Cho Jung-seok (born 26 December 1980) is a South Korean actor. 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. 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), and Don't Dare to Dream (2016), as well as films The Face Reader (2013), My Love, My Bride (2014) and My Annoying Brother (2016).

Filmography

• 2025My Daughter Is a Zombie — Lee Jung-hwan
• Resident Playbook — Lee Ik-joon, Theme Song Performance
• When the Stars Gossip — News Anchor Lee Hwa-sin
• Captivating the King — Lee In
• 2024Land of Happiness — Jung In-hoo
• 2024One Win — Supergirls manager
• 2024Pilot — Han Jung-woo
• Nattering with Nah
• Weak Hero — Choi Chang-hee
• 2021Spring Awakening the Musical in Korea — Moritz
• Hospital Playlist — Lee Ik-jun
• 2019EXIT — Yong-nam
• 2019Hit-and-Run Squad — Jung Jae-chul
• The Nokdu Flower — Baek Yi-Kang
• Familiar Wife — Kang Sun-woo / Edward
• 2018Intimate Strangers — Yeon-woo (voice)
• 2018The Drug King — Kim In-goo
• Two Cops — Cha Dong-Tak
• Don't Dare to Dream — Lee Hwa-Shin
• 2016My Annoying Brother — Cho Doo-sik
• The Legend of the Blue Sea — Yoo Jong-hoon
• 2016Time Renegades — Ji-hwan
• Oh My Ghost — Kang Sun-woo
• 2015The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo — Heo Moo-hyuk
• 2014My Love, My Bride — Young-min
• 2014The Fatal Encounter — Eul-su
• 2013The Face Reader — Paeng-heon
• You Are The Best — Shin Joon-ho
• 2012Almost Che — Hwang Young-min
• 2012Architecture 101 — Nab Deuk-yi
• The King 2 Hearts — Eun Shi-kyung
• What's Up? — Kim Byung-Gun
• Running Man
• Paper Man — Cha Myeong-jo

Appearances as themselves (19)

• My Secretary — Self
• Yoobari Talkbari — Self
• A-List to Playlist — Self
• Fresh off the Sea — Self
• Whenever Possible — Self
• ZIP DAESUNG — Self
• Salon Drip — Self
• The Seasons — Self
• Just an Excuse — Self
• Hospital Playlist Goes Camping — Self
• SNL Korea — Self - Host
• The Game Caterers — Self
• Three Meals a Day: Doctors — Self
• Hospital Playlist Throwback — Self
• IU's Palette — Self - Guest
• Amazing Saturday — Self
• You Quiz on the Block — Self
• Men on a Mission — Self
• Youth Over Flowers — Self