# Jo Hee-bong

Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as Blind (2011) and Incomplete Life: Prequel (2013), and the television dramas Hong Gil-dong (2008), Unsolved (2010), and Good Doctor (2013).
In a collaboration with director Kim Tae-yong, Jo is also the live narrator (or byeonsa) for Crossroads of Youth (1934), Korea's oldest surviving silent film. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009 New York Film Festival, the 2011 International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Singles | Director Cheon | |
| 2004 | The Wolf Returns | Kwang-soo | |
| 2004 | Twentidentity | | segment: "Pass Me" |
| 2004 | The Big Swindle | Detective Park | |
| 2004 | Superstar Mr. Gam | Kim Sam-yong | |
| 2005 | All for Love | Businessman (cameo) | |
| 2006 | One Shining Day | | |
| 2006 | Family Ties | Man searching on train platform (cameo) | |
| 2006 | Three Fellas | Police substation chief | |
| 2006 | Mission Sex Control | Bok-man | |
| 2006 | Cruel Winter Blues | Village head | |
| 2006 | Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater | Projectionist / Japanese lieutenant Hiroshi / Tetsuo | |
| 2006 | My Wife Is a Gangster 3 | Domi | |
| 2007 | Femme Fatal | Gangster boss Choi | |
| 2007 | The Worst Guy Ever | Jung-kil | |
| 2008 | Once Upon a Time | Chef | |
| 2008 | A Man Who Was Superman | Audio engineer (cameo) | |
| 2008 | Antique | Boxer (cameo) | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | Delivery man 1 (cameo) | |
| 2008 | Ten Ten | Chang-nam | segment: "Blind Date" |
| 2009 | Oishii Man | (cameo) | |
| 2009 | If You Were Me 4 | | segment: "U and Me" |
| 2009 | The Righteous Thief | Detective Park | |
| 2010 | Bestseller | Middle-aged man 2 | |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Photographer Im (cameo) | |
| 2011 | Blind | Detective Jo | |
| 2012 | Pacemaker | Jong-soo | |
| 2012 | Love Fiction | Publisher Kwak / Detective squad chief Kwak | |
| 2012 | A Millionaire on the Run | Gangster boss Jo | |
| 2013 | Montage | Detective Kang | |
| 2013 | Incomplete Life: Prequel | Oh Sang-shik | |
| 2014 | The Pirates | Oh Man-ho | |
| 2014 | Phantoms of the Archive | | segment: "A Hat's Journey" |
| 2014 | Wild Flowers | | |
| 2015 | Empire of Lust | Hwajeon owner (cameo) | |
| 2015 | The Long Way Home | Drunkard | |

### TV Movies

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | I'm After You | Sang-Jin |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | A Farewell to Arms | | |
| 2006 | Drama City | | Episode "The Stars Shine Brightly" |
| 2007 | Lucifer | | |
| 2008 | Hong Gil-dong | King Gwanghae | |
| 2008 | Drama City | Park Hak-seok | Episode "Disciplinary Committee" |
| 2008 | Night After Night | Jo Sang-chul | |
| 2008 | Love Marriage | Park Hyun-seong | |
| 2009 | Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father | Myung-rang | |
| 2009 | Partner | Taxi driver | recurring character, episodes 9-13 |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Kkeut-bong | |
| 2010 | Joseon X-Files | Jang-man | |
| 2010 | Sunday Drama Theater | Nephew | Episode "It's Me, Grandma" |
| 2010 | The Fugitive: Plan B | James Bong | |
| 2010 | KBS Drama Special | | Episode "Pianist" |
| 2011 | You're So Pretty | Jang Dae-poong | |
| 2011 | Deep Rooted Tree | Han Myung-hoi/Han Ga-nom | |
| 2011 | KBS Drama Special | In-ho | Episode "My Wife Disappeared" |
| 2012 | Man from the Equator | Mr. Koon | |
| 2012 | I Do, I Do | Seol Bong-soo | |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Special | Lee Soo-chul | Episode "The Whereabouts of Noh Sook-ja" |
| 2012 | Only Because It's You | Ma Do-yo | |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Special | Lee Kang-seok | Episode "Daddy's Coming" |
| 2013 | The Virus | Go Soo-kil | |
| 2013 | Good Doctor | Go Choong-man | |
| 2013 | Basketball | One-man band | |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Special | Jae-kwan | Episode "My Dad Is a Nude Model" |
| 2013 | My Love from the Star | Company president Ahn | |
| 2014 | Three Days | Go Young-hoon | |
| 2014 | Golden Cross | Kang Joo-dong | |
| 2014 | Steal Heart | Hong Gye-pal | |
| 2014 | My Lovely Girl | Kang Tae-min | |
| 2015 | A Girl Who Sees Smells | Detective Ki | |
| 2015 | Love on a Rooftop | Byun Joon-bae | |
| 2015 | Six Flying Dragons | Ha Ryun | |
| 2015 | KBS Drama Special | Detective Park | Episode "Secret" |
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Salon's CEO | |
| 2016 | Love in the Moonlight | Eunuch Sung | |
| 2016 | The K2 | Police officer | Cameo |
| 2017 | Naked Fireman | Kwon Jeong-nam | |
| 2017 | My Sassy Girl | Gyeon Pil-hyung | |
| 2017 | Tunnel | Jeon Sung-sik | |
| 2017 | Distorted | Yang Dong-sik | |
| 2018 | Switch | Director Bong | |
| 2018 | Your House Helper | Go Tae-soo | |
| 2018 | Four Men | | |
| 2019–2020 | Unasked Family | Nam Il-nam | |
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | Nam Soo-cheol | |
| 2020 | Drama Special | Hwang Geum-song | Episode "One Night" |
| 2020–2022 | The Good Detective | Woo Bong-shik | Season 1–2 |
| 2021 | The Red Sleeve | Hong Jung-yeo | |
| 2022 | Bloody Heart | Ma Seo-bang | |
| 2022–2023 | The First Responders | Yang Chi-young | Season 1–2 |
| 2023 | Joseon Attorney | Park Je-soo | |
| 2023 | Numbers | Chief Koo | |
| 2023–2024 | Korea–Khitan War | Yoo Jin | |
| 2024 | Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale | Ban Dan-ah's dad | Cameo |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
| 2004 | Art | Soo-hyun | 2005, 2008 |
| 2008 | Crossroads of Youth | Byeonsa | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 2009 | University of Laughs | Playwright | 2010 |
| 2010 | Yi | Eunuch Hong | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | The Stars Shine Brightly | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Disciplinary Committee | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hong Gil-dong | Nominated |
| 2011 | 48th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | I Like You | Nominated |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Good Doctor | Nominated |