Cho Jin-woong

Known for: Acting

Born: 1976-03-03 (age 50)

From: Busan, South Korea

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).

Filmography (81)

MOVIE
La Resistance
2025
as Self
TV★ 6.4
No Way Out: The Roulette
2024
as Baek Joong-sik
MOVIE★ 5.1
Dead Man
2024
as Lee Man-jae
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Boys
2023
as Oh Jae-hyung
MOVIE★ 6.7
Believer 2
2023
as Won-ho
TV★ 10.0
Nattering with Nah
2023
TV★ 8.9
The Good Bad Mother
2023
as Choi Hae-sik
TV★ 4.5
Salon Drip
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Devil's Deal
2023
as Jeon Hae-woong
TV★ 8.7
Europe Outside Your Tent
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Policeman's Lineage
2022
as Park Kang-yoon
MOVIE★ 6.0
1984, Choi Dong-won
2021
as Self - Narrator
TV
팩추얼 A.C
2021
as 내레이션
TV★ 7.0
SNL Korea
2021
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.0
Off the Grid
2021
as Self
TV
데스로드
2021
MOVIE★ 6.0
Me and Me
2020
as Hyung-gu
MOVIE★ 7.1
Black Money
2019
as Yang Min-hyeok
MOVIE★ 6.5
Man of Men
2019
as Yeong-gi
MOVIE★ 6.4
Jesters: The Game Changers
2019
as Deok-ho
MOVIE★ 7.2
Intimate Strangers
2018
as Seok-ho
TV★ 8.3
You Quiz on the Block
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Spy Gone North
2018
as Choi Hak-seong
MOVIE★ 7.2
Believer
2018
as Won-ho
TV★ 7.6
Amazing Saturday
2018
as Self
TV★ 8.0
On the Border
2018
as Self
TV★ 2.0
시그널
2017
as Lee Jae-han
MOVIE★ 7.3
Man of Will
2017
as Kim Chang-soo
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Outlaws
2017
as Head of the investigation team
MOVIE★ 4.0
Blue Busking
2017
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Sheriff In Town
2017
as Jong-jin
MOVIE★ 6.7
Bluebeard
2017
as Seung-hoon
TV★ 7.7
Entourage
2016
as Kim Eun-Gab
MOVIE★ 6.1
Run-Off
2016
as commentator
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Hunt
2016
as Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
MOVIE★ 8.2
The Handmaiden
2016
as Uncle Kouzuki
TV★ 8.2
Signal
2016
as Lee Jae-han
MOVIE★ 7.3
Assassination
2015
as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
MOVIE★ 7.9
Salut d'Amour
2015
as Jang-soo
MOVIE★ 5.0
Foulball
2015
as Documentary narrator
MOVIE★ 7.1
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
2015
as Mr. Ahn
MOVIE★ 6.6
We Are Brothers
2014
as Park Sang-yeon
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
2014
as Wakizaka Yasuharu
MOVIE★ 6.6
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
2014
as Lee Tae-Ki
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Hard Day
2014
as Park Chang-min
TV★ 8.3
Beyond the Clouds
2014
as Park Kang-jae
MOVIE★ 7.4
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013
as Ki-tae
MOVIE★ 7.1
My Paparotti
2013
as Chang-soo
MOVIE★ 6.0
An Ethics Lesson
2013
as Park Myung-rok
MOVIE★ 6.7
Man on the Edge
2013
as Prosecutor
MOVIE★ 6.6
Perfect Number
2012
as Detective Min-bum
MOVIE★ 4.6
A Millionaire on the Run
2012
as Kim Seung-dae
MOVIE★ 6.9
Nameless Gangster
2012
as Kim Pan-ho
MOVIE★ 6.8
Perfect Game
2011
as Kim Yong-chul
TV★ 7.3
Tree with Deep Roots
2011
as Moo-hyul
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Front Line
2011
as Yoo Jae-ho
MOVIE★ 6.1
Glove
2011
as Charles
TV★ 5.3
Flames of Desire
2010
as Kang Joon-goo
TV★ 8.2
Running Man
2010
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Barefoot Dream
2010
as James
MOVIE★ 5.9
Bestseller
2010
as Chan-sik
TV★ 6.8
A Man Called God
2010
as Jang-ho
TV★ 8.1
Chuno
2010
as Kwak Han-seom
MOVIE★ 5.5
City of Fathers
2009
as Han Sang-goo
MOVIE
Fly, Penguin
2009
as Han Chang-soo
MOVIE★ 6.2
Take Off
2009
as Commentator
TV★ 7.7
The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
2009
as Brutus Lee
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Frozen Flower
2008
as Tae Ahn-gong
MOVIE★ 6.1
Lost and Found
2008
as Min-woo's Friend
MOVIE★ 3.0
Spare
2008
as Smuggler's voice
TV★ 2.0
Don't Ask Me About the Past
2008
as Bae Yoon-goo
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Guard Post
2008
as Cook
MOVIE★ 5.0
My New Partner
2008
as Jung Young-chul
MOVIE★ 6.3
His Last Gift
2008
as Baek In-chul
MOVIE★ 6.5
Gangster High
2006
as Jo Hong-kyu
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Dirty Carnival
2006
as Young-pil
MOVIE★ 6.5
Les Formidables
2006
as Detective Shin
MOVIE★ 6.2
Running Wild
2006
as Guryongpa Gang Member
MOVIE★ 7.0
My Brother
2004
as Doo-shik
MOVIE★ 7.3
Once Upon a Time in High School
2004
as Yasaengma Gang Member
TV
Believer 0
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as Won-ho