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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia South Korean actor In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Won-young
Choi in 2024
Born	Choi Seong-wook (1976-01-10) January 10, 1976 (age 49)South Korea
Education	Sangmyung University – Stage Design Hongik University – Master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Agent(s)	Hodu&U Entertainment
Spouse	Shim Yi-young ​(m. 2014)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	최원영
RR	Choe Wonyeong
MR	Ch'oe Wŏnyŏng
Birth name
Hangul	최성욱
RR	Choe Seonguk
MR	Ch'oe Sŏnguk

Choi Won-young (Korean: 최원영; born Choi Seong-wook on January 10, 1976) is a South Korean actor.

Career

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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, A Hundred Year Legacy, Sky Castle, Doctor Prisoner, Hwarang: The Beginning,[2] Mad Dog as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.[3] In July 2024, Choi signed with new agency Hodu&U Entertainment.[4]

Personal life

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Choi married actress Shim Yi-young on February 28, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong.[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 gave birth to their first child, a daughter. The couple's second daughter was born on June 14, 2017.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
	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
2022	Yaksha: Ruthless Operations	Lee Chan-young	Netflix Film
2023	Past Lives	Nora's father	Hollywood Film[8]
2024	Land of Happiness	Baek Seung-gi

Television series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Drama City: She's Smiling	Hyung-jin
2007	Heaven & Earth	Jang Young-min
	Belle	Im Kyung-ho
2008	You Are My Destiny	Nam Gyeong-woo
2009	Two Wives	Lee Young-min
	Queen Seondeok	General Gyebaek	Guest
	Hometown of Legends Silent Village	Jin-sung
2010	Definitely Neighbors	Chae Ki-hoon
	KBS Drama Special: After the Opera	Lee Joong-do
	Stormy Lovers	Lee Tae-hoon
2011	While You Were Sleeping	Yoon Min-joon
2012	Tasty Life	Kang In-chul
2013	A Hundred Year Legacy	Kim Chul-gyu
	Wonderful Mama	Homeless man	Cameo (Episode 8)
	Dating Agency: Cyrano	Sommelier	Cameo (Episode 1)	[9]
	After School: Lucky or Not	Priest	Cameo
	The Heirs	Yoon Jae-ho
2014	Three Days	Kim Do-jin
	KBS Drama Special: Climb the Sky Walls	Coach
	Diary of a Night Watchman	King Haejong	Cameo (Episode 1)
	Secret Door	Chae Je-gong
2015	Kill Me, Heal Me	Ahn Gook
	Hello Monster	Lee Joon-ho
	Second 20s	Kim Woo-chul
2016	Come Back Mister	Cha Jae-guk
2016–2017	The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop	Sung Tae-pyung
	Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth	Ahn Ji
2017	While You Were Sleeping	Nam Chul-Doo	Cameo
	Mad Dog	Joo Hyun-gi
2017–2018	Oh, the Mysterious	Jang-Pil Seong	[10]
2018–2019	Sky Castle	Hwang Chi-young	[11]
2018	Where Stars Land	Han Jae-young
2019	Doctor Prisoner	Lee Jae-Joon	[12]
	Nokdu Flower	Hwang Seok-joo	[13]
	KBS Drama Special : Scouting Report	one act-drama	[14]
2020	Hyena	Gong Hyun-kook	Cameo (Episode 5)	[15]
	Mystic Pop-up Bar	Chief Gwi / Crown Prince Yi-Hon	[16]
	Alice	Seok Oh-won	[17]
	My Dangerous Wife	Kim Yoon-chul	[18]
2021	Youth of May	Hwang Hee-tae (Older)	Cameo (Episode 12)	[19]
	Reflection of You	Ahn Hyeon-seong	[20][21]
2021–2022	Moonshine	Lee Si-heum	[22]
2022	The Golden Spoon	Hwang Hyeon-do	[23]
	Under the Queen's Umbrella	King Yi Ho	[24]
2023	O'PENing: Don't Press the Peach	Kim Kang-soo	one act-drama	[25]
	The First Responders	Ha Young-doo	Season 2; Cameo (episode 1)	[26]
	Twinkling Watermelon	Ha Yi-chan	[27][28]
2024	Family by Choice	Yoon Jeong Jae	[29]
2025	Our Chocolate Moments	Hong Sa-jang	[30]

