조정석

Name 조정석 / Jo Jung Suk Cho Jeong Seok Profession Actor
Birthdate 1980-Dec-26
Height 175cm
Weight 64kg
Blood Type B
Star Sign Capricorn Jo Jung-Suk Had Always Wanted To Be On Stage. He Was Admitted Into The Theater Department Of Seoul Institute Of The Arts On Student Loan But After His Father Died In 2000 Jo's Widowed Mother Became Fully Dependent On Him. He Was Granted An Exemption From Military Service Due To Family Circumstances And He Quit School Before Graduating So He Could Start Earning Money By Doing Musicals. He Debuted In The Nutcracker In 2004. Jo Has Since Become Active And Well-Known In Musical Theatre Acting In A Total Of 25 Musicals During The First Nine Years Of His Career Including Organ In My Heart Musical Adaptation Of The Harmonium In My Memory Janggeum The Great Musical Adaptation Of Jewel In The Palace And Korean Productions Of Hedwig And The Angry Inch Grease The Island And Spring Awakening. In 2011 He Landed His First Television Role On Cable Series What's Up As Awkward But Talented Music Student Kim Byung-Gun. But 2012 Would Be His Breakout Year Starring In Two High-Profile Projects. He Played A Supporting Role In Box Office Hit Architecture 101 As The Young Hero's Best Friend Nab-Ddeuk Bursting With Personality And Comic Timing. And He Was Once Again A Scene Stealer In His Third Onscreen Role As Earnest Soldier Eun Shi-Kyung In The Network Drama The King 2 Hearts. Jo's Display Of Versatility And Screen Presence In Those Projects Has Caused A Recent Surge In Mainstream Popularity For The Actor Resulting In Close To Twenty Offers For Films And Dramas Not To Mention Commercials. He Next Starred In Big-Screen Comedy Almost Che Loosely Based On A Real-Life Incident From 1985 In Which Student Activists Forcibly Occupied The US Cultural Center In Seoul And Had A Standoff With The Police. After Filming The Historical Song Kang-Ho-Starrer The Face Reader Jo Returned To Television In His First Leading Role In The 2013 Weekend Drama You're The Best Lee Soon-Shin. read less