Jo Hee-bong
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 dramas Hong Gil-dong (2008), Unsolved (2010), and Good Doctor (2013).
In a collaboration with director Kim Tae-yong, Jo is also the live narrator (or byeonsa) for Crossroads of Youth (1934), Korea's oldest surviving silent film. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009 New York Film Festival, the 2011 International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Acted in
Wonderland
2024
as Tae-ju's Senior on the Subway
When We Bloom Again
2024
as Gi-sung
Korea-Khitan War
2023
as Yu Jin
Numbers
2023
as Director Goo
Joseon Attorney: A Morality
2023
as Park Je Soo
The First Responders
2022
as Yang Chi-young
Insider
2022
as Ryu Tae Hoon [Seongju Prison inmate]
Bloody Heart
2022
as Mr Ma
Grid
2022
as Go Han Seung
Special Delivery
2022
as Kim
The Red Sleeve
2021
as Hong Jung-yeo
Ghost Friend
2021
as Ji-hye's Daddy
The Good Detective
2020
as Woo Bong-sik
Oh My Baby
2020
as Nam Soo Chul
The Nokdu Flower
2019
as Hong
Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels
2018
as Kokdu
Your House Helper
2018
as Go Tae-Soo
Switch
2018
as Director Bong
Autumn Sonata
2017
as Postmaster
Strongest Deliveryman
2017
as Jang Dong-Soo
Distorted
2017
as Yang Dong-Sik
My Sassy Girl
2017
as Gyun Pil-Hyung
Tunnel
2017
as Jeon Sung-Sik
Naked Fireman
2017
as Kwon Jeong Nam
The K2
2016
as Policeman
Love in the Moonlight
2016
as Eunuch Seong
Run-Off
2016
as Gyeong su
The Master of Revenge
2016
as Doggoo
Six Flying Dragons
2015
as Ha Ryun
The Long Way Home
2015
as Drunken Man of Funeral Procession
Love From Today
2015
as Byun Joon-bae
The Girl Who Sees Smells
2015
as Gi Choongdo
My Lovely Girl
2014
as Kang Tae-min
The Pirates
2014
as Oh Man-ho
Phantoms of the Archive
2014
as Narrator (segment 1)
Steal Heart
2014
as Hong Gye-pal
Golden Cross
2014
as Kang Joo-dong
Three Days
2014
as Go Young-hoon
My Love From Another Star
2013
as Ahn Dong-min
Basketball
2013
as One-man band
Good Doctor
2013
as Go Choong-man
Incomplete Life: Prequel
2013
Montage
2013
as Detective Kang
The Virus
2013
as Go Soo-kil
A Millionaire on the Run
2012
as Boss Jo
I Do, I Do
2012
as Seol Bong-soo
The Man from the Equator
2012
as Mr. Koon
Love Fiction
2012
as Publisher Kwak / Detective squad chief Kwak
Tree with Deep Roots
2011
as Han Myung-hoi / Han Ga-nom
Blind
2011
as Detective Jo
The Fugitive: Plan B
2010
as James Bong
나야, 할머니
2010
as Nephew
Secret Investigation Record
2010
as Jang-man
The Great Gye Choon-bin
2010
KBS Drama Special
2010
The Slave Hunters
2010
as Kkeut-bong
The Accidental Gangster
2008
as Delivery Man 1
Antique
2008
as Boxer
When It's At Night
2008
as Jo Sang-chul
A Man Who Was Superman
2008
as Audio Engineer (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
2008
as Hee-bong, the cook
Hong Gil-Dong, The Hero
2008
as King Gwanghae
The Worst Man of My Life
2007
as Jeong-Kil
Femme Fatal
2007
as Gang boss Choi
My Wife Is a Gangster 3
2006
as Do-mi
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater
2006
as Hiroshi
Cruel Winter Blues
2006
as Village Foreman
Mission Sex Control
2006
as Bok-Man
Family Ties
2006
as Platform Searching Man
One Shining Day
2006
as Cameo
All for Love
2005
as businessman (cameo)
Mr. Gam’s Victory
2004
as Kim Sam-yong
The Big Swindle
2004
as Detective Park
The Last Wolf
2004
Singles
2003
as Director Cheon
Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
2003
as segment: "Pass Me"