Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong
Cho in 2016
Born
Jo Won-jun

(1976-03-03) March 3, 1976
Munhyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, South Korea
Other namesJo Jin-woong
EducationKyungsung University
OccupationActor
Years active2004–2025
AgentSaram Entertainment
Spouse
Kim Min-a
(m. 2013)
Korean name
Hangul
조원준
RRJo Wonjun
MRCho Wŏnjun
Stage name
Hangul
조진웅
RRJo Jinung
MRCho Chinung

Cho Jin-woong (Korean조진웅; born March 3, 1976), born Cho Won-jun (조원준), is a former South Korean actor. He gained early recognition for his supporting roles in the films Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), and Assassination (2015).

Cho is known for starring in the high-profile films The Handmaiden (2016), The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Spy Gone North (2018), Believer (2018), Intimate Strangers (2018), and Black Money (2019), as well as the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011) and Signal (2016). For his role as a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014), Cho won Best Actor at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.