Huh Joon-ho

Huh Joon-ho is exactly the kind of Korean character actor I prize. Trained in theater at Seoul Institute of the Arts and seasoned on stage before film and television, he brings a gravity that tightens every scene he enters. His Grand Bell Best Supporting Actor win for Silmido (2003) felt earned, not surprising: he routinely threatens to steal a film while still serving it. I love performers whose mere presence resets the room's temperature, and now, decades into his career, the weathered face itself has become part of the instrument. Age has only sharpened him.

Name (English)

Huh Joon-ho

Name (Japanese)

ホ・ジュノ

Reading

ほ・じゅの

Born

April 14, 1964 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

South Korea

Occupation

film actor / actor / television actor / stage actor / singer

High school

Shinil High School

• Official sitehttp://storyjcompany.com/theme/storyj/02/artist_view.php?wr_id=4
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/huhjh_jcw/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huh%20Joon-ho
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11286019

Tags

• film actor
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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.