Chae Jong-hyeop (; born May 19, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in television dramas The Witch's Diner (2021), Love All Play (2022), Unlock My Boss (2022), Castaway Diva (2023), Serendipity's Embrace (2024), In Your Radiant Season (2026).
Chae made his debut with MBC every1 drama Webtoon Hero - Tundra Show Season 2 which appeared a little. In 2017, Chae made his debut through web dramas Between Friends and No Bad Days. In 2018, Chae joined the web drama No Bad Days Season 2. In 2019, Chae joined the web drama Rumor.
In 2019âÂÂ2020, Chae made his debut through the SBS successful sport-themed drama Hot Stove League as a baseball pitcher named "Yoo Min-ho". Hot Stove League gained high viewership rating throughout its run, therefore he gained a lot of public recognition through this drama. In April 2021, Chae joined the JTBC drama ' with Cho Seung-woo and Park Shin-hye and brought him attention. Later in June, he appeared in the JTBC drama Nevertheless along with Song Kang and Han So-hee. In July, he appeared in TVING's original drama The Witch's Diner with Song Ji-hyo and Nam Ji-hyun. In 2022, Chae acted in Love All Play and appeared in a cameo appearance in Shooting Stars. In 2022âÂÂ2023, Chae acted in Unlock My Boss, and Castaway Diva as the lead actor.
In 2026, Chae starred in the MBC TV romance drama In Your Radiant Season opposite Lee Sung-kyung.
Chae had resided in South Africa for five years due to his studies.
In January 2023, Chae was interviewed by the media, saying he was exempt from mandatory military service. Chae was judged to be a 4th-grade supplementary service (social service agent) in his first physical examination and was finally judged to be a 5th-grade wartime worker in a re-examination in 2018. At the time of his re-physical examination, he did an EEG test and explained that he had been diagnosed with epilepsy. As of January 2023, Chae is treating epilepsy by taking medication. He has been taking epilepsy medicine for 10 years.