Cha Seung-won

Cha Seung-won
Cha in September 2012
Born (1970-06-07) June 7, 1970 (age 54)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Agent
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse
Lee Soo-jin
(m. 1992)
Korean name
Hangul
차승원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCha Seung-won
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Sŭngwŏn
Websiteygfamily.com

Cha Seung-won (Korean차승원; 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).