---
name: "Choi Woo-shik"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/choi-woo-shik"
fi1m_id: "choi-woo-shik"
imdb_id: "nm6079248"
tmdb_id: 1255881
wikidata_id: "Q492701"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 March 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:18:13.429676+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 Woo-shik

## Identity

Choi Woo-shik

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/choi-woo-shik
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** choi-woo-shik
- **IMDb ID:** nm6079248
- **TMDB ID:** 1255881
- **Wikidata ID:** Q492701
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Woo-shik, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492701, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6079248/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1255881

Actor. Born 26 March 1990 in Seoul, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 March 1990, Seoul, South Korea
- **Active:** 2016–2019
- **Also known as:** Woo-sik Choi, Choi Woo-sik, Choe U-sik, Чой Ву Сик, Edward Choi
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Woo-shik, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492701, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6079248/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1255881

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Train to Busan*](https://film.one/film/train-to-busan.md) (84)

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## Fi1m on Choi Woo-shik

> Choi Woo-shik makes innocence look plausible even when there is good reason to doubt it. We value his quiet work in ensembles most; the charm becomes more interesting when a part gives him something to hide.

Choi Woo-shik's characters often seem approachable before they seem trustworthy. In *Parasite* (2019), Ki-woo's charm coexists with desperation, and Choi leaves enough doubt for us to enjoy his company without quite relaxing. He can suggest a struggle with a small change of expression, leaving space for the rest of the cast. We rate him most highly in ensembles that allow this uncertainty to remain.

The breakthrough lead came with Kim Tae-yong's *Set Me Free* (2014), before supporting work brought him wider notice. In Yeon Sang-ho's *Train to Busan* (2016), he plays Yeong-gook, a supporting part in a thriller that takes its passengers seriously. The close-quarters action works because we have been given reasons to care who gets through it. Choi's ease within a group matters here, with attention passing between actors as the danger increases. The class commentary is blunt, but the tension and feeling survive it.

Bong Joon-ho's *Parasite* gives that combination of charm and unease more to do, placing Ki-woo at the centre of a family con. We laughed at the con, then felt uncomfortable about how easily we had been won over. Choi's contribution matters because an obviously untrustworthy Ki-woo would let us keep a comfortable distance from the family's scheme. The occasional overemphasis in the music and writing is a fault, but it does little to weaken the pleasure of watching these actors work together.

The later leading television roles make the choices clearer: Choi Woong in the romantic drama *Our Beloved Summer* (2021), Lee Tang in the crime thriller *A Killer Paradox* (2024). The youthful, romantic parts use an obvious strength, though we are less interested when being appealing is most of what a role asks of him. We would like to see more parts that make his charm difficult to take at face value. Start with *Parasite* for Choi in company, with good reason to watch him closely.

## Biography

Choi Woo-shik is a Canadian actor based in South Korea. Born on 26 March 1990 in Seoul, he moved with his family to Vancouver at the age of ten and later returned to South Korea in 2011 to pursue acting. He holds a B.A. in cultural studies from Chung-Ang University.

