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Actor on record

Cho Jung-seok

ActorKorean Cinema7 credits
80Star power

23rd of 192 in Korean Cinema

3 films led, $138M in reported gross.

Gross led
79
Consistency
81
Body of work
52
Momentum
92
Audience rating
73
The biggest Korean Cinema names
Born
26 December 1980
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality
South Korea
Industry
Korean Cinema
In their own file

Cho Jung-seok (born 26 December 1980) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in theater, starring in Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and the stage adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory, among many other musicals and plays. After nearly a decade on the stage, Jo made his film debut as a comedic supporting actor in the 2012 box office hit Architecture 101, which became his breakout role. His versatility was further showcased by the television series The King 2 Hearts (2012), You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (2013), Oh My Ghost (2015), and Don't Dare to Dream (2016), as well as films The Face Reader (2013), My Love, My Bride (2014) and My Annoying Brother (2016).

Across the credits we hold

The record

2Blockbuster

2 of 7 credits have a verdict, together taking $107M. The biggest was EXIT at $70M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.

Known for

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