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 | 조희봉 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Hui-bong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Hŭipong |
| Website | [1] |
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 International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
TV Movies
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | I'm After You | Sang-Jin |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Farewell to Arms | ||
| Drama City | Episode "The Stars Shine Brightly" | ||
| 2007 | Lucifer | ||
| 2008 | Hong Gil-dong | King Gwanghae | [9] |
| Drama City | Park Hak-seok | Episode "Disciplinary Committee" | |
| Night After Night | Jo Sang-chul | ||
| Love Marriage | Park Hyun-seong | ||
| 2009 | Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father | Myung-rang | |
| Partner | Taxi driver | recurring character, episodes 9-13 | |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Kkeut-bong | |
| Joseon X-Files | Jang-man | [10] | |
| Sunday Drama Theater | Nephew | Episode "It's Me, Grandma" | |
| The Fugitive: Plan B | James Bong | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Episode "Pianist" | ||
| 2011 | You're So Pretty | Jang Dae-poong | |
| Deep Rooted Tree | Han Myung-hoi/Han Ga-nom | ||
| KBS Drama Special | In-ho | Episode "My Wife Disappeared" | |
| 2012 | Man from the Equator | Mr. Koon | |
| I Do, I Do | Seol Bong-soo | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Lee Soo-chul | Episode "The Whereabouts of Noh Sook-ja" | |
| Only Because It's You | Ma Do-yo | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Lee Kang-seok | Episode "Daddy's Coming" | |
| 2013 | The Virus | Go Soo-kil | |
| Good Doctor | Go Choong-man | ||
| Basketball | One-man band | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Jae-kwan | Episode "My Dad Is a Nude Model" | |
| My Love from the Star | Company president Ahn | ||
| 2014 | Three Days | Go Young-hoon | |
| Golden Cross | Kang Joo-dong | ||
| Steal Heart | Hong Gye-pal | ||
| My Lovely Girl | Kang Tae-min | ||
| 2015 | A Girl Who Sees Smells | Detective Ki | |
| Love on a Rooftop | Byun Joon-bae | ||
| Six Flying Dragons | Ha Ryun | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Detective Park | Episode "Secret" | |
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Salon's CEO | |
| Love in the Moonlight | Eunuch Sung | ||
| The K2 | Police officer | Cameo | |
| 2017 | Naked Fireman | Kwon Jeong-nam | [11] |
| My Sassy Girl | Gyeon Pil-hyung | ||
| Tunnel | Jeon Sung-sik | ||
| Distorted | Yang Dong-sik | ||
| 2018 | Switch | Director Bong | |
| Your House Helper | Go Tae-soo | ||
| Four Men | [12] | ||
| 2019–2020 | Unasked Family | Nam Il-nam | |
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | Nam Soo-cheol | |
| Drama Special | Hwang Geum-song | Episode "One Night" | |
| 2020–2022 | The Good Detective | Woo Bong-shik | Season 1–2[13] |
| 2021 | The Red Sleeve | Hong Jung-yeo | |
| 2022 | Bloody Heart | Ma Seo-bang | [14] |
| 2022–2023 | The First Responders | Yang Chi-young | Season 1–2[15] |
| 2023 | Joseon Attorney | Park Je-soo | [16] |
| Numbers | Chief Koo | [17] | |
| 2023–2024 | Korea–Khitan War | Yoo Jin | |
| 2024 | Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale | Ban Dan-ah's dad | Cameo |
Theater
edit| 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
edit| 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 | 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
edit- ^ "조희봉, "웃기다고? 낯가리는 '트리플 A형'" (인터뷰)". Osen (in Korean). August 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ (인터뷰)'명품배우' 조희봉 "'블라인드' 300만 관객 넘는 게 목표". enews24 (in Korean). 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ 조희봉 "샐러리맨 일상의 절박함 표현했죠". Yonhap (in Korean). 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ 조희봉이 밝힌 '굿닥터' 성공 이유 세 가지 (인터뷰). TV Daily (in Korean). 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "The Ahjusshis and Ahjummas Series – Jo Hee Bong". The Cat That Watches TV. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "HanCinema's Actor Spotlight: Jo Hee-bong". Hancinema. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ Lee, Claire (12 March 2012). "Silent film narrator returns to modern stage". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ Lee, Claire (28 January 2013). "Korea's oldest silent film goes to Berlinale". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "Hong Gil Dong: Behind-the-scenes special". Dramabeans. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "HanCinema's Drama Review: Joseon X-Files - Secret Book". Hancinema. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ Hong Min-gi (January 10, 2017). '맨몸의 소방관' 이원종부터 조희봉까지 '베테랑 조연 총출동'. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ [단독] 조희봉, '사자' 출연…장태유 감독과 '별그대' 의리. Xports News (in Korean). November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Park Soo-in (July 4, 2022). "모범형사2' 대본연습 메이킹 영상 공개, 뉴페이스 김효진 정문성 등장" [Exemplary Detective 2’ script practice making video released, new face Kim Hyo-jin appeared] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Na-young (March 17, 2022). "붉은 단심' 이준X강한나X장혁, 대본리딩 메이킹 공개..조선판 로맨스 정치사극 기대감" [Red Single Heart' Lee Jun X Kang Han-na X Jang Hyuk, script reading making revealed] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "등장인물 소개" [Character introduction] (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via SBS.
- ^ Kim, Su-jin (March 31, 2023). "조희봉, MBC '조선변호사' 출연 [공식]" [Jo Hee-bong appeared on MBC 'Joseon Lawyer' [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoo Jung-min (June 23, 2023). "조희봉, MBC '넘버스' 출연 확정…강약약강 인물 변신" [Jo Hee-bong, MBC 'Numbers' casting confirmed...a strong, strong character transformation] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
edit- 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