---
name: "Choi Won-young"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/choi-won-young"
fi1m_id: "choi-won-young"
imdb_id: "nm3754140"
tmdb_id: 1258630
wikidata_id: "Q11317852"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 January 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:07:49.843651+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Choi Won-young

## Identity

Choi Won-young

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/choi-won-young
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** choi-won-young
- **IMDb ID:** nm3754140
- **TMDB ID:** 1258630
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11317852
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Won-young, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11317852, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3754140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1258630

Actor. Born 10 January 1976 in South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 January 1976, South Korea
- **Also known as:** 최원영, Choi Won-yeong, 崔元英, Choi Sung-wook, Choi Seong-wook, 최성욱, Choi Seong-uk, Choi Seong-wuk, Choe Won-young, Choe Won-yeong, Choe Seong-wook, Choe Seong-uk
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Won-young, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11317852, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3754140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1258630

## Biography

Choi Won-young (born Choi Seong-wook) is a South Korean actor. He made his screen debut in the 2002 film *Sex Is Zero* and has worked in both film and television. He trained in stage design at Sangmyung University and holds a master's degree in advertising and public relations from Hongik University.

His notable roles include Yoon Jae-ho in *The Heirs* (2013), Jung Tae-suk in *Confession of Murder* (2012), An Ji-gong in *Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth* (2016), and Nora's father in *Past Lives* (2023). He has also appeared in series such as *While You Were Sleeping* (2017), *Doctor Prisoner* (2019) and *Hierarchy* (2024).

In 2014 he married actress Shim Yi-young, whom he met while filming *A Hundred Year Legacy* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Past Lives* (2023), Fi1m 85, as Nora's Dad — [page](https://film.one/film/past-lives.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dora* (2026), as Sang-hun
- *We Are All Trying Here* (2026), series, as Choi Dong-hyeon
- *Phantom Lawyer* (2026), series, as Shin Gi-jung
- *The Practical Guide to Love* (2026), series, Actor
- *평행이론* (2026), series, Actor
- *Undercover Miss Hong* (2026), series, as Kang Myeong-hwi
- *To My Beloved Thief* (2026), series, as Lim Sa-hyeong
- *The Murky Stream* (2025), series, Actor
- *Our Chocolate Moments* (2025), series, as Mr. Hong
- *Family by Choice* (2024), series, as Yun Jeong-jae
- *Land of Happiness* (2024), as Baek Seung-gi
- *Hierarchy* (2024), series, as Jug Gi-yeong
- *Twinkling Watermelon* (2023), series, as Eun-gyeol's Father
- *Past Lives* (2023), as Nora's Dad — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/past-lives.md)
- *The First Responders* (2022), series, as Ha Young-doo
- *Under the Queen's Umbrella* (2022), series, as King Lee Ho
- *The Golden Spoon* (2022), series, as Hwang Hyeon-do
- *O’PENing* (2022), series, as Kim Kang-su
- *Yaksha: Ruthless Operations* (2022), as Lee Chan-young
- *Moonshine* (2021), series, as Lee Shi-heum
- *Reflection of You* (2021), series, as An Hyeon-seong
- *Youth of May* (2021), series, as Hwang Hee-tae (adult)
- *The Book of Fish* (2021), as Jeong Yak-jong
- *My Dangerous Wife* (2020), series, as Kim Yoon Cheol
- *Oh! My Gran* (2020), as Detective Kang
- *Alice* (2020), series, as Seok Oh-won
- *Mystic Pop-up Bar* (2020), series, as Team Leader Gwi
- *Scouting Report* (2019), as Kyung Woo
- *Jesters: The Game Changers* (2019), as Hong Yoon-sung
- *The Nokdu Flower* (2019), series, as Hwang Seok-Joo
- *Doctor Prisoner* (2019), series, as Lee Jae-Joon
- *SKY Castle* (2018), series, as Hwang Chi-young
- *따로 또 같이* (2018), series, Actor
- *Where Stars Land* (2018), series, as Han Jae-young
- *Oh, the Mysterious* (2017), series, as Jang Pil-Sung
- *Mad Dog* (2017), series, as Joo Hyun-Ki
- *While You Were Sleeping* (2017), series, as Nam Chul Doo [Hong Joo's father]
- *Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth* (2016), series, as An Ji-Gong
- *The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop* (2016), series, as Sung Tae-Pyung
- *Come Back Alive* (2016), series, as Cha Jae Gook
- *Twenty Again* (2015), series, as Kim Woo-Cheol
- *Looking for My Family* (2015), as Tae-seong
- *Hello Monster* (2015), series, as Lee Joon-ho/Lee Joon-yeong
- *Kill Me, Heal Me* (2015), series, as Chief Ahn Gook
- *Secret Door* (2014), series, as Chae Je-gong
- *Climb The Sky Walls* (2014), series, as [Climbing coach]
- *Three Days* (2014), series, as Kim Do-jin
- *The Plan Man* (2014), as Kang Byung-soo
- *Shorts Meet Shorts* (2013), as Dong-kyu
- *The Heirs* (2013), series, as Yoon Jae-ho
- *Your Time is UP* (2013), as Seok-ho
- *Love in Memory* (2013), series, as Ki Soo
- *A Hundred Year Legacy* (2013), series, as Kim Chul-gyu
- *Confession of Murder* (2012), as Jung Tae-suk
- *Grape Candy* (2012), as Ji-hoon
- *아드레날린* (2012), series, Actor
- *While You Were Sleeping* (2011), series, as Yoon Min-joon
- *In Love and the War* (2011), Actor
- *Earth Rep Rolling Stars* (2011), as Jack (voice)
- *After the Opera* (2010), Actor
- *KBS Drama Special* (2010), series, Actor
- *The Outlaw* (2010), as Park Sung-chul
- *Definitely Neighbors* (2010), series, as Chae Ki-hoon
- *The Great Queen Seondeok* (2009), series, as General Gyebaek
- *Cheaters* (2007), as Seok Ho
- *Love in Magic* (2005), as Han Joon-seok
- *To Catch a Virgin Ghost* (2004), as Han-seok
- *Sex Is Zero* (2002), as Park Chan-soo

## Gallery

- ![Choi Won-young](https://film.one/media/person/497/gallery-1800a03d4cdf.png) Choi Won-young — NewsInstar, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Choi_Won-young_2019.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Choi Won-young](https://film.one/media/person/497/gallery-cf1499d0342f.jpg) Choi Won-young — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Won-young](https://film.one/media/person/497/gallery-d2195112c188.jpg) Choi Won-young — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Won-young](https://film.one/media/person/497/gallery-2611d616b657.jpg) Choi Won-young — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Won-young](https://film.one/media/person/497/gallery-2f553c8cf02d.jpg) Choi Won-young — Image via TMDB

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