Actor

Ha Jung-woo

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 49Series: 16Crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 75913

IMDb ID: nm1978402

Known for: Acting

Born: March 11, 1978

Age: 48

Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2026

Years active: 24

Average TMDB rating: 6.97

Wikidata: Q490410

Also known as

Ha Jeong-Woo • Jung-woo Ha • 김성훈 • Kim Sung-hoon • Ха Чон-у

Other jobs

Producer (4)Director (3)Co-Executive Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)

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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).