Choi Sung-won (actor)

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

Choi Min-woo (born January 17, 1985), better known by his stage name Choi Sung-won, is a South Korean actor. He started gaining recognition through his role as Sung No-eul in the Korean drama Reply 1988 (2015), a third installment of the Reply series by tvN.^[1]

Choi Sung-won
Choi in March 2016
Born	Choi Min-woo (1985-01-17) January 17, 1985 (age 40) South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011-present
Agent	Wide S Company (2022-present)
Korean name
Hangul	최민우
Revised Romanization	Choe Minu
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Minu
Stage name
Hangul	최성원
Revised Romanization	Choe Seongwon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Sŏngwŏn

On January 18, 2022, it was confirmed that Choi decided to join Wide S Company.^[2]

Personal life

In May 2016, Choi was diagnosed with acute leukemia. In order to focus on his recovery his agency stated that he decided to leave the drama Mirror of the Witch.^{[3][unreliable source?]} In February 2017, it was revealed that his condition is continuously improving and that he will return through a stage play entitled Miracles of the Namiya General Store.^{[4][unreliable source?]} In July 2017, his agency revealed that he is completely healed.^{[5][unreliable source?]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Slow Video	Loan shark
2015	The Accidental Detective	Rookie
2017	The Prison
2018	The Accidental Detective 2: In Action	Jo Young-chul
2023	The Assassin		[6]
2023	Regardless of Us	Film director	[7]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2011	KBS Drama Special: Our Happy Youth	Hyeong-joo	KBS2
2012	KBS Drama Special: The Disappearance of the Member of Parliament	Go Geum-ha	KBS2
2015	KBS Drama Special: The Wind Blows to the Hope	Detective Kang	KBS2
2015-2016	Reply 1988	Sung No-eul	tvN
2016	Secret Healer	Dong-rae	JTBC
2017	Prison Playbook	Jo Ki Chul	tvN
2018	The Miracle We Met	Assistant manager Ha	KBS2
	Gangnam Beauty	Song Jung-ho	JTBC	[8]
2019	My Absolute Boyfriend	Nam Bo-won		[9]
	Psychopath Diary	Heo taek-soo	tvN	[10]
2022	From Now On, Showtime!	Min-ho cameo	MBC	[11][12]

Television programs

Year	Title	Notes
2016	King of Mask Singer	"I'm on the Green Grass in the Meadow" - Ep. 51-52

Theater

Musicals

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007-2013	Finding Mr. Destiny	Peter
2010	Oh! While You Were Sleeping
2013	The Goddess is Watching
2013	Black Mary Poppins	Jonas Engels

Plays

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	A Dramatic Night
2017	Miracles of the Namiya General Store