# Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong (Korean: 조진웅; born March 3, 1976), born Jo Won-jun (조원준), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Assassination (2015), The Handmaiden (2016), The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Spy Gone North (2018), Believer (2018), Intimate Strangers (2018), and Black Money (2019), as well as the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011) and Signal (2016).
For his role as a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014), Cho won Best Actor at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Once Upon a Time in High School | Yasaengma gang member | Bit part |
| 2004 | My Brother | Doo-shik | Bit part |
| 2006 | Hello Stranger | Yong-gil | Short film |
| 2006 | Running Wild | Guryongpa gang member | Bit part |
| 2006 | A Dirty Carnival | Young-pil | Bit part |
| 2006 | Les Formidables | Detective Shin | |
| 2006 | Gangster High | Jo Hong-kyu | |
| 2008 | His Last Gift | Baek In-chul | Bit part |
| 2008 | My New Partner | Jung Young-chul | |
| 2008 | The Guard Post | Cook | |
| 2008 | Spare | Smuggler's | Voice cameo |
| 2008 | Sweet Lie | Jung Han-sang | |
| 2008 | A Frozen Flower | Tae Ahn-gong | Cameo |
| 2009 | Take Off | Commentator | Cameo |
| 2009 | Fly, Penguin | Han Chang-soo | |
| 2009 | City of Fathers | Han Sang-goo | |
| 2010 | Killing of Game | Viper | Unreleased |
| 2010 | Bestseller | Chan-sik | |
| 2010 | A Barefoot Dream | James | Cameo |
| 2011 | Glove | Charles | |
| 2011 | The Front Line | Yoo Jae-ho | |
| 2011 | Perfect Game | Kim Yong-chul | |
| 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Kim Pan-ho | |
| 2012 | A Millionaire on the Run | Kim Seung-dae | Cameo |
| 2012 | Perfect Number | Jo Min-beom | |
| 2013 | Man on the Edge | Hwang Man-sam | Cameo |
| 2013 | An Ethics Lesson | Myung-rok | |
| 2013 | My Paparotti | Chang-soo | |
| 2013 | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Ki-tae | |
| 2014 | A Hard Day | Park Chang-min | |
| 2014 | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Lee Tae-ki | |
| 2014 | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Wakisaka Yasuharu | |
| 2014 | We Are Brothers | Park Sang-yeon | |
| 2015 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | Mr. Ahn | |
| 2015 | Foulball | Narrator | Documentary film |
| 2015 | Salut d'Amour | Jang-soo | |
| 2015 | Assassination | Chu Sang-ok | |
| 2016 | The Handmaiden | Kouzuki | |
| 2016 | The Hunt | Park Dong-geun / Park Myeong-geun | |
| 2017 | Bluebeard | Seung-hoon | |
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | Jong-jin | |
| 2017 | Blue Busking | Reporter Seo | Cameo |
| 2017 | The Outlaws | Regional investigation unit leader | Cameo |
| 2017 | Man of Will | Kim Chang-soo | |
| 2018 | The Spy Gone North | Hak-sung | |
| 2018 | Believer | Won-ho | |
| 2018 | Intimate Strangers | Seok-ho | |
| 2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers | Deok-Ho | |
| 2019 | Man of Men | Young-ki | |
| 2019 | Black Money | Yang Min-Hyuk | |
| 2020 | Me and Me | Park Hyung-goo | |
| 2021 | History: Trailer | — | Directional debut |
| 2021 | 1984 Choi Dong-won | Narrator | |
| 2022 | The Policeman's Lineage | Park Kang-yoon | |
| 2023 | The Devil's Deal | Jeon Hae-woong | |
| 2023 | The Boys | Oh Jae-hyung | Cameo |
| 2023 | Believer 2 | Won-ho | Netflix film |
| 2024 | Dead Man | Lee Man-jae | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Romance Hunter | Park Cheol-gi | |
| 2008 | Don't Ask Me About the Past | Bae Yoon-goo | |
| 2008 | Lottery Trio | President Park | |
| 2009 | My Too Perfect Sons | Brutus Lee | |
| 2009 | Hot Blood | Lee Soon-gil | |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Kwak Han-seom | |
| 2010 | A Man Called God | Jang-ho | |
| 2010 | Flames of Desire | Kang Joon-goo | |
| 2011 | Believe in Love | Kim Chul-soo | |
| 2011 | Deep Rooted Tree | Moo-hyul | |
| 2014 | Beyond the Clouds | Park Kang-jae | |
| 2016 | Signal | Lee Jae-han | |
| 2016 | Entourage | Kim Eun-gap | |
| 2023 | The Good Bad Mother | Choi Hae-sik | Cameo |
| 2024 | No Way Out: The Roulette | Bae Joong-sik | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Off The Grid | Main Cast | | |
| 2023 | Europe Outside the Tent | Cast Member | Season 2 | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Host | Episode 10 | |

## Musical theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | Baridaegi | Mu Jang-seng |
| 2002 | 앵무가 | Tiger |
| 2003 | Macbeth | Macbeth |
| 2003 | Veronika Decides to Die | Dr. Lee |
| 2004 | The Balba Balba | |

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Too Perfect Sons, Hot Blood | Nominated |
| 2010 | 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actor | Bestseller | Won |
| 2011 | 47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | GLove | Nominated |
| 2011 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Deep Rooted Tree | Nominated |
| 2012 | 21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Won |
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Perfect Number | Nominated |
| 2013 | 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Nominated |
| 2014 | 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | It Award | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2014 | 23rd Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Hard Day | Nominated |
| 2014 | 51st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Hard Day | Nominated |
| 2014 | 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2014 | 4th Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Korea's Top Supporting Actor | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Full Sun | Nominated |
| 2015 | 10th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2015 | 9th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Hard Day | Nominated |
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | A Hard Day | Won |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Assassination | Nominated |
| 2015 | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Assassination | Nominated |
| 2016 | 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Assassination | Won |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Assassination | Nominated |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Signal | Nominated |
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Signal | Won |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) - Actor | Signal | Won |
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards | Best Actor | Signal | Nominated |
| 2016 | 1st Asia Artist Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Signal | Won |
| 2016 | 5th Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Korea's Top Star | — | Won |
| 2016 | 7th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards | Prime Minister Award | — | Won |
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | The Handmaiden | Nominated |
| 2017 | 26th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | Bluebeard | Nominated |
| 2018 | 55th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Believer | Nominated |
| 2018 | 3rd DongA's PICK | Golden Hand Award | — | Won |
| 2020 | 24th Fantasia International Film Festival | Jury Special Mention in the Cheval Noir Competition | Me and Me | Won |
| 2020 | 21st Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Me and Me | Won |
| 2020 | 7th Korean Film Producers Association | Best Actor | Black Money | Won |
| 2021 | 40th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Best Actor | Black Money | Won |
| 2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | Me and Me | Nominated |
| 2021 | 8th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actor | Me and Me | Nominated |
| 2021 | 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | Me and Me | Nominated |
| 2022 | 31st Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | The Policeman's Lineage | Nominated |
| 2023 | Broadcast Advertising Festival | CF Star Grand Prize | — | Won |
| 2023 | 18th Asia Model Festival | Asia Star Award in Actor | — | Won |
| 2024 | Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | Best Lead Actor | No Way Out: The Roulette | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| The Screen | 2019 | 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 15th | |

### Other accolades

In 2021 he was selected as Jury member for Actor and Actress of the Year Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival held in October.