Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-01-22 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

Also Known As

Choi Min-shik

Min-sik Choi

Choe Min-sik

Choe Min-Shik

Choi Min-sik

Biography

Choi Min-sik is a South Korean actor. He received critical acclaim for his roles in Oldboy, I Saw the Devil and The Admiral: Roaring Currents. For his role in Oldboy, he won the Best Actor prize at the 40th Baeksang Art Awards, the 24th Blue Dragon Awards, and the 41st Grand Bell Awards.

Known For

Acting

Oldboy

2003

Oldboy

as

Oh Dae-Su

Shiri

1999

Shiri

as

Park Mu-young

Lady Vengeance

2005

Lady Vengeance

as

Mr. Baek

Happy End

1999

Happy End

as

Seo Min-ki

Crying Fist

2005

Crying Fist

as

Gang Tae-shik

Failan

2001

Failan

as

Kang-jae

Painted Fire

2002

Painted Fire

as

Jang Seung-up

The Quiet Family

1998

The Quiet Family

as

Chang-goo

Vapor

1988

Vapor

as

On the Way to the Winter

1989

On the Way to the Winter

as

Gi-dal

No. 3

1997

No. 3

as

Ma Dong-pal

Springtime

2004

Springtime

as

Hyeon-woo

New World

2013

New World

as

Kang Hyung-chul

Nameless Gangster

2012

Nameless Gangster

as

Choi Ik-hyun

I Saw the Devil

2010

I Saw the Devil

as

Kyung-chul

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

2011

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

as

Wanderer (voice)

Lucy

2014

Lucy

as

Mr. Jang

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

as

Admiral Yi Sun-Shin

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells

2009

Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells

as

Choi

The Tiger

2015

The Tiger

as

Cheon Man-deok

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

as

North Korean Captain

The Intern

The Intern

as

Ki-ho

Old Days

2016

Old Days

as

Self

The Mayor

2017

The Mayor

as

Byeon Jong-gu

Heart Blackened

2017

Heart Blackened

as

Lim Tae-san

Our Twisted Hero

1992

Our Twisted Hero

as

Mr. Kim

All That Falls Has Wings

1990

All That Falls Has Wings

as

Tae-sik

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

as

Self

Kuro Arirang

1989

Kuro Arirang

as

Jin-seok

In My End Is My Beginning

2013

In My End Is My Beginning

as

Doctor (voice) (cameo)

Forbidden Dream

2019

Forbidden Dream

as

Jang Yeong-sil

Heaven: To The Land of Happiness

2021

Heaven: To The Land of Happiness

as

203

The Battle: Roar to Victory

2019

The Battle: Roar to Victory

as

Hong Beom-do

In Our Prime

2022

In Our Prime

as

Ri Hak-sung

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

1995

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

as

Sara Is Guilty

1993

Sara Is Guilty

as

May Our Love Stay This Way

1992

May Our Love Stay This Way

as

Jun-hyeok

Exhuma

2024

Exhuma

as

Kim Sang-duk

Autobiography of Oldboy

2004

Autobiography of Oldboy

as

The Making of Lady Vengeance

2005

The Making of Lady Vengeance

as

The 4th Republic

The 4th Republic

as

Kim Dae-jung

Blue Dragon Series Awards

Blue Dragon Series Awards

as

Self

The Moon of Seoul

The Moon of Seoul

as

Park Chun-seob

Modern Korea

Modern Korea

as

Self (archive footage)

Sohn's Questions

Sohn's Questions

as

Self

Big Bet

Big Bet

as

Cha Mu-sik

You Quiz on the Block

You Quiz on the Block

as

Self

Notes from the Last Row

Notes from the Last Row

as

Heo Mun-oh

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing