Choi Min-sik
Acting
1962-01-22 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersThe Intern
2026 · Movie
Notes from the Last Row
2026 · Series
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
2025 · Series
Sohn's Questions
2024 · Series
Exhuma
2024 · Movie
Big Bet
2022 · Series
Just an Excuse
2022 · Series
Blue Dragon Series Awards
2022 · Series
In Our Prime
2022 · Movie
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
2021 · Movie
Forbidden Dream
2019 · Movie
Modern Korea
2019 · Series
The Battle: Roar to Victory
2019 · Movie
You Quiz on the Block
2018 · Series
Heart Blackened
2017 · Movie
The Mayor
2017 · Movie
Old Days
2016 · Movie
The Tiger
2015 · Movie
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
2014 · Movie
Lucy
2014 · Movie
In My End Is My Beginning
2013 · Movie
New World
2013 · Movie
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012 · Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Movie
Nameless Gangster
2012 · Movie
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
2011 · Movie
I Saw the Devil
2010 · Movie
Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
2009 · Movie
The Making of Lady Vengeance
2005 · Movie
Lady Vengeance
2005 · Movie
Crying Fist
2005 · Movie
Autobiography of Oldboy
2004 · Movie
Springtime
2004 · Movie
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
2004 · Movie
Oldboy
2003 · Movie
Chihwaseon
2002 · Movie
Failan
2001 · Movie
Happy End
1999 · Movie
Shiri
1999 · Movie
The Quiet Family
1998 · Movie
No. 3
1997 · Movie
The 4th Republic
1995 · Series
Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone
1995 · Movie
The Moon of Seoul
1994 · Series
Sara Is Guilty
1993 · Movie
May Our Love Stay This Way
1992 · Movie
Our Twisted Hero
1992 · Movie
All That Falls Has Wings
1990 · Movie
Kuro Arirang
1989 · Movie
On the Way to the Winter
1989 · Movie
Vapor
1988 · Movie
Gyosan
Movie