Joo Sang-wook

In this Korean name, the family name is Joo.

Joo Sang-wook (Korean: 주상욱; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga Giant,^[2] medical drama Good Doctor, romantic comedy Cunning Single Lady,^[3] Birth of a Beauty, and crime procedural Special Affairs Team TEN.^[4][5][6]

Joo Sang-wook
Joo in 2020
Born	(1978-07-18) July 18, 1978 (age 46) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Namseoul University – Visual Design
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Agent(s)	HB Entertainment[1] Will Entertainment
Spouse	Cha Ye-ryun ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	주상욱
Hanja	朱相昱
Revised Romanization	Ju Sang-uk
McCune–Reischauer	Chu Sanguk

Personal life

Joo Sang-wook and actress Cha Ye-ryun had been dating since March 2016, and married in May 2017.^[7] Cha announced that she was expecting their first child in December 2017.^[8] They had a girl on July 31, 2018.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2006	Arang	Jae-hyuk
2007	The Perfect Couple	Kim Jong-hyuk (cameo)
2008	My Wife Got Married	Han Jae-kyung
2010	No Mercy	Lee Sung-ho's defense lawyer (cameo)
2012	The Scent	Han Gil-ro	[10]
	90 Minutes	Sang-hee	[11]
2013	Days of Wrath	Joon-seok	[12]
2014	The Huntresses	Sa-hyun
2015	Trot	Jae-gu	[13]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1997	Docu X	Lee Jin-soo
1998	New Generation Report: Adults Don't Know
	Tomorrow	Park Geon
1999	Make Your Dreams Come True
2006	MBC Best Theater
2007	Air City	Ahn Kang-hyun
	Kimcheed Radish Cubes	Park Jae-woo
	Drama City "North Koreans to Come Out of Hiding"	Park	[14]
2008	Drama City "The Love Revenger, Miss Jo"	Lee Ki-hyeon
	One Mom and Three Dads	Jung Chan-young
	Chunja's Special Day	Lee Joo-hyuk
2009	The Accidental Couple	Kim Kang-mo
	Queen Seondeok	Wolya
2010	Giant	Jo Min-woo	[15]
2011	Paradise Ranch	Seo Yun-ho	[16]
	My Princess	Hyun-woo (cameo, ep 9)
	The Thorn Birds	Lee Young-jo	[17]
	Special Affairs Team TEN	Yeo Ji-hoon
	You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here	Sang-hoon (cameo)
2012	Feast of the Gods	Choi Jae-ha	[18]
2013	Special Affairs Team TEN 2	Yeo Ji-hoon	[19]
	Good Doctor	Kim Do-han	[20]
	After School: Lucky or Not	cameo, ep 3
	Waiting for Love	Restaurant staff (cameo, ep 2)
2014	I Need Romance 3	Joo-yeon's ex-boyfriend (cameo, ep 1)
	Birth of a Beauty	Han Tae-hee	[21]
	Cunning Single Lady	Cha Jung-woo	[22]
2015	Glamorous Temptation	Jin Hyung-woo	[23]
	The Man in the Mask	Ha Dae-chul	[24]
2016	Fantastic	Ryu Hae-sung	[25]
2018	Grand Prince	Lee Kang	[26]
	Fates & Furies	Tae In-joon	[27]
2019	Welcome to Waikiki 2	Kang Min-ho (cameo, ep 2)
2020	Touch	Cha Jeong Hyeok	[28]
2021–2022	The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won	Yi Bang-won	[29]
2022	Alchemy of Souls	Jang Gang (Cameo)	[30]
2023	True to Love	Han Sang-jin	[31]

Variety show

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012–2013	Qualifications of Men	Regular cast member	[32][33]
2022	Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies	Contestant	Season 4[34]
	Korean Food Chronicle	Presenter	Episode 1–4[35]
2022–2023	Second House	Cast Member	Season 1–2[36]

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2011	"Stay the Night"	Jeong Seung-won
2012	"Be With You"[37]	The SeeYa
	"Venus"	Hello Venus

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2022	17th Seoul International Drama Awards	with Jung Eun-ji	[38]

Discography

Year	Artist	Song Title	Album
2009	Park Sang-min feat. Joo Sang-wook	비가 와요 ("It's Raining")	It's Raining 12th Special Edition
	Joo Sang-wook	그대가 그립습니다 ("I Miss You")	Queen Seondeok Special OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	Giant	Won	[39]
		Best Couple Award with Hwang Jung-eum		Won
2011	6th Asia Model Awards	Model Star Award	—	Won	[40]
	4th Korea Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Giant, The Thorn Birds	Won	[41]
	5th Asia Jewelry Awards	Diamond Award, Actor category	—	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	The Thorn Birds	Nominated
		Netizen Award, Actor		Nominated
2012	1st K-Drama Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	Feast of the Gods	Nominated
	KBS Entertainment Awards	Best Male Newcomer in a Variety Show	Qualifications of Men	Won	[42]
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Feast of the Gods	Nominated
2013	Herald DongA TV Lifestyle Awards	Best Dressed	—	Won	[43]
	6th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Good Doctor	Nominated
	2nd APAN Star Awards	Excellence Award, Actor		Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama		Won	[44]
		Netizen Award, Actor		Nominated
2014	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Cunning Single Lady	Nominated
		Popularity Award, Actor		Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Birth of a Beauty	Nominated
		Best Couple Award with Han Ye-seul		Won	[45]
		Top 10 Stars		Won
2015	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Glamorous Temptation	Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	The Man in the Mask	Nominated
2019	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Fates & Furies	Nominated	[46]
2022	8th APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won	Won	[47]
	2022 KBS Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Reality Category	2nd House	Nominated	[48]
		Best Couple Award (with Jo Jae-yoon)		Won	[49]
	KBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won	Won	[50]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor		Nominated	[51]
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama		Nominated	[52]