Cho Han-cheul

He debuted as theater actor in 1998 in play One Room (원룸). A year later, he made his first appearance in a movie with a small role in Peppermint Candy. He has acted in other film such as 'Theatrical Exhibition', 'Ask the one who can', 'The most beautiful breakup in the world', 'Moby Dick', 'Ask the one who can', 'Yeonga City', and 'Scary Story'. ' 'Feng Shui', '48 Meters', 'Wonderful Woman', 'Scandal - A Very Shocking and Immoral Incident' (hereafter referred to as 'Scandal'), 'Hide and Seek', 'The Five', etc. In 2008, Lee joined the encore performance of Park Su-jin's play "Applause for Juliet," directed by Min Bok-ki. The play, which originally premiered in 2004, received acclaim for its vibrant dialogue and imaginative storytelling. Jo portrayed the character of Seok-dong (Hamlet), alongside Lee Jin-hee as Seon-jeong (Ophelia), Min-ho as Romeo, and Bok-soon as Juliet. The play explores a complex web of conflicting love in a contemporary setting that cleverly combines Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. After a career of two decades, Jo's breakthrough as an actor came with his portrayal of an after-life prosecutor in the box office hit Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days. Joo was not the first choice for this role, in fact he replaced Oh Dal-su who had resigned from the movie. That same year, Joo also achieved a breakthrough in television dramas by playing the role of a king in 100 Days My Prince. He was cast as a replacement for Yoon Tae-young. The 2018 tvN historical drama is ranked as one of highest-rated Korean drama on cable television.