Joo Hyun (; born Joo Il-choon, ; March 1, 1943) is a South Korean actor, known for A Family (2004), Ballerina (2023) and Running Man(2013).
Biography Joo graduated from Konkuk University in Seoul, where he majored in political science and diplomacy. He began his acting career after being selected through a special recruiting program by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) in 1969, making his debut the following year in Vietnam War Battlefield. In 1990 Joo played his first comedic role, giving a memorable performance in the KBS TV drama Seoul Ttukbaeki."". KBS Global. Retrieved on 8 December 2008.Kim Tae-jong. "An Old Actor's Physical Challenge ". HanCinema, 20 August 2006; originally published by The Korea Times. Retrieved on 8 December 2008.
Joo starred in the 2004 film A Family alongside Soo Ae, portraying a single father who has a troubled relationship with his daughter. His performance found favour with critics, with Darcy Paquet of Koreanfilm.org saying, "in his accomplished handling of small details and the film's quieter moments, Joo succeeds in making the father a real person instead of a stereotype",Paquet, Darcy. "A Family ". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 8 December 2008. and in October 2005 won the award for Best Actor at the 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
In 2006 Joo starred in the musical comedy film The Fox Family, learning to sing and dance during a month-long period of intensive training. He chose the film because the story was fun and unconventional, and said, "it was fun to challenge myself and I don't have any regrets".
Joo is the father of two children, having both a son and a daughter.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole 1975 The North Korean Communists Party in Japan 1976 Cold Hearted Days 1977 Night Journey 1980 No Glory 1991 Han Hee-jak's Love Stories 1994 Emperor of Sae-al City 1997 Father vs Son 1999Happy End Bookstore owner2001 Friend Out of Justice2002 Saving My Hubby Baek-sa 2424 Kang Yong-gu 2003 My Wife Is a Gangster 2 Gosachae2004 Sweet Sixties Bae Jong-dal A Family Ju-seok 2005 All for Love Mr. Kwak 2006 The Fox Family Father2007 Mapado 2: Back to the Island Park Dal-gu Miracle on 1st Street A Love
Television series YearTitleRoleNetwork 1970 Vietnam War Battlefield 1990 Seoul Ttukbaeki 1998 Lie Joo Hyun-chul 1999 Did We Really Love? Lee Byung-kuk Goodbye My Love Choi Hyun-su 2001 Hotelier President Choi The Merchant Wuri's Family Man-su 2002 Saxophone Kang Kap-su Let's Get Married Tak Song-baek Solitude Min Sun-saeng 2003 Yellow Handkerchief Lee Woon-kyu Love Letter Dr. Jung Myung-woo 2004 More Beautiful Than a Flower Kim Do-chil War of the Roses Oh Il-man Love Story in Harvard Lee Yong-goo 2005 Wonderful Life Han Bum-soo The Secret Lovers Suh Dal-koo 2006 My Lovely Fool Dr. Park Pung-soo 2007 A Happy Woman Choi Hyun-doo Several Questions That Make Us Happy Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son Chairman Kang 2008 Kokkiri Bok-man's father Why Did You Come to My House Han Jin-tae 2015 Heart to Heart Go Sang-gyu 2016 Dear My Friends Lee Seong-jae Dr. Romantic Shin Myung-ho 2019 Mother of Mine Jeong Dae-cheol Never Twice Choi Geo-bok 2020 Dr. Romantic 2 Shin Myung-ho (cameo, ep. 1)
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2021 God Father Main Cast with Lee Soo-jae and Kim Kap-soo
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