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Jo Han-chul
South Korean actor (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jo Han-chul (Korean: 조한철; born June 13, 1973)[2] is a South Korean actor. After two decades in the industry, his breakthrough came in 2018 with a role as an afterlife prosecutor in Kim Yong-hwa's ten-million-viewer film Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, and in the historical drama 100 Days My Prince.
Jo Han-chul debuted in the play One Room in 1998 and was active in theater for a long time. Subsequently, he moved between television dramas and films, primarily playing supporting roles. He is also known for his supporting roles in numerous high-rated television dramas, including Vincenzo (2021), Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021), Jirisan (2021), Reborn Rich (2022), Gyeongseong Creature (2024) and Love Next Door (2024).
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Early life and education
Jo Han-cheol dreamed of becoming an actor after seeing a Daehangno play in his third year of middle school.[3]
Jo graduated from Cheongju University with an undergraduate degree in Film Directing from the Department of Theatre and Film. He then pursued further education, earning a master's degree in acting from the Korea National University of Arts. His graduation thesis is titled 'Research on Film Acting in relation to the unique characteristics of media in films, with a critical examination of American method acting'.[4]
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Jo debuted as a theater actor in 1998 in the play One Room.[5] A year later, he made his first appearance in a movie with a small role in Peppermint Candy. He has appeared in various other films, including Theatrical Exhibition, Ask the One Who Can, The Most Beautiful Breakup in the World, Moby Dick, Yeonga City, Scary Story, Feng Shui, 48 Meters, Wonderful Woman, Scandal: A Very Shocking and Immoral Incident, Hide and Seek, and The Five.[6]
In 2008, Jo joined the encore performance of Park Su-jin's play Applause for Juliet, directed by Min Bok-ki. The play, which originally premiered in 2004, received acclaim for its vibrant dialogue and imaginative storytelling. Jo portrayed Seok-dong (Hamlet), alongside Lee Jin-hee as Seon-jeong (Ophelia), Min-ho as Romeo, and Bok-soon as Juliet. The play explores a complex web of conflicting love in a contemporary setting that combines elements of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.[5]
After two decades in the industry, Jo's breakthrough came with his portrayal of an afterlife prosecutor in the box office hit Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days. He was not the first choice for this role, having replaced Oh Dal-su, who withdrew from the film.[7] That same year, Jo also achieved a significant breakthrough in television dramas by playing the role of a king in 100 Days My Prince.[8] He was cast as a replacement for Yoon Tae-young.[9][10] The 2018 tvN historical drama is ranked among the highest-rated Korean dramas on cable television.
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He served as an instructor in applied acting classes at the Department of Theatre and Film at Dankook University.[11] He was also an acting teacher and previously worked as an instructor at SM Entertainment.[12]
Personal life
In 2015, Jo revealed he and his wife were celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary and they have a son in his first year of middle school and a daughter in the fifth grade of elementary school. Jo's wife, one year his junior, had lived in the same neighborhood in their childhood. They reunited at age twenty-eight and married after three months of dating. Jo noted that their frequent encounters brought him comfort, which influenced his decision to marry.[13] While Jo pursued his acting career, his wife, Kang Ki-jeong, transitioned from a fashion designer to a creator of stage costumes for various performances, including theater and musicals. She is actively involved in Daehangno's theater scene.[14]
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