Zo In-sung

Acting

Zo In-sung

Born

1981-07-28 (45)

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

34 titles

An accomplished fixture of the Korean film and television landscape for over two decades, Zo In-sung built his career on a versatile filmography and acclaimed performances. From swoon-worthy romantic leads to complex, hard-boiled characters, his ability to fully inhabit a diverse range of roles has solidified his reputation as a formidable talent. He is a renowned South Korean actor widely known for his role in the television series What Happened in Bali and That Winter, The Wind Blows, Moving, and in movies like A Dirty Carnival, The Classic and A Frozen Flower. From starting his career in modeling, to winning numerous awards for contributing to the movie and television industry through r…

Known for

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Hope poster
6.9

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

Hope

2026

Infinite Challenge poster
7.7

Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.

Infinite Challenge

2005

2 Days and 1 Night poster
6.7

2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.

2 Days and 1 Night

2007

Moving poster
8.5

Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.

Moving

2023

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Hope poster
6.9

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

Hope

2026

Escape from Mogadishu poster
7.1

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.

Escape from Mogadishu

2021

Humint poster
7.4

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

Humint

2026

Possible Love poster
8.0

A laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a documentary filmmaker and her spouse and confront their hidden desires.

Possible Love

2026

Smugglers poster
6.5

During the 1970s, in Kunchon, there were women divers who were able to dive without equipment, including two best friends Choon-ja and Jin-sook, Jin-sook's brother and Hammer. They always collected seafood under water for living. But, as fewer factories started to be built near the beach, the women divers started to have trouble with what they were doing for living. Without any choice, the ship crews decided to join the smuggling business in the water to seek a way for their living. But the smuggling business in their village got too big for Jin-sook's family to handle and the peaceful village was gradually broken.

Smugglers

2023

Walking in the Movies poster
10.0

KIM Dong-ho is the founder of the Busan International Film Festival and one of the key figures in the rise of Korean cinema. Starting his career as a civil servant, he dedicated his whole life to the sheer passion for films. With his deep commitment and instinctive creativity, he will keep “walking in the movies.”

Walking in the Movies

2024

2000s · 6 titles

Series credits

Running Man poster
8.2

These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!

Running Man

2010

Infinite Challenge poster
7.7

Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.

Infinite Challenge

2005

2 Days and 1 Night poster
6.7

2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.

2 Days and 1 Night

2007

Moving poster
8.5

Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.

Moving

2023

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

Nattering with Nah poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nattering with Nah

2023

Whenever Possible poster
8.3

We're looking for someone who has free time to hang out with us. Whenever Possible.

Whenever Possible

2024

Unexpected Business poster
9.4

Set in a small, rural town, the show is about two friends, actors Zo In-sung and Cha Tae-hyun, running a supermarket for 10 days. They not only sell goods, but also operate small restaurant, where they cook and serve dishes. The two actors, who lived their whole lives in the city, experience life in the small town and blend into the neighborhood.

Unexpected Business

2021

It's Okay, That's Love poster
8.1

From mere co-talkshow guests to being off-screen roommates? Things get steamier and awkward between a psychologist and novelist in their entanglement.

It's Okay, That's Love

2014

Dear My Friends poster
7.5

Life is ever-delightful — and ever-challenging — for a group of friends in their twilight years as they rediscover themselves through love and family.

Dear My Friends

2016

Sohn's Questions poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sohn's Questions

2024

That Winter, the Wind Blows poster
7.1

Circumstances condemn Oh Soo and Oh Young to loveless lives. After the untimely death of his first love, Oh Soo turns to an ambitionless life as a derelict gambler. The gorgeous Oh Young should be leading the perfect life as an heiress, but when her parents’ divorce crumbles the family, she faces the reality of living life alone—particularly in light of her increasingly impaired vision. When these two heavy souls cross paths, fate delivers a chance meeting that will change their lives forever.

That Winter, the Wind Blows

2013

GBRB: Reap What You Sow poster
8.3

A-listed actors under the spotlight become farmers under the sunlight

GBRB: Reap What You Sow

2023

School 3 poster
NR

The students from a luxurious residential neighborhood, the apartment complexes where the middle class resides, and the underdeveloped residential street all go to the same school and learn in the same classroom. The new semester begins, and Da In, a naïve girl, transfers to school from the countryside. Although she's raised by a single mom, she's a very cheerful literary girl. Due to her pure mindedness, she's bullied by her classmates in the beginning, but Se Chan, a boy from a luxurious town, helps her. Se Chan used to be a bully, but he now hates bullying because of his painful memory. He is confused about whether he helped Da In because he liked her or just hated bullying. The story of how Da In survives in the school where the strata exists in her own cheerful way begins.

School 3

2000

Jinfan Zone poster
NR

"JJinfan Zone" is a cheering station for the Jjinfan Fans who risk their lives playing ball. It is the first sports entertainment show where fans, not athletes, are the main characters. The first season features Hanwha Eagles fans as the main characters. Even though the Hanwha Eagles recorded their 18th consecutive loss and stayed in last place for 3 years in a row, they cheered them on with unchanging hearts. This year, Ryu Hyun Jin returns to the team to see if they can repeat their 1999 Korean Series victory and 2018 fall baseball miracle.

Jinfan Zone

2024

Something Happened in Bali poster
5.7

Soo Jung grew up poorly with her brother, Jang Soo who’s a walking disaster, after losing both of her parents at a young age. Meanwhile, Jae Min is the son of a conglomerate family, but he’s always been afraid of living under his father’s shadow. He gets engaged to Young Joo, who’s also a daughter of a rich family like him.

Something Happened in Bali

2004

Spring Day poster
4.0

The questions begin if the devoted love of the stepbrothers for one woman will meet the end of eternity.

Spring Day

2005

Shooting the Star poster
6.0

A fresh romance between a talent manager and an actor with dyslexia unfolds, inspiring strength and courage.

Shooting the Star

2002

Piano poster
7.3

Piano is about a father’s terrible love through a fantastical way, the unacceptable love between stepsiblings, and conflicts within a family.

Piano

2001