Jo Hye-joo

Jo Hye-joo is a South Korean actress and model with a bright and elegant screen presence. She is loved as Jin Ga-young, the double sword dancer in My Demon, and as Cheon Ha-ri in Spooky in Love. She also won praise for her work in Reborn Rich and A Love So Beautiful.

Jo Hye-joo is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall.

Early life

Jo Hye-joo was born on April 18, 1995, in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She studied theatre and film at Chung-Ang University. As a child, she spent some time studying abroad, and English became one of her strong skills. She first worked as a model under YG KPlus, which gave her confidence in front of the camera. She later moved to the agency MAA, where she works today.

Career and breakthrough

She made her acting debut in the 2017 film Wedding. She then played Jeon Hee-sook in the web drama Just One Bite in 2018 and Yoon Dong-ju in Search: WWW in 2019. Her warm role as Kang Ha-young in A Love So Beautiful in 2020 made her a favourite with young viewers. In Reborn Rich in 2022, she played Jin Ye-jun, the proud eldest granddaughter of a rich family, and showed a strong and charismatic side.

Popular roles

Many fans know her best from My Demon in 2023. As Jin Ga-young, a dancer who performs with two swords, she mixed beauty, pride and deep feeling in one role. Her dance training helped her make the sword dance scenes look real and graceful. In 2023, she also played Yoon Hong-joo in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, a kind house owner with a sad past.

Recent work

In 2024, she played Baek Hye-yeon in Dear Hyeri. She then took the role of Cheon Ha-ri in Spooky in Love in 2026, a fun new drama that brings her back to viewers in a fresh lead role. With each new project, Jo Hye-joo shows more range, and fans expect even bigger roles from her in the coming years.