Jo Jung-suk (born December 26, 1980) is a South Korean actor.[3] He began his career in theater, starring in Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and the stage adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory, among many other musicals and plays.
Jo Jung-suk | |
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Born | (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 41) Seoul, South Korea |
Other names | Cho Jung-seok |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Agent(s) | Culture Depot JS Company[1] JAM Entertainment[2] |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jo Jeong-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Chŏngsŏk |
After nearly a decade on the stage, Jo made his film debut as a comedic supporting actor in the 2012 box office hit Architecture 101, which became his breakout role. His versatility was further showcased by the television series The King 2 Hearts (2012), You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (2013), Oh My Ghost (2015), Don't Dare to Dream (2016), Hospital Playlist (2020), as well as films The Face Reader (2013), My Love, My Bride (2014), My Annoying Brother (2016), Exit (2019).
Jo Jung-suk had always wanted to be on stage. He was admitted into the Theater department of Seoul Institute of the Arts on student loan, but after his father died in 2000, Jo's widowed mother became fully dependent on him. He was granted an exemption from military service due to family circumstances, and he quit school before graduating so he could start earning money by doing musicals. He made his professional acting debut in The Nutcracker in 2004.[4]
Jo then became active and well known in musical theatre, acting in a total of 25 musicals during the first nine years of his career,[5] including Organ in My Heart (musical adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory),[6] Janggeum the Great (musical adaptation of Jewel in the Palace),[7][8] and Korean productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch,[9] Grease, The Island,[10][11] and Spring Awakening.[12][13]
In 2011 he landed his first television role on cable series What's Up as an awkward but talented music student.[14] But 2012 would be his breakout year, starring in two high-profile projects. In his big screen debut, he played a supporting role in box office hit Architecture 101.[15] As the young hero's best friend Nab-ddeuk, Jo's performance brimmed with personality and comic timing, and he won Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[16] as well as received nominations from the Grand Bell Awards and Buil Film Awards. He was once again a scene stealer in his third onscreen role as earnest soldier Eun Shi-kyung in the drama series The King 2 Hearts.[17] Jo's display of versatility and screen presence in those projects caused a surge in mainstream popularity for the actor, resulting in close to twenty offers for films and TV series, not to mention commercials.[18][19]
He next starred in big-screen comedy Almost Che, loosely based on a real-life incident from 1985, in which student activists forcibly occupied the US Cultural Center in Seoul and had a standoff with the police.[20][21] After filming the period drama Song Kang-ho-starred The Face Reader (for which he later won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards),[22] Jo returned to television in his first onscreen leading role in the 2013 family drama You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin.[23]
Jo appeared in two films in 2014: the period thriller The Fatal Encounter, where he played an assassin targeting King Jeongjo,[24][25] and the romantic comedy My Love, My Bride, a remake of the same-titled 1990 hit in which he and Shin Min-ah played a newly married couple.[26][27][28]
In 2015, Jo played an arrogant star chef who falls for his kitchen assistant who's been possessed by a virgin ghost in Oh My Ghost, which was a commercial and critical hit.[29][30] He also headlined The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo, in which he played a TV news reporter who gets a scoop,[31][32] followed by the time-hopping thriller Time Renegade.[33]
In 2016, Jo played an announcer in SBS's romantic comedy Don't Dare to Dream who falls for a weather announcer (played by Gong Hyo-jin).[34] The series was a hit and led to increased popularity for Jo, who then became one of the most in-demand actors in the industry.[35] He then headlined the comedy-drama film My Annoying Brother alongside Park Shin-hye and Do Kyung-soo of Exo.[36] The film topped box office charts and earned positive reviews for Jo, who was praised for his comedic timing and chemistry with co-star Do.[37]
