Choi Won-young

Choi Won-young (Korean: 최원영; born Choi Seong-wook on January 10, 1976) is a South Korean actor.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Won-young
Choi in 2024
Born	Choi Seong-wook (1976-01-10) January 10, 1976 (age 49) South Korea
Education	Sangmyung University – Stage Design Hongik University – Master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Hodu&U Entertainment
Spouse	Shim Yi-young ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	최원영
Revised Romanization	Choe Won-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Wŏnyŏng
Birth name
Hangul	최성욱
Revised Romanization	Choe Seong-uk
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Sŏnguk

Career

Choi Won-young made his acting debut in 2002's Sex Is Zero, and has since appeared in both film and television.^[1] But his most notable roles have been in the TV dramas While You Were Sleeping, A Hundred Year Legacy, Sky Castle, Doctor Prisoner, Hwarang: The Beginning,^{[2][unreliable source?]} Mad Dog as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.^[3]

In July 2024, Choi signed with new agency Hodu&U Entertainment.^[4]

Personal life

Choi married actress Shim Yi-young on February 28, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong.^[5] Choi and Shim met while filming the 2013 TV series A Hundred Year Legacy, where they played a married couple.^[6] On June 23, 2014, Choi's wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter.^{[citation needed]} The couple's second daughter was born on June 14, 2017.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Sex Is Zero	Park Chan-soo
2004	To Catch a Virgin Ghost	Han-seok
2005	Tarzan Park Heung-suk	Kang Hyun-woo
	Love in Magic	Han Joon-seok
2006	Mr. Wacky	Student teacher 1
2007	Cheaters	Seok-ho
2009	Chaw	Sibi prosecutor	Cameo
2010	The Outlaw	Park Sung-chul
2011	Earth Rep Rolling Stars	Jack	(voice) animated
	In Love and War	Jae-bok	Cameo
	Perfect Game	Sportscaster	Cameo
2012	Grape Candy	Ji-hoon
	Ghost Sweepers	Choi Seung-woo	Cameo
	Confession of Murder	Jeong Tae-seok
2013	Your Time Is Up	Seok-ho
	Short! Short! Short! 2013	Dong-kyu	segment: "Waltzing on Thunder"
2014	The Plan Man	Kang Byung-soo
2015	Looking for My Family	Tae-seong
2019	Jesters: The Game Changers	Hong Yoon-sung
2022	Yaksha: Ruthless Operations	Lee Chan-young	Netflix Film
2023	Past Lives	Nora's father	Hollywood Film[8]
2024	Land of Happiness	Baek Seung-gi

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Drama City: She's Smiling	Hyung-jin
2007	Heaven & Earth	Jang Young-min
	Belle	Im Kyung-ho
2008	You Are My Destiny	Nam Gyeong-woo
2009	Two Wives	Lee Young-min
	Queen Seondeok	General Gyebaek	Guest
	Hometown of Legends Silent Village	Jin-sung
2010	Definitely Neighbors	Chae Ki-hoon
	KBS Drama Special: After the Opera	Lee Joong-do
	Stormy Lovers	Lee Tae-hoon
2011	While You Were Sleeping	Yoon Min-joon
2012	Tasty Life	Kang In-chul
2013	A Hundred Year Legacy	Kim Chul-gyu
	Wonderful Mama	Homeless man	Cameo (Episode 8)
	Dating Agency: Cyrano	Sommelier	Cameo (Episode 1)	[9]
	After School: Lucky or Not	Priest	Cameo
	The Heirs	Yoon Jae-ho
2014	Three Days	Kim Do-jin
	KBS Drama Special: Climb the Sky Walls	Coach
	Diary of a Night Watchman	King Haejong	Cameo (Episode 1)
	Secret Door	Chae Je-gong
2015	Kill Me, Heal Me	Ahn Gook
	Hello Monster	Lee Joon-ho
	Second 20s	Kim Woo-chul
2016	Come Back Mister	Cha Jae-guk
2016–2017	The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop	Sung Tae-pyung
	Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth	Ahn Ji
2017	While You Were Sleeping	Nam Chul-Doo	Cameo
	Mad Dog	Joo Hyun-gi
2017–2018	Oh, the Mysterious	Jang-Pil Seong		[10]
2018–2019	Sky Castle	Hwang Chi-young		[11]
2018	Where Stars Land	Han Jae-young
2019	Doctor Prisoner	Lee Jae-Joon		[12]
	Nokdu Flower	Hwang Seok-joo		[13]
	KBS Drama Special : Scouting Report		one act-drama	[14]
2020	Hyena	Gong Hyun-kook	Cameo (Episode 5)	[15]
	Mystic Pop-up Bar	Chief Gwi / Crown Prince Yi-Hon		[16]
	Alice	Seok Oh-won		[17]
	My Dangerous Wife	Kim Yoon-chul		[18]
2021	Youth of May	Hwang Hee-tae (Older)	Cameo (Episode 12)	[19]
	Reflection of You	Ahn Hyeon-seong		[20][21]
2021–2022	Moonshine	Lee Si-heum		[22]
2022	The Golden Spoon	Hwang Hyeon-do		[23]
	Under the Queen's Umbrella	King Yi Ho		[24]
2023	O'PENing: Don't Press the Peach	Kim Kang-soo	one act-drama	[25]
	The First Responders	Ha Young-doo	Season 2; Cameo (episode 1)	[26]
	Twinkling Watermelon	Ha Yi-chan		[27][28]
2024	Family by Choice	Yoon Jeong Jae		[29]
2025	Our Chocolate Moments	Hong Sa-jang		[30]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018–2019	Apart Together	Regular Member	Episode 1–10	[31]
2021	Delicious Rendezvous	Cast Member	Episode 78–90	[32]
2023	Europe Outside the Tent	Cast Member	Season 2	[33]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist
2007	"Woman"	Jung Il-young
2013	"Love in Memory"[34]	Byul

Theater

Year	Title	Role
2003	Pandora's Box
2009–2010	Love's Labour's Lost	Ji-am

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2014	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Secret Door	Nominated
2016	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop	Nominated
2017	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and Mad Dog	Won
2019	KBS Drama Awards[35]	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Doctor Prisoner	Won
		Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Drama Special – Scouting Report	Nominated
		Netizen Award, Actor	Doctor Prisoner	Nominated
2022	MBC Drama Awards[36]	Best Character Award	The Golden Spoon	Won
2022	OBS (Hot Icon) Awards[37]	Actor	The Golden Spoon	Won