Ji hwan kang biography

South Korean actor (born 1977)

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Kang.

Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu; March 20, 1977) is a South Korean former actor.

He began his career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005), Capital Scandal (2007), Hong Gil-dong (2008), Lie to Me (2011), Incarnation of Money (2013), Big Man (2014) and Children of a Lesser God (2018) as well as the films Rough Cut (2008) and My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009).

Career

2002–2005: Beginnings and rising popularity

Jo Tae-gyu made his acting debut in musical theatre in 2002, in the Korean stagings of popular musicals The Rocky Horror Show and Grease.

From 2003 to 2004, using the stage name Kang Ji-hwan, he began appearing in small roles on television, which included the sitcomNonstop 4 and the Korean dramasSummer Scent and Save the Last Dance for Me