Cast & creator
Cho Jin-woong
Best known for Running Man, Amazing Saturday, You Quiz on the Block
Cho Jin-woong (조진웅) is a South Korean actor. Born Jo Won-joon on April 3, 1976, he is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in Deep Rooted Tree (2011), a mobster in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), and a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014). He also gained recognition and praise for his performance as a detective in the television series Signal (2016).
Also known as: Jo Jin-Ung, Jo Jin Woong, Jin-woong Jo, Jo Jin-woong, Jo Won-jun
58
film credits
24
television credits
81
2004–2025 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (82)
Showing 82 of 82 credits
Running Man
2010
Amazing Saturday
Self
2018
You Quiz on the Block
Self
2018
SNL Korea
Self - Host
2021
The Handmaiden
Uncle Kouzuki
2016
Salon Drip
Self
2023
Nattering with Nah
2023
Signal
Lee Jae-han
2016
The Good Bad Mother
Choi Hae-sik
2023
A Frozen Flower
Tae Ahn-gong
2008
The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
Brutus Lee
2009
The Outlaws
Head of the investigation team
2017
Tree with Deep Roots
Moo-hyul
2011
Europe Outside Your Tent
Self
2022
The Slave Hunters
Kwak Han-seom
2010
On the Border
Self
2018
Flames of Desire
Kang Joon-goo
2010
Entourage
Kim Eun-Gab
2016
No Way Out: The Roulette
Baek Joong-sik
2024
A Hard Day
Park Chang-min
2014
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Wakizaka Yasuharu
2014
A Man Called God
Jang-ho
2010
The Spy Gone North
Choi Hak-seong
2018
Believer
Won-ho
2018
Believer 2
Won-ho
2023
A Dirty Carnival
Young-pil
2006
Off the Grid
Self
2021
Nameless Gangster
Kim Pan-ho
2012
The Devil's Deal
Jeon Hae-woong
2023
Assassination
Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
2015
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Ki-tae
2013
The Front Line
Yoo Jae-ho
2011
Beyond the Clouds
Park Kang-jae
2014
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Lee Tae-Ki
2014
Once Upon a Time in High School
Yasaengma Gang Member
2004
The Boys
Oh Jae-hyung
2023
The Policeman's Lineage
Park Kang-yoon
2022
Perfect Number
Detective Min-bum
2012
Perfect Game
Kim Yong-chul
2011
Don't Ask Me About the Past
Bae Yoon-goo
2008
Take Off
Commentator
2009
Intimate Strangers
Seok-ho
2018
Bluebeard
Seung-hoon
2017
Salut d'Amour
Jang-soo
2015
The Guard Post
Cook
2008
Man on the Edge
Prosecutor
2013
Black Money
Yang Min-hyeok
2019
Run-Off
commentator
2016
Jesters: The Game Changers
Deok-ho
2019
My Paparotti
Chang-soo
2013
Me and Me
Hyung-gu
2020
Running Wild
Guryongpa Gang Member
2006
Dead Man
Lee Man-jae
2024
Gangster High
Jo Hong-kyu
2006
Bestseller
Chan-sik
2010
An Ethics Lesson
Park Myung-rok
2013
My Brother
Doo-shik
2004
The Hunt
Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
2016
Man of Men
Yeong-gi
2019
Les Formidables
Detective Shin
2006
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Mr. Ahn
2015
Man of Will
Kim Chang-soo
2017
A Barefoot Dream
James
2010
Glove
Charles
2011
시그널
Lee Jae-han
2017
We Are Brothers
Park Sang-yeon
2014
The Sheriff In Town
Jong-jin
2017
A Millionaire on the Run
Kim Seung-dae
2012
팩추얼 A.C
내레이션
2021
La Resistance
Self
2025
His Last Gift
Baek In-chul
2008
City of Fathers
Han Sang-goo
2009
My New Partner
Jung Young-chul
2008Believer 0
Won-ho
Fly, Penguin
Han Chang-soo
2009
Lost and Found
Min-woo's Friend
2008
1984, Choi Dong-won
Self - Narrator
2021
Spare
Smuggler's voice
2008
데스로드
2021
Ryuk-sa: A Teaser
Director
2021
Blue Busking
Reporter Seo
2017
Foulball
Documentary narrator
2015