ACTOR
Cho Jin-woong
1976 - Today

Cho Jin-woong
Cho Jin-woong (Korean: 조진웅; born March 3, 1976), born Cho Won-jun (조원준), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Assassination (2015), 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). In 2016, with the film The Handmaiden and the drama Signal, he transitioned from a supporting actor to a leading man. For his role as a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014), Cho won Best Actor at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Cho Jin-woong is the 7,634th most popular actor (down from 6,521st in 2024), the 492nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 366th in 2019) and the 225th most popular South Korean Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Cho Jin-woong ranks 7,639 out of 13,578. Before him are Gerrit Graham, Nicholle Tom, Arthur Edmund Carewe, G Hannelius, Ken Page, Eva Henger, Marceline Day, Uee, Dave Coulier, Michael Pitt, and Shenae Grimes. After him are Clare Higgins.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerrit Graham
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 7,629
Nicholle Tom
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 7,630
Arthur Edmund Carewe
1884 - 1937
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 7,631
G Hannelius
1998 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 7,632
Ken Page
1954 - 2024
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 7,633
Eva Henger
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 7,634
Marceline Day
1908 - 2000
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 7,635
Uee
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 7,636
Dave Coulier
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 7,637
Michael Pitt
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 7,638
Shenae Grimes
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 7,639
Cho Jin-woong
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 7,640
Clare Higgins
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 7,641
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Cho Jin-woong ranks 303. Before him are Koichi Ae, Beto, Sterling K. Brown, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Evan McMullin, and Martin Solveig. After him are Avdullah Hoti, Djamel Belmadi, Ethan Suplee, Anna Friel, Yui Horie, and Tijana Dapčević.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsKoichi Ae
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 297
Beto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 298
Sterling K. Brown
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 299
Serena Auñón-Chancellor
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 300
Evan McMullin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 301
Martin Solveig
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 302
Cho Jin-woong
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 303
Avdullah Hoti
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 304
Djamel Belmadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 305
Ethan Suplee
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 306
Anna Friel
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 307
Yui Horie
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 308
Tijana Dapčević
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 309
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Cho Jin-woong ranks 492 out of 1,128. Before him are Moon Chae-won (1986), Seol Ki-hyeon (1979), Ra Mi-ran (1975), Lee Jung-hyun (1980), Uee (1988), and Park Ji-hoon (1999). After him are Wendy (1994), Kim Sun-a (1973), Go Soo (1978), Lee Da-hae (1984), Joo Jin-mo (1974), and Yoo Ji-tae (1976).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsMoon Chae-won
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 486
Seol Ki-hyeon
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 487
Ra Mi-ran
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 488
Lee Jung-hyun
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 489
Uee
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 490
Park Ji-hoon
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 491
Cho Jin-woong
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 492
Wendy
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 493
Kim Sun-a
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 494
Go Soo
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 495
Lee Da-hae
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 496
Joo Jin-mo
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 497
Yoo Ji-tae
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 498
Among ACTORS In South Korea
Among actors born in South Korea, Cho Jin-woong ranks 225. Before him are Kim Ji-soo (1972), Park Yong-ha (1977), Hyomin (1989), Moon Chae-won (1986), Ra Mi-ran (1975), and Uee (1988). After him are Kim Sun-a (1973), Go Soo (1978), Lee Da-hae (1984), Joo Jin-mo (1974), Yoo Ji-tae (1976), and Go Youn-jung (1996).
Kim Ji-soo
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 219
Park Yong-ha
1977 - 2010
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 220
Hyomin
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 221
Moon Chae-won
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 222
Ra Mi-ran
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 223
Uee
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 224
Cho Jin-woong
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 225
Kim Sun-a
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 226
Go Soo
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 227
Lee Da-hae
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 228
Joo Jin-mo
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 229
Yoo Ji-tae
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 230
Go Youn-jung
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 231







































