Jo Hee-bong
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), Unsolved (2010), and Good Doctor (2013).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Jo Hee-bong | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1971 |
| Education | Sogang University - Economics |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Agent | Starvillage Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Hui-bong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Hŭi-pong |
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.[7] Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009 New York Film Festival, the 2011 Guwahati International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Singles | Director Cheon | |
| 2004 | The Wolf Returns | Kwang-soo | |
| Twentidentity | segment: "Pass Me" | ||
| The Big Swindle | Detective Park | ||
| Superstar Mr. Gam | Kim Sam-yong | ||
| 2005 | All for Love | Businessman (cameo) | |
| 2006 | One Shining Day | ||
| Family Ties | Man searching on train platform (cameo) | ||
| Three Fellas | Police substation chief | ||
| Mission Sex Control | Bok-man | ||
| Cruel Winter Blues | Village head | ||
| Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater | Projectionist / Japanese lieutenant Hiroshi / Tetsuo | ||
| My Wife Is a Gangster 3 | Domi | ||
| 2007 | Femme Fatal | Gangster boss Choi | |
| The Worst Guy Ever | Jung-kil | ||
| 2008 | Once Upon a Time | Chef | |
| A Man Who Was Superman | Audio engineer (cameo) | ||
| Antique | Boxer (cameo) | ||
| The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | Delivery man 1 (cameo) | ||
| Ten Ten | Chang-nam | segment: "Blind Date" | |
| 2009 | Oishii Man | (cameo) | |
| If You Were Me 4 | segment: "U and Me" | ||
| The Righteous Thief | Detective Park | ||
| 2010 | Bestseller | Middle-aged man 2 | |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Photographer Im (cameo) | |
| Blind | Detective Jo | ||
| 2012 | Pacemaker | Jong-soo | |
| Love Fiction | Publisher Kwak / Detective squad chief Kwak | ||
| A Millionaire on the Run | Gangster boss Jo | ||
| 2013 | Montage | Detective Kang | |
| Incomplete Life: Prequel | Oh Sang-shik | ||
| 2014 | The Pirates | Oh Man-ho | |
| Phantoms of the Archive | segment: "A Hat's Journey" | ||
| Wild Flowers | |||
| 2015 | Empire of Lust | Hwajeon owner (cameo) | |
| The Long Way Home | Drunkard |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Farewell to Arms | 총무 | KBS2 |
| Drama City "The Stars Shine Brightly" | KBS2 | ||
| 2007 | The Devil | KBS2 | |
| 2008 | Hong Gil-dong[9] | King Gwanghae | KBS2 |
| Drama City "Disciplinary Committee" | Park Hak-seok | KBS2 | |
| Night After Night | Jo Sang-chul | MBC | |
| Love Marriage | Park Hyun-seong | KBS2 | |
| 2009 | Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father | Myung-rang | KBS2 |
| Partner | Taxi driver (recurring character, episodes 9-13) | KBS2 | |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Kkeut-bong | KBS2 |
| Unsolved[10] | Jang-man | tvN | |
| Sunday Drama Theater "It's Me, Grandma" | Nephew | MBC | |
| The Fugitive: Plan B | James Bong | KBS2 | |
| Drama Special "Pianist" | KBS2 | ||
| 2011 | You're So Pretty | Jang Dae-poong | MBC |
| Deep Rooted Tree | Han Myung-hoi/Han Ga-nom | SBS | |
| Drama Special "My Wife Disappeared" | In-ho | KBS | |
| 2012 | Man from the Equator | Mr. Koon | KBS2 |
| I Do, I Do | Seol Bong-soo | MBC | |
| Drama Special "The Whereabouts of Noh Sook-ja" | Lee Soo-chul | KBS2 | |
| I Like You | Ma Do-yo | SBS | |
| Drama Special "Daddy's Coming" | Lee Kang-seok | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | The Virus | Go Soo-kil | OCN |
| Good Doctor | Go Choong-man | KBS2 | |
| Basketball | One-man band | tvN | |
| Drama Special "My Dad Is a Nude Model" | Jae-kwan | KBS2 | |
| My Love from the Star | Company president Ahn | SBS | |
| 2014 | Three Days | Go Young-hoon | SBS |
| Golden Cross | Kang Joo-dong | KBS2 | |
| Steal Heart | Hong Gye-pal | tvN | |
| My Lovely Girl | Kang Tae-min | SBS | |
| 2015 | A Girl Who Sees Smells | Detective Ki | SBS |
| Love on a Rooftop | Byun Joon-bae | KBS2 | |
| Six Flying Dragons | Ha Ryun | SBS | |
| Drama Special "Secret" | Detective Park | KBS2 | |
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Salon's CEO | SBS |
| Love in the Moonlight | Eunuch Sung | KBS2 | |
| The K2 | Police officer (cameo) | tvN | |
| 2017 | Naked Fireman | Kwon Jeong-nam[11] | KBS2 |
| My Sassy Girl | SBS | ||
| Tunnel | Jeon Sung-sik | OCN | |
| Distorted | Yang Dong-sik | SBS | |
| 2018 | Switch | Director Bong | SBS |
| Your House Helper | Go Tae-soo | KBS2 | |
| Four Men[12] | |||
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | Nam Soo-cheol | tvN |
| The Good Detective | Woo Bong-shik | JTBC | |
| Drama Special "One Night" | Hwang Geum-song | KBS2 |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Art | Soo-hyun | 2005, 2008 |
| 2008 | Crossroads of Youth | Byeonsa | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 2009 | University of Laughs | Playwright | 2010 |
| 2010 | Yi | Eunuch Hong | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | The Stars Shine Brightly | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Disciplinary Committee | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hong Gil-dong | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | 48th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | I Like You | Nominated |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Good Doctor | Nominated |
References
- "조희봉, "웃기다고? 낯가리는 '트리플 A형'" (인터뷰)". Osen (in Korean). 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- (인터뷰)'명품배우' 조희봉 "'블라인드' 300만 관객 넘는 게 목표". enews24 (in Korean). 17 August 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- 조희봉 "샐러리맨 일상의 절박함 표현했죠". Yonhap (in Korean). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- 조희봉이 밝힌 '굿닥터' 성공 이유 세 가지 (인터뷰). TV Daily (in Korean). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- "The Ahjusshis and Ahjummas Series – Jo Hee Bong". The Cat That Watches TV. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- "HanCinema's Actor Spotlight: Jo Hee-bong". Hancinema. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- Lee, Claire (12 March 2012). "Silent film narrator returns to modern stage". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- Lee, Claire (28 January 2013). "Korea's oldest silent film goes to Berlinale". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- "Hong Gil Dong: Behind-the-scenes special". Dramabeans. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- "HanCinema's Drama Review: Joseon X-Files - Secret Book". Hancinema. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- Hong Min-gi (January 10, 2017). '맨몸의 소방관' 이원종부터 조희봉까지 '베테랑 조연 총출동'. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- [단독] 조희봉, '사자' 출연…장태유 감독과 '별그대' 의리. Xports News (in Korean). November 3, 2017.
External links
- Jo Hee-bong at Starvillage Entertainment
- Jo Hee-bong Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
- Jo Hee-bong at HanCinema
- Jo Hee-bong at the Korean Movie Database
- Jo Hee-bong at IMDb
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