Cho Jin-woong

Acting

Cho Jin-woong

Born March 3, 1976 · Busan, South Korea (age 50)

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 HandmaidenThe Handmaiden · 2016
The Handmaiden
8.22016
MovieThrillerDrama
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
The OutlawsThe Outlaws · 2017
The Outlaws
7.72017
MovieActionCrime
In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.
A Frozen FlowerA Frozen Flower · 2008
A Frozen Flower
6.92008
MovieDrama
A despotic king orders his male lover to produce an heir for him with his Queen. But when they instead fall in love, will tragic consequences follow?
The Spy Gone NorthThe Spy Gone North · 2018
The Spy Gone North
7.32018
MovieDramaHistory
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
A Dirty CarnivalA Dirty Carnival · 2006
A Dirty Carnival
7.02006
MovieCrimeDrama
A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.
The Admiral: Roaring CurrentsThe Admiral: Roaring Currents · 2014
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
7.02014
MovieWarAction
Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.
AssassinationAssassination · 2015
Assassination
7.32015
MovieActionThriller
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.
BelieverBeliever · 2018
Believer
7.22018
MovieCrimeAction
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.

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