Ha Jung-woo
Born: 1978-03-11 in Seoul, South Korea
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Nocturnal as Bae Min-tae
- Lobby as Yoon Chang-wook
- The People Upstairs as Mr. Kim
- Nameless as Narrator (voice)
2024
- Hijack 1971 as Tae-in
2023
- Ransomed as Lee Min-jun
- Rebound ... (Executive Producer)
- Road to Boston as Sohn Kee-chung
- Nattering with Nah
- Salon Drip as Self
- Bros On Foot as Self
- Our Game: LG Twins as 나레이터
2022
- Narco-Saints as Kang In-gu
- Blue Dragon Series Awards as Self
2021
- SNL Korea as Self - Host
2020
- The Closet as Sang-won
2019
- Ashfall as Jo In-chang
- Miss & Mrs. Cops as Motel Staff
2018
- Take Point as Ahab
- Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days as Gang-rim
2017
- Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds as Gang-rim
- 1987: When the Day Comes as Prosecutor Choi Hwan
- A Single Rider ... (Producer)
- Suh-Suh Pyoung, Slowly and Peacefully as Narrator
2016
- The Handmaiden as Count Fujiwara
- Tunnel as Lee Jung-soo
- Entourage as Self
2015
- Assassination as Hawaii Pistol
- Chronicle of a Blood Merchant as Heo Sam-gwan
2014
- Kundo: Age of the Rampant as Dol Moo-chi
2013
- Home Alone as Self
- The Terror Live as Yoon Young-hwa
- The Berlin File as Pyo Jong-seong
- Behind the Camera as Self / Director Ha
- Fasten Your Seatbelt as Incheon Airport traffic controller (voice)
2012
- Nameless Gangster as Choi Hyung-bae
- Love Fiction as Goo Joo-wol / Detective Ma Dong-wook
- Project 577 as Himself
2011
- Come Rain, Come Shine as Other Man
- The Client as Kang Seong-hee
2010
- The Yellow Sea as Kim Gu-nam
- Parallel Life as Jang Soo Yeong
2009
- Take Off as Cha Heon-tae
- The Boat as Hyung-gu
- Like You Know It All as Mr. Cho
2008
- The Chaser as Ji Young-min
- Forever the Moment as Man at a Date
- Our School's E.T. as Doctor
- Beastie Boys as Jae-hyun
- My Dear Enemy as Byoung-woon
2007
- Breath as Joo-yeon's Husband
- Never Forever as Jihah
- H.I.T as Kim Jae-yoon
2006
- Time as Ji-woo
- The Fox Family as Son fox
2005
- She's on Duty as Detective Cho
- The Unforgiven as Yoo Tae-jeong
- Lovers in Prague as Ahn Dong-nam
- Lovehollic Project as 민욱
2004
- Mr. Gam’s Victory as Kim Woo-yeol
2003
- Madeleine as Joon-ho