Cho Jung-seok
Biography
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).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Cho Jung-seok
Men on a Mission
Amazing Saturday
Running Man
Weak Hero
You Quiz on the Block
Hospital Playlist
EXIT
Just an Excuse
The Legend of the Blue Sea
Familiar Wife
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (55 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | My Secretary | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | My Daughter Is a Zombie | Lee Jung-hwan | Movie | 2025 |
 | Yoobari Talkbari | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Resident Playbook | Lee Ik-joon | TV Series | 2025 |
| Resident Playbook | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2025 |
 | When the Stars Gossip | News Anchor Lee Hwa-sin | TV Series | 2025 |
 | One Win | Supergirls manager | Movie | 2024 |
 | A-List to Playlist | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Land of Happiness | Jung In-hoo | Movie | 2024 |
 | Pilot | Han Jung-woo | Movie | 2024 |
 | Fresh off the Sea | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Whenever Possible | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2024 |
| Whenever Possible | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | ZIP DAESUNG | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Captivating the King | Lee In | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Nattering with Nah | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Salon Drip | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Seasons | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Weak Hero | Choi Chang-hee | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Just an Excuse | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Three Meals a Day: Doctors | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Spring Awakening the Musical in Korea | Moritz | Movie | 2021 |
 | SNL Korea | Self - Host | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Game Caterers | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Hospital Playlist Goes Camping | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | IU's Palette | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Hospital Playlist Throwback | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Hospital Playlist | Lee Ik-jun | TV Series | 2020 |
 | EXIT | Yong-nam | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Nokdu Flower | Baek Yi-Kang | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Jung Jae-chul | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Drug King | Kim In-goo | Movie | 2018 |
 | Intimate Strangers | Yeon-woo (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | You Quiz on the Block | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Familiar Wife | Kang Sun-woo / Edward | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Amazing Saturday | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Two Cops | Cha Dong-Tak | TV Series | 2017 |
 | My Annoying Brother | Cho Doo-sik | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Legend of the Blue Sea | Yoo Jong-hoon | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Don't Dare to Dream | Lee Hwa-Shin | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Time Renegades | Ji-hwan | Movie | 2016 |
 | Men on a Mission | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo | Heo Moo-hyuk | Movie | 2015 |
 | Oh My Ghost | Kang Sun-woo | TV Series | 2015 |
 | My Love, My Bride | Young-min | Movie | 2014 |
 | Youth Over Flowers | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Fatal Encounter | Eul-su | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Face Reader | Paeng-heon | Movie | 2013 |
 | You Are The Best | Shin Joon-ho | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Almost Che | Hwang Young-min | Movie | 2012 |
 | Architecture 101 | Nab Deuk-yi | Movie | 2012 |
 | The King 2 Hearts | Eun Shi-kyung | TV Series | 2012 |
 | What's Up? | Kim Byung-Gun | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Running Man | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
| Paper Man | Cha Myeong-jo | TV Series | — |