Quick Facts
Biography
Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as Blind (2011) and Incomplete Life: Prequel (2013), and the television dramas Hong Gil-dong (2008), Unsolved (2010), and Good Doctor (2013).
In a collaboration with director Kim Tae-yong, Jo is also the live narrator (or byeonsa) for Crossroads of Youth (1934), Korea's oldest surviving silent film. Aside from local performances in 2008 and 2012, Jo has performed at the 2009 New York Film Festival, the 2011 Guwahati International Film Festival in Mexico, the 2011 Thames Festival in London, and the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Art | Soo-hyun | 2005, 2008 |
| 2008 | Crossroads of Youth | Byeonsa | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 2009 | University of Laughs | Playwright | 2010 |
| 2010 | Yi | Eunuch Hong |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | The Stars Shine Brightly | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Disciplinary Committee | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hong Gil-dong | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | 48th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Blind | Nominated |
| 2012 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | I Like You | Nominated |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Good Doctor | Nominated |