Directed credits
1
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Cho Jin-woong
Acting
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1.0
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 138336
IMDb ID: nm2437361
Known for: Acting
Born: March 3, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: Busan, South Korea
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2004 - 2025
Years active: 22
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q493864
Also known as
Jo Jin-Ung • Jo Jin Woong • Jin-woong Jo • 조진웅 • Jo Jin-woong • Jo Won-jun • 조원준 • 赵震雄 • 赵元俊
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Director (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Cho Jin-woong.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Cho Jin-woong.
8.2
The Handmaiden
as Uncle Kouzuki
2016 Movie
7.7
The Outlaws
as Head of the investigation team
2017 Movie
7.4
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
as Ki-tae
2013 Movie
7.4
The Spy Gone North
as Choi Hak-seong
2018 Movie
7.3
Assassination
as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
2015 Movie
7.2
Once Upon a Time in High School
as Yasaengma Gang Member
2004 Movie
7.2
Believer
as Won-ho
2018 Movie
7.2
The Front Line
as Yoo Jae-ho
2011 Movie
7.1
A Hard Day
as Park Chang-min
2014 Movie
7.0
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
as Wakizaka Yasuharu
2014 Movie
7.0
A Dirty Carnival
as Young-pil
2006 Movie
6.9
Nameless Gangster
as Kim Pan-ho
2012 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Cho Jin-woong.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Cho Jin-woong.
8.2
The Handmaiden
as Uncle Kouzuki
2016 Movie
7.7
The Outlaws
as Head of the investigation team
2017 Movie
6.9
A Frozen Flower
as Tae Ahn-gong
2008 Movie
7.0
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
as Wakizaka Yasuharu
2014 Movie
7.3
Assassination
as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
2015 Movie
7.4
The Spy Gone North
as Choi Hak-seong
2018 Movie
7.1
A Barefoot Dream
as James
2010 Movie
7.1
A Hard Day
as Park Chang-min
2014 Movie
7.2
Believer
as Won-ho
2018 Movie
7.0
A Dirty Carnival
as Young-pil
2006 Movie
7.2
The Front Line
as Yoo Jae-ho
2011 Movie
6.9
Nameless Gangster
as Kim Pan-ho
2012 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Cho Jin-woong.
8.3
Running Man
3 eps
2010 Series
7.6
Amazing Saturday
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.3
You Quiz on the Block
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
SNL Korea
as Self - Host • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Signal
as Lee Jae-han • 17 eps
2016 Series
8.9
The Good Bad Mother
as Choi Hae-sik • 1 eps
2023 Series
4.5
Salon Drip
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.7
Europe Outside Your Tent
as Self • 10 eps
2022 Series
5.3
Flames of Desire
as Kang Joon-goo • 50 eps
2010 Series
10.0
Nattering with Nah
1 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Tree with Deep Roots
as Moo-hyul • 24 eps
2011 Series
8.1
Chuno
as Kwak Han-seom • 24 eps
2010 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Cho Jin-woong.
La Resistance
as Self
2025 Movie
5.1
Dead Man
as Lee Man-jae
2024 Movie
6.5
The Boys
as Oh Jae-hyung
2023 Movie
6.7
Believer 2
as Won-ho
2023 Movie
6.0
The Devil's Deal
as Jeon Hae-woong
2023 Movie
6.6
The Policeman's Lineage
as 박강윤
2022 Movie
6.0
1984, Choi Dong-won
as Self - Narrator
2021 Movie
6.0
Me and Me
as Hyung-gu
2020 Movie
7.1
Black Money
as Yang Min-hyeok
2019 Movie
6.5
Man of Men
as Yeong-gi
2019 Movie
6.9
Jesters: The Game Changers
as Deok-ho
2019 Movie
7.2
Intimate Strangers
as Seok-ho
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Cho Jin-woong.
6.5
No Way Out: The Roulette
as Baek Joong-sik • 8 eps
2024 Series
10.0
Nattering with Nah
1 eps
2023 Series
8.9
The Good Bad Mother
as Choi Hae-sik • 1 eps
2023 Series
4.5
Salon Drip
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.7
Europe Outside Your Tent
as Self • 10 eps
2022 Series
팩추얼 A.C
as 내레이션 • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.0
SNL Korea
as Self - Host • 1 eps
2021 Series
Off the Grid
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
데스로드
1 eps
2021 Series
8.3
You Quiz on the Block
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Amazing Saturday
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.0
On the Border
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series