Cha Seung-won | |
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | June 7, 1970
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Agent | |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Spouse |
Lee Soo-jin (m. 1992) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 차승원 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Cha Seung-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'a Sŭngwŏn |
Website | ygfamily.com |
Cha Seung-won (Korean: 차승원; born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films Kick the Moon (2001), Jail Breakers (2002), My Teacher, Mr. Kim (2003), and Ghost House (2004). After proving his versatility in other genres, notably in the period thriller Blood Rain (2005) and the melodrama My Son (2007), Cha's popularity continued with the television series Bodyguard (2003), City Hall (2009), The Greatest Love (2011), A Korean Odyssey (2017), One Ordinary Day (2021) and Our Blues (2022).