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).

Filmography

• 2024Dead Man — Lee Man-jae
• No Way Out: The Roulette — Baek Joong-sik
• 2023Believer 2 — Won-ho
• Nattering with Nah
• 2023The Boys — Oh Jae-hyung
• 2023The Devil's Deal — Jeon Hae-woong
• The Good Bad Mother — Choi Hae-sik
• 2022The Policeman's Lineage — Park Kang-yoon
• 2021Ryuk-sa: A Teaser — Director
• 데스로드
• 팩추얼 A.C — 내레이션
• 2020Me and Me — Hyung-gu
• 2019Black Money — Yang Min-hyeok
• 2019Jesters: The Game Changers — Deok-ho
• 2019Man of Men — Yeong-gi
• 2018Believer — Won-ho
• 2018Intimate Strangers — Seok-ho
• 2018The Spy Gone North — Choi Hak-seong
• 2017Blue Busking — Reporter Seo
• 2017Bluebeard — Seung-hoon
• 2017Man of Will — Kim Chang-soo
• 2017The Outlaws — Head of the investigation team
• 2017The Sheriff In Town — Jong-jin
• 시그널 — Lee Jae-han
• Entourage — Kim Eun-Gab
• 2016Run-Off — commentator
• Signal — Lee Jae-han
• 2016The Handmaiden — Uncle Kouzuki
• 2016The Hunt — Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
• 2015Assassination — Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
• 2015Chronicle of a Blood Merchant — Mr. Ahn
• 2015Foulball — Documentary narrator
• 2015Salut d'Amour — Jang-soo
• 2014A Hard Day — Park Chang-min
• Beyond the Clouds — Park Kang-jae
• 2014Kundo: Age of the Rampant — Lee Tae-Ki
• 2014The Admiral: Roaring Currents — Wakizaka Yasuharu
• 2014We Are Brothers — Park Sang-yeon
• 2013An Ethics Lesson — Park Myung-rok
• 2013Hwayi: A Monster Boy — Ki-tae
• 2013Man on the Edge — Prosecutor
• 2013My Paparotti — Chang-soo
• 2012A Millionaire on the Run — Kim Seung-dae
• 2012Nameless Gangster — Kim Pan-ho
• 2012Perfect Number — Detective Min-bum
• 2011Glove — Charles
• 2011Perfect Game — Kim Yong-chul
• 2011The Front Line — Yoo Jae-ho
• Tree with Deep Roots — Moo-hyul
• 2010A Barefoot Dream — James
• A Man Called God — Jang-ho
• 2010Bestseller — Chan-sik
• Flames of Desire — Kang Joon-goo
• Running Man
• The Slave Hunters — Kwak Han-seom
• 2009City of Fathers — Han Sang-goo
• 2009Fly, Penguin — Han Chang-soo
• 2009Take Off — Commentator
• The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House — Brutus Lee
• 2008A Frozen Flower — Tae Ahn-gong
• Don't Ask Me About the Past — Bae Yoon-goo
• 2008His Last Gift — Baek In-chul
• 2008Lost and Found — Min-woo's Friend
• 2008My New Partner — Jung Young-chul
• 2008Spare — Smuggler's voice
• 2008The Guard Post — Cook
• 2006A Dirty Carnival — Young-pil
• 2006Gangster High — Jo Hong-kyu
• 2006Les Formidables — Detective Shin
• 2006Running Wild — Guryongpa Gang Member
• 2004My Brother — Doo-shik
• 2004Once Upon a Time in High School — Yasaengma Gang Member
• Believer 0 — Won-ho

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2025La Resistance — Self
• Salon Drip — Self
• Europe Outside Your Tent — Self
• 20211984, Choi Dong-won — Self - Narrator
• Off the Grid — Self
• SNL Korea — Self - Host
• Amazing Saturday — Self
• On the Border — Self
• You Quiz on the Block — Self