Jo Woo-jin (actor)

Jo Woo-jin (born January 16, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He is known as an in-demand supporting or character actor on the big screen and TV series, such as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2017), Chicago Typewriter (2017), The Drug King (2018), and Mr. Sunshine (2018).[1][2] He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2019 for his performance in the film Default.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.
Jo Woo-jin
Jo in May 2018
Born
Jo Shin-je (조신제)

(1979-01-16) January 16, 1979
Daegu, South Korea
OccupationActor
AgentYooborn Company
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationJo Woo jean
McCune–ReischauerCho Uchin

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2010OB & GYSBS
2011Warrior Baek Dong-soo
2012Dr. JinDeuk-chilMBC
2012The King's Doctor
2013Goddess of MarriageHye-Jung's brother-in-lawSBS
Medical Top TeamDoctor LimMBC
Empress KiWang Go's soldier
Hur Jun, The Original StoryWoo Gong-bo
Gu Family Book
One Well-Raised DaughterSBS
Incarnation of Money
My Love from the Star
2014Secret DoorLee Dal-Sung
2015Make a Woman CryMBC
201638 Revenue Collection UnitAhn Tae-wookOCN
2017Guardian: The Lonely and Great GodKim Do-youngtvN
Chicago TypewriterGal Ji-seok
Drama Stage – Chief B and the Love LetterShim Byung-sun
2018Mr. SunshineIm Gwan-soo[3]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011Mama
War of the ArrowsQing messenger
2012Wonderful Radio
2014Venus TalkPD Choi
2015Inside MenDirector Jo
2016Mood of the DayAgency junior
2017One LineProsecutor Won
The KingPark Tae-soo's detective
The Sheriff in TownSeon-cheol
RealSa Do-jin
V.I.P.Public prosecutor
The FortressJung Myung-soo
The BrosLee Mi-bong
Steel RainChoi Myung-rok
2018RampantPark Jong-sa
The Drug KingJo Seong-kang
DefaultVice-minister of Finance
2019Trade Your LoveSection chief Seo
MoneyHan Ji-cheol
2020Seo BokAssistant Manager, Korea Intelligence Agency
CollectorsDr. John[4]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
201637th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActorInside MenNominated
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor Steel Rain Nominated [5]
27th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 1987: When the Day Comes Nominated [6]
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor The Drug King Nominated [7]
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards Default Won [8]

References
  1. Jae-wook, Choi (December 23, 2015). "[슈퍼루키] 조우진, 기다림과 열정이 빚어낸 '배우'의 발견". Sports Hankook. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. Soo-jung, Yeo (February 13, 2017). "조우진 "최초의 '비서돌' 그리고 남다른 인기, 뭔 일이래요?"(인터뷰)". Sports Today. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. "[단독]조우진·김병철, '도깨비' 이어 '미스터 션샤인' 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). July 25, 2017.
  4. "Collectors (Korean Movie - 2019) - 도굴". HanCinema.
  5. "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
  6. "[23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상". Busan.com (in Korean). September 20, 2018.
  7. Cho, Yeon-gyeong (April 5, 2019). "55회 백상예술대상 영화부문 최종 후보 공개". Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  8. MacDonald, Joan (November 21, 2019). "2019 Blue Dragon Awards Honor Veteran Actors And Newcomers". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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