Tina Jung

Jung was born in South Korea,^[1] but grew up in Burlington, Ontario and attended M. M. Robinson High School.^[2] Both her parents were actors in South Korea before immigrating to Canada.^[3][4] As a child, she starred in various plays at school and community theater, and danced for over ten years. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Acting Conservatory at York University, where she was the recipient of the Performing Arts Award and Award in Acting.^[3] She also received the Sandra Oh Acting Award from the Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation.^[5] Shortly after graduation, she signed with her first agent and began her acting career.^[6]

In 2017, Jung and actor Simu Liu co-wrote and co-starred in the 2017 short film Meeting Mommy.^[7] She later starred in the drama film Queen of the Morning Calm, which premiered at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival.^[8] She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2021 BronzeLens Film Festival for her performance in the film.^[9]

In 2020, she appeared in the Hallmark Christmas movie Heart of the Holidays.^[10] The following year, she joined the third season of the Omni TV sitcom Second Jen.^[2] From 2021 to 2022, she starred in the CBC sitcom Strays, a spin-off of Kim's Convenience.^[11] She also appeared in the Lifetime thriller film Galentine's Day Nightmare.^[12] Jung later appeared in the sci-fi horror film Firestarter, a remake of the 1984 film of the same name.^[13]

From 2023 to 2025, she starred in the CBC Gem comedy series You're My Hero. She was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards for her performance.^[14] As of December 2025, she was in talks to star in the film Get Over It, an adaptation of the supernatural comedy novel Getting Rid of Rosie by Lynda Simmons.^[15]

As of 2020, Jung lives in Downtown Toronto.^[16] She has a dog named Maple.^[16]