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

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. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009

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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 The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

Filmography

Film

TV Movies

Television series

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Jo Hee-bong
at Starvillage Entertainment
Jo Hee-bong Fan Cafe
at Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jo, Hee-bong 1971 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male stage actors Sogang University alumni