Cho Jin-woong

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Cho Jin-woong

Acting 50 March 3, 1976

Busan, South Korea

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…

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The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden

8.2 2016 Movie
Running Man

Running Man

8.2 2010 TV Show
Amazing Saturday

Amazing Saturday

7.6 2018 TV Show
The Outlaws

The Outlaws

7.7 2017 Movie
You Quiz on the Block

You Quiz on the Block

8.3 2018 TV Show
A Hard Day

A Hard Day

7.1 2014 Movie
The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

7.0 2014 Movie
Assassination

Assassination

7.3 2015 Movie
Signal

Signal

8.2 2016 TV Show
Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

7.4 2013 Movie
The Good Bad Mother

The Good Bad Mother

8.9 2023 TV Show
The Spy Gone North

The Spy Gone North

7.3 2018 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    La Resistance

    Movie Self

  2. 2024
    No Way Out: The Roulette

    TV show Baek Joong-sik

  3. 2024
    Dead Man

    Movie Lee Man-jae

  4. 2023
    The Boys

    Movie Oh Jae-hyung

  5. 2023
    Believer 2

    Movie Won-ho

  6. 2023
    Nattering with Nah

    TV show

  7. 2023
    The Good Bad Mother

    TV show Choi Hae-sik

  8. 2023
    Salon Drip

    TV show Self

  9. 2023
    The Devil's Deal

    Movie Jeon Hae-woong

  10. 2022
    Europe Outside Your Tent

    TV show Self

  11. 2022
    The Policeman's Lineage

    Movie Park Kang-yoon

  12. 2021
    1984, Choi Dong-won

    Movie Self - Narrator

  13. 2021
    팩추얼 A.C

    TV show 내레이션

  14. 2021
    SNL Korea

    TV show Self - Host

  15. 2021
    Ryuk-sa: A Teaser

    Movie Director

  16. 2021
    Off the Grid

    TV show Self

More credits
  1. 2021
    데스로드

    TV show

  2. 2020
    Me and Me

    Movie Hyung-gu

  3. 2019
    Black Money

    Movie Yang Min-hyeok

  4. 2019
    Man of Men

    Movie Yeong-gi

  5. 2019
    Jesters: The Game Changers

    Movie Deok-ho

  6. 2018
    Intimate Strangers

    Movie Seok-ho

  7. 2018
    You Quiz on the Block

    TV show Self

  8. 2018
    The Spy Gone North

    Movie Choi Hak-seong

  9. 2018
    Believer

    Movie Won-ho

  10. 2018
    Amazing Saturday

    TV show Self

  11. 2018
    On the Border

    TV show Self

  12. 2017
    시그널

    TV show Lee Jae-han

  13. 2017
    Man of Will

    Movie Kim Chang-soo

  14. 2017
    The Outlaws

    Movie Head of the investigation team

  15. 2017
    Blue Busking

    Movie Reporter Seo

  16. 2017
    The Sheriff In Town

    Movie Jong-jin

  17. 2017
    Bluebeard

    Movie Seung-hoon

  18. 2016
    Entourage

    TV show Kim Eun-Gab

  19. 2016
    Run-Off

    Movie commentator

  20. 2016
    The Hunt

    Movie Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun

  21. 2016
    The Handmaiden

    Movie Uncle Kouzuki

  22. 2016
    Signal

    TV show Lee Jae-han

  23. 2015
    Assassination

    Movie Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

  24. 2015
    Salut d'Amour

    Movie Jang-soo