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

Running Man

Amazing Saturday

You Quiz on the Block

SNL Korea

The Handmaiden

Nattering with Nah

Signal

The Good Bad Mother

All Movies (57)

• La Resistance2025 · as Self
• Dead Man2024 · as Lee Man-jae
• The Boys2023 · as Oh Jae-hyung
• Believer 22023 · as Won-ho
• The Devil's Deal2023 · as Jeon Hae-woong
• The Policeman's Lineage2022 · as Park Kang-yoon
• 1984, Choi Dong-won2021 · as Self - Narrator
• Me and Me2020 · as Hyung-gu
• Black Money2019 · as Yang Min-hyeok
• Man of Men2019 · as Yeong-gi
• Jesters: The Game Changers2019 · as Deok-ho
• Intimate Strangers2018 · as Seok-ho
• The Spy Gone North2018 · as Choi Hak-seong
• Believer2018 · as Won-ho
• Man of Will2017 · as Kim Chang-soo
• The Outlaws2017 · as Head of the investigation team
• Blue Busking2017
• The Sheriff In Town2017 · as Jong-jin
• Bluebeard2017 · as Seung-hoon
• Run-Off2016 · as commentator
• The Hunt2016 · as Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
• The Handmaiden2016 · as Uncle Kouzuki
• Assassination2015 · as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
• Salut d'Amour2015 · as Jang-soo
• Foulball2015 · as Documentary narrator
• Chronicle of a Blood Merchant2015 · as Mr. Ahn
• We Are Brothers2014 · as Park Sang-yeon
• The Admiral: Roaring Currents2014 · as Wakizaka Yasuharu
• Kundo: Age of the Rampant2014 · as Lee Tae-Ki
• A Hard Day2014 · as Park Chang-min
• Hwayi: A Monster Boy2013 · as Ki-tae
• My Paparotti2013 · as Chang-soo
• An Ethics Lesson2013 · as Park Myung-rok
• Man on the Edge2013 · as Prosecutor
• Perfect Number2012 · as Detective Min-bum
• A Millionaire on the Run2012 · as Kim Seung-dae
• Nameless Gangster2012 · as Kim Pan-ho
• Perfect Game2011 · as Kim Yong-chul
• The Front Line2011 · as Yoo Jae-ho
• Glove2011 · as Charles
• A Barefoot Dream2010 · as James
• Bestseller2010 · as Chan-sik
• City of Fathers2009 · as Han Sang-goo
• Fly, Penguin2009 · as Han Chang-soo
• Take Off2009 · as Commentator
• A Frozen Flower2008 · as Tae Ahn-gong
• Lost and Found2008 · as Min-woo's Friend
• Spare2008 · as Smuggler's voice
• The Guard Post2008 · as Cook
• My New Partner2008 · as Jung Young-chul
• His Last Gift2008 · as Baek In-chul
• Gangster High2006 · as Jo Hong-kyu
• A Dirty Carnival2006 · as Young-pil
• Les Formidables2006 · as Detective Shin
• Running Wild2006 · as Guryongpa Gang Member
• My Brother2004 · as Doo-shik
• Once Upon a Time in High School2004 · as Yasaengma Gang Member

All TV Shows (24)

• No Way Out: The Roulette2024 · as Baek Joong-sik
• Nattering with Nah2023
• The Good Bad Mother2023 · as Choi Hae-sik
• Salon Drip2023 · as Self
• Europe Outside Your Tent2022 · as Self
• 팩추얼 A.C2021 · as 내레이션
• SNL Korea2021 · as Self - Host
• Off the Grid2021 · as Self
• 데스로드2021
• You Quiz on the Block2018 · as Self
• Amazing Saturday2018 · as Self
• On the Border2018 · as Self
• 시그널2017 · as Lee Jae-han
• Entourage2016 · as Kim Eun-Gab
• Signal2016 · as Lee Jae-han
• Beyond the Clouds2014 · as Park Kang-jae
• Tree with Deep Roots2011 · as Moo-hyul
• Flames of Desire2010 · as Kang Joon-goo
• Running Man2010
• A Man Called God2010 · as Jang-ho
• Chuno2010 · as Kwak Han-seom
• The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House2009 · as Brutus Lee
• Don't Ask Me About the Past2008 · as Bae Yoon-goo
• Believer 0— · as Won-ho