Actor profile

Choi Won-young

10th January 1976 South Korea Acting

Choi Won Young (born Choi Seong Wook) is a South Korean actor. After making his acting debut in Sex Is Zero, Choi has appeared in both film and television. But his most notable roles have been in the TV dramas While You Were Sleeping and A Hundred Year Legacy, as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival. In December 2013, Choi became engaged to actress Shim Yi Young whom he met while playing a married couple in the series A Hundred Year Legacy. The couple got married on February 28, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong and on June 22, 2014, they welcomed their first child, a daughter. June 14, 2017 couple welcomed their second daughter.

21 Movies 49 TV Shows 70 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dora poster

Dora 17th May 2026 as Sang-hun

Land of Happiness poster

Land of Happiness 14th August 2024 as Baek Seung-gi

Past Lives poster

Past Lives 2nd June 2023 as Nora's Dad

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations poster

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations 8th April 2022 as Lee Chan-young

The Book of Fish poster

The Book of Fish 31st March 2021 as Jeong Yak-jong

Oh! My Gran poster

Oh! My Gran 2nd September 2020 as Detective Kang

Jesters: The Game Changers poster

Jesters: The Game Changers 21st August 2019 as Hong Yoon-sung

Looking for My Family poster

Looking for My Family 25th June 2015 as Tae-seong

The Plan Man poster

The Plan Man 9th January 2014 as Kang Byung-soo

Shorts Meet Shorts poster

Shorts Meet Shorts 21st November 2013 as Dong-kyu

Your Time is UP poster

Your Time is UP 14th March 2013 as Seok-ho

Confession of Murder poster

Confession of Murder 8th November 2012 as Jung Tae-suk

Grape Candy poster

Grape Candy 6th September 2012 as Ji-hoon

In Love and the War poster

In Love and the War 27th April 2011

Earth Rep Rolling Stars poster

Earth Rep Rolling Stars 27th March 2011 as Jack (voice)

After the Opera poster

After the Opera 16th October 2010

The Outlaw poster

The Outlaw 18th March 2010 as Park Sung-chul

Cheaters poster

Cheaters 22nd March 2007 as Seok Ho

Love in Magic poster

Love in Magic 20th May 2005 as Han Joon-seok

To Catch a Virgin Ghost poster

To Catch a Virgin Ghost 13th August 2004 as Han-seok

Sex Is Zero poster

Sex Is Zero 12th December 2002 as Park Chan-soo

We Are All Trying Here poster

We Are All Trying Here 18th April 2026 as Choi Dong-hyeon

Phantom Lawyer poster

Phantom Lawyer 13th March 2026 as Shin Gi-jung

The Practical Guide to Love poster

The Practical Guide to Love 28th February 2026

평행이론 poster

평행이론 25th January 2026

Undercover Miss Hong poster

Undercover Miss Hong 17th January 2026 as Kang Myeong-hwi

To My Beloved Thief poster

To My Beloved Thief 3rd January 2026 as Lim Sa-hyeong

The Murky Stream poster

The Murky Stream 26th September 2025

Our Chocolate Moments poster

Our Chocolate Moments 11th February 2025 as Mr. Hong

Family by Choice poster

Family by Choice 9th October 2024 as Yun Jeong-jae

Hierarchy poster

Hierarchy 7th June 2024 as Jug Gi-yeong

Twinkling Watermelon poster

Twinkling Watermelon 25th September 2023 as Eun-gyeol's Father

The First Responders poster

The First Responders 12th November 2022 as Ha Young-doo

Under the Queen's Umbrella poster

Under the Queen's Umbrella 15th October 2022 as King Lee Ho

The Golden Spoon poster

The Golden Spoon 23rd September 2022 as Hwang Hyeon-do

Europe Outside Your Tent poster

Europe Outside Your Tent 3rd August 2022 as Self

O’PENing poster

O’PENing 2nd May 2022 as Kim Kang-su

Moonshine poster

Moonshine 20th December 2021 as Lee Shi-heum

Reflection of You poster

Reflection of You 13th October 2021 as An Hyeon-seong

Youth of May poster

Youth of May 3rd May 2021 as Hwang Hee-tae (adult)

My Dangerous Wife poster

My Dangerous Wife 5th October 2020 as Kim Yoon Cheol

Alice poster

Alice 28th August 2020 as Seok Oh-won

Mystic Pop-up Bar poster

Mystic Pop-up Bar 20th May 2020 as Team Leader Gwi

Delicious Rendezvous poster

Delicious Rendezvous 5th December 2019 as Self

The Nokdu Flower poster

The Nokdu Flower 26th April 2019 as Hwang Seok-Joo

Doctor Prisoner poster

Doctor Prisoner 20th March 2019 as Lee Jae-Joon

SKY Castle poster

SKY Castle 23rd November 2018 as Hwang Chi-young

따로 또 같이 poster

따로 또 같이 14th October 2018

Where Stars Land poster

Where Stars Land 1st October 2018 as Han Jae-young

Oh, the Mysterious poster

Oh, the Mysterious 27th November 2017 as Jang Pil-Sung

Mad Dog poster

Mad Dog 11th October 2017 as Joo Hyun-Ki

While You Were Sleeping poster

While You Were Sleeping 27th September 2017 as Nam Chul Doo [Hong Joo's father]

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth poster

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth 19th December 2016 as An Ji-Gong

The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop poster

The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop 27th August 2016 as Sung Tae-Pyung

Please Come Back, Mister poster

Please Come Back, Mister 24th February 2016 as Cha Jae Gook

Twenty Again poster

Twenty Again 28th August 2015 as Kim Woo-Cheol

I Remember You poster

I Remember You 22nd June 2015 as Lee Joon-ho/Lee Joon-yeong

Kill Me, Heal Me poster

Kill Me, Heal Me 7th January 2015 as Chief Ahn Gook

Secret Door poster

Secret Door 22nd September 2014 as Chae Je-gong

Climb The Sky Walls poster

Climb The Sky Walls 20th April 2014 as [Climbing coach]

Three Days poster

Three Days 5th March 2014 as Kim Do-jin

The Heirs poster

The Heirs 9th October 2013 as Yoon Jae-ho

Love in Memory poster

Love in Memory 21st February 2013 as Ki Soo

A Hundred Year Legacy poster

A Hundred Year Legacy 5th January 2013 as Kim Chul-gyu

아드레날린 poster

아드레날린 21st August 2012

Law of the Jungle poster

Law of the Jungle 21st October 2011 as Self

While You Were Sleeping poster

While You Were Sleeping 16th May 2011 as Yoon Min-joon

KBS Drama Special poster

KBS Drama Special 15th May 2010

Definitely Neighbors poster

Definitely Neighbors 13th March 2010 as Chae Ki-hoon

The Great Queen Seondeok poster

The Great Queen Seondeok 25th May 2009 as General Gyebaek