Name
Ha Jung-woo
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1978-03-11 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea
Biography
Ha Jung-woo (Korean: 하정우; born Kim Sung-hoon on March 11, 1978) is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other actors have reached this milestone, with Ha being nearly a decade younger than the rest when achieving this.
His breakthrough to stardom came with the role in Na Hong-jin's serial killer film The Chaser (2008). One of the leading actors of his generation in Korean cinema, Ha showcased his versatility across films of various genres: road movie My Dear Enemy (2008), sports film Take Off (2009), action thriller The Yellow Sea (2010), gangster saga Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), romantic comedy Love Fiction (2012), spy actioner The Berlin File (2013), and action thriller The Terror Live (2013). Ha is also known for his role as grim reaper Gang-rim in the fantasy action film Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) and its 2018 sequel.
He made his directorial debut through the comedy film Fasten Your Seatbelt (2013), followed by Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015).
Known For
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1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a han...
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Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his gi...
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In the year 1971, former Korean Air Force fighter pilot Tae-In (Ha Jung-Woo) works as a pi...
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A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his...
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Ik-hyeon, a corrupt officer, joins forces with another crook, Hyung-bae, to continue his i...
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In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of...
- 2006 Time as Ji-woo
- 2008 The Chaser as Ji Young-min
- 2009 The Boat as Hyung-gu
- 2009 Take Off as Cha Heon-tae
- 2007 Never Forever as Jihah
- 2008 Our School's E.T. as Doctor
- 2008 My Dear Enemy as Byoung-woon
- 2011 The Client as Kang Seong-hee
- 2008 Beastie Boys as Jae-hyun
- 2025 Lobby as Yoon Chang-wook
- 2006 The Fox Family as Son fox
- 2009 Like You Know It All as Mr. Cho
- 2024 Hijack 1971 as Tae-in
- 2012 Project 577 as Self
- 2005 The Unforgiven as Yoo Tae-jeong
- 2004 Mr. Gam’s Victory as Kim Woo-yeol
- 2010 The Yellow Sea as Kim Goo-nam
- 2013 The Terror Live as Yoon Young-hwa
- 2012 Nameless Gangster as Choi Hyung-bae
- 2012 Love Fiction as Goo Joo-wol / Detective Ma Dong-wook
- 2013 The Berlin File as Pyo Jong-seong
- 2014 Kundo: Age of the Rampant as Dol Moo-chi
- 2005 She's on Duty as Detective Cho
- 2015 Assassination as Hawaii Pistol
- 2007 Breath as Joo-yeon's Husband
- 2013 Behind the Camera as Self / Director Ha
- 2015 Chronicle of a Blood Merchant as Heo Sam-gwan
- 2016 The Handmaiden as Count Fujiwara
- 2003 Madeleine as Joon-ho
- 2016 Tunnel as Lee Jung-soo
- 2008 Forever the Moment as Man at a Date
- 2017 Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds as Gang-rim
- 2017 1987: When the Day Comes as Prosecutor Choi Hwan
- 2011 Come Rain, Come Shine as Other Man
- 2017 Suh-Suh Pyoung, Slowly and Peacefully as Narrator
- 2018 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days as Gang-rim
- 2010 Parallel Life as Jang Soo Yeong
- 2018 Take Point as Ahab
- 2020 The Closet as Sang-won
- 2023 Road to Boston as Sohn Kee-chung
- 2019 Ashfall as Jo In-chang
- 2023 Ransomed as Lee Min-jun
- 2019 Miss & Mrs. Cops as Motel Staff
- 2025 Nocturnal as Bae Min-tae
- 2013 Fasten Your Seatbelt as Incheon Airport traffic controller (voice)
- 2025 The People Upstairs as Mr. Kim
- 2025 Nameless as Narrator (voice)
- Soon The Generals as Chun Doo-hwan
- 2007 H.I.T ( 20 episodes ) as Kim Jae-yoon
- 2023 Our Game: LG Twins ( 8 episodes ) as 나레이터
- 2005 Lovers in Prague ( 18 episodes ) as Ahn Dong-nam
- 2022 Blue Dragon Series Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2016 Entourage ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Home Alone ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 Lovehollic Project ( 1 episode ) as 민욱
- 2023 Bros On Foot ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Narco-Saints ( 6 episodes ) as Kang In-gu
- 2026 Mad Concrete Dreams ( 12 episodes ) as Ki Su-jong
- 2021 SNL Korea ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2023 Nattering with Nah ( 1 episode )
- 2023 Salon Drip ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 No Plans At All ( 1 episode )
- 2026 Chicken Sisters ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2026 Gangho Neighborhood Bookstore ( 1 episode ) as self
- 2022 Just an Excuse ( 1 episode ) as Self
