Jo Woo-jin (born January 16, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He is known as an in-demand supporting or character actor on the big screen and TV series, such as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2017), Chicago Typewriter (2017), The Drug King (2018), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Happiness (2021) [1][2] He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2019 for his performance in the film Default.
Jo Woo-jin | |
|---|---|
 Jo in May 2018 | |
| Born | Jo Shin-je (조신제) January 16, 1979 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Agent | Yooborn Company |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown (m. 2018) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Woo jean |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Uchin |
FilmographyEdit
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | OB & GY | SBS | ||
| 2011 | Warrior Baek Dong-soo | |||
| 2012 | Dr. Jin | Deuk-chil | MBC | |
| 2012–2013 | The King's Doctor | |||
| 2013 | Incarnation of Money | SBS | ||
| Hur Jun, The Original Story | Woo Gong-bo | MBC | ||
| Gu Family Book | Jo Gwan-woong's soldier | |||
| Goddess of Marriage | Hye-Jung's brother-in-law | SBS | ||
| Medical Top Team | Doctor Lim | MBC | ||
| 2013–2014 | Empress Ki | Wang Go's soldier | ||
| One Well-Raised Daughter | SBS | |||
| My Love from the Star | Heo-jun's assistant (Joseon era) | |||
| Miss Korea | Dream Department Store Manager | MBC | ||
| 2014 | Secret Door | Lee Dal-Sung | SBS | |
| 2015 | Make a Woman Cry | MBC | ||
| 2016 | 38 Revenue Collection Unit | Ahn Tae-wook | OCN | |
| 2016–2017 | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Kim Do-young | tvN | |
| 2017 | Chicago Typewriter | Gal Ji-seok | ||
| Drama Stage – Chief B and the Love Letter | Shim Byung-sun | |||
| 2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Im Gwan-soo | [3] | |
| 2021 | Happiness | Han Tae-suk | [4] | |
| 2022 | The Accidental Narco | Byeon Ki-tae | Netflix | [5][6] |
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mama | ||
| War of the Arrows | Qing messenger | ||
| 2012 | Wonderful Radio | ||
| 2014 | Venus Talk | PD Choi | |
| 2015 | Inside Men | Director Jo | |
| 2016 | Mood of the Day | Agency junior | |
| 2017 | One Line | Prosecutor Won | |
| The King | Park Tae-soo's detective | ||
| The Sheriff in Town | Seon-cheol | ||
| Real | Sa Do-jin | ||
| V.I.P. | Public prosecutor | ||
| The Fortress | Jung Myung-soo | ||
| The Bros | Lee Mi-bong | ||
| Steel Rain | Choi Myung-rok | ||
| 2018 | Rampant | Park Jong-sa | |
| The Drug King | Jo Seong-kang | ||
| Default | Vice-minister of Finance | ||
| 2019 | Trade Your Love | Section chief Seo | |
| Money | Han Ji-cheol | ||
| 2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | Voice of the South Korean submarine captain | |
| Collectors | Dr. John | [7] | |
| 2021 | The Book of Fish | Cameo | [8] |
| Seo Bok | Assistant Manager, Korea Intelligence Agency | ||
| Hard Hit | Seong-gyu | [9] | |
| 2022 | Kingmaker | Director Lee | |
| Alienoid | Cheong-woon | [10][11] | |
| Hunt | Special appearance [12] |
Awards and nominationsEdit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Inside Men | Nominated | |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steel Rain | Nominated | [13] |
| 27th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 1987: When the Day Comes | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Drug King | Nominated | [15] |
| 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Default | Won | [16] | ||
| 2021 | 30th Buil Film Awards | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2022 | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Film | Kingmaker | Won | [18][19] |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Jae-wook, Choi (December 23, 2015). "[슈퍼루키] 조우진, 기다림과 열정이 빚어낸 '배우'의 발견". Sports Hankook. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Soo-jung, Yeo (February 13, 2017). "조우진 "최초의 '비서돌' 그리고 남다른 인기, 뭔 일이래요?"(인터뷰)". Sports Today. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "[단독]조우진·김병철, '도깨비' 이어 '미스터 션샤인' 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). July 25, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Jin-seok (April 15, 2021). "[단독]한효주·박형식·조우진, tvN '해피니스' 주인공(종합)". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ Mo Shin-jeong (March 23, 2021). "[단독] '수리남' 하정우·황정민·조우진·유연석·박해수·추자현, 드림 캐스팅 확정… 4월말 크랭크인". hankooki (in Korean). Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Kim Ye-eun (May 28, 2021). "넷플릭스 '수리남' 제작…하정우·황정민·박해수·조우진·유연석 출연 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). xportsnews. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Collectors (Korean Movie - 2019) - 도굴". HanCinema.
- ^ Jo Yeon-kyung (April 6, 2021). "[무비IS] 류승룡·조우진, 이토록 특별한 '우정". isplus.joins (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Jeong Yu-jin (May 17, 2021). "조우진 주연 '발신제한', 6월 개봉…'내 차에 폭탄이 있다'" ['Restricted Calls' starring Jo Woo-jin, released in June... 'I have a bomb in my car']. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Kim Su-jeong (November 5, 2019). "조우진x김의성 최동훈 신작 합류…1,2편 동시제작" [Jo Woo-jin x Kim Eui-sung joins Choi Dong-hoon's new work... Simultaneous production of episodes 1 and 2] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Na-ra (May 3, 2022). "류준열X김우빈→김태리X소지섭 '외계+인' 1부, 올여름 개봉 확정 [공식]" [Ryu Jun-yeol X Kim Woo-bin → Kim Tae-ri X So Ji-seop 'Alien + Human' Part 1 confirmed for release this summer [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (July 14, 2021). "[단독]주지훈·김남길·조우진·박성웅, '헌트' 특별출연 배우들 전원 음성 [종합]" [[Exclusive] Voice of all actors Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Nam-gil, Jo Woo-jin, Park Seong-woong, 'Hunt' special appearance [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
- ^ "[23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상". Busan.com (in Korean). September 20, 2018.
- ^ Cho, Yeon-gyeong (April 5, 2019). "55회 백상예술대상 영화부문 최종 후보 공개". Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Joan (November 21, 2019). "2019 Blue Dragon Awards Honor Veteran Actors And Newcomers". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Jo Young-mi (August 29, 2021). "모가디슈' ·'자산어보' 13개 부문 중 8개 부문 후보에 올라" [Mogadishu’ and ‘Jasaneobo’ were nominated for 8 out of 13 categories]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Ahn Byung-gil (April 11, 2022). "58회 백상예술대상 후보 공개…영광의 주인공은?" [58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations revealed... Who is the hero of glory?] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Na-ra (May 6, 2022). "'킹메이커' 조우진·'기적' 이수경, 조연상 수상 [2022 백상예술대상]" [Kingmaker' Jo Woo-jin, 'Miracle' Lee Soo-kyung win Best Supporting Actor [2022 Baeksang Arts Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver.
External linksEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jo Woo-jin. |
- Jo Woo-jin at HanCinema
- Jo Woo-jin at IMDb