Choi Won-young
Choi Won-young (Korean: 최원영; born Choi Seong-wook on January 10, 1976) is a South Korean actor.
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Born | Choi Seong-wook January 10, 1976 |
Education | Sangmyung University – Stage Design Hongik University – Master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002-present |
Agent |
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Spouse(s) | Shim Yi-young (m. 2014) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Won-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Wŏnyŏng |
Birth name | |
Hangul | |
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 and A Hundred Year Legacy,[2] as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.[3]
Personal life
Choi married actress Shim Yi-young on February 28, 2014 at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong.[4][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, actress Shim Yi-young gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[7] The couple's second daughter was born on June 14, 2017.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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) |
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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 | |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2006 | Drama City "She's Smiling" | Hyung-jin | KBS2 |
2007 | Heaven & Earth | Jang Young-min | KBS1 |
Belle | Im Kyung-ho | ||
2008 | You Are My Destiny | Nam Gyeong-woo | |
2009 | Two Wives | Lee Young-min | SBS |
Queen Seondeok | General Gyebaek | MBC | |
Hometown of Legends "Silent Village" | Jin-sung | KBS2 | |
2010 | Definitely Neighbors | Chae Ki-hoon | SBS |
Drama Special "After the Opera" | Lee Joong-do | KBS2 | |
Stormy Lovers | Lee Tae-hoon | MBC | |
2011 | While You Were Sleeping | Yoon Min-joon | SBS |
2012 | Tasty Life | Kang In-chul | |
2013 | A Hundred Year Legacy | Kim Chul-gyu | MBC |
Wonderful Mama | Homeless man (cameo, episode 8) | SBS | |
Dating Agency: Cyrano | Sommelier (cameo, episode 1)[9] | tvN | |
After School: Lucky or Not | Priest (cameo) | Nate Hoppin/ BTV/T-store | |
The Heirs | Yoon Jae-ho | SBS | |
2014 | Three Days | Kim Do-jin | |
Drama Special "Climb the Sky Walls" | Coach | KBS2 | |
Diary of a Night Watchman | King Haejong (guest appearance) | MBC | |
Secret Door | Chae Je-gong | SBS | |
2015 | Kill Me, Heal Me | Ahn Gook | MBC |
Hello Monster | Lee Joon-ho | KBS2 | |
Second 20s | Kim Woo-chul | tvN | |
2016 | Come Back Mister | Cha Jae-guk | SBS |
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop | Sung Tae-pyung | KBS2 | |
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Ahn Ji | ||
2017 | While You Were Sleeping | (guest appearance) | SBS |
Mad Dog | Joo Hyun-gi | KBS2 | |
2018 | Sky Castle[10] | Hwang Chi-young | JTBC |
Where Stars Land | Han Jae-young | SBS | |
2019 | Doctor Prisoner[11] | Lee Jae-Joon | KBS2 |
2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chief Gwi | JTBC |
Theater
Year | Title | Role |
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2003 | Pandora's Box | |
2009-2010 | Love's Labour's Lost | Ji-am |
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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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[13] | 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 |
References
- "CHOI Won-young". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- "A Hundred Year's Inheritance Shim Yi Young Touched by Choi Won Young's Innocence". KDramaStars. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- "2013.3.15 Now Playing: Your Time is Up". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- "Choi Won Young and Shim Yi Young tie the knot". Allkpop. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- "Actor couple Choi Won-young and Shim Yi-young pose before their wedding in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- "Choi Won Young Reveals He Already Proposed to Shim Yi Young". Soompi. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- "Choi Won Young and Shim Yi Young Welcome Baby Girl". Soompi. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- "Actor Choi Won Young and actress Shim Yi Young welcome their second daughter!". allkpop. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (16 May 2013). "SHINee's Taemin, Lee Chung Ah, and Others to Cameo on Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- "'SKY 캐슬' 정준호x최원영x조재윤x김병철 확정..JTBC 흥행史 잇는다[공식]". TV Report (in Korean). August 29, 2018.
- "[공식입장] 'SKY캐슬' 최원영, 차기작은 '닥터 프리즈너'…재벌2세 변신". News1 (in Korean). January 29, 2019.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (21 February 2013). "Byul Releases Love In Memory for SNS Music Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- Jang, Woo-young (January 1, 2020). "공효진, 생애 첫 연기 대상…'동백꽃' 트로피 싹쓸이 (종합) [2019 KBS 연기대상]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Naver.