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 | |
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Born | Jo Shin-je (조신제) (1979-01-16) January 16, 1979 (age 43) Daegu, South Korea |
Occupation | Actor |
Agent | Yooborn Company |
Spouse | Unknown (m. 2018) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Jo Woo jean |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Uchin |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | [3] | |
2021 | The Book of Fish | Cameo | [4] |
Seo Bok | Assistant Manager, Korea Intelligence Agency | ||
Hard Hit | Seong-gyu | [5] | |
2022 | Kingmaker | Director Lee | |
Alienoid | Cheong-woon | [6][7] | |
Hunt | Moon Hyun-seok | Special appearance [8] | |
TBA | Harbin | [9] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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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 | [10] | |
2021 | Happiness | Han Tae-suk | [11] | |
2022 | Narco-Saints | Byeon Ki-tae | Netflix | [12][13][14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp | Special DJ | August 13–14 | [15] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Inside Men | Nominated | |
2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steel Rain | Nominated | [16] |
27th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 1987: When the Day Comes | Nominated | [17] | |
2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Drug King | Nominated | [18] |
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Default | Won | [19] | ||
2021 | 30th Buil Film Awards | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [20] | |
2022 | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Film | Kingmaker | Won | [21][22] |
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [23] | ||
31st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [24] | ||
58th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Pending | [25] | ||
42nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kingmaker, Hunt | Won | [26] | |
Baeksang Arts Award for Best Supporting Actor – Film | |
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Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
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Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for Best Supporting Actor | |
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National libraries |