Oh Ji-ho

Oh Ji-ho (; born April 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas Couple or Trouble, The Slave Hunters (2010), The Queen of Office (2013) and My Fair Lady (2016).

Career Oh was born and raised in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province. but critics initially dismissed him as just another model-turned-actor with attractive looks but little talent. In 2004, Oh established his acting credentials in A Second Proposal, about a divorcee getting another chance at love; he won Best Supporting Actor at the KBS Drama Awards. He next starred in Couple or Trouble (2006), a Hong sisters-penned romantic comedy series inspired by Overboard about a handyman who gets his petty revenge on an amnesiac heiress by lying to her that she's his live-in girlfriend so that she'll help take care of his three nephews. Couple or Trouble received high ratings and praise for its stars' acting, and Oh took home two popularity prizes at the MBC Drama Awards.

This was followed by more leading roles in Autumn Shower (2005) as a man who falls for the best friend of his comatose wife, Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung (2007) as a pro-golfer who wants to get back at the ex-girlfriend who dumped him when he was overweight and unsuccessful, and Single Dad in Love (2008) as a mixed martial arts fighter whose young son has been diagnosed with a brain tumor; but these series drew lackluster ratings.

In 2009, he played a smart yet socially inept underperformer whose wife will do anything to help him climb the corporate ladder in Queen of Housewives; despite being outshined by his other costars, Oh proved his willingness to look foolish in the service of comedy (similar to his turn in the 2005 series Super Rookie). Oh then reunited with Single Dad in Love television director Kwak Jung-hwan in his most high-profile, critically acclaimed series yet: historical drama The Slave Hunters (2010). Using his physicality to great effect, Oh portrayed a Joseon military general who becomes a runaway slave and his performance garnered him an Excellence Award at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards.

In 2011, Oh was cast in a supporting role in Sector 7, a 3D action film about a creature lurking on an oil rig, then appeared in the Korea-China-Japan co-production Strangers 6 and medical drama The Third Hospital (both in 2012). He also played ousted guard Baek Dong-soo in The Grand Heist, a Joseon-set comedy heist film about the theft of ice blocks from the royal storage.

Oh next starred in The Queen of Office (2013), a workplace dramedy adapted from Japanese television drama Haken no Hinkaku that addresses the plight of temps, followed by paranormal police procedural Cheo Yong (2014) as the titular ghost-seeing detective, and period drama More Than a Maid (2015) where he played a mysterious slave on an undercover assignment. He then played an obstetrician/gynecologist with impotence problems in the adult romantic comedy film Love Clinic (2015).

Personal life On January 9, 2007, Oh's ex-girlfriend, a bar hostess identified only by her surname Lim and bar name "Anna," killed herself shortly after they broke up. Oh said although he loved her, Lim was the one who ended their two year relationship because she didn't want to get in the way of his career. Lim's bereaved family and friends, however, insisted that Oh broke up with her on January 3, and the hurt drove her to suicide. A TV program later interviewed Lim's relatives and with their permission, entered her bedroom, and some of Oh's personal items were shown on camera, such as his screenplay and photos. After the show was aired, the TV station was severely criticized by the public for compromising the privacy of the people involved.

Oh married Eun Bo-ah on April 12, 2014, at the Shilla Hotel. Eun works in the fashion industry. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Oh Seo-heun (nicknamed "Jibong"), on December 30, 2015. Both he and his daughter have been cast members of reality program The Return of Superman since 2016. They welcomed their second child, a son, on August 18, 2018.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Kka (Naked Being) Trainee 2 2000 La Belle Man 2001 I Love You Ji-hoo 2003 Silver Knife Joo-hak 2004 Love Trilogy Song Zi Ming Hong Kong-Chinese film 2006 My Wife Is a Gangster 3 Kkongchi 2011 Sector 7 Kim Dong-soo 2012 The Grand Heist Baek Dong-soo 2013 Help short film 2014 Man on High Heels Lee Seok (cameo) 2015 Island K Love Clinic Wang Seong-ki 2016 Duel: Final Round Han Jae-hee 2017 Coffee Mate Hee-soo 2019 A History of Jealousy Won-ho Rainbow Playground Tae-seong 2020 The Nightmare Yun-woo The Prisoner Shin Se-do The Therapist: Fist of Tae-baek Sung-joon The Fisherman Bar Lee Jong-bum Dragon Inn Part 1: The City of Sadness 2021 Dragon Inn Part 2: The Night of the Gods Father Kim 2022 The Legendary Tazza's Tap Taek-dong 2023 In Dream Jae-in

Television series Year Title Role 2001 Cool 2002 Confession Kim Myung-woo MBC Best Theater "Beguiling Romance" MBC Best Theater "Fly Daughters" Open Drama Man and Woman "To Mr. Martial Arts" 2003 Detective 2004 Drama City "Waving a Handkerchief" Chan-ki A Second Proposal Nam Kyung-soo 2005 MBC Best Theater "My Beautiful Barbershop" Super Rookie Lee Bong-sam Autumn Shower Choi Yoon-jae 2006 Thanks Life Yoon Jin-soo Couple or Trouble Jang Chul-soo 2007 Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung Go Man-soo/Karl Go 2008 Single Dad in Love Kang Poong-ho My Precious You Himself (ep 7, 9, 10) 2009 Queen of Housewives Ohn Dal-soo 2010 The Slave Hunters Song Tae-ha The Fugitive: Plan B Kevin Jung (cameo) 2012 Strangers 6 Park Tae-hyun The Third Hospital Kim Seung-hyun 2013 The Queen of Office Jang Gyu-jik Basketball Gambling basketball star (cameo) 2014 Cheo Yong Yoon Cheo-yong 2015 More Than a Maid Mumyeong ("Nameless")/Lee Bi Late Night Restaurant Sung-kyun (guest, episode 7) Cheo Yong 2 Yoon Cheo-yong 2016 My Little Baby Cha Jung-han What's Your Blood Type? Type A My Fair Lady Mo Hwi-chul 2018 Should We Kiss First? Eun Kyung-soo 2019 Liver or Die Lee Jin-sang Hotel del Luna Chan-seong's father (Cameo, ep. 1 & 16) Never Twice Gam Poong-gi 2023 Queen of Masks Choi Kang-hoo 2025 Heo's Diner Assassin / Detective Kang

Variety shows Year Title Notes 2002 Beautiful Sunday:"Unification Sea Route Group" 2009-2010 Invincible Baseball Team Cast member 2011-2012 Storytelling Magic Show 2012 Saturday Night Live Korea Host, episode 9 I'm Real: Oh Ji-ho in Canada 2016 The Return of Superman Cast, with daughter Oh Seo-heun 2018 Real Man 300 Cast member 2021 Star Golf Big League Cast Member Cooking: The Birth of a Cooking King Contestant 2022 Perfect Life Host

Music video appearances Year Song title Artist1999 "Sad Love" Park Eun-shin "Go Away" Park Ji-yoon2000 "Lieblich" Boohwal "8318" J "Love You for All Time" Jessica feat. Kim Min-jong 2001 "Walk" Park Ki-young 2002 "Memories" Jo Kwan-woo 2005 "Time Limited Life" V.O.S "I Now" Choi Hyun-joon feat. Lee Jin-sung (Monday Kiz) "Confession" Lee Seung-chul 2010 "Words That I Can Say" T-Max 2011 "Ordinary" Baek Ji-young

Discography Year Song title Notes 2008 "It Will Be Fine (Act ver.)" track from Single Dad in Love OST 2011 "The First Poem" single 2012 "I Am a Man" track from Strangers 6 OST

Awards and nominations