Jo Sung-ha (Korean조성하; born August 8, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in The Yellow Sea (2010), Helpless (2012), and Korean Peninsula (2012)[2][3] and The K2 (2016).

Jo Sung-ha
Born (1966-08-08) 8 August 1966 (age 58)
Ulsan, South Korea
Other namesCho Seong-ha
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
AgentC-JeS Entertainment
Children2[1]
Korean name
Hangul
조성하
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Seong-ha
McCune–ReischauerCho Sŏngha

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
1997 Insh'allah
2001 Volcano High Korean language teacher
2004 Spider Forest Choi Jong-pil
A Smile Flight instructor
2005 Feathers in the Wind Uncle
Never to Lose President Jang
The Peter Pan Formula Coach Park
2006 The Art of Fighting Dong-soo
Running Wild Trial judge
Bewitching Attraction Park Seok-ho
The Bad Utterances PE teacher
Fly, Daddy, Fly Cha Joo-oh
Cinderella Hyeon-su's father
2007 The Elephant on the Bike Brother-in-law
Who's That Knocking at My Door? Choi Byung-chul
2008 My Friend & His Wife Department head
2009 Short! Short! Short! 2009: Show Me the Money
(short film: "Fastest Man in the World")
The Executioner Yong-doo
2010 Bloody Innocent Detective Kang
Dear Music: That is, Their Fantasy
Heading for the Sea
She Came From Dong-yeon
The Recipe Park Min / Park Gu
The Yellow Sea Tae-won
2011 Bleak Night Ki-tae's father
Always Section chief Choi
Sunday Punch Company president Choi
2012 Helpless Kim Jong-geun
A Millionaire on the Run Managing director Han
R2B: Return to Base Brigadier General Choi Byeong-gil
Circle of Crime - Director's Cut Don Il-ho
2013 Pluto Chief detective Park
Commitment Colonel Moon Sang-chul
The Suspect NIS director Kim Seok-ho
2015 Himalaya Lee Dong-gyu
2020 Time to Hunt Bong-sik / Bong-soo (cameo)
2022 Serve the People Division commander[4]
Transaction Complete [5][6]
The Night Owl Young Eui-jeong[7]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Happy Together
2003 I'll Love You Until Death
2005 HDTV Literature Major General Kim Episode "The Flag"
2006 Hwang Jini Eom-soo
2007 Drama City Kim Mu-sa Episode "North Koreans to Come Out of Hiding"
2008 The Great King, Sejong Yi Soo
Wife and Woman Seo Wook-hyun
2010 The Slave Hunters Minister Lee Jae-joon Cameo
Sungkyunkwan Scandal King Jeongjo
Flames of Desire Kim Young-joon
2011 My Princess Park Dong-jae's father Cameo
Paradise Ranch Park Jin-young's father
Romance Town Hwang Yong
Drama Special Series – "White Christmas" Show host Cameo
Living in Style Cameo
2012 Korean Peninsula Chief Presidential Secretary Park Do-myung
Read My Lips Cameo
KBS Drama Special Park Bu-dong Episode "The Whereabouts of Noh Sook-ja"
The Innocent Man Dr. Seok Min-hyuk
2013 Iris II: New Generation President Ha Seung-jin
Gu Family Book Dam Pyeong-joon
Wang's Family Go Min-joong
2015 Splendid Politics Kang Joo-sun
2016 Local Hero Im Tae-ho
The K2 Jang Se-joon
2017 Save Me Baek Jung-ki
Hospital Ship Song Jae-joon Guest, episode 21 and 23-24
A Korean Odyssey Man in the movie Cameo, episode 5
2018 100 Days My Prince[8] Kim Cha-eon
Ms. Hammurabi Creative writing professor Cameo, episode 13
2019 Arthdal Chronicles[9] Hae Mi-hol
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency King Guest, episode 1-2
2020 Memorist Lee Shin-woong
Delayed Justice Jo Ki-soo
2021 Navillera Lee Moo-young
Lovers of the Red Sky King Seongjo
2022 Adamas Lee Chang-woo [10]
2023 Agency Choi Chang-su [11]
Our Blooming Youth Han Jung-eon [12]

Variety show

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Year Title Notes
2013 A Story Within A Story Event, Person, Phenomena Host

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 SNL Korea Host Season 2 – Episode 18 [13]

Theater

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Year Title Role
1991 West Side Story
1994 Man of La Mancha Don Quixote
2007 Aishiteru Kimura
2014 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Bernadette

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 48th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor The Yellow Sea Won
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Romance Town Nominated
2012 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival It Star Award Won
20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Film Helpless Won
21st Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2013 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Wang's Family Won
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor The Suspect Nominated
2021 SBS Drama Awards[14] Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama Lovers of the Red Sky Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Oh, Mi-jung (January 27, 2012). "Jo Sung Ha's Daughter to follow in Footsteps". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ^ Oh, Mi-jung (3 February 2012). "Interview: Jo Sung Ha Says He Can't Go Any Lower". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (29 February 2012). "Interview: Jo Sung Ha Understands Why Yoo Jae Suk is a Star". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ Jo Ji-young (January 19, 2022). "[공식] 연우진X지안 파격 멜로 '인민을 위해 복무하라', 2월 개봉 확정" [[Official] Yeon Woo-jin X Ji-an's extraordinary melodrama 'Serve the People', confirmed for release in February]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Ham Na-yan (October 1, 2021). "채서은 '거래완료', 연이은 해외영화제 초청" [Chae Seo-eun’s ‘Transaction Complete’, Invited to Successive International Film Festivals]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Kim Bo-ra (September 6, 2022). "거래완료' 전석호·태인호·조성하·이원종, 10월 극장 개봉[공식]" [Transaction Complete' Jeon Seok-ho, Tae In-ho, Jo Seong-ha, Lee Won-jong, theatrical release in October [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kim Da-eun (October 4, 2022). "유해진X류준열 사극 스릴러 '올빼미' 11월 23일 개봉확정" [Yoo Hae-jin X Ryu Jun-yeol's historical thriller 'Owl' confirmed for release on November 23rd] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ^ [단독] 도경수·남지현·조성하·김선호, '백일의 낭군님' 확정..4월 촬영. Osen (in Korean). March 21, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via Naver.
  9. ^ [단독] 조성하·최무성·박병은, 장동건·송중기 '아스달 연대기' 합류. News1 (in Korean). August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Yoo Byung-cheol (June 21, 2022). "조성하, '아다마스' 출연…지성과 호흡" [Jo Seong-ha to appear in 'Adamas'... Breathing with Ji Sung] (in Korean). Korea Economic TV. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 10, 2022). "이보영-조성하-손나은-한준우-전혜진, JTBC '대행사' 캐스팅[공식]" [Bo-young Lee - Seong-ha Jo - Na-eun Son - Jun-woo Han - Hye-jin Jeon, JTBC 'Agency' Casting [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Lee Min-ji (December 29, 2022). "'청춘월담' 박형식X전소니, 케미로 설렘 더한 대본리딩 현장" ['The Tale of Youth' Park Hyung-sik X Jeon So-ni, script reading scene with thrilling chemistry] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Jin Joo-hee (May 13, 2022). "조성하, 'SNL 코리아 시즌2' 출격…'테이큰'→'구해줘' 패러디 예고" [Jo Seong-ha, scrambled for 'SNL Korea Season 2'... 'Taken' → 'Save Me' parody preview] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). "모범택시' 김의성-차지연 장르/판타지 조연상 [SBS 연기대상]" ['Exemplary Taxi' Kim Eui-seong - Cha Ji-yeon Genre/Fantasy Supporting Actor [SBS Acting Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
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