Huh Joon-ho

In this Korean name, the family name is Huh.
Huh Joon-ho
Born (1964-04-14) April 14, 1964 (age 60)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present[2]
AgentStory J Company[3]
ParentHeo Jang-kang (father)
Korean name
Hangul
허준호
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHuh Joon-ho
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Chunho

Huh Joon-ho (Korean: 허 준호; Hanja: 許 峻豪; RR: Heo Jun-ho; MR: Hŏ Chun-ho, born April 14, 1964) is a South Korean actor.[3][2] His name was previously officially romanized as Hur Joon-ho[4] and is sometimes romanized unofficially as Heo Joon-ho.

His father was Heo Jang-kang, a well-known Korean actor. Huh began his career in theater, then became active in film and television as a character actor, notably in the 2003 box office hit Silmido for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards.[5][6][7] He has also reprised the leading role in the stage musical Gambler several times.[8]

  1. ^ "허준호". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "Huh Joon-ho". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Huh Joon Ho" (in Korean). Story J Company. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ "International sales poster for The Restless". IMDb. 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ^ Elley, Derek (26 January 2004). "Review: Silmido". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  6. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Silmido". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  7. ^ "Grand Bell Awards 2004". Korean Film Biz Zone. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference actions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).