agent birth_place name parents birth_date article_title education birth_name occupation
fantagio south korea ha jung-woo kim yong-gun 11 march 1978 ha jung-woo
 chung-ang theater university school of performing arts and media - kim sung-hoon actor , film director
ha jung-woo

ha jung-woo -lrb- born kim sung-hoon on march 11 , 1978 -rrb- is a south korean actor and film director .
ha studied theater at chung-ang university , and after several years of minor and supporting parts , he was cast in his first starring role in the low-budget indie `` the unforgiven '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , directed by his friend yoon jong-bin .
this was followed by kim ki-duk 's `` time '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , and `` never forever '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- with vera farmiga .
but his breakthrough role to stardom was in na hong-jin 's serial killer film `` the chaser '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
known to attract both critical acclaim and commercial success , ha quickly became the most in-demand leading actor of his generation in korean cinema , showcasing his versatility in road movie `` my dear enemy '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , sports film `` take off '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , crime drama `` the yellow sea '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , gangster saga '' '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , romantic comedy `` love fiction '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , spy thriller `` the berlin file '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , and action thriller `` the terror live '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .
he made his directorial debut through the comedy film `` fasten your seatbelt '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , followed by `` chronicle of a blood merchant '' -lrb- 2015 -rrb- .
