Jo Hee-bong

Jo Hee-bong
Born (1971-08-23) August 23, 1971
EducationSogang University - Economics
OccupationActor
Years active1997-present
AgentStarvillage Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
조희봉
Hanja
曺熙奉
RRJo Huibong
MRCho Hŭibong
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Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as Blind (2011) and Incomplete Life: Prequel (2013), and the television dramas Hong Gil-dong (2008), Joseon X-Files (2010), and Good Doctor (2013).

In a collaboration with director Kim Tae-yong, Jo is also the live narrator (or byeonsa) for Crossroads of Youth (1934), Korea's oldest surviving silent film. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009 New York Film Festival, the 2011 International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.