# Joo Hyun

Joo Hyun (Korean: 주현; born Joo Il-choon, Korean: 주일춘; March 1, 1943) is a South Korean actor, known for A Family (2004), Ballerina (2023) and Running Man (2013).

## Biography

Joo graduated from Konkuk University in Seoul, where he majored in political science and diplomacy. He began his acting career after being selected through a special recruiting program by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) in 1969, making his debut the following year in Vietnam War Battlefield. In 1990 Joo played his first comedic role, giving a memorable performance in the KBS TV drama Seoul Ttukbaeki.
Joo starred in the 2004 film A Family alongside Soo Ae, portraying a single father who has a troubled relationship with his daughter. His performance found favour with critics, with Darcy Paquet of Koreanfilm.org saying, "in his accomplished handling of small details and the film's quieter moments, Joo succeeds in making the father a real person instead of a stereotype", and in October 2005 won the award for Best Actor at the 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
In 2006 Joo starred in the musical comedy film The Fox Family, learning to sing and dance during a month-long period of intensive training. He chose the film because the story was fun and unconventional, and said, "it was fun to challenge myself and I don't have any regrets".
Joo is the father of two children, having both a son and a daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1975 | The North Korean Communists Party in Japan | |
| 1976 | Cold Hearted Days | |
| 1977 | Night Journey | |
| 1980 | No Glory | |
| 1991 | Han Hee-jak's Love Stories | |
| 1994 | Emperor of Sae-al City | |
| 1997 | Father vs Son | |
| 1999 | Happy End | Bookstore owner |
| 2001 | Friend | |
| 2001 | Out of Justice | |
| 2002 | Saving My Hubby | Baek-sa |
| 2002 | 2424 | Kang Yong-gu |
| 2003 | My Wife Is a Gangster 2 | Gosachae |
| 2004 | Sweet Sixties | Bae Jong-dal |
| 2004 | A Family | Ju-seok |
| 2005 | All for Love | Mr. Kwak |
| 2006 | The Fox Family | Father |
| 2007 | Mapado 2: Back to the Island | Park Dal-gu |
| 2007 | Miracle on 1st Street | |
| 2007 | A Love | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1970 | Vietnam War Battlefield | |
| 1990 | Seoul Ttukbaeki | |
| 1998 | Lie | Joo Hyun-chul |
| 1999 | Did We Really Love? | Lee Byung-kuk |
| 1999 | Goodbye My Love | Choi Hyun-su |
| 2001 | Hotelier | President Choi |
| 2001 | The Merchant | |
| 2001 | Wuri's Family | Man-su |
| 2002 | Saxophone | Kang Kap-su |
| 2002 | Let's Get Married | Tak Song-baek |
| 2002 | Solitude | Min Sun-saeng |
| 2003 | Yellow Handkerchief | Lee Woon-kyu |
| 2003 | Love Letter | Dr. Jung Myung-woo |
| 2004 | More Beautiful Than a Flower | Kim Do-chil |
| 2004 | War of the Roses | Oh Il-man |
| 2004 | Love Story in Harvard | Lee Yong-goo |
| 2005 | Wonderful Life | Han Bum-soo |
| 2005 | The Secret Lovers | Suh Dal-koo |
| 2006 | My Lovely Fool | Dr. Park Pung-soo |
| 2007 | A Happy Woman | Choi Hyun-doo |
| 2007 | Several Questions That Make Us Happy | |
| 2007 | Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son | Chairman Kang |
| 2008 | Kokkiri | Bok-man's father |
| 2008 | Why Did You Come to My House | Han Jin-tae |
| 2015 | Heart to Heart | Go Sang-gyu |
| 2016 | Dear My Friends | Lee Seong-jae |
| 2016 | Dr. Romantic | Shin Myung-ho |
| 2019 | Mother of Mine | Jeong Dae-cheol |
| 2019 | Never Twice | Choi Geo-bok |
| 2020 | Dr. Romantic 2 | Shin Myung-ho (cameo, ep. 1) |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | God father | Main Cast | with Lee Soo-jae and Kim Kap-soo | |