He made his screen debut in the 2011 drama *The Duo* and gained recognition for his leading role in the 2014 independent film *Set Me Free*. Choi came to international prominence with supporting roles in *Train to Busan* (2016) and *Okja* (2017), followed by his performance as Ki-woo in Bong Joon-ho’s *Parasite* (2019), which won the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in the series *Our Beloved Summer* (2021–2022) and *A Killer Paradox* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Parasite* (2019), Fi1m 91, as Ki-woo — [page](https://film.one/film/parasite.md)
- *Train to Busan* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Yeong-gook — [page](https://film.one/film/train-to-busan.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Number One* (2026), as Ha-min
- *Would You Marry Me?* (2025), series, as Kim Wooju
- *Melo Movie* (2025), series, as Ko Gyeom
- *Wonderland* (2024), as Kim Hyun-soo
- *A Killer Paradox* (2024), series, as Lee Tang
- *The Policeman's Lineage* (2022), as Choi Min-jae
- *Our Beloved Summer* (2021), series, as Choi Woong
- *Time to Hunt* (2020), as Ki-hoon
- *The Divine Fury* (2019), as Father Choi
- *AORB* (2019), as Civilian
- *Parasite* (2019), as Ki-woo, Theme Song Performance — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/parasite.md)
- *Rosebud* (2019), as Soon-chul (young)
- *Monstrum* (2018), as Royal Court Officer Heo
- *The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion* (2018), as Nobleman
- *The Princess and the Matchmaker* (2018), as Nam Chi-ho
- *Golden Slumber* (2018), as Joo-ho
- *The Package* (2017), series, as Kim Gyung-Jae
- *Okja* (2017), as Kim
- *Fight for My Way* (2017), series, as Park Mu-bin
- *The Boy Next Door* (2017), series, as Park Kyu-tae
- *Train to Busan* (2016), as Yeong-gook — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/train-to-busan.md)
- *My Fantastic Funeral* (2015), series, as Park Dong Soo
- *In the Room* (2015), as Min Jun (segment "First Time")
- *Ho Gu's Love* (2015), series, as Kang Ho-goo
- *Big Match* (2014), as Hacker Goo-roo
- *Set Me Free* (2014), as Yeong-jae
- *Pride and Prejudice* (2014), series, as Lee Jang-won
- *Fated to Love You* (2014), series, as Lee Yong
- *Secretly, Greatly* (2013), as Yoon Yoo-joon
- *A Culprit Among Friends* (2012), Actor
- *Family* (2012), series, as Yul Woo Bong
- *Shut Up Family* (2012), series, as Yeol Woo-bong
- *Rooftop Prince* (2012), series, as Do Chi-san
- *Special Affairs Team TEN* (2011), series, as Park Min-ho
- *Tree with Deep Roots* (2011), series, as Jeong Gi-joon / Ga Ri-on (young)
- *Live In Style* (2011), series, Actor
- *Etude, Solo* (2011), as Kyung-min (Student)
- *Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team* (2011), as Hyeon Bin
- *The Duo* (2011), series, as Gwi-dong (young)
- *Drama Festival 2013: Principal Investigator - Save Wang Jo Hyeon!*, as Boo Joong Shik
- *Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid*, series, as Kang Eui-hyeon

## Gallery

- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-4831d1c816dd.png) Choi Woo-shik — 프레쉬 코리아, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/211227_%EC%B5%9C%EC%9A%B0%EC%8B%9D.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![(빅매치) 제작보고회 말.말.말 영상 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-351042d7009b.jpg) (빅매치) 제작보고회 말.말.말 영상 (2014) — ItsNEWKorea, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/%28%EB%B9%85%EB%A7%A4%EC%B9%98%29_%EC%A0%9C%EC%9E%91%EB%B3%B4%EA%B3%A0%ED%9A%8C_%EB%A7%90.%EB%A7%90.%EB%A7%90_%EC%98%81%EC%83%81_%EC%B5%9C%EC%9A%B0%EC%8B%9D.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-bf9edc6e5c62.jpg) 서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013) — 서울특별시 소방재난본부(Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_2.jpg/1280px-2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-a82c1a040ca8.jpg) 서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013) — 서울특별시 소방재난본부(Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_3.jpg/1280px-2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-823e903e664b.jpg) Choi Woo-shik — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-e8a6f1a2a5ab.jpg) Choi Woo-shik — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-a9db13ee7106.jpg) Choi Woo-shik — Image via TMDB
- ![서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-7e5c2b673cbd.jpg) 서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013) — 서울특별시 소방재난본부(Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_IMG_1197.JPG/1280px-2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_IMG_1197.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-896a79e4ca5c.jpg) 서울특별시 소방재난본부 소장 사진. Photos of Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters. Declaration of consent(sent to permissions-ko@wikimedia.org). 이 파일은 크리에이티브 커먼즈  (2013) — 서울특별시 소방재난본부(Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_IMG_1206.JPG/1280px-2013%EB%85%84_8%EC%9B%94_%EB%B6%80%EC%82%B0%EA%B4%91%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9C_%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC_%EC%84%BC%ED%85%80119%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B4_%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4_%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C_%EC%B4%AC%EC%98%81_IMG_1206.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-fd941bc98e2c.jpg) Choi Woo-shik — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-4886447e1d7d.jpg) Choi Woo-shik — Image via TMDB
- ![Choi Woo-shik](https://film.one/media/person/360/gallery-887828ac8155.jpg) Choi Woo-shik — Image via TMDB

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