Choi Min-sik

Q: Has Choi Min-sik won any major awards?

Yes, Choi Min-sik has received several awards, including the Best Actor award at the 2013 Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in 'The Admiral: Roaring Currents'.

Q: What was Choi Min-sik's first film?

Choi Min-sik made his film debut in the 1990 movie 'The Day a Pig Fell into the Well'. This film marked the beginning of his successful acting career.

Q: How did Choi Min-sik become famous?

Choi Min-sik gained fame for his role in 'Oldboy', which was critically acclaimed and won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, significantly raising his profile internationally.

Q: What is Choi Min-sik's estimated net worth?

Choi Min-sik's estimated net worth is around 20 million USD, reflecting his successful career in the film industry over several decades.

Q: Is Choi Min-sik involved in any television series?

Yes, Choi Min-sik has appeared in television series, including the popular show 'The Great King Sejong', where he portrayed a significant historical figure.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Choi Min-sik's acting style?

Choi Min-sik is known for his intense and immersive acting style, often portraying complex characters that evoke strong emotional responses from the audience.

Q: What genres does Choi Min-sik typically work in?

Choi Min-sik primarily works in drama and action genres, often taking on roles that challenge him and showcase his versatility as an actor.

Known for

Oldboy (2013)

IMDb 5.8 / 10

2013 / Action, Drama / 104 min

An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for...

Lucy (2014)

IMDb 6.4 / 10

2014 / Action, Sci-Fi / 89 min

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

I Saw the Devil (2010)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2010 / Action, Crime / 144 min

Kyung-Chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-Hyun, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that...

Name

Choi Min-sik

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

22 April 1955, Seoul, South Korea

Spouses

Jeong Mi-sook (1996–present)

Children

2, Choi Joon-hyuk, Choi Min-ji

Parents

Choi Jae-hyung, Lee Jeong-sook

Estimated Net Worth

20 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Notes from the Last Row A literature professor discovers a student's talent and offers him writing lessons — but as he sinks into the story,...	Heo Mun-oh	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2025	TV New Old Boy : Dir. Park Explore director Park Chan-wook's creative mastery in films like "Oldboy" and "The Handmaiden" — diving into his expansive 33-year cinematic...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2024	TV Sohn's Questions	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie Exhuma After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts...	Kim Sang-duk	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2022	TV Big Bet Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax...	Cha Mu-sik	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2022	TV Just an Excuse Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite...	Self	TMDB 9.7 / 10
2022	TV Blue Dragon Series Awards The Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) is a new annual awards ceremony for original streaming content in South Korea.	Self	Not rated
2022	Movie In Our Prime Ji-woo, an outcast at a prestigious private school, meets Hak-sung, the school janitor who is actually a mathematical genius who...	Ri Hak-sung	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Heaven: To the Land of Happiness In order to find the last happiness of his life, inmate 203 escapes from prison. Nam-sik is poor and sick....	203	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Forbidden Dream A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and...	Jang Yeong-sil	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	TV Modern Korea The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of specific moments in time...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2019	Movie The Battle: Roar to Victory Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria,...	Hong Beom-do	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2018	TV You Quiz on the Block Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2017	Movie Heart Blackened A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When...	Lim Tae-san	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2017	Movie The Mayor For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire...	Byeon Jong-gu	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2016	Movie Old Days Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2015	Movie The Tiger In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a...	Man-deok	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2014	Movie The Admiral: Roaring Currents Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against...	Admiral Yi Sun-Shin	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie Lucy A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior...	Mr. Jang	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie In My End Is My Beginning When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her. Naru begs Jung-ha that...	Doctor (voice) (cameo)	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2013	Movie New World An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.	Kang Hyung-chul	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2012	Movie Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2012	Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so...	(archive footage)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2012	Movie Nameless Gangster Ik-hyeon, a corrupt officer, joins forces with another crook, Hyung-bae, to continue his illegal activities before he loses his job....	Choi Ik-hyun	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2011	Movie Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea,...	Wanderer (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2010	Movie I Saw the Devil Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself....	Kyung-chul	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2009	Movie Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells A Korean executive ventures into the Himalayas in order to deliver the remains of a Nepalese migrant worker to his...	Choi	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2005	Movie The Making of Lady Vengeance An EPK that offers a brief look at the making of the film that is busy with behind-the-scenes footage, including...	Unknown character	Not rated
2005	Movie Lady Vengeance Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.	Mr. Baek	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	Movie Crying Fist Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission....	Gang Tae-shik	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2004	Movie Autobiography of Oldboy 3 and a half hour making of documentary on Oldboy, covering nearly every scene	Unknown character	Not rated
2004	Movie Springtime A struggling musician takes a job teaching music to middle school children in a rural mining town.	Hyeon-woo	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	Movie Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if...	North Korean Captain	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	Movie Oldboy With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge...	Oh Dae-su	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2002	Movie Chihwaseon Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees...	Jang Seung-up	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	Movie Failan After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she...	Kang-jae	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1999	Movie Happy End When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her...	Seo Min-ki	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1999	Movie Shiri North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as...	Park Mu-young	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1998	Movie The Quiet Family A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught...	Chang-goo	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1997	Movie No. 3 Tae-joo manages to rise in rank in a gang for saving the boss's life. However, prosecutor Dong-pal appears in front...	Ma Dong-pal	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1995	TV The 4th Republic	Kim Dae-jung	Not rated
1995	Movie Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1994	TV The Moon of Seoul	Park Chun-seob	Not rated
1993	Movie Sara Is Guilty Sara seduces her college roommate's boyfriend which results in her friend's death after the incident is exposed. Sara tries to...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1992	Movie May Our Love Stay This Way	Jun-hyeok	Not rated
1992	Movie Our Twisted Hero Han Byung-tae, who teaches at a private after-school academy in Seoul, receives word that his old teacher has passed away...	Mr. Kim	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1990	Movie All That Falls Has Wings This youth melodrama tells the story of a law student from a small village in Korea, and the irresponsible girl...	Tae-sik	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1989	Movie Kuro Arirang The film depicts the story of four people working in a sewing factory in Guro Industrial Complex in Seoul and...	Jin-seok	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1989	Movie On the Way to the Winter Gi-dal is preparing a new school play. His bossy professor sends him on errands and makes him prepare materials. On...	Gi-dal	Not rated
1988	Movie Vapor A typical couple like any else. No special events worth reminiscing. No intense fights. But, to them, these are special...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Intern A story about what happens when Seon-wu, the CEO of a fashion company who is more passionate than anyone when...	Ki-ho	Not rated
TBA	Movie Gyosan	Unknown character	Not rated

Exhuma

2024 / TMDB 7.7

In Our Prime

2022 / TMDB 8.0

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

2021 / TMDB 7.0

Forbidden Dream

2019 / TMDB 7.1

The Battle: Roar to Victory

2019 / TMDB 7.6

Heart Blackened

2017 / TMDB 6.9

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Got a question about Choi Min-sik?

What are some of Choi Min-sik's most famous films?

Choi Min-sik is best known for his roles in 'Oldboy', 'The Admiral: Roaring Currents', and 'I Saw the Devil'. His performances in these films have received critical acclaim and are considered milestones in his career.

Has Choi Min-sik won any major awards?

What was Choi Min-sik's first film?

How did Choi Min-sik become famous?

What is Choi Min-sik's estimated net worth?

Is Choi Min-sik involved in any television series?

What is a defining characteristic of Choi Min-sik's acting style?

What genres does Choi Min-sik typically work in?