Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Birthday: 1976-03-03

Place of Birth: Busan, South Korea

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).

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Bestseller
Bestseller

Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her...

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Believer 2
Believer 2

A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization an...

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The Boys
The Boys

In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police...

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1984, Choi Dong-won
1984, Choi Dong-won

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Gangster High
Gangster High

Sang-ho is an ordinary high school student. His dream is to enter the military academy under the inf...

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Take Off
Take Off

Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Ko...

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Once Upon a Time in High School
Once Upon a Time in High School

A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punish...

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The Guard Post
The Guard Post

A small band of Korean soldiers is sent to patrol near a guard post and they find corpses scattered ...

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A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival

A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations an...

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My Paparotti
My Paparotti

This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavaro...

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Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Hwayi: A Monster Boy

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is...

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Foulball
Foulball

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A Millionaire on the Run
A Millionaire on the Run

Young-in and his colleague Seung-dae are a pair of professional bagmen working for various lobbyists...

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City Of Fathers
City Of Fathers

Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on...

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His Last Gift
His Last Gift

Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life ...

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Les Formidables
Les Formidables

Desperate to discover who framed him for murder, criminal Su-hyun escapes from police custody and cr...

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The Front Line
The Front Line

In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line ...

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Perfect Game
Perfect Game

The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s b...

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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the ...

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Assassination
Assassination

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal...

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The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a...

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Nameless Gangster
Nameless Gangster

A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime part...

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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battl...

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My New Partner
My New Partner

Young-joon, a fresh prosecutor, takes a big affair to leave for Busan and unwillingly gets cooperati...

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Running Wild
Running Wild

A homicide detective joins forces with a prosecutor to avenged the murder of his half-brother. The a...

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Glove
Glove

Star baseball player and national hero Sang-nam finds his career in jeopardy when he gets involved i...

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Spare
Spare

Gwang-tae is pressured to pay his debt by a loan shark, and finally decides to sell his liver for th...

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A Hard Day
A Hard Day

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalke...

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Salut d'Amour
Salut d'Amour

Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a ba...

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An Ethics Lesson
An Ethics Lesson

A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautifu...

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My Brother
My Brother

The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. ...

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A Frozen Flower
A Frozen Flower

A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his b...

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We Are Brothers
We Are Brothers

Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years...

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Perfect Number
Perfect Number

A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-h...

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A Barefoot Dream
A Barefoot Dream

Kim Won-kang, a former soccer prospect, opens a sporting goods store in East Timor. When he soon rea...

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Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Kundo: Age of the Rampant

In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise ag...

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The Hunt
The Hunt

When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several ne...

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Fly, Penguin
Fly, Penguin

Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother r...

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Run-Off
Run-Off

In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to b...

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Bluebeard
Bluebeard

A doctor finds himself in the middle of an unsolved serial murder case after discovering a secret fr...

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The Sheriff In Town
The Sheriff In Town

After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then inv...

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Blue Busking
Blue Busking

Ho-bin and three friends were born and raised in Mokpo. They decide to take part in the band contest...

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Man of Will
Man of Will

Young Kim Chang-soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in...

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The Spy Gone North
The Spy Gone North

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a ...

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Believer
Believer

After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious un...

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Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers

A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's s...

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Man of Men
Man of Men

The friendship between a lawyer who will do anything to make money and a nursing home volunteer....

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Jesters: The Game Changers
Jesters: The Game Changers

A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumo...

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Me and Me
Me and Me

In a small South Korean village, while investigating the death of two people in strange circumstance...

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The Outlaws
The Outlaws

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, sta...

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Black Money
Black Money

A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convince...

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The Policeman's Lineage
The Policeman's Lineage

A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the...

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The Devil's Deal
The Devil's Deal

Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in th...

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Lost and Found
Lost and Found

Ji-ho is a writer who cannot forget her first love Min-woo at high school. She meets Min-woo and act...

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Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge

A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beati...

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Dead Man
Dead Man

Lee Man-jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge wher...

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La Resistance
La Resistance

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