In 2017, Jo was cast in the gangster thriller The Drug King, directed by Woo Min-ho.[38] The same year, he made his small-screen comeback in MBC's fantasy comedy drama Two Cops.[39][40]
In 2018, Jo was cast in the action thriller film Hit-and-Run Squad in which he took a role as an antagonist,[41] as well as the disaster action film Exit.[42]
In 2019, Jo starred in the historical drama Nokdu Flower.[43][44]
In 2020, Jo starred in the medical drama Hospital Playlist, as Lee Ik-jun, an assistant professor of general surgery.[45] He reprised his role in season 2 in 2021.[46]
In 2022, Jo hosts the 2022 Jo Jung-suk Show at Mastercard Hall in Blue Square, Seoul for two days at 6 PM on September 3 and 5 PM on 4.[47]
Jo has been in a relationship with singer Gummy since 2013.[48]
In June 2018, it was announced that Jo would marry Gummy in fall.[49] On October 8, 2018, news broke that the couple got married privately.[50] On January 6, 2020, Gummy's agency confirmed that she was 7 weeks pregnant with the couple's first child.[51] On August 6, 2020, Jo Jung Seok and wife Gummy welcomed their first daughter.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Architecture 101 | Nabddeuki | ||
Almost Che | Hwang Young-min / Kang Moon-mo | |||
2013 | The Face Reader | Paeng-heon | ||
2014 | The Fatal Encounter | Sal-soo | ||
My Love, My Bride | Young-min | |||
2015 | The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo | Heo Moo-hyuk | ||
2016 | Time Renegade | Ji-hwan | ||
My Annoying Brother | Go Doo-shik | |||
2018 | Intimate Strangers | Yeon-woo | Voice | |
The Drug King | Kim In-goo | |||
2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Jung Jae-cheol | ||
Exit | Yong-nam | |||
TBA | Nation of Happiness | Jung In-hoo | [52] | |
Pilot | Jung Woo | Wavve Film | [53] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | What's Up | Kim Byung-gun | ||
2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Eun Shi-kyung | ||
2013 | You Are the Best! | Shin Joon-ho | ||
2015 | Oh My Ghost | Kang Sun-woo | ||
2016 | Don't Dare to Dream | Lee Hwa-shin | ||
The Legend of the Blue Sea | Yoo Jeong-hoon | Cameo (Ep. 7–8) | [54] | |
2017–2018 | Two Cops | Cha Dong-tak / Gong Su-chang | ||
2018 | Familiar Wife | Kang Sun-woo | Cameo (Ep. 15) | [55] |
2019 | Nokdu Flower | Baek Yi-kang | ||
2020–2021 | Hospital Playlist | Lee Ik-joon | Season 1–2 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Youth Over Flowers (Iceland) | Cast member | [56] | |
2021 | Wise Mountain Village Life | [57] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Host | Episodes 3 | [58] |
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | The Nutcracker | |
2005 | Nunsense A-Men | Sister Mary Leo |
2005–2006 | Grease | Roger |
2006 | Kingdom of the Wind | Ho-dong |
Le Passe-Muraille | Newsvendor | |
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown | |
2006–2007 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
2007 | All Shook Up | Chad |
First Love | Hae-soo | |
Pump Boys and Dinettes | Jim | |
2007–2008 | Le Passe-Muraille | Newsvendor |
2008 | Evil Dead | Ash |
Organ in My Heart | Kang Dong-soo | |
Janggeum the Great | Jo Gwang-jo | |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig | |
2009 | The Island | John |
2009–2010 | Spring Awakening | Moritz |
2010–2011 | True West | Austin |
2011 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
The Vagina Monologues | ||
2012 | Cult Holrangjeok Show | |
2014 | Blood Brothers | Mickey |
2016 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
2018 | Amadeus[59] | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album | |
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Gaon [60] |
Hot [61] | ||||
Blue Sleeves | 2012 | — | — | — | Almost Che OST |
Dreams Come True | — | — | What's Up (TV series) OST | ||
Might Gonna | — | — | |||
With You | — | — | |||
I Completely Love You | 2013 | — | — | You Are the Best! OST | |
My Love, My Bride (with Shin Min-a) | 2014 | — | — | My Love, My Bride OST | |
Gimme a Chocolate | 2015 | — | — | Oh My Ghost OST | |
Don't Worry (with D.O.) | 2016 | 100 | — | KOR: 19,498 | My Annoying Brother OST |
Aloha | 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | Hospital Playlist OST |
I Like You | 2021 | 8 | 10 | Hospital Playlist 2 OST |
Year | Title | Album |
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2006 | "Sugar Daddy" "Angry Inch" |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch cast recording |
2007 | "첫사랑" "멋진키스" "아버지가 좋아요" "너의 바다는" "하지만 나는 안가" "해수의 바다" "아직 늦지 않았어" "사랑해 언제까지나" |
First Love cast recording |
2008 | "내 마음의 풍금" "나의 사랑 수정(Love Thema)" "웃는이유" "나비의 꿈" "아가씨" "봄이다 그치" "커피향" "응급처치" "소풍" "때려쳐" "왜" "홍연이 안 왔어요" "Springtime" |
Organ in My Heart cast recording |
