Cha Seung-won

Cha Seung-won is, for me, the model of the actor who ages into greater charisma rather than away from it. He arrived as an in-demand 1990s fashion model and then did something tall, handsome men rarely risk: he made people laugh, anchoring hits like Kick the Moon and Jail Breakers. That willingness to play the fool while looking like a magazine cover is exactly what wins me over. Add his unexpected warmth as a cook on variety television, and you get a performer who refuses to coast on his looks. I find his unhurried, self-deprecating confidence quietly magnetic.

Name (English)

Cha Seung-won

Name (Japanese)

チャ・スンウォン

Reading

ちゃ・すんうぉん

Born

June 7, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Origin

Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / model / television actor

High school

Dankook University High School

University

Dankook University High School

• Official sitehttps://www.ygfamily.com/artist/About.asp?LANGDIV=K&ATYPE=1&ARTIDX=58
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/70csw/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha%20Seung-won
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490067

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• actor
• film actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-19

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.