article/2001721)
## Personal life
He married actress So E-Hyun, whom he had known since high school; the couple have two daughters, born in 2015 and 2017, and run a joint YouTube channel.[1](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin) • [5](https://yojumman.tistory.com/entry/%EC%86%8C%EC%9D%B4%ED%98%84%EB%B0%B0%EC%9A%B0-%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B4-%ED%82%A4-%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%ED%95%84-%EB%82%A8%ED%8E%B8-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B5%90%EC%A7%84-%EC%A7%91%EC%95%88-%ED%95%84%EB%AA%A8%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%98%ED%94%BC-%EC%9E%91%ED%92%88%ED%99%9C%EB%8F%99)
## References
1. [In Gyo-Jin, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/In_Gyo-Jin)
2. [영화배우 인교진 프로필, Star Profile](https://star-profile.tistory.com/255)
3. [[인터뷰] 인교진, 바보 아니다 오해하지 마라, 매일경제 스타투데이 (2012)](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/5186320)
4. [[인터뷰] '인교진'이라는 행복 바이러스이잖니? (feat. 소이현), 디지틀조선일보 (2021)](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/03/11/2021031180157.html)
5. [소이현(배우) 프로필 남편 인교진, 요점만 (2023)](https://yojumman.tistory.com/entry/%EC%86%8C%EC%9D%B4%ED%98%84%EB%B0%B0%EC%9A%B0-%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B4-%ED%82%A4-%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%ED%95%84-%EB%82%A8%ED%8E%B8-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B5%90%EC%A7%84-%EC%A7%91%EC%95%88-%ED%95%84%EB%AA%A8%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%98%ED%94%BC-%EC%9E%91%ED%92%88%ED%99%9C%EB%8F%99)
6. [[단독] "가수 인교진입니다"…'무대 체질' 준비된 행사왕 출사표 (인터뷰①), 엑스포츠뉴스 (2025)](https://www.xportsnews.com/article/2001721)
7. [「馬医」イン・ギョジン“間抜けなキャラクターは僕が作ったものです”, ライブドアニュース (2012)](https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/7607009/)
8. [인교진 "확세처럼, ♥소이현 만나 제 인생 달라졌죠" [★FULL인터뷰], 스타뉴스 via Daum (2021)](https://v.daum.net/v/cSRrT5nEu0)
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