Jo Jung-suk (; born December 26, 1980) is a South Korean actor with a diverse body of work across various entertainment platforms. He began his career in musical, making his debut on stage in 2004 with musical The Nutcracker. After performing exclusively on stage for seven years, he auditioned for a television role, landing a role in the MBN musical drama What's Up (2011–2012).
Following this, he auditioned for a supporting role in Architecture 101 (2012), where he portrayed Nabddeuki, the best friend of the protagonist, played by Lee Je-hoon. This marked his film debut and proved to be a breakthrough role, earning him critical acclaim. For his performance in Architecture 101, Jo Jung-suk won multiple awards, including the Best New Actor Award at the 2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards. He further solidified his reputation onscreen with drama series The King Two Hearts (2012) where he was nominated for several New Actor Awards.
He continued to star in the television series Oh My Ghost (2015), Don't Dare to Dream (2016), Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), as well as films The Face Reader (2013), My Annoying Brother (2016), Exit (2019), and My Daughter Is a Zombie (2025). For his role in the film Pilot (2024), he won the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor in Film.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Architecture 101 Nabddeuki Film debut Almost Che Hwang Young-min / Kang Moon-mo 2013 The Face Reader Paeng-heon 2014 The Fatal Encounter Sal-soo My Love, My Bride Young-min 2015 The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo Heo Moo-hyuk 2016 Time Renegades Ji-hwan My Annoying Brother Go Doo-shik 2018 Intimate Strangers Yeon-woo Voice cameo The Drug King Kim In-goo 2019 Hit-and-Run Squad Jung Jae-cheol Exit Yong-nam 2024 Pilot Han Jung-woo Land of Happiness Jung In-hoo 2025 My Daughter Is a Zombie Lee Jung-hwan
Television series +Acting credit of Jo in series Year Title Role Notes 2011 What's Up Kim Byung-gun Alt URL 2012 The King 2 Hearts Eun Shi-kyung 2013 You Are the Best! Shin Joon-ho 2015 Oh My Ghost Kang Sun-woo 2016 Don't Dare to Dream Lee Hwa-shin The Legend of the Blue Sea Yoo Jeong-hoon Cameo (Ep. 7–8) 2017–2018 Two Cops Cha Dong-tak / Gong Su-chang 2018 Familiar Wife Kang Sun-woo Cameo (Ep. 15) 2019 Nokdu Flower Baek Yi-kang 2020–2021 Hospital Playlist Lee Ik-joon Season 1–2 2024 Captivating the King King Yi In / Grand Prince Jinhan When the Stars GossipNewscasterCameo (Ep. 1–2) 2025Weak HeroChoi Chang HuiCameo (Ep. 5, 7–8) Resident Playbook Lee Ik-joon Cameo (Ep. 10)
Variety shows + Year Title Role Notes 2016 Youth Over Flowers (Iceland) Cast member 2021 Wise Mountain Village Life Saturday Night Live Korea Host Coupang Play Show, Season 10, Episode 3 2024 A-list to Playlist Main cast Netflix Original
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