Cho Jin-woong

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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

The Handmaiden

Uncle Kouzuki

The Outlaws

Head of the investigation team

A Hard Day

Park Chang-min

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Wakizaka Yasuharu

Assassination

Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Ki-tae

A Dirty Carnival

Young-pil

The Spy Gone North

Choi Hak-seong

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	La Resistance MOVIE	Self
2024	No Way Out: The Roulette TV	Baek Joong-sik
2024	Dead Man MOVIE	Lee Man-jae
2023	The Boys MOVIE	Oh Jae-hyung
2023	Believer 2 MOVIE	Won-ho
2023	Nattering with Nah TV	Self
2023	The Good Bad Mother TV	Choi Hae-sik
2023	Salon Drip TV	Self
2023	The Devil's Deal MOVIE	Jeon Hae-woong
2022	Europe Outside Your Tent TV	Self
2022	The Policeman's Lineage MOVIE	Park Kang-yoon
2021	1984, Choi Dong-won MOVIE	Self - Narrator
2021	팩추얼 A.C TV	내레이션
2021	SNL Korea TV	Self - Host
2021	Off the Grid TV	Self
2021	데스로드 TV	Self
2020	Me and Me MOVIE	Hyung-gu
2019	Black Money MOVIE	Yang Min-hyeok
2019	Man of Men MOVIE	Yeong-gi
2019	Jesters: The Game Changers MOVIE	Deok-ho
2018	Intimate Strangers MOVIE	Seok-ho
2018	You Quiz on the Block TV	Self
2018	The Spy Gone North MOVIE	Choi Hak-seong
2018	Believer MOVIE	Won-ho
2018	Amazing Saturday TV	Self
2018	On the Border TV	Self
2017	시그널 TV	Lee Jae-han
2017	Man of Will MOVIE	Kim Chang-soo
2017	The Outlaws MOVIE	Head of the investigation team
2017	Blue Busking MOVIE	Self
2017	The Sheriff In Town MOVIE	Jong-jin
2017	Bluebeard MOVIE	Seung-hoon
2016	Entourage TV	Kim Eun-Gab
2016	Run-Off MOVIE	commentator
2016	The Hunt MOVIE	Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
2016	The Handmaiden MOVIE	Uncle Kouzuki
2016	Signal TV	Lee Jae-han
2015	Assassination MOVIE	Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
2015	Salut d'Amour MOVIE	Jang-soo
2015	Foulball MOVIE	Documentary narrator
2015	Chronicle of a Blood Merchant MOVIE	Mr. Ahn
2014	We Are Brothers MOVIE	Park Sang-yeon
2014	The Admiral: Roaring Currents MOVIE	Wakizaka Yasuharu
2014	Kundo: Age of the Rampant MOVIE	Lee Tae-Ki
2014	A Hard Day MOVIE	Park Chang-min
2014	Beyond the Clouds TV	Park Kang-jae
2013	Hwayi: A Monster Boy MOVIE	Ki-tae
2013	My Paparotti MOVIE	Chang-soo
2013	An Ethics Lesson MOVIE	Park Myung-rok
2013	Man on the Edge MOVIE	Prosecutor
2012	Perfect Number MOVIE	Detective Min-bum
2012	A Millionaire on the Run MOVIE	Kim Seung-dae
2012	Nameless Gangster MOVIE	Kim Pan-ho
2011	Perfect Game MOVIE	Kim Yong-chul
2011	Tree with Deep Roots TV	Moo-hyul
2011	The Front Line MOVIE	Yoo Jae-ho
2011	Glove MOVIE	Charles
2010	Flames of Desire TV	Kang Joon-goo
2010	Running Man TV	Self
2010	A Barefoot Dream MOVIE	James
2010	Bestseller MOVIE	Chan-sik
2010	A Man Called God TV	Jang-ho
2010	Chuno TV	Kwak Han-seom
2009	City Of Fathers MOVIE	Han Sang-goo
2009	Fly, Penguin MOVIE	Han Chang-soo
2009	Take Off MOVIE	Commentator
2009	The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House TV	Brutus Lee
2008	A Frozen Flower MOVIE	Tae Ahn-gong
2008	Lost and Found MOVIE	Min-woo's Friend
2008	Spare MOVIE	Smuggler's voice
2008	Don't Ask Me About the Past TV	Bae Yoon-goo
2008	The Guard Post MOVIE	Cook
2008	My New Partner MOVIE	Jung Young-chul
2008	His Last Gift MOVIE	Baek In-chul
2006	Gangster High MOVIE	Jo Hong-kyu
2006	A Dirty Carnival MOVIE	Young-pil
2006	Les Formidables MOVIE	Detective Shin
2006	Running Wild MOVIE	Guryongpa Gang Member
2004	My Brother MOVIE	Doo-shik
2004	Once Upon a Time in High School MOVIE	Yasaengma Gang Member
	Believer 0 TV	Won-ho

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