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Cho Jin-woong

Actor

Cho Jin-woong

Born March 3, 1976 in Busan, South Korea54 films

Cho Jin-woong (조진웅) is a South Korean actor. Born Jo Won-joon on April 3, 1976, he is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in Deep Rooted Tree (2011), a mobster in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), and a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014). He also gained recognition and praise for his performance as a detective in the television series Signal (2016).

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The Handmaiden posterFirst watchThe Handmaiden20168.2as Uncle Kouzuki1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate…View film

Essential films

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The Outlaws poster7.7The Outlaws2017A Hard Day poster7.1A Hard Day2014Assassination poster7.3Assassination2015Hwayi: A Monster Boy poster7.4Hwayi: A Monster Boy2013The Admiral: Roaring Currents poster7.0The Admiral: Roaring Currents2014The Spy Gone North poster7.3The Spy Gone North2018The Front Line poster7.2The Front Line2011A Dirty Carnival poster7.0A Dirty Carnival2006

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 2024Dead ManLee Man-jae
  2. 2023The BoysOh Jae-hyung
  3. 2023Believer 2Won-ho
  4. 2023The Devil's DealJeon Hae-woong
  5. 2022The Policeman's LineagePark Kang-yoon
  6. 2020Me and MeHyung-gu
  7. 2019Black MoneyYang Min-hyeok
  8. 2019Man of MenYeong-gi
  9. 2019Jesters: The Game ChangersDeok-ho
  10. 2018Intimate StrangersSeok-ho
  11. 2018The Spy Gone NorthChoi Hak-seong
  12. 2018BelieverWon-ho
  13. 2017Man of WillKim Chang-soo
  14. 2017The OutlawsHead of the investigation team
  15. 2017Blue BuskingReporter Seo
  16. 2017The Sheriff In TownJong-jin
  17. 2017BluebeardSeung-hoon
  18. 2016Run-Offcommentator
  19. 2016The HuntPark Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
  20. 2016The HandmaidenUncle Kouzuki
  21. 2015AssassinationBig Gun / Chu Sang-ok
  22. 2015Salut d'AmourJang-soo
  23. 2015Chronicle of a Blood MerchantMr. Ahn
  24. 2014We Are BrothersPark Sang-yeon
  25. 2014The Admiral: Roaring CurrentsWakizaka Yasuharu
  26. 2014Kundo: Age of the RampantLee Tae-Ki
  27. 2014A Hard DayPark Chang-min
  28. 2013Hwayi: A Monster BoyKi-tae
  29. 2013My PaparottiChang-soo
  30. 2013An Ethics LessonPark Myung-rok
  31. 2013Man on the EdgeProsecutor
  32. 2012Perfect NumberDetective Min-bum
  33. 2012A Millionaire on the RunKim Seung-dae
  34. 2012Nameless GangsterKim Pan-ho
  35. 2011Perfect GameKim Yong-chul
  36. 2011The Front LineYoo Jae-ho
  37. 2011GloveCharles
  38. 2010A Barefoot DreamJames
  39. 2010BestsellerChan-sik
  40. 2009City of FathersHan Sang-goo
  41. 2009Fly, PenguinHan Chang-soo
  42. 2009Take OffCommentator
  43. 2008A Frozen FlowerTae Ahn-gong
  44. 2008Lost and FoundMin-woo's Friend
  45. 2008SpareSmuggler's voice
  46. 2008The Guard PostCook
  47. 2008My New PartnerJung Young-chul
  48. 2008His Last GiftBaek In-chul
  49. 2006Gangster HighJo Hong-kyu
  50. 2006A Dirty CarnivalYoung-pil
  51. 2006Les FormidablesDetective Shin
  52. 2006Running WildGuryongpa Gang Member
  53. 2004My BrotherDoo-shik
  54. 2004Once Upon a Time in High SchoolYasaengma Gang Member