Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo (하정우), born Kim Sung-hoon, is one of the few Korean actors whose commercial reach and filmmaker credibility move at the same speed. His films have passed 100 million cumulative admissions in South Korea, placing him in the very small club of performers who can sell tickets at blockbuster scale without losing auteur-world respect.

That reputation was built the hard way. The Chaser turned him into a force, then projects like The Handmaiden with Park Chan-wook, Tunnel, the Along with the Gods films, and Netflix's Narco-Saints kept widening the frame. He is also a director, which helps explain why even his most crowd-facing performances tend to feel shaped from the inside out.

Now working under Walk House Company, Ha remains a premium casting anchor for film and prestige series. His 2026 lineup, including tvN's Mad Concrete Dreams and the Netflix project The Generals, reinforces the same point his career has made for years: when Ha Jung-woo joins a project, the project instantly carries more weight.