Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Known for

Acting

Born

March 3, 1976 (age 50)

Birthplace

Busan, South Korea

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).

Best known work

The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

2016

The Outlaws

The Outlaws

2017

A Hard Day

A Hard Day

2014

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014

Assassination

Assassination

2015

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

2013

A Dirty Carnival

A Dirty Carnival

2006

The Spy Gone North

The Spy Gone North

2018

Running Man

Running Man

2010

The Front Line

The Front Line

2011

Filmography

TBA
Believer 0TV
as Won-ho (1 episode)
2025
La Resistance
as Self
2024
No Way Out: The RouletteTV
as Baek Joong-sik (8 episodes)
2024
Dead Man
as Lee Man-jae
2023
The Boys
as Oh Jae-hyung
2023
Believer 2
as Won-ho
2023
Nattering with NahTV
2023
The Good Bad MotherTV
as Choi Hae-sik (1 episode)
2023
Salon DripTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
The Devil's Deal
as Jeon Hae-woong
2022
Europe Outside Your TentTV
as Self (10 episodes)
2022
The Policeman's Lineage
as Park Kang-yoon
2021
1984, Choi Dong-won
as Self - Narrator
2021
팩추얼 A.CTV
as 내레이션 (1 episode)
2021
SNL KoreaTV
as Self - Host (1 episode)
2021
Ryuk-sa: A Teaser
Director
2021
Off the GridTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2021
데스로드TV
2020
Me and Me
as Hyung-gu
2019
Black Money
as Yang Min-hyeok
2019
Man of Men
as Yeong-gi
2019
Jesters: The Game Changers
as Deok-ho
2018
Intimate Strangers
as Seok-ho
2018
You Quiz on the BlockTV
as Self (1 episode)
2018
The Spy Gone North
as Choi Hak-seong