Cho Jin-woong

Personal Info

Birthday

March 3, 1976

(49 years old)

Place of Birth

Busan, South Korea

Also Known As

Jo Jin-Ung

Jo Jin Woong

Jin-woong Jo

조진웅

Jo Jin-woong

Jo Won-jun

조원준

赵震雄

赵元俊

Cho Jin-woong

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

The Good Bad Mother

A Frozen Flower

The Outlaws

Signal

Flames of Desire

Chuno

Tree with Deep Roots

Filmography

2025
La Resistance
as Self
2024
Dead Man
as Lee Man-jae
2023
The Boys
as Oh Jae-hyung
Believer 2
as Won-ho
The Devil's Deal
as Jeon Hae-woong
2022
The Policeman's Lineage
as Park Kang-yoon
2021
1984, Choi Dong-won
as Self - Narrator
2020
Me and Me
as Hyung-gu
2019
Black Money
as Yang Min-hyeok
Man of Men
as Yeong-gi
Jesters: The Game Changers
as Deok-ho
2018
Intimate Strangers
as Seok-ho
The Spy Gone North
as Choi Hak-seong
Believer
as Won-ho
2017
Man of Will
as Kim Chang-soo
The Outlaws
as Head of the investigation team
The Sheriff In Town
as Jong-jin
Bluebeard
as Seung-hoon
2016
Run-Off
as commentator
The Hunt
as Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
The Handmaiden
as Uncle Kouzuki
2015
Assassination
as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
Salut d'Amour
as Jang-soo
Foulball
as Documentary narrator
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
as Mr. Ahn
2014
We Are Brothers
as Park Sang-yeon
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
as Wakizaka Yasuharu
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
as Lee Tae-Ki
A Hard Day
as Park Chang-min
2013
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
as Ki-tae
My Paparotti
as Chang-soo
An Ethics Lesson
as Park Myung-rok
Man on the Edge
as Prosecutor
2012
Perfect Number
as Detective Min-bum
A Millionaire on the Run
as Kim Seung-dae
Nameless Gangster
as Kim Pan-ho
2011
Perfect Game
as Kim Yong-chul
The Front Line
as Yoo Jae-ho
Glove
as Charles
2010
A Barefoot Dream
as James
Bestseller
as Chan-sik
2009
City Of Fathers
as Han Sang-goo
Fly, Penguin
as Han Chang-soo
Take Off
as Commentator
2008
A Frozen Flower
as Tae Ahn-gong
Lost and Found
as Min-woo's Friend
Spare
as Smuggler's voice
The Guard Post
as Cook
My New Partner
as Jung Young-chul
His Last Gift
as Baek In-chul
2006
Gangster High
as Jo Hong-kyu
A Dirty Carnival
as Young-pil
Les Formidables
as Detective Shin
Running Wild
as Guryongpa Gang Member
2004
My Brother
as Doo-shik
Once Upon a Time in High School
as Yasaengma Gang Member