Portrait of Jo Hee-bong

Acting

Jo Hee-bong

Career

Active from 2003 to 2026, busiest in 2006 and 2017 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tunnel
Tunnel
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jo Hee-bong Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Interpersonal Relationships 2
  • Heartwarming Family Drama 2
  • Intense Suspense 2
  • Crime Mystery 2
  • Korean Thriller 2
  • K-Drama 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

21 titles ยท average score 70
Nice to Not Meet You
Nice to Not Meet You (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as CEO Son

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale
Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Dan A's father

Korea-Khitan War
Korea-Khitan War (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Yu Jin

Joseon Attorney: A Morality
Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Park Je Soo

Numbers
Numbers (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Director Goo

The First Responders
The First Responders (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Yang Chi-young

Insider
Insider (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Ryu Tae Hoon [Seongju Prison inmate]

Special Delivery
Special Delivery (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kim

Grid
Grid (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Go Han Seung

Bloody Heart
Bloody Heart (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mr Ma

The Red Sleeve
The Red Sleeve (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Hong Jung-yeo

The Good Detective
The Good Detective (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Woo Bong-sik

2010s

44 titles ยท average score 71
Switch
Switch (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Director Bong

Tunnel
Tunnel (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Jeon Sung-Sik

Naked Fireman
Naked Fireman (2017)

TV show ยท as Kwon Jeong Nam

Distorted
Distorted (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Yang Dong-Sik

The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Drunken Man of Funeral Procession

My Lovely Girl
My Lovely Girl (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Kang Tae-min

Steal Heart
Steal Heart (2014)

TV show ยท as Hong Gye-pal

Montage
Montage (2013)
GoodWatch score 74

as Detective Kang

The Virus
The Virus (2013)

TV show ยท as Go Soo-kil

Love Fiction
Love Fiction (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

as Publisher Kwak / Detective Squad Chief Kwak

Blind
Blind (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Detective Jo

The Fugitive: Plan B
The Fugitive: Plan B (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as James Bong

2000s

20 titles ยท average score 63
Hong Gil-Dong, The Hero
Hong Gil-Dong, The Hero (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as King Gwanghae

When It's At Night
When It's At Night (2008)

TV show ยท as Jo Sang-chul

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hee-bong, the cook

A Man Who Was Superman
A Man Who Was Superman (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as Audio Engineer

Antique
Antique (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

as Boxer

The Worst Guy Ever
The Worst Guy Ever (2007)

as Jeong-kil

Femme Fatal
Femme Fatal (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gang boss Choi

My Wife is a Gangster 3
My Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Do-mi

Mission Sex Control
Mission Sex Control (2006)

as Bok-Man

Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater (2006)

as Hiroshi

One Shining Day
One Shining Day (2006)

as Exchange man (segment "The Treasure Island")

Singles
Singles (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Director Cheon