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

Early life

Chun studied chemistry at

Inha University Inha University () is a private research university located in Incheon, South Korea. Known traditionally for research and education in the engineering and physical sciences, the university was established by the first president of South Korea, S ...

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 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. MBC News Now broadcasts as channel 12. Establish ...

(MBC) and was selected. His first roles were mostly in miniseries and one-off telemovies (similar to KBS's ''

Drama City Drama City () is an anthology television series that was broadcast by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) via KBS2TV from 1984 to 2008. 1984's "Drama Game" lost its popularity several times since 1997, and the title, broadcast time was moved to ...

''). 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 ''My Golden Life'' () is a 2017–18 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo, Shin Hye-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, and Seo Eun-soo. The series was originally broadcast on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday from September 2017 to March 2018 betw ...

'' (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 ''Daesang'' (Grand Prize) at the 2017 KBS Drama Awards and a string of award nominations.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Musical theatre

Book

Awards and nominations

State honors

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20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors Best New Actor Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners