Choi Won-young

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.
Choi Won-young
Born Choi Seong-wook
(1976-01-10) January 10, 1976
South Korea
Education Sangmyung University - Stage Design
Hongik University - Master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002-present
Agent Saram Entertainment
Spouse(s) Shim Yi-young (m. 2014)
Korean name
Hangul 최원영
Revised Romanization Choe Won-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Wŏnyŏng
Birth name
Hangul 최성욱
Revised Romanization Choe Seong-uk
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Sŏnguk

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

Career

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 and A Hundred Year Legacy,[2] as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.[3]

Personal life

Choi married actress Shim Yi-young on February 28, 2014 at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong.[4][5] Choi and Shim met while filming the 2013 TV series A Hundred Year Legacy, where they played a married couple.[6] On June 23rd, 2014, Choi's wife, actress Shim Yi-young gave birth to their first child, a girl. [7]

Filmography

Film

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

Television drama

Year Title Role Network
2006 Drama City "She's Smiling" Hyung-jin KBS2
2007 Like Land and Sky Jang Young-min KBS1
Belle Im Kyung-ho KBS1
2008 You Are My Destiny Nam Gyeong-woo KBS1
2009 Two Wives Lee Young-min SBS
Queen Seondeok General Gyebaek MBC
Hometown of Legends "Silent Village" Jin-sung KBS2
2010 Definitely Neighbors Chae Ki-hoon SBS
Drama Special "After the Opera" Lee Joong-do KBS2
Stormy Lovers Lee Tae-hoon MBC
2011 While You Were Sleeping Yoon Min-joon SBS
2012 Tasty Life Kang In-chul SBS
2013 A Hundred Year Legacy Kim Chul-gyu MBC
Wonderful Mama Homeless man
(cameo, episode 8)
SBS
Dating Agency: Cyrano Sommelier
(cameo, episode 1)[8]
tvN
After School: Lucky or Not Priest (cameo) Nate Hoppin/
BTV/T-store
The Heirs Yoon Jae-ho SBS
2014 Three Days Kim Do-jin SBS
Drama Special "Climb the Sky Walls" Coach KBS2
The Night Watchman's Journal King Haejong
(guest appearance)
MBC
Secret Door Chae Je-gong SBS
2015 Kill Me, Heal Me Ahn Gook MBC
Hello Monster Lee Joon-ho KBS2
Twenty Again Kim Woo-chul tvN
2016 Please Come Back, Mister Cha Jae-guk SBS
Hwarang Ahn-ji Gon KBS2
Laurel Tree Tailors Sung Tae Pyung KBS

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2011 Adrenaline XTM
2016 My Little Television MBC Guest, E62

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2007 "Woman" Jung Il-young
2013 "Love in Memory"[9] Byul

Theater

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

References

  1. "CHOI Won-young". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  2. "A Hundred Year's Inheritance Shim Yi Young Touched by Choi Won Young's Innocence". KDramaStars. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  3. "2013.3.15 Now Playing: Your Time is Up". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  4. "Choi Won Young and Shim Yi Young tie the knot". Allkpop. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  5. "Actor couple Choi Won-young and Shim Yi-young pose before their wedding in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  6. "Choi Won Young Reveals He Already Proposed to Shim Yi Young". Soompi. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  7. "Choi Won Young and Shim Yi Young Welcome Baby Girl". Soompi. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. Hong, Grace Danbi (16 May 2013). "SHINee's Taemin, Lee Chung Ah, and Others to Cameo on Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  9. Hong, Grace Danbi (21 February 2013). "Byul Releases Love In Memory for SNS Music Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-05-27.

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