Television shows

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018–2019	Apart Together	Regular Member	Episode 1–10	[31]
2021	Delicious Rendezvous	Cast Member	Episode 78–90	[32]
2023	Europe Outside the Tent	Cast Member	Season 2	[33]

Music video appearances

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Year	Song Title	Artist
2007	"Woman"	Jung Il-young
2013	"Love in Memory"[34]	Byul

Theater

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Year	Title	Role
2003	Pandora's Box
2009–2010	Love's Labour's Lost	Ji-am

Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
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[35]	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
2022	MBC Drama Awards[36]	Best Character Award	The Golden Spoon	Won
	OBS (Hot Icon) Awards[37]	Actor		Won

References

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1. ^ "CHOI Won-young". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
2. ^ Baek, Ji-Eun (February 22, 2017). [인터뷰③] 최원영 "'화랑'-'월계수' 커플연기, 아내 심이영 시청자 모드" [[Interview ③] Choi Won-young "'Hwarang' - 'Wolgyesu' Couple Acting, Wife Shim Yi-young Viewer Mode"] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo.
3. ^ "2013.3.15 Now Playing: Your Time is Up". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
4. ^ Park, Jung-sun (July 16, 2024). 최원영, 김혜수·신하균 소속사와 전속계약 [Choi Won-young, Kim Hye-soo, and Shin Ha-kyun sign exclusive contracts with their agencies] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via Naver.
5. ^ "Actor couple Choi Won-young and Shim Yi-young pose before their wedding in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. March 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
6. ^ Han, Mihee (December 24, 2013). "최원영-심이영 "결혼 전제 진지한 만남"" [Choi Won-young and Shim Yi-young "Serious meeting before marriage"]. Yonhap News Agency.
7. ^ ""I understand that wives and mothers raise children..." Actor Choi Won-young seems to take care of the children "as if it were someone else's job."". April 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
8. ^ Lee Ye-ju (February 14, 2023). "최원영, 2023 밝힌 '힐링 시너지'" [Choi Won-young, 'Healing Synergy' revealed in 2023] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Naver.
9. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (May 16, 2013). "SHINee's Taemin, Lee Chung Ah, and Others to Cameo on Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
10. ^ "[Photos] Added posters for the upcoming Korean drama 'Doubtful Victory'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
11. ^ "'SKY 캐슬' 정준호x최원영x조재윤x김병철 확정..JTBC 흥행史 잇는다[공식]". TV Report (in Korean). August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
12. ^ "[공식입장] 'SKY캐슬' 최원영, 차기작은 '닥터 프리즈너'...재벌2세 변신". News1 (in Korean). January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
13. ^ "'녹두꽃' 윤시윤, 최원영 배신 알았다...본격 흑화 [종합]". sports.chosun (in Korean). November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
14. ^ "[Photos] Press Conference Photos Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama 'Drama Special - Scouting Report'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
15. ^ "최원영, '하이에나' 특별 출연...김혜수 스카우트 관련된 비밀 인물 [공식]". tenasia.hankyung (in Korean). November 26, 2020.
16. ^ "[Photo] Cast Photo Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama 'Mystic Pop-Up Bar'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
17. ^ "Choi Won-young Joins Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won in 'Alice'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
18. ^ "Kim Jung-eun, Choi Won-young, Choi Yu-hwa in 'My Dangerous Wife'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
