Cho Jin-woong

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Jin-woong (Korean: 조진웅; born March 3, 1976), born Jo Won-jun (조원준), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Assassination (2015), The Handmaiden (2016), The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Spy Gone North (2018), Believer (2018), Intimate Strangers (2018), and Black Money (2019), as well as the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011) and Signal (2016).^[2][3]

Cho Jin-woong
Cho in 2016
Born	Jo Won-jun (1976-03-03) March 3, 1976 (age 49) Munhyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, South Korea[1]
Other names	Jo Jin-woong
Education	Kyungsung University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Agent	Saram Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	조원준
RR	Jo Wonjun
MR	Cho Wŏnjun
Stage name
Hangul	조진웅
RR	Jo Jinung
MR	Cho Chinung

For his role as a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014), Cho won Best Actor at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Once Upon a Time in High School	Yasaengma gang member	Bit part
	My Brother	Doo-shik
2006	Hello Stranger	Yong-gil	Short film
	Running Wild	Guryongpa gang member	Bit part
	A Dirty Carnival	Young-pil
	Les Formidables	Detective Shin
	Gangster High	Jo Hong-kyu
2008	His Last Gift	Baek In-chul	Bit part
	My New Partner	Jung Young-chul
	The Guard Post	Cook
	Spare	Smuggler's	Voice cameo
	Sweet Lie	Jung Han-sang
	A Frozen Flower	Tae Ahn-gong	Cameo
2009	Take Off	Commentator	Cameo
	Fly, Penguin	Han Chang-soo
	City of Fathers	Han Sang-goo
2010	Killing of Game	Viper	Unreleased
	Bestseller	Chan-sik
	A Barefoot Dream	James	Cameo
2011	Glove	Charles
	The Front Line	Yoo Jae-ho
	Perfect Game	Kim Yong-chul		[5]
2012	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Kim Pan-ho
	A Millionaire on the Run	Kim Seung-dae	Cameo
	Perfect Number	Jo Min-beom
2013	Man on the Edge	Hwang Man-sam	Cameo
	An Ethics Lesson	Myung-rok
	My Paparotti	Chang-soo
	Hwayi: A Monster Boy	Ki-tae		[6]
2014	A Hard Day	Park Chang-min		[7]
	Kundo: Age of the Rampant	Lee Tae-ki
	The Admiral: Roaring Currents	Wakisaka Yasuharu		[8]
	We Are Brothers	Park Sang-yeon		[9]
2015	Chronicle of a Blood Merchant	Mr. Ahn
	Foulball	Narrator	Documentary
	Salut d'Amour	Jang-soo		[10]
	Assassination	Chu Sang-ok		[11]
2016	The Handmaiden	Kouzuki		[12]
	The Hunt	Park Dong-geun / Park Myeong-geun		[13]
2017	Bluebeard	Seung-hoon		[14]
	The Sheriff in Town	Jong-jin		[15]
	Blue Busking	Reporter Seo	Cameo
	The Outlaws	Regional investigation unit leader	Cameo
	Man of Will	Kim Chang-soo		[16]
2018	The Spy Gone North	Choi Hak-sung		[17]
	Believer	Won-ho		[18]
	Intimate Strangers	Seok-ho		[19]
2019	Jesters: The Game Changers	Deok-Ho		[20]
	Man of Men	Young-gi		[21]
	Black Money	Yang Min-Hyuk		[22]
2020	Me and Me	Park Hyung-goo		[23]
2021	History: Trailer	—	Short film; also director	[24]
	1984 Choi Dong-won	Narrator	Documentary	[25]
2022	The Policeman's Lineage	Park Kang-yoon		[26]
2023	The Devil's Deal	Jeon Hae-woong		[27]
	The Boys	Oh Jae-hyung	Cameo	[28]
	Believer 2	Won-ho		[29]
2024	Dead Man	Lee Man-jae		[30]
2025	La Resistance	Narrator	Documentary	[31]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Romance Hunter	Park Cheol-gi
2008	Don't Ask Me About the Past	Bae Yoon-goo
	Lottery Trio	President Park
2009	My Too Perfect Sons	Brutus Lee
	Hot Blood	Lee Soon-gil
2010	The Slave Hunters	Kwak Han-seom
	A Man Called God	Jang-ho
	Flames of Desire	Kang Joon-goo
2011	Believe in Love	Kim Chul-soo
	Deep Rooted Tree	Moo-hyul		[32]
2014	Beyond the Clouds	Park Kang-jae		[33]
2016	Signal	Lee Jae-han		[34]
	Entourage	Kim Eun-gap		[35]
2023	The Good Bad Mother	Choi Hae-sik	Cameo	[36]
2024	No Way Out: The Roulette	Bae Joong-sik		[37]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Off The Grid	Main Cast		[38]
2023	Europe Outside the Tent	Cast Member	Season 2	[39]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Saturday Night Live Korea	Host	Episode 10	[40][41]

