Jo Jae-yoon (; born October 29, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2003 and has since starred as a supporting actor in numerous films and television series, including The Man from Nowhere (2010), The Chaser (2012), Gu Family Book (2013), The Suspect (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Mad Dog (2017), Sky Castle (2018–2019), and Alchemy of Souls season 1 and 2 (2022–2023). Jo also appeared in the variety-reality show Animals (2015).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Please Teach Me English Manager Hong 2004 Au Revoir, UFO Employee at last stop 2005 The President's Last Bang Security guard 2006 Love Me Not Keun-son The Restless Person of low caste 2008 Story of Wine 2009 Marine Boy Department head Im The Scam Deputy Lee Take Off Adoption agency employee 1 City of Fathers Nal-chi 2010 The Man from Nowhere Jang Doo-sik Mr. Zombie Jo Yong-pal Romantic Debtors Tow truck driver The Yellow Sea Truck driver at Busan port 2011 Late Blossom Kun-bong's brother-in-law Officer of the Year Jo Tae-bok S.I.U. Informant Poison Frog Yeon-bok Short film 2012 Romance Joe Food stall owner 2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Prison guard Kim Mr. Go Orthopedic doctor The Suspect Captain Jo 2014 Dad for Rent Seung-il 2015 Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies Jo Ji-ho Cameo The Deal Kim Ki-seok Inside Men Section Chief Bang 2016 Mood of the Day Senior Kang Insane Detective Park 2017 I'm Doing Fine in Middle School Doctor Jo The Prison Hong-pyo Part-Time Spy Deputy Department Head Park House of the Disappeared Chul-joong Memoir of a Murderer Doctor The Outlaws Boss Hwang Choon-sik The Age of Blood Do Man-chul 2018 The Pension Jae Deok 2019 Forever Lee Jin-soo 2020 The Golden Holiday Detective Ahn P1H: The Beginning of a New World Chaeyoon's father / Present 2021 Sseol Lee Chung-moo BrotherYong-sikVoice Deokpal Special appearance 2022 Hansan: Rising Dragon Manabe Take Off: Standing on the Waves Yoon Jae Independent film Hero Woo Deok-soon 2023 Taste of Horror – The Beginning Short Film
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2007 H.I.T Kid Gang Lee San, Wind of the PalaceKkak Jung-yi 2008 Crime 2 Fight East of Eden Gang action leader 2009 Dream Gal-chi Joseon Mystery Detective Jeong Yak-yong 2010 Jungle Fish 2 P.E. Teacher Secret Garden Photographer Cameo (Episode 2) 2011 Detectives in Trouble Yang Do-sooCameo (Episode 1) 2012 Hero Young-joon A Gentleman's Dignity Police officer Cameo (Episode 1) The Chaser Park Yong-sik KBS Drama Special Bong-sik Episode "Butcher Barber" KBS Drama Special Hong Man-sik Episode "The Great Dipper" My Lover, Madame Butterfly Kyung-chal Cameo Full House Take 2 Korean-Chinese taxi driver Jeon Woo-chi Cheol-gyeon2013 Gu Family Book Ma Bong-chul Monstar Manager Hong The Blade and Petal Boo-chi Master's SunMan with dead fiancée Cameo (Episode 14) Reply 1994 Kim Jae-young Cameo (Episode 12) Empress Ki Kolta2014 KBS Drama Special Han Jung-hoon Episode "Illegal Parking" Liar Game Jo Dal-gu2015 Blood Woo Il-nam Let's Eat 2 Mi-ran's husband Cameo (Episode 9) Late Night Restaurant Gwang-jo Cameo (Episode 11) Last Baemnun 2016 Descendants of the Sun Jin Young-soo Pied Piper Han Ji-hoonClick Your Heart Neoz High history teacher Fantastic Oh Chang-seok Woman with a Suitcase Na Gil-tae Cameo (Episode 1) My Runway Mr. Bong 2017 Voice Triad memberCameo (Episode 1) Innocent Defendant Shin Cheol-sik Save Me Jo Wan-tae Hip Hop Teacher School commissioner Mad Dog Park Soon-jung Black Grim Reaper No.007 2018 Wok of Love Oh Maeng-dal Sweet Revenge 2 Rok-hee's dad Heart Surgeons Hwang Jin-cheol Player Reporter ShinCameo (Episode 8) 2018–2019 Sky Castle Dr. Woo Yang-woo 2019 Save Me 2 Sin Pil-goo Catch the Ghost Lee Man-jin Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung Kim Chuk-jeom Cameo (Episode 3) 2020The King: Eternal MonarchArcade worker Cameo (Episode 5 & 7) The Good Detective Lee Dae-chul Love Is Annoying, but I Hate Being Lonely! Editor-in-chief Cameo (Episode 10)2021 MouseDaniel Lee The Penthouse: War in Life 2Hwang Geum-bong Cameo (Episode 9–12) Racket Boys comic performer as 'The End of the Earth Avengers Cameo (Episode 7,8,14) 2022 Alchemy of Souls Jin Mu Unlock My Boss Cameo 2023–2024 The Escape of the Seven Nam Cheol-woo 2024Love Your EnemyPark Dong JinCameo 2024 Knight Flower Kang Pil-jik
Web series Year Title Role 2016 Matching! Boys Archery Coach 2022Big Bet
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2015 Animals Cast member2018 Law of the Jungle in PatagoniaEpisode 305–310; Part of second-half cast member.Sea Police Main cast Season 1 2019 Urban Cops Season 1 Urban Cops: KCSISeason 2Coffee Friends Guest Episodes 2–5, 8–10 "조재윤, ‘커피프렌즈’ 열혈 알바생 변신 “기대해 주세용”" [M+★SNS] (in Korean). January 5, 2019. 2020 Scent of the Sea / Can I Take Your OrderMain cast Sea Police 2 Season 2The Devil Wears Jung Nam Main cast 2021 Ho Dong's Camping Zone: Let's Choose Regular Member Documentary 3 Days Narrator episode Chasers-Seoul's Scientific Investigation Unit 72 Hours Genius Jigol Cast Member 2022 The Power of Superfoods Storyteller Brave Detectives Special MC Season 2 2022–2023 Second House Cast MemberSeason 1–2
Theater Year Title Role Reprised The Magic Wings The Stepping Stone Subway Line 1 The Tempest 2004 The Human Comedy Grandfather/Detective/Dancer 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2013 2007 The Bald Soprano Fire chief 2011 2013 University of Laughs Censor 2014 2015-2016 Le Passe-Muraille Prosecutor
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2012 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries The Chaser 20162nd Scene Stealer FestivalScene Stealer Award (Male)Descendants of the Sun9th Korea Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor30th KBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actor201731st KBS Drama AwardsMad Dog SBS Drama Awards Innocent Defendant 2020Korean Popular Culture and Arts AwardsMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation 2021 Hallyu Culture Awards New Stealer Award Mouse 2022 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards Best Couple Award (with Joo Sang-wook)2nd House
References
External links Jo Jae-yoon Fan Cafe at Daum