Cho Jin-woong

ActorDirector Mar 3 (age 50) Busan, South Korea 2004–2025 (21 year career)

6.6 avg rating

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).

Known For

Film

The Handmaiden

Uncle Kouzuki

Film

The Outlaws

Head of the investigation team

Film

A Hard Day

Park Chang-min

Film

Signal

Lee Jae-han

Film

Assassination

Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

Film

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Ki-tae

Film

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Wakizaka Yasuharu

Film

The Spy Gone North

Choi Hak-seong

Filmography

Acting (81)

Movies (57)

La Resistance

2025

as Self

Dead Man

as Lee Man-jae

Believer 2

as Won-ho

The Devil's Deal

as Jeon Hae-woong

The Boys

as Oh Jae-hyung

The Policeman's Lineage

as 박강윤

1984, Choi Dong-won

as Self - Narrator

Me and Me

as Hyung-gu

Jesters: The Game Changers

as Deok-ho

Black Money

as Yang Min-hyeok

Man of Men

as Yeong-gi

The Spy Gone North

as Choi Hak-seong

Believer

as Won-ho

Intimate Strangers

as Seok-ho

The Outlaws

as Head of the investigation team

Man of Will

as Kim Chang-soo

The Sheriff In Town

as Jong-jin

Bluebeard

as Seung-hoon

Blue Busking

The Handmaiden

as Uncle Kouzuki

The Hunt

as Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun

Run-Off

as commentator

Assassination

as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

7.3

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

as Mr. Ahn

Salut d'Amour

as Jang-soo

Foulball

as Documentary narrator

5.0

Kundo: Age of the Rampant

as Lee Tae-Ki

We Are Brothers

as Park Sang-yeon

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

as Wakizaka Yasuharu

A Hard Day

as Park Chang-min

Man on the Edge

as Prosecutor

My Paparotti

as Chang-soo

An Ethics Lesson

as Park Myung-rok

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

as Ki-tae

Nameless Gangster

as Kim Pan-ho

Perfect Number

as Detective Min-bum

A Millionaire on the Run

as Kim Seung-dae

The Front Line

as Yoo Jae-ho

Glove

as Charles

Perfect Game

as Kim Yong-chul

A Barefoot Dream

as James

Bestseller

as Chan-sik

City Of Fathers

as Han Sang-goo

Take Off

as Commentator

Fly, Penguin

as Han Chang-soo

A Frozen Flower

as Tae Ahn-gong

Lost and Found

as Min-woo's Friend

My New Partner

as Jung Young-chul

Spare

as Smuggler's voice

His Last Gift

as Baek In-chul

The Guard Post

as Cook

A Dirty Carnival

as Young-pil

Running Wild

as Guryongpa Gang Member

Les Formidables

as Detective Shin

Gangster High

as Jo Hong-kyu

Once Upon a Time in High School

2004

as Yasaengma Gang Member

7.2

My Brother

2004

as Doo-shik

7.0

Television (24)

No Way Out: The Roulette

as Baek Joong-sik

Nattering with Nah

The Good Bad Mother

as Choi Hae-sik

Salon Drip

as Self

Europe Outside Your Tent

as Self

SNL Korea

as Self - Host

Off the Grid

as Self

데스로드

2021

팩추얼 A.C

2021

as 내레이션

Amazing Saturday

2018

as Self

7.6

You Quiz on the Block

as Self

On the Border

as Self

시그널

as Lee Jae-han

Signal

as Lee Jae-han

Entourage

as Kim Eun-Gab

Beyond the Clouds

as Park Kang-jae

Tree with Deep Roots

as Moo-hyul

Running Man

Chuno

as Kwak Han-seom

Flames of Desire

as Kang Joon-goo

A Man Called God

as Jang-ho

The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House

2009

as Brutus Lee

7.7

Don't Ask Me About the Past

2008

as Bae Yoon-goo

2.0

Believer 0

as Won-ho

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Ryuk-sa: A Teaser

2021

Director