Jo Seung-woo
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Cho Seung-woo (born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor.
He is best known for his leading roles in the films The Classic (2003), Marathon (2005), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006) and Inside Men (2015) as well as in the stage musicals Jekyll & Hyde, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Man of La Mancha.
He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas The King's Doctor (2012), Stranger (2017) and Life (2018).
Career
Cho Seung-woo grew up in a musical family: his father, Cho Kyung-soo, is a guitarist, and his older sister Cho Seo-yeon appears in musical theatre. Cho himself had aspired to be a musical actor from an early age, but when he first arrived at Dankook University in 1999, he was refused to attend auditions for Im Kwon-taek's film Chunhyang, he ended up winning the role from a field of 1,000 actors. Chunhyang will screen as the first Korean film to win a Cannes festival, but it did not have a large audience in the United States.
Cho did continue to appear in musicals after his film debut, appearing in local productions, Subway Line 1 and The Last Empress. He was soon recalled back to film, but he was cast in Wanee & Junah (2001), a bad role in H (2002), as well as a leading role in Who Are You? (2002). Cho appeared in Kwak Jae-yong's romance in 2003, garnering praise for his sincere performances. His fame continued to rise, and in 2004 he appeared in Im Kwon-taek's 99th film Low Life.
Cho's breakthrough would come in early 2005 with the smash hit Marathon, where he starred an autistic young man who only finds out he is running. Cho received multiple awards for his role, including Best Actor at the 2005 Baeksang Arts Awards in the film category, as well as Best Actor in the Foreign Film category at China's Hundred Flowers Awards, including Best Actor. Despite this, he continued to pursue his musical career, with critically acclaimed appearances in Hedwig and Jekyll and Hyde. His success in pursuing both film and musicals makes him an unusual case among modern actors.
Cho starred in Love Phobia (2006) opposite then-girlfriend Kang Hye-jung; both actors were lauded for their performances, but the melodrama wasn't a commercial success. Kim Hye-soo, the 2006 film version of Huh Young-man's same-named manhwa that went on to become one of the top Korean blockbuster hits of all time, followed Tazza: The High Rollers. He continued with Go Go Go 70s, about a rock and roll band during the Park Chung-hee military regime; and The Sword with No Name, in which he portrayed a fictional royal guard in love with Empress Myeongseong. (Soo Ae).
Cho made his return to Jekyll and Hyde in 2010 after completing his mandatory military service. Cho was particularly poignant as the actor first appeared in Korea in 2004. Following news that Cho's salary would be the most expensive for any musical theatre actor in Korean history, his much-anticipated return to the stage was marred by controversies. Although some producers feared that calls for similar high fees would follow (which may eventually put them out of business), others said the charge was justified, based on the hope that Cho would help spark a revival of a once-vibrant but now-stagnant musical theatre industry. And it was true that demand was so high when tickets were on sale that the online reservation service suddenly stopped after 15 minutes, with all of Cho's performances canceled, as expected.
Choi Dong-won of the Lotte Giants and Sun Dong-yeol of the Haitai Tigers in the summer of 1987, which resulted in a tie after being extended 15 innings; the rivalry between the two teams was even more intense due to regional rivalry at the time, with Choi representing the Gyeongsang Province and Sun Dong-yeol of the Jeolla Province. As Sun, Choi appeared opposite Yang Dong-geun. Cho played a lead role in the musical Zorro the previous year.
Cho joined Doctor Zhivago's 2012 stage production, turning the musical into a hit after lead actor Ju Ji-hoon quit due to vocal chord difficulties. In actress Ku Hye-sun's sophomore directorial effort The Peach Tree, he and Ryu Deok-hwan then starred conjoined twins.
Cho made his small screen debut with The King's Doctor in 2012, a period drama based on a true tale about a Joseon-era low-class veterinarian specializing in horse care and treating horses who want to become the royal physician. Cho received the highest award ("Daesang," or Grand Prize) at the MBC Drama Awards for his role in The King's Doctor, then returned to the stage in Hedwig in 2013, reprising one of his most memorable musical roles.
Cho began working in television. In Crow's-Eye View, a single-episode anthology, he portrayed poet Yi Sang as part of MBC's Drama Festival. Cho appeared in God's Gift - 14 Days in 2014, playing a private investigator who helps a mother (Lee Bo-young) save her child.
For the 10th anniversary of Jekyll and Hyde, Cho reprised one of his most beloved parts, and the 18,700 tickets sold out in just ten minutes. He was rated as one of the top 30 most influential figures in Korean popular culture in 2006 and four years in a row from 2010 to 2014.
In Inside Men, a 2015 film version of Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon The Insiders, Cho next plays a hero prosecutor who discovers bribery in the halls of power. Inside Men was a box office hit with more than 7 million people, making Cho's highest-grossing film.
In an interview in July 2016, Cho said that after finishing his role in the musical Sweeney Todd, he switched from musical to film.
Cho appeared in tvN's mystery thriller drama Stranger in 2017, portraying a prosecutor with empathetic skills. The series was a hit, with tight plots, thrilling sequences, and solid performances. Cho's appearance in the Stranger received him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor in TV category.
Cho appeared in the third installment of Han Jae-rim's "divining art trilogy" in 2018. He has appeared in JTBC's medical drama Life.
Cho resurfaced in 2020 as Hwang Simok in Stranger Season 2.