---
name: "Chung Chung-hoon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chung-chung-hoon"
fi1m_id: "chung-chung-hoon"
imdb_id: "nm0161200"
tmdb_id: 10107
wikidata_id: "Q16539622"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "15 June 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T16:18:20.840132+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chung Chung-hoon

## Identity

Chung Chung-hoon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chung-chung-hoon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chung-chung-hoon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0161200
- **TMDB ID:** 10107
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16539622
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Chung-hoon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16539622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161200/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10107

Cinematographer. Born 15 June 1970 in Seoul, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 15 June 1970, Seoul, South Korea
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** 정정훈, Jeong Jeong-hoon, Jung Jung-hoon, Chung Chung-hun, Chung-hoon Chung, Chung-Hoon Chung, Jeong Jeong-hun
- **Frequently works with:** [Edgar Wright](https://film.one/person/edgar-wright.md), [Hugh Grant](https://film.one/person/hugh-grant.md), [Lim Seung-yong](https://film.one/person/syd-lim.md), [Park Chan-wook](https://film.one/person/park-chan-wook.md), [Ruben Fleischer](https://film.one/person/ruben-fleischer.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 68 (2), 2020s 62 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 66 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Horror 3, Mystery 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,364m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Chung-hoon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16539622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161200/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10107

## Coming up

- *The Nightingale* (2027-03-18), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Heretic*](https://film.one/film/heretic.md) (70), [*Uncharted*](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md) (50)
- **Apple TV:** [*Wonka*](https://film.one/film/wonka.md) (68), [*The Running Man*](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md) (60)
- **HBO Max:** [*Zombieland: Double Tap*](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md) (52)

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## Biography

Chung Chung-hoon is a South Korean cinematographer. Born on 15 June 1970 in Seoul, he studied theatre and film at Dongguk University, where he directed short films before debuting as a cinematographer on the 1996 feature *Yuri*.

He is known for his long collaboration with director Park Chan-wook on films including *Oldboy* (2003), *Lady Vengeance* (2005), *Thirst* (2009) and *The Handmaiden* (2016). His American debut came with *Stoker* (2013), after which he worked on *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), *It* (2017), *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), *Last Night in Soho* (2021), *Uncharted* (2022), *Wonka* (2023), *Heretic* (2024) and *The Running Man* (2025).

Chung joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2017 and became the first Korean member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2023.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britishcinematographer.co.uk, koreajoongangdaily.joins.com, theasc.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Running Man* (2025), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Heretic* (2024), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/heretic.md)
- *Wonka* (2023), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *Uncharted* (2022), Fi1m 50, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md)
- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/last-night-in-soho.md)
- *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), Fi1m 52, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md)
- *The Handmaiden* (2016), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-handmaiden.md)
- *Oldboy* (2003), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/oldboy.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Nightingale* (2027), Director of Photography
- *The Running Man* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Heretic* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/heretic.md)
- *The Greatest Hits* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Wonka* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *Faith* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Obi-Wan Kenobi* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Uncharted* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md)
- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/last-night-in-soho.md)
- *Earthquake Bird* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md)
- *Hotel Artemis* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Current War* (2018), Director of Photography
- *It* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Handmaiden* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-handmaiden.md)
- *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), Director of Photography
- *A Rose Reborn* (2014), Writer
- *Boulevard* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Stoker* (2013), Director of Photography
- *New World* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Miss Conspirator* (2012), Camera Operator
- *Hindsight* (2011), Camera Operator
- *Battlefield Heroes* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Unjust* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Slow Slow Quick Quick* (2010), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- *Blades of Blood* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Thirst* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Crush and Blush* (2008), as Photographer · Camera Operator
- *Dachimawa Lee* (2008), Camera Operator
- *I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Dasepo Naughty Girls* (2006), as Homeless · Director of Photography
- *Lady Vengeance* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Antarctic Journal* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Crying Fist* (2005), as Gwang-ho
- *Three... Extremes* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Oldboy* (2003), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/oldboy.md)
- *No Blood No Tears* (2002), Camera Operator
- *Tearful Story* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Record* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Die Bad* (2000), as Senior Employee
- *Yuri* (1996), Director of Photography

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