19. ^ Choi Ha-na (June 8, 2021). "오월의 청춘' 고민시 사망, 이도현→최원영 41년 그리움 엔딩 [종합]" ['Youth in May' Died while worrying, Lee Do-hyeon → Choi Won-young 41 Years Longing Ending [Comprehensive]]. Tv Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via v.daum.
20. ^ "[단독]최원영, '너를 닮은 사람' 출연..고현정과 부부로 만난다" [[Exclusive] Choi Won-young to appear in 'People like you' .. Go Hyun-jung and her husband meet]. star.mt (in Korean). November 26, 2020.
21. ^ Kim Nam-young (May 18, 2021). "최원영 출연확정, 고현정과 '너를 닮은 사람'으로 부부 호흡(공식)" [Choi Won-young confirmed to appear, Go Hyun-jung and couple breathing in 'People Like You' (official)]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021 – via Naver.
22. ^ Kim Na-kyung (May 7, 2021). "장광→임원희 '꽃 피면 달 생각하고' 합류, 명품 배우들 총 출동" [Jang Gwang → Lim Won-hee joins 'Thinking of the Moon When Flowers Bloom', all luxury actors are dispatched]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
23. ^ "Choi Won-young, Son Yeo-eun, Choi Dae-chul, Han Chae-ah in 'The Golden Spoon'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
24. ^ Kim Na-young (August 26, 2022). "김혜수, 중전된다...김해숙·최원영·김의성 등 '슈룹' 역대급 라인업 완성" (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver.
25. ^ Bae Jae-ryun (July 4, 2023). "tvn 오프닝 '복숭아 누르지 마시오', 정이서x최원영x신현수의 따뜻한 힐링" [tvn Opening 'Don't Press the Peach', Jeong Yi-seo x Choi Won-young x Shin Hyun-soo's Warm Healing] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
26. ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (August 5, 2023). "김래원X손호준 '소옆경2', 연쇄방화범과 사투 시작...7.1% 스타트[TV핫샷]" [Kim Rae-won X Son Ho-joon 'Suspicion 2' begins battle with serial arsonist...7.1% start[TV Hotshot]]. SpoTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Naver.
27. ^ "[단독] 최원영, 진수완 작가 '반짝이는 워터멜론' 합류". JTBC (in Korean). March 7, 2023. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
28. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (August 18, 2023). "최현욱→신은수 '반짝이는 워터멜론' 대본리딩 포착, 찬란한 청춘들" [Choi Hyun-wook→Shin Eun-soo captured the script reading of 'Glittering Watermelon', brilliant youth] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Naver.
29. ^ "≪시사줌뉴스≫ JTBC 새 드라마 '조립식 가족' 최원영-최무성, 황인엽-정채연-배현성과 가족 된다! 한 지붕 아래 모인 두 아빠 X 세 아이의 진한 가족애! 지친 현대인들 위한 위로 전한다!". 시사줌뉴스. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
30. ^ "소주연X최원영, '우리들의 초콜릿 순간' 캐스팅…11일 첫방 | 기사상세". iMBC 연예 (in Korean). Retrieved March 29, 2025.
31. ^ TVING. "따로 또 같이 1화". TVING (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
32. ^ 김, 진석. "[단독]최원영·최예빈·곽동연, '맛남의 광장' 새 출연진 확정". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
33. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (January 12, 2023). "'텐트밖은 유럽2' 측 "조진웅X최원영X박명훈X권율 출연, 3월 첫방"[공식]" ['Europe Outside the Tent 2' side "Cho Jin-woong X Choi Won-young X Park Myung-hoon X Kwon Yul, first broadcast in March" [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
34. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 21, 2013). "Byul Releases Love In Memory for SNS Music Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
35. ^ 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.
36. ^ Jeong, Han-byul (December 30, 2022). "이종석, 'MBC 연기대상' 6년 만 대상 "20대 때와 다른 느낌" [종합]" [Lee Jong-suk, 'MBC Drama Awards' grand prize in 6 years "Feels different from when I was in my 20s" [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Naver.
37. ^ "[2022 핫 아이콘★②] 진정한 천의 얼굴 '믿고 보는 배우' 최원영". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

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• Choi Won-young at HanCinema
• Choi Won-young at the Korean Movie Database
• Choi Won-young at IMDb 

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