2011 | "Tear Me Down" "Wig in a Box" |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch cast recording |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2015 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Oh My Ghost | Nominated | |
2018 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Two Cops | Nominated | [62] | |
2021 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Hospital Playlist | Nominated | [63] | |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2013 | Best New Actor – Television | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated | [64] |
2017 | Best Actor – Television | Don't Dare to Dream | Nominated | ||
2020 | Best Actor – Film | Exit | Nominated | [65][66] | |
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won | |
2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | ||
2019 | Best Leading Actor | Exit | Nominated | [67] | |
Brand of the Year Awards | 2020 | Best Actor of the Year | Hospital Playlist | Won | [68] |
Best OST of the Year | "Aloha" | Won | |||
Buil Film Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||||
Busan International Film Festival | 2019 | Marie Claire Asia Star Awards: Asia Star Award | Jo Jung-suk | Won | [69] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Exit | Nominated | [70] |
Cine 21 Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won | |
Genie Music Awards | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Won | |
Golden Disc Awards | 2021 | Won | [71] | ||
Grand Bell Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Architecture 101 | Nominated | |
Best New Actor | Nominated | ||||
2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won | [72] | |
KBS Drama Awards | 2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin | Won | [73] |
Best Couple Award | Jo Jung-suk with IU You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin |
Won | |||
KOFRA Film Awards | 2013 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won | [74] |
Korea Advertisers Association | 2021 | Advertisers' Choice-Great Model Award | Jo Jung-suk | Won | [75] |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won | [76] |
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won | [77] |
Korea Drama Awards | 2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated | ||
2015 | Excellence Award, Actor | Oh My Ghost | Nominated | ||
2019 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nokdu Flower | Nominated | [78] | |
Korea Film Actors Association | 2016 | Korea's Top Star | My Annoying Brother | Won | [79][80] |
Korea First Brand award | 2020 | Male Commercial Model | Jo Jung-suk | Won | |
2022 | Best Actor | Jo Jung-suk | Won | [81] | |
Korea Musical Awards | 2008 | Best New Actor | Organ in My Heart | Won | [82] |
2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Spring Awakening | Won | [83] | |
Korea World Youth Film Festival | 2013 | Best New Actor | The Face Reader | Won | [84] |
2014 | Popularity Award | My Love, My Bride | Won | [85] | |
Max Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated | |
MBC Drama Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated | |
2017 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Two Cops | Nominated | [86] | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Won | ||||
Melon Music Awards | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Won | [87] |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Nominated | [88] |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Best OST | "I Like You" | Won | [89] | |
Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2012 | 20's Booming Actor | Architecture 101, The King 2 Hearts | Won | [90] |
SBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Don't Dare to Dream | Nominated | [91] |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Romantic Comedy Drama | Won | ||||
Top 10 Stars Award | Won | ||||
2019 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama | Nokdu Flower | Won | [92] | |
Seoul Music Award | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Won | [93] |
Style Icon Awards | 2012 | New Icon | Jo Jung-suk | Won | [94] |
The Musical Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | Janggeum the Great | Nominated | |
2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Spring Awakening | Won | [95] | |
tvN10 Awards | 2016 | Romantic Comedy King | Oh My Ghost | Nominated | [96] |
Two Star Award | Won | ||||
Best Kiss Award | Jo Jung-suk with Park Bo-young Oh My Ghost |
6th place | |||
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South Korea[note 1] | 2016 | Cultural Minister Award | [100] |
Taxpayers' Day | 2021 | Presidential Commendation | [101] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2017 | Korea Power Celebrity | 9th | [102] |
2021 | 37th | [103] |
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