Musical theater

Year	Title	Role
2001	Baridaegi	Mu Jang-seng
2002	앵무가	Tiger
2003	Macbeth	Macbeth
	Veronika Decides to Die	Dr. Lee
2004	The Balba Balba

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2009	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	My Too Perfect Sons, Hot Blood	Nominated
2010	18th Chunsa Film Art Awards[42]	Best New Actor	Bestseller	Won
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor (Film)	GLove	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Deep Rooted Tree	Nominated
2012	21st Buil Film Awards[43]	Best Supporting Actor	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Won
2013	49th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Film)	Perfect Number	Nominated
	34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Hwayi: A Monster Boy	Nominated
2014	18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival[44]	It Award	A Hard Day	Won
	23rd Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	51st Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	35th Blue Dragon Film Awards[45]	Best Supporting Actor		Won
	4th Korea Film Actors Association Awards	Korea's Top Supporting Actor		Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Full Sun	Nominated
2015	10th Max Movie Awards[46]	Best Supporting Actor	A Hard Day	Won
	9th Asian Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	51st Baeksang Arts Awards[47]	Best Actor (Film)		Won
	24th Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Assassination	Nominated
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2016	21st Chunsa Film Art Awards[48]	Best Supporting Actor		Won
	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Film)		Nominated
		Best Actor (TV)	Signal	Nominated
	5th APAN Star Awards[49]	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries		Won
	tvN10 Awards[50][51]	Grand Prize (Daesang) - Actor		Won
		Best Actor		Nominated
	1st Asia Artist Awards[52]	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Won
	5th Korea Film Actors Association Awards[53]	Korea's Top Star	—	Won
	7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards[54]	Prime Minister Award	—	Won
2017	53rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Film)	The Handmaiden	Nominated
	26th Buil Film Awards	Best Actor	Bluebeard	Nominated
2018	55th Grand Bell Awards[55]	Best Actor	Believer	Nominated
	3rd DongA's PICK	Golden Hand Award	—	Won
2020	24th Fantasia International Film Festival[56]	Jury Special Mention in the Cheval Noir Competition	Me and Me	Won
	21st Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Actor		Won
	7th Korean Film Producers Association [57]		Black Money	Won
2021	40th Golden Cinema Film Festival[58]			Won
	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor (Film)[59]	Me and Me	Nominated
	8th Wildflower Film Awards[60]	Best Actor		Nominated
	26th Chunsa Film Art Awards[61]	Best Actor		Nominated
2022	31st Buil Film Awards[62]	Best Actor	The Policeman's Lineage	Nominated
2023	Broadcast Advertising Festival[63]	CF Star Grand Prize	—	Won
	18th Asia Model Festival[64]	Asia Star Award in Actor		Won
2024	Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards[65]	Best Lead Actor	No Way Out: The Roulette	Nominated

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
The Screen	2019	2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies	15th	[66]

Other accolades

In 2021 he was selected as Jury member for Actor and Actress of the Year Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival held in October.^[67]