Hyo Joo Han

Han Hyo Joo

  • Name: Han Hyo Joo
  • Native name: 한효주
  • Also Known as: Han Hyo Ju, ハン・ヒョジュ
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 22, 1987
  • Age: 39
Han Hyo Joo is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment. For the film "Cold Eyes" (감시자들, 2013), she won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Han was first discovered in a teenage beauty pageant organized by food corporation Binggrae in 2003. She began her acting career in the sitcom "Nonstop Season 5" (논스톱 5).

In 2006 she was cast in the independent film "Ad-lib Night" (아주 특별한 손님). She won the Best New Actress awards at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the Singapore International Film Festival for her performance.

Han won several acting awards including the Daesang (Grand Prize) award at MBC Drama Awards and the coveted Best Actress award at Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2013, Han was blackmailed by her ex-manager. According to police, the ex-manager Lee illegally transferred 16 photos of Han and her ex-boyfriend from her digital camera to his mobile phone. Lee then threatened to publish the compromising photos unless he and his two accomplices were paid ₩400 million.

In 2019, Han Hyo Joo was cast as the main character in the USA’s “Treadstone,” a television spin-off of the “Bourne” film series starring Matt Damon. It would be her first TV project in Hollywood.

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Year Title # Role Rating
TBA
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20
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9.0
2021
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Main Role
8.8
2021
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(Ep. 6) (Guest Role)
10
(Ep. 6)
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2016
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16
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8.4
2010
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2009
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165
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7.3
2006
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20
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2004
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257
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7.1
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Year Title Role Rating
2023
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Seob So Cheon / Big Knife (Main Role)
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2022
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Guest Role
8.6
2022
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Main Role
8.0
2021
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Support Role
6.9
2018
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Lee Yoon Hee (Main Role)
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7.4
2018
Golden Slumber
Golden Slumber
Korean Movie, 2018,
Sun Yeong (Main Role)
Main Role
7.5
2016
Love, Lies
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Korean Movie, 2016,
Jung So Yul (Main Role)
Main Role
8.1
2015
The Beauty Inside
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Korean Movie, 2015,
Hong I Su (Main Role)
Main Role
8.3
2015
C’Est Si Bon
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Korean Movie, 2015,
Min Ja Yeong [20s] (Main Role)
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7.4
2014
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Japanese Movie, 2014,
Tae So Yeong (Main Role)
Main Role
7.0
2013
Cold Eyes
Cold Eyes
Korean Movie, 2013,
Main Role
8.1
2012
Love 911
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Korean Movie, 2012,
Mi Soo (Main Role)
Main Role
8.1
2012
Masquerade
Masquerade
Korean Movie, 2012,
Queen Joong Jun (Main Role)
Main Role
8.3
2011
Always
Always
Korean Movie, 2011,
Ha Jeong Hwa (Main Role)
Ha Jeong Hwa
Main Role
8.5
2009
Postman to Heaven
Postman to Heaven
Korean Movie, 2009,
Jo Ha Na (Main Role)
Main Role
7.9
2008
My Dear Enemy
My Dear Enemy
Korean Movie, 2008,
[woman at bus stop} (Bit part)
[woman at bus stop}
Bit part
6.8
2008
Ride Away
Ride Away
Korean Movie, 2008,
Im Ha Jung (Main Role)
Main Role
6.7
2006
Ad-Lib Night
Ad-Lib Night
Korean Movie, 2006,
Lee Bo Kyung (Main Role)
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6.3
2006
My Boss, My Teacher
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Korean Movie, 2006,
Yoo Mi Jung (Support Role)
Yoo Mi Jung
Support Role
7.0
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Year Title # Role Rating
2016
W Special
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Korean Special, 2016, 1 eps
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1
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8.3
2009
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Korean Special, 2009, 12 eps
Jin Mi Ah (Main Role)
12
Main Role
6.6
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2023
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(Ep. 1-7)
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2022
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(Ep. 3)
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2021
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Korean TV Show, 2021, 12 eps
(Ep. 10-12) (Guest)
12
(Ep. 10-12)
Guest
8.6
2020
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Korean TV Show, 2020, 11 eps
(Ep. 5-6) (Guest)
11
(Ep. 5-6)
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2018
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2018
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321
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2016
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8.3
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Regular Member
8.0
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Han Hyo Joo

Hyo Joo Han
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  • First Name: Hyo Joo
  • Family Name: Han
  • Native name: 한효주
  • Also Known as: Han Hyo Ju, ハン・ヒョジュ
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 22, 1987
  • Age: 39

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