Chun Ho-jin

Chun Ho-jin (; born September 9, 1960) is a South Korean actor.

Early life Chun studied chemistry at Inha University but dropped out to pursue acting. His father was among the first generation of professional wrestlers in the country.

Career Chun's acting career began in 1983 when he auditioned at Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and was selected. His first roles were mostly in miniseries and one-off telemovies (similar to KBS's Drama City). He came to prominence with viewers in the long-running KBS drama Love on a Jujube Tree (ko), which garnered him the Baeksang Arts Awards for Best New Actor in the television category in 1992. In later years, he earned the sobriquet "the national father" (국민 아버지) after portraying the father of the main characters in the family dramas My Golden Life (2017) and Once Again (2020), both of which had viewership ratings of over 30%. His portrayal of a bankrupt and down-on-his-luck man who has a complex relationship with his wife and their four adult children in My Golden Life won critical acclaim from both critics and viewers and earned him the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2017 KBS Drama Awards and a string of award nominations.

Filmography

Film

Television series Year Title Role Notes Chief Inspector Cameo 1986 MBC Bestseller Theater – "The Midday of Youth" Hwang Sa-bin 1988 Encounter Jung Ha-sang Whoa Hey Whoa Hey Kim Hyo-sik 500 Years of Joseon: The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong 1989 The Carousel The Region of Calm Military judge advocate 1990 What Women Want Han-soo Waiting People Love on a Jujube Tree Hwang Dae-chul The Dance of Sky Breaking Du Mi-so 1991 Near the Valley Women's Time Jung-hoon Humble Men Yoon-seok Autumn Flowers in Winter Trees 1992 Drama Game – "Father's Wineglass" Self-Portrait in Black Byung-chil Bramble Flowers Han Soo-bin 1993 Drama Game – "A Woman's Favorite Requiem" Third Republic Park Chi-ok Wangsimni Min Joon-tae 1994 Love in Your Embrace Jung Do-il Hidden Pictures Choi Jae-pil That Window Choi Min-young 1995 Dreaming of Superman Korea Gate Park Seon-ho Auntie Ok Dae-gil 1996 In the Name of Love Park Chul-kyu Drama Game – "Everyday I Turn Thirty" Drama Game – "The Prison of My Mind– Drama Game – "Ppaengdeok's Mother and Hong Gil-dong– Hometown of Legends – "Deokdaegol" Splendid Holiday Sahara A Faraway Country Choi Wook-jin 1997 Model Jo Tae-sik Untitled 5 The Mountain Choi Ki-tae Star Love Better Than a Great Love 1998 The Age of the 3 Kim's Kim Sang-hyun Married 7 Years Ui-gyo Living with the Enemy: I Wish You Would Die Kim Chang-soo For Love 1999 Dish of the Day Jae-hyuk Someone's House Hong-chul 2000 Tough Guy's Love Jo Dong-chul I Want to Keep Seeing You Park Dal-bong SWAT Police Lee Dong-sik Legends of Love Jung Young-seok Secretary 2001 Drama City – "Map to Ramon" Joon-ha Father and Sons Seo Kwang-tae Pure Heart Captain Cha 2002 Dotorimuk (Acorn Jelly) Dong-chul Zoo People Go Hyun-sik 2003 Drama City – "Terrible Love" Detective Open Drama Man and Woman: My Beautiful Ajumma Detective Oh Long Live Love Lee Chul-sik 2004 Kkangsooni Kang Gook-han 2005 Three Leaf Clover Park Geun-ho 2006 The Snow Queen Kim Jang-soo 2007 Prince Hours Grand Prince Lee Gyeom 2009 The Return of Iljimae Hong Taiji Good Job, Good Job Han Sung-hoon Smile, You Kang Sang-hoon Will It Snow for Christmas? Han Joon-soo 2010 Dong Yi Choe Hyo-won Cameo Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho Manshin 2011 Paradise Ranch Lee Eok-soo Midas Choi Gook-hwan City Hunter Choi Eung-chan Bravo, My Love! Kang Hyung-do Saving Mrs. Go Bong-shil David Kim 2012 God of War Yi Gyubo Bridal Mask Kimura Taro Seoyoung, My Daughter Lee Sam-jae 2013 All About My Romance Go Dae-ryong Ugly Alert Na Il-pyung Good Doctor Choi Woo-seok Two Weeks Han Chi-gook 2014 12 Years Promise Yoo Jung-han Doctor Stranger Jang Seok-joo 2015 House of Bluebird Jang Tae-soo Six Flying Dragons Yi Seong-gye 2016 Love in the Moonlight Kim Heon 2017 Chicago Typewriter Baek Do-ha Man to Man Baek In-su My Golden Life Seo Tae-su 2018 Life Lee Bo-hoon My Strange Hero Teacher Park 2019 Save Me 2 Choi Kyung-suk 2020 Once Again Song Young-dal 2021 Beyond Evil Nam Sang-bae The Road: The Tragedy of One Seo Ki-tae 2022 My Liberation Notes Yeom Jae-ho 2023Joseon AttorneyYoo Je-se Twinkling Watermelon Choi Hyeon or Grandpa Viva 2023–2024 The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Kang Sang-mo 2025 Heavenly Ever After Center Director The Nice guyPark Sil-Gon Our Golden Days Lee Sang-cheol

Musical theatre Year Title Role 1984–1985 Jesus Christ Superstar Simon the Zealot 1993 Evita Juan Perón 1997–1998 Jesus Christ Superstar Pontius Pilate 2012 La Cage aux Folles Monsieur Edouard Dindon

Book Year Title Publisher ISBN 2009 Chun Ho-jin's Woodworking DIY Open House Books

Awards and nominations

State honors + Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Year Honor South Korea 2020 Presidential Commendation