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Cho Jin-woong

Acting Born Mar 3, 1976 Busan, South Korea 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

Running Man

2010

Amazing Saturday

as Self
Film

The Handmaiden

as Uncle Kouzuki

Full filmography

  • Running Man (2010)
  • Amazing Saturday (2018) as Self
  • You Quiz on the Block (2018) as Self
  • SNL Korea (2021) as Self - Host
  • The Handmaiden (2016) as Uncle Kouzuki
  • Nattering with Nah (2023)
  • Signal (2016) as Lee Jae-han
  • The Good Bad Mother (2023) as Choi Hae-sik
  • The Outlaws (2017) as Head of the investigation team
  • Europe Outside Your Tent (2022) as Self
  • A Frozen Flower (2008) as Tae Ahn-gong
  • Tree with Deep Roots (2011) as Moo-hyul
  • Salon Drip (2023) as Self
  • Entourage (2016) as Kim Eun-Gab
  • The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House (2009) as Brutus Lee
  • No Way Out: The Roulette (2024) as Baek Joong-sik
  • Chuno (2010) as Kwak Han-seom
  • On the Border (2018) as Self
  • Off the Grid (2021) as Self
  • Flames of Desire (2010) as Kang Joon-goo
  • A Dirty Carnival (2006) as Young-pil
  • The Spy Gone North (2018) as Choi Hak-seong
  • Believer (2018) as Won-ho
  • Believer 2 (2023) as Won-ho