Choi Min-sik

Personal Info

Birthday

January 22, 1962

(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

Oldboy

Lucy

Big Bet

Exhuma

I Saw the Devil

Lady Vengeance

New World

The 4th Republic

Filmography

2024
Exhuma
as Kim Sang-duk
2022
In Our Prime
as Ri Hak-sung
2021
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
as 203
2019
Forbidden Dream
as Jang Yeong-sil
The Battle: Roar to Victory
as Hong Beom-do
2017
Heart Blackened
as Lim Tae-san
The Mayor
as Byeon Jong-gu
2016
Old Days
as Self
2015
The Tiger
as Cheon Man-deok
2014
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
Lucy
as Mr. Jang
2013
In My End Is My Beginning
as Doctor (voice) (cameo)
New World
as Kang Hyung-chul
2012
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as Himself
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Nameless Gangster
as Choi Ik-hyun
2011
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
as Wanderer (voice)
2010
I Saw the Devil
as Kyung-chul
2009
Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
as Choi
2005
Lady Vengeance
as Mr. Baek
Crying Fist
as Gang Tae-shik
Autobiography of 'Oldboy'
as Self
2004
Springtime
as Hyeon-woo
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
as North Korean Captain
2003
Oldboy
as Oh Dae-su
2002
Painted Fire
as Jang Seung-up
2001
Failan
as Kang-jae
1999
Happy End
as Seo Min-ki
Shiri
as Park Mu-young
1998
The Quiet Family
as Chang-goo
1997
No. 3
as Ma Dong-pal
1992
May Our Love Stay This Way
as Jun-hyeok
Our Twisted Hero
as Mr. Kim
1990
All That Falls Has Wings
as Tae-sik
1989
Kuro Arirang
as Jin-seok
On the Way to the Winter
as Gi-dal