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Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Acting
Born: Mar 11, 1978
From: Seoul, South Korea
Credits: 30 titles

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

Title Character Year Rating
Lobby Yoon Chang-wook 2025 5.8
Hijack 1971 Tae-in 2024 6.656
The Handmaiden Count Fujiwara 2016 8.185
Tunnel Lee Jung-soo 2016 7.289
Assassination Hawaii Pistol 2015 7.308
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant Heo Sam-gwan 2015 7.1
Kundo: Age of the Rampant Dol Moo-chi 2014 6.6
The Terror Live Yoon Young-hwa 2013 7.2
The Berlin File Pyo Jong-seong 2013 6.692
Behind the Camera Self / Director Ha 2013 5.7
Project 577 Self 2012 7.3
Nameless Gangster Choi Hyung-bae 2012 6.9
Love Fiction Goo Joo-wol / Detective Ma … 2012 6.6
The Client Kang Seong-hee 2011 6.9
The Yellow Sea Kim Gu-nam 2010 7.36
The Boat Hyung-gu 2009 5.3
Take Off Cha Heon-tae 2009 6.2
Like You Know It All Mr. Cho 2009 5.75
The Chaser Ji Young-min 2008 7.766
Our School's E.T. Doctor 2008 6.5
My Dear Enemy Byoung-woon 2008 6.8
Beastie Boys Jae-hyun 2008 4.9
Never Forever Jihah 2007 6.6
Breath Joo-yeon's Husband 2007 6.7
Time Ji-woo 2006 6.882
The Fox Family Son fox 2006 5.5
The Unforgiven Yoo Tae-jeong 2005 7.048
She's on Duty Detective Cho 2005 6.467
Mr. Gam’s Victory Kim Woo-yeol 2004 6.25
Madeleine Joon-ho 2003 5.364
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1978
FromSeoul, South Korea