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 drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...
s ''
Hong Gil-dong'' (2008), ''
Unsolved'' (2010), and ''
Good Doctor'' (2013).
In a collaboration with director
Kim Tae-yong
Kim Tae-yong (born December 9, 1969) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. After his feature directorial debut '' Memento Mori'' (1999), he helmed the critically acclaimed ''Family Ties'' (2006), and the English-language remake '' ...
, Jo is also the live narrator (or
byeonsa) for ''Crossroads of Youth'' (1934), Korea's oldest surviving
silent film
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. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009
New York Film Festival
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, the 2011 Guwahati International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013
Berlin International Film Festival
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.
Filmography
Film
TV Movies
Television series
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Jo Hee-bongat Starvillage Entertainment
Jo Hee-bong Fan Cafeat
Daum
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1971 births
Living people
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male stage actors
Sogang University alumni