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Cha Seung-won (차승원)
Born	June 7, 1971 (1971-06-07) (age 38) Seoul, South Korea

Cha Seung-won
Hangul	차승원
Hanja	車勝元
Revised Romanization	Cha Seung-won
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'a Sŭngwŏn

Cha Seung-won (Born June 7, 1971 in Seoul) is a South Korean actor. He received an engineering degree from Mokwon University before embarking on a successful career as a model in 1988. This led, in 1997, to a role in the SBS sitcom New York Story.

Although his debut film Holiday in Seoul (1997) and many of his subsequent roles did not establish him as a major star, he attracted attention in 2000 for his performance as an arsonist in the firefighting film Libera Me. The following summer, the runaway success of Kim Sang-jin's comedy Kick the Moon (over 4.3 million tickets sold) secured his place in the industry as a leading actor with strong star appeal. All of his films since then have been box-office successes.

In early 2003, Cha took on a slightly more serious role as a corrupt schoolteacher who is transferred to a country school in the film My Teacher, Mr. Kim. The film grossed over 2.4 million admissions and drew Cha additional praise for his acting abilities. His next role, in Ghost House, reunited him with director Kim Sang-jin in a successful comedy about a man who buys a dream home, only to discover it is haunted by a young female ghost.

In 2005 Cha put aside the comic roles he had become known for and appeared in the grisly period thriller Blood Rain. The film's unexpectedly robust commercial success confirmed Cha's popularity among Korean audiences.

Contents 1 Personal background 2 TV Series 3 Movies 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Personal background

• Height: 188cm (6'2")
• Weight: 80 kg
• Hobbies: Lifting weights

[edit] TV Series

• City Hall
• Family Outing (SBS, 2009) Episode 44-45
• Bodyguard (KBS, 2003)
• Angel's Kiss (KBS, 1999)
• New York Story (SBS, 1997) sitcom

[edit] Movies

• Secret (2009)
• Eye for an Eye (2008)
• A Day with My Son (2007)
• Small Town Rivals (2007)
• Somewhere Over the Border (2006)
• Murder, Take One (2005)
• Blood Rain (Korean: 혈의 누) (2005)
• Ghost House (Korean: 귀신이 산다) (2004)
• My Teacher, Mr. Kim (Korean: 선생 김봉두) (2003)
• Project X (2003)
• Jail Breakers (2002)
• Lightereul Kyeora (Korean: 라이터를 켜라) (2002)
• Kick the Moon (Korean: 신라의 달밤) (2001)
• Libera Me (Korean: 리베라 메) (2000)
• Black Honeymoon (2000)
• Attack the Gas Station (Korean: 주유소 습격사건) (1999)
• Segimal (1999)
• Ghost in Love (1999)
• If the Sun Rises in the West (1998)
• Holiday in Seoul (1997)

[edit] Awards

• 1995: Best Rookie Model of This Year by Korea Model Corporation, Korean Photographer foundation
• 2003: Best Actor of This Year (Baeksang Arts Awards)
• 2007: Fashion Star of 2007^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cha Seung-won at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile (empas.com)
• Profile (epg.co.kr)