Heo Joon-ho

This is a Korean name; the family name is Heo.
Heo Joon-ho
Born April 14, 1964
South Korea
Education Seoul Art College - Theater
Occupation Actor
Years active 1986-present
Agent T Entertainment
Spouse(s) Lee Ha-yan
Children Heo Jeong-in (daughter)
Parent(s) Heo Jang-kang (father)
Family Heo Gi-ho (brother)
Korean name
Hangul 허준호
Hanja 許峻豪
Revised Romanization Heo Jun-ho
McCune–Reischauer Hŏ Chun-ho

Heo Joon-ho (born April 14, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His father was Heo Jang-kang, one of the best-known Korean actors of the 1960s and 1970s. Heo began his career in theater, then became active in film and television as a character actor, notably in the 2003 box office hit Silmido for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards.[1][2][3] He has also reprised the leading role in the stage musical Gambler several times.[4]

Heo was arrested for driving under the influence in 2005.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1986 Chung (Blue Sketch) Joon-ho
1989 Good Morning, Ms. President Kim Bbu-ri
1991 A Small Autocratic Republic Moderator
Green Sleeves Vietcong Min
1992 27 Roses Seung-jin
White Badge Sergeant Hong
1993 We Must Go to Apgujeong-dong
on Windy Days
Kyung-tae
To the Starry Island Villager
1994 Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid Actor in monitored fight scene (cameo)
Coffee, Copy and a Bloody Nose (cameo)
Pirates Heung-baek
Jamon Jamon Seoul Sung-wook
1995 My Father the Bodyguard Seung-chul
The Terrorist Sang-chul
1996 A Petal Yongdalcha man
Two Men Tae-sik
Grown-ups Grill the Herring Park Gong-yeop
1997 The Rocket Was Launched
Partner Silhouette
The Last Defense Na Hee-joo
Man with Flowers Seok-beom
1998 The Last Attempt Park Cheol-kyu
Blues Cafe owner
2000 Artist (cameo)
Libera Me Lee In-soo
2001 Volcano High Mr. Ma
2002 Four Toes Audie
2003 Silmido Sergeant Jo Dong-il
2005 Never to Lose Moon Bong-soo
Dragon Squad Captain Ko Tung-yuen
2006 The Restless Ban-chu
2008 His Last Gift[6] Jo Yeong-woo
The Divine Weapon Chang-kang
2010 Moss[7] Ryoo Mok-hyeon
2013 Crimes of Passion Jung Hee-hyung

Television series

Year Title Role Network
1988 The Winter That Year Was Warm In-jae KBS2
1993 My Mother's Sea Jang-jae MBC
Walking to Heaven Yong-dal MBC
1994 The Last Match Kim Man-jae MBC
1995 A Sunny Place of the Young Hwang Yoon-bae KBS2
Asphalt Man Han Ki-soo SBS
1996 Shooting Pyo Wang-soo KBS2
Power of Love Kang-ho MBC
1997 Revenge and Passion Choi Sang-do MBC
The River of Maternal Love KBS1
1998 See and See Again Park Ki-poong MBC
1999 Roses and Bean Sprouts Ho-sik MBC
The Boss Balgarak ("Toes") MBC
Woman on Top Song Yeon-woo SBS
Love Story "Lost Baggage" Yong-man SBS
2000 Bad Friends Jung Soo-hyun MBC
Foolish Princes Yeo Si-kwang MBC
The Full Sun Park Heon-do KBS2
2001 Hotelier Oh Hyung-man MBC
2002 I Love You, Hyun-jung Yoo Sang-ho MBC
2003 All In Yoo Jong-gu SBS
2004 Into the Storm (cameo) SBS
Precious Family[8] Park Chang-soo KBS2
2006 Love and Ambition SBS
Jumong[9] Hae Mo-su MBC
2007 Lobbyist James Lee/Lee Ho-joon SBS

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Notes
Mary, Mary
Cats
The Sound of Music
Hard Rock Cafe
1999 Gambler Casino boss
2000 The Life Jojo
2005 Gambler[10] Casino boss
2007 Hae-eo-hwa[11][12][13] N/A Theatre producer
2008 Gambler[14][4] Casino boss
2009 Chicago[15] Billy Flynn

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1995 16th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor The Terrorist Won
1998 MBC Drama Awards Popularity Award Won
2000 6th Korea Musical Awards Best Actor Gambler Won
2002 8th Korea Musical Awards Popular Star Award Won
2003 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor All In Won
2004 41st Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Silmido Won
25th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
3rd Korean Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2006 MBC Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Historical Drama Jumong Won

References

  1. Elley, Derek (26 January 2004). "Review: Silmido". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  2. Paquet, Darcy. "Silmido". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  3. "Grand Bell Awards 2004". Korean Film Biz Zone. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Lee, Yong-sung (17 July 2008). "Actions louder than words in Gambler". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  5. "YEAR-END REVIEW: Shocks, embarrassments, disappointments". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  6. "Shin Hyun-jun and Heo Jun-ho to Stage Charity Concert". KBS Global. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  7. Chung, Ah-young (1 July 2010). "Kang Woo-seok offers fresh spin on Moss". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  8. Suh, Jung-bo (24 August 2004). "Kim Hye-soo and Kim Hee-ae to Compete in Weekend TV Dramas". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  9. Suh, Jung-bo (25 May 2006). "Jumong Appeal". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  10. Park, Jee-young (31 August 2005). "Betting on the appeal of Korean musicals". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  11. "Gisaeng Becomes Cultural Icon of 2006". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  12. Chung, Ah-young (25 October 2006). "Kisaeng Revisited in Modern Dramas, Musicals and Films". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  13. Lee, Min-a (30 October 2006). "Gisaeng beguile Korea's producers". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  14. Suh, Jung-bo (3 July 2008). "Summer Big Bang for Musicals". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  15. Koh, Young-aah (11 May 2009). "3 smash-hit foreign musicals to return". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-06.

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