Cho Seung-woo

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Cho Seung-woo (2006)
Cho Seung-woo (2006)

Korean spelling
Hangeul 조승우
Hanja 曺 承 佑
Revised
Romanization 		Jo Seung-u
McCune-
Reischauer 		Cho Sŭngu

Cho Seung-woo (born March 28, 1980 in Seoul ) is a South Korean actor in films , television and musicals . He is best known for his roles in Song of the Faithful Chunhyang , The Classic, and Tazza: The High Rollers .

Life

Cho Seung-woo grew up in a musical family: his father, Cho Kyung-soo, is a singer, his older sister, Cho Seo-yeon, plays in musicals. As a child, Cho dreamed of becoming a musical performer. But during his time as a student at Dankook University , he auditioned for the film The Song of Faithful Chunhyang by Im Kwon-taek and got the lead role among the 1,000 applicants. The film marked his acting debut.

After his film debut, he played in several musical productions. However, he quickly returned to film for Wanee & Junha (2001) and H (2002). In 2003 he played the leading role alongside Son Ye-jin in the love drama The Classic by Kwak Jae-yong . He received good reviews for his acting performance. His next film, Low Life by Im Kwon-taek, flopped at the box office.

Cho made his breakthrough in 2005 with the film Marathon . In the film he plays an autistic young man who feels liberated by running. The film had 5 million admissions in South Korea and received positive reviews. Cho has received numerous awards for the role, including the Daejong Film Prize . Cho also pursued his musical career through roles in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Jekyll & Hyde .

In 2006 he played the lead role in Love Phobia at the side of his then girlfriend Kang Hye-jung . He caused a stir again for the film Tazza: The High Rollers , based on the Manhwa of the same name by Huh Young-man . The film became one of the most successful films in South Korea and is about the gambler Goni who cheats other Hwatu players out of their money.

Filmography

Movies

  • 2000: The Song of the Faithful Chunhyang ( 춘향뎐 Chunhyangdyeon )
  • 2001: Amijimong ( 아미 지몽 , Internet film by SBS )
  • 2001: Wanee & Junah ( 와니 와 준하 Wani-wa Junha )
  • 2002: Who RU? ( 후아유 )
  • 2002: YMCA Baseball Team (YMCA 야구단 YMCA Yagudan )
  • 2002: H.
  • 2003: The Classic ( 클래식 Classic )
  • 2004: Low Life ( 하류 인생 Haryu Insaeng )
  • 2005: Marathon ( 말아 톤 )
  • 2006: Love Phobia ( 도마뱀 Domabaem )
  • 2006: Tazza: The High Rollers ( 타짜 )
  • 2008: Go Go 70s ( 고고 70 Go Go 70 )
  • 2009: Sword with no Name - The Queen's Shadow ( 불꽃 처럼 나비 처럼 Bulggot-cheoreom Nabi-cheoreom )
  • 2011: Perfect Game ( 퍼펙트 게임 )
  • 2012: The Peach Tree ( 복숭아 나무 Boksunga Namu )
  • 2015: Assassination ( 암살 Amsal )
  • 2015: Inside Men - The Vengeance of Justice ( 내부자 들 Naebujadeul )

TV Shows

  • 2012–2013: Horse Doctor ( 마의 Ma-ui )
  • 2013: Drama Festival "Crow's-Eye View" ( 이상 그 이상 Isang Geu Isang )
  • 2014: God's Gift - 14 Days ( 신의 선물 - 14 일 Sin-ui Seonmul - 14-il )

Awards

2004

  • Korea Musical Award for Best Actor for Jekyll & Hyde
  • Moscow International Love Film Festival: Best Couple together with Son Ye-jin for The Classic

2005

  • Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor for Marathon
  • Golden Cinematography Award in the Most Popular Actor Category for Marathon
  • Grand Bell Award in the category Best Actor and popularity price for Marathon
  • Busan Film Critics Award for Best Actor for Marathon
  • China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival: Best Actor, International for Marathon

2007

2008

  • The Musical Award for Best Actor for The Man of La Mancha

2011

  • The Musical Awards for Best Actor for Jekyll & Hyde
  • Golden Ticket Awards for Best Musical Actor for Jekyll & Hyde

2012

  • The Musical Award for Best Actor for Doctor Zhivago

2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cho Seung-woo and Sister Join Musical. In: KBS Global. November 1, 2006, accessed July 29, 2015 .
  2. ^ Korean Actors and Actresses: Cho Seung-woo. (No longer available online.) In: koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015 ; Retrieved July 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / koreanfilm.org
  3. ↑ Yang Sung-hee: Actor Cho picks his poison. In: JoongAng Ilbo . May 30, 2007, accessed July 29, 2015 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Cho is the family name here, Seung-woo is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Cho, Seung-woo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 조승우 (Hangeul); 曺 承 佑 (Hanja); Jo, Seung-u (revised Romanization); Cho, Sŭngu (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean actor in film, television and musicals
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea