Other names Zo In-sung Religion Christianity Height 1.88 m Agent IOK Company Role Actor | Years active 1998-present Name Jo In-sung Occupation Actor Hangul 조인성 | |
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Born July 28, 1981 (age 43) ( 1981-07-28 ) Seoul, South Korea Awards PaekSang Arts Award for Best Leading Actor in Television Nominations Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Leading Actor, Grand Bell Award for Best Actor Movies and TV shows It's Okay - That's Love, That Winter - the Wind Blo, A Frozen Flower, Something Happened in Bali, Spring Day Similar People Gong Hyo‑jin, Song Hye‑kyo, So Ji‑sub, Lee Kwang‑soo, Song Joong‑ki |
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Jo In-sung (Hangul: 조인성; born July 28, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is 189 cm tall. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series What Happened in Bali (2004), That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), and It's Okay, That's Love (2014), as well as the films The Classic (2003), A Dirty Carnival (2006), A Frozen Flower (2008) and The King (2017).
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- Jo in sung vivien web drama secret house mate 3 song by love lsland records
- The lates news 24h about the real life of Jo In Sung
- Early life
- 19982002 Beginnings and rise to fame
- 20032008 Mainstream popularity
- 20092012 Enlistment
- 2013present
- Personal life
- References
The lates news 24h about the real life of Jo In Sung
Early life

Jo In-sung was born and raised in Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.
1998–2002: Beginnings and rise to fame

Jo made his entertainment debut in 1998 as a model for clothing brand Ziozia. In 2000, he began his acting career by starring in the teen drama School 3 and in the second season of the sitcom Nonstop.

Jo first drew notice with a supporting role in the 2001 television drama Piano, co-starring Go Soo and Kim Ha-neul. He was then cast in his first drama leading role in 2002, as an illiterate actor in Shoot for the Stars opposite Jeon Do-yeon. The same year, he made his film debut in the movie Public Toilet. He also starred in several music videos of popular boy band g.o.d, who were also managed by SidusHQ at that time, and was directed by Jung Woo-sung, his future co-star in The King.
2003–2008: Mainstream popularity

In 2003, Jo starred in three romance films, most notably Kwak Jae-yong's The Classic, with Son Ye-jin and Jo Seung-woo.

In 2004, he returned to television in the melodrama What Happened in Bali, alongside Ha Ji-won and So Ji-sub. What Happened in Bali was a huge success, with its final episode reaching a peak rating of 39.7%. Jo won Best Actor awards at both the Baeksang Arts Awards and SBS Drama Awards.

In 2005, he starred opposite Go Hyun-jung in her comeback drama Spring Day, a remake of the Japanese drama Hoshi no Kinka ("Heaven's Coins").
Jo collaborated with renowned director Yoo Ha in his next two films: 2006's A Dirty Carnival, in which he played a charismatic small-time gangster who seeks a happier life; and 2008's A Frozen Flower, a Goryeo-period film where his royal bodyguard character is caught in a love triangle between the king and the queen.
In 2008, he appeared in two episodes of the MBC comedy variety show Infinite Challenge on March 15 and 22. These episodes were about wrestling training in order to encourage South Korean national team before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2009–2012: Enlistment
On April 7, 2009, Jo commenced his mandatory two-year military service, expressing a desire to join the Air Force to emulate his father, a non-commissioned officer. He completed 25 months of service, which included time in the Air Force and the Air Force military band, and was discharged on May 4, 2011.
Upon the expiry of his contract with talent agency SidusHQ, Jo joined IOK Company in March 2012.
2013–present
In 2013, he co-starred in the melodrama That Winter, the Wind Blows alongside Song Hye-kyo, a remake of the Japanese drama Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu ("I Don't Need Love, Summer"). The drama placed number one in its timeslot during most of its run, and Jo and Song were praised for their performances. A year later, Jo reunited with Winter's writer and director in SBS' medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love opposite Gong Hyo-jin. Jo won the Daesang (Grand Prize), the highest honor for television at the APAN Star Awards.
In 2016, Jo was chosen as the ambassador of the National Tax Service alongside Choi Ji-woo.
In 2017, Jo starred in the crime thriller The King alongside Jung Woo-sung, directed by The Face Reader director Han Jae-rim. The same year, he was cast in historical film Ansi City.
Personal life
Jo studied modeling and events management at Chunnam Techno University. He later enrolled as a Theater and Film major at Dongguk University, but was expelled in 2007 due to inadequate class attendance.
Jo was in a relationship with actress Kim Min-hee for eighteen months which ended in September 2014.