Choi Min-sik

Known for ActingBorn 1962-01-22 (age 64)Seoul, South Korea

Choi Min-sik (born May 30, 1962), is a South Korean actor. Known for his intense and transformative performances, he first gained recognition with the television series The Moon of Seoul (1994). His film breakthrough came with Shiri (1999), which established Choi as a leading actor. However, it was his role in Oldboy (2003) that cemented his status as one of South Korea's greatest actors. His performance was critically acclaimed and won him Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and the Grand Bell Awards. Choi continued to star in high-profile films such as Lady Vengeance (2005), I Saw the Devil (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), New World (2013), and The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), which became the highest-grossing film in South Korea. For his performance in the latter, Choi won the Grand Prize at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards. In 2014, Choi came to prominence in Hollywood with his role in Lucy (2014). He was also listed as Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year. Following this, he remained active in Korean cinema with works such as Forbidden Dream (2019) and Exhuma (2024). Choi also made his return to television with Big Bet (2022), his first drama series in over two decades.Read more

Movies & web series

Modern Korea

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

You Quiz on the Block

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

Oldboy

In Our Prime

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

I Saw the Devil

Exhuma

The Tiger

Springtime

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

The Battle: Roar to Victory

Lady Vengeance

New World

Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells

Forbidden Dream

Crying Fist

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

Failan

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

Heart Blackened

Nameless Gangster

Chihwaseon

The Quiet Family

Sara Is Guilty

Kuro Arirang

Our Twisted Hero

Old Days

The Mayor

Lucy

Happy End

Shiri

No. 3

Big Bet

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

All That Falls Has Wings

In My End Is My Beginning

Notes from the Last Row

Sohn's Questions

Blue Dragon Series Awards

The Making of Lady Vengeance

Autobiography of Oldboy

The 4th Republic

The Moon of Seoul

May Our Love Stay This Way

On the Way to the Winter