Nonstop 2.He majored in Performing Arts at Chunnam Science College and then later at Dongguk University . However, he was dismissed due to inadequate class attendance.

He was cast in his first TV drama,Piano, co-starring Ko Soo as his stepbrother. He then gained acclaim for his portrayal of an illiterate actor inShoot for the Stars. After which he starred in filmThe Classic, with Son Ye-jin .

In 2004, he returned to television inWhat Happened in Bali, with Ha Ji-won and So Ji-sub . Aside from its high ratings, the drama netted Jo a Best Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards , and several more trophies from the SBS Drama Awards, even minor ones like Best Kiss and Best Tears^{[citation needed]}. In 2005, he starred opposite Go Hyun-jung in her comeback dramaSpring Days.

He collaborated with renowned director Yoo Ha in his next two films: 2006'sA Dirty Carnival, in which he plays a charismatic small-time gangster who seeks a happier life; and 2008'sA Frozen Flower, a period film where he's caught in a love triangle between the king and the queen.

He served 25 months in the Air Force and Air Force military band at Osan Air Force headquarters in Pyeongtaek , Gyeonggi and was discharged on May 4, 2011.

.It is a remake of 2002 Japanese dramaAi Nante Irane Yo, Natsu("I Don't Need Love, Summer"), which was previously adapted into a 2006 filmLove Me Not.

Film

• Public Toilet(2002)
• Madeleine(2003)
• The Classic(2003)
• Love of the South and North(2003)
• A Dirty Carnival(2006)
• A Frozen Flower(2008)
• Kwon Bob(2013)

TV drama

• School 3(KBS1, 2001)
• Drama City"Like An Innocent Comic" (KBS2, 2001)
• Nonstop 2(MBC, 2001)
• Piano(SBS, 2002)
• Daemang(SBS, 2002)cameo
• Shoot for the Stars(SBS, 2002)
• What Happened in Bali(SBS, 2004)
• Spring Days(SBS, 2005)
• That Winter, The Wind Blows(SBS, 2013)

Music video

• "She's Leaving Me" (Shin Seung Hun, 2000)
• "Now" (Fin.K.L, 2000)
• "Sad Love" (g.o.d., 2002)
• "You Don't Know" (g.o.d., 2002)
• "Fool" (g.o.d., 2002)

• 2000 KBS Drama Awards : Youth Actor Award (School 3)
• 2001 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Daily Drama - Actor (Nonstop 2)
• 2001 SBS Drama Awards: New Star
• 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award
• 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars
• 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor
• What Happened in Bali)
• 2004 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars (What Happened in Bali)
• 2004 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actor (What Happened in Bali)
• 2005 Baeksang Arts Awards : Popularity Award (Spring Days)
• 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Most Popular Star
• 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars
• 2006 Korean Film Awards : Best Actor (A Dirty Carnival)
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• 2007 Pyeongtaek Film Festival: New Currents Best Actor (A Dirty Carnival)
• 2008 Korea Advertisers' Festival: Top Excellence Model nominated by netizens
• 2011 MMA appreciation plaque & the Air Force Chief of Staff award certificate
• 2011 Good Model Prize

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