Choi Min-sik
Biography
Choi Min-sik is a South Korean male actor born in Seoul, South Korea. His stage name is Choi Min-sik, and he is also known as Choi Min-shik, Min-sik Choi, and Cho. Active in the entertainment industry with fifty-two known credits, his primary focus is acting. The Movie Database lists his birthday as January 22, 1962. As a performer, he is recognized for his work across various media. His profile on the platform includes an overview, media, fandom details, sharing options, watch now links, and similar shows on Apple TV. Additional sections available on his reference page include personal info, awards, and further database categories.
Career overview
Choi Min-sik is a South Korean actor born in Seoul, South Korea. Known by the stage name 최민식 and also known as Choi Min-shik, Min-sik Choi, and Cho, he is recognized for acting with 52 known credits on the platform.
His professional background spans both television and film. He first gained recognition with the television series The Moon of Seoul in 1994. His film breakthrough came with Shiri in 1999, which established him as a leading actor. He subsequently cemented his status as one of South Korea's greatest actors through his role in Oldboy in 2003, a critically acclaimed performance that earned him Best Actor awards at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and the Grand Bell Awards.
Following these successes, Choi continued to star in high-profile films throughout his career, including Lady Vengeance in 2005, I Saw the Devil in 2010, Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time in 2012, and New World.
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- Notes from the Last Row (2026) as Heo Mun-oh
- New Old Boy : Dir. Park (2025) as Self
- Exhuma (2024) as Kim Sang-duk
- Sohn's Questions (2024) as Self
- Big Bet (2022) as Cha Mu-sik
- Blue Dragon Series Awards (2022) as Self
- In Our Prime (2022) as Ri Hak-sung
- Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (2021) as 203
- Modern Korea (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) as Hong Beom-do
- Forbidden Dream (2019) as Jang Yeong-sil
- You Quiz on the Block (2018) as Self
- Heart Blackened (2017) as Lim Tae-san
- The Mayor (2017) as Byeon Jong-gu
- Old Days (2016) as Self
- The Tiger (2015) as Man-deok
- Lucy (2014) as Mr. Jang
- The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
- New World (2013) as Kang Hyung-chul
- In My End Is My Beginning (2013) as Doctor (voice) (cameo)
- Nameless Gangster (2012) as Choi Ik-hyun
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012) as Self
- Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild (2011) as Wanderer (voice)
- I Saw the Devil (2010) as Kyung-chul
- Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (2009) as Choi
- Lady Vengeance (2005) as Mr. Baek
- Crying Fist (2005) as Gang Tae-shik
- The Making of Lady Vengeance (2005)
- Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) as North Korean Captain
- Autobiography of Oldboy (2004)
- Springtime (2004) as Hyeon-woo
- Oldboy (2003) as Oh Dae-su
- Chihwaseon (2002) as Jang Seung-up
- Failan (2001) as Kang-jae
- Happy End (1999) as Seo Min-ki
- Shiri (1999) as Park Mu-young
- The Quiet Family (1998) as Chang-goo
- No. 3 (1997) as Ma Dong-pal
- The 4th Republic (1995) as Kim Dae-jung
- Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone (1995)
- The Moon of Seoul (1994) as Park Chun-seob
- Sara Is Guilty (1993)
- May Our Love Stay This Way (1992) as Jun-hyeok
- Our Twisted Hero (1992) as Mr. Kim
- All That Falls Has Wings (1990) as Tae-sik
- Kuro Arirang (1989) as Jin-seok
- On the Way to the Winter (1989) as Gi-dal
- Vapor (1988)
- Gyosan
- The Intern as Ki-ho