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]

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)[7]
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

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2011 Adrenaline XTM

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2007 "Woman" Jung Il-young
2013 "Love in Memory"[8] 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. Hong, Grace Danbi (16 May 2013). "SHINee's Taemin, Lee Chung Ah, and Others to Cameo on Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  8. Hong, Grace Danbi (21 February 2013). "Byul Releases Love In Memory for SNS Music Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-05-27.

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