Choi Woo-shik

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.
Choi Woo-shik
Born (1990-03-26) March 26, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Education Chung-Ang University - Cultural Studies
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011–present
Agent JYP Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul 최우식
Hanja 崔宇植
Revised Romanization Choe U-sik
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe U-sik

Choi Woo-shik (born March 26, 1990) is a South Korean actor. Choi's family immigrated to Canada when he was in fifth grade, where he spent ten years of his life.[2] Then in 2011, while a junior at Simon Fraser University, the then-21-year-old Choi returned to Korea to go on auditions, and he made his acting debut in the period drama The Duo (2011).[3] He pursued acting full-time, and supporting roles followed in television series such as Rooftop Prince (2012) and Special Affairs Team TEN (2011-2013).[4][5] In 2014, Choi starred in his first leading role in the coming-of-age indie film Set Me Free, for which he won Actor of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival.[6][7][8] This was followed by the romantic comedy cable series Hogu's Love (2015), in which he played the title character.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Etude, Solo short film
2012 Circle of Crime - Director's Cut
2013 Secretly, Greatly Yoon Yoo-joon
2014 Set Me Free Yeong-jae
Big Match Guru
2015 In the Room Min-jun Singaporean film[11]
2016 Train to Busan Young-guk
2017 Okja Filming

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2011 The Duo young Gwi-dong MBC
Drama Special
"Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team" 		KBS2
Living in Style Na Joo-ra SBS
Deep Rooted Tree young Jeong Gi-joon / Ga Ri-on SBS
Special Affairs Team TEN Park Min-ho OCN
2012 Rooftop Prince Do Chi-san SBS
Shut Up Family Yeol Woo-bong KBS2
Drama Special "Culprit Among Friends" young Do-hyun KBS2
2013 Special Affairs Team TEN Season 2 Park Min-ho OCN
Who Are You? Hee-koo (cameo, episodes 10, 12) tvN
Drama Festival "Principal Investigator -
Save Wang Jo-hyun!" 		Boo Joong-shik MBC
2014 You're All Surrounded Choi Woo-shik (cameo, episode 4) SBS
Fated to Love You Lee Yong MBC
Pride and Prejudice Lee Jang-won MBC
Dr. Frost Kim Jung-hoon (cameo, episode 8) OCN
2015 Hogu's Love Kang Ho-gu tvN
2017 The Package Kim Gyung-jae jTBC

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2012 Real Mate in Australia, Rooftop Prince Trio[12] QTV
2013-2014 Beating Hearts SBS Cast member
2015 Law of the Jungle in Nicaragua SBS Cast member

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2014 "My Old Story"[13] IU
2015 "Congratulations" DAY6

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014
19th Busan International Film Festival[14]
Actor of the Year Set Me Free Won
2015
10th Max Movie Awards
Best New Actor Nominated
2nd Wildflower Film Awards
Best New Actor Won
24th Buil Film Awards
Best New Actor Nominated
35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[15]
Best New Actor Won
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards
Best New Actor Won
The Korea Film Actors Association Awards
 Popular Actor Award Won

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (5 October 2012). "Choi Woo-shik Joins JYP Entertainment". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ↑ Lee, Ga-on (9 March 2011). "My Name Is: Choi Woo-shik". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ↑ "CHOI Woo-sik". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  4. ↑ Ho, Stewart (26 January 2013). "JYP's Choi Woo Sik Returns to Second Season of Special Affairs Team Ten". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Five Fun Facts About Choi Woo Sik". KDramaStars. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  6. ↑ Kim, Su-yeon (30 October 2014). "Actor CHOI Woo-sik: Dreams to Be a Real Giant in the Film World". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  7. ↑ Khelil, Nawael (19 November 2014). "Choi Woo Sik Gets Back To His Childhood". BNTNews. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  8. ↑ "Indie Film Draws 20,000 Viewers in 2 Weeks". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
  9. ↑ "Couple hearts and thumbs-up for Ho-gu's Love press conference". Dramabeans. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  10. ↑ Doo, Rumy (30 January 2015). "Uee plays haughty swimming champion in new TV rom-com". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  11. ↑ Noh, I-seul (13 September 2014). "Choi Woo Shik casted for Singaporean film, In The Room". StarN News. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  12. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (4 June 2012). "Royal Trio Jung Seok Won, Lee Min Ho, Choi Woo Shik Hang Out in Australia". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  13. ↑ Choi, Hyun-jung (17 May 2014). "Actor Choi Woo Shik shows a deeper side of him on IU's new MV". StarN News. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  14. ↑ Conran, Pierce (13 October 2014). "END OF WINTER and 13 Share BIFF New Currents Honors". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  15. ↑ Conran, Pierce (2 November 2015). "THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-06.

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