
Choi Min-sik
Biography
Choi Min-sik is a South Korean actor. He received critical acclaim for his roles in Oldboy, I Saw the Devil and The Admiral: Roaring Currents. For his role in Oldboy, he won the Best Actor prize at the 40th Baeksang Art Awards, the 24th Blue Dragon Awards, and the 41st Grand Bell Awards.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
New Old Boy : Dir. Park as Self
2024Sohn's Questions as Self
2024Exhuma as Kim Sang-duk
2022Big Bet as Cha Mu-sik
2022Blue Dragon Series Awards as Self
2022In Our Prime as Ri Hak-sung
2021Heaven: To The Land of Happiness as 203
2019Forbidden Dream as Jang Yeong-sil
2019Modern Korea as Self (archive footage)
2019The Battle: Roar to Victory as Hong Beom-do
2018You Quiz on the Block as Self
2017Heart Blackened as Lim Tae-san
2017The Mayor as Byeon Jong-gu
2016Old Days as Self
2015The Tiger as Cheon Man-deok
2014The Admiral: Roaring Currents as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
2014Lucy as Mr. Jang
2013In My End Is My Beginning as Doctor (voice) (cameo)
2013New World as Kang Hyung-chul
2012Ari Ari the Korean Cinema as Self
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2012Nameless Gangster as Choi Ik-hyun
2011Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild as Wanderer (voice)
2010I Saw the Devil as Kyung-chul
2009Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells as Choi
2005Lady Vengeance as Mr. Baek
2005Crying Fist as Gang Tae-shik
2004Springtime as Hyeon-woo
2004Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War as North Korean Captain
2003Oldboy as Oh Dae-Su
2002Painted Fire as Jang Seung-up
2001Failan as Kang-jae
1999Happy End as Seo Min-ki
1999Shiri as Park Mu-young
1998The Quiet Family as Chang-goo
1997No. 3 as Ma Dong-pal
1995The 4th Republic as Kim Dae-jung
1995Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone
1994The Moon of Seoul as Park Chun-seob
1993Sara Is Guilty
1992May Our Love Stay This Way as Jun-hyeok
1992Our Twisted Hero as Mr. Kim
1990All That Falls Has Wings as Tae-sik
1989Kuro Arirang as Jin-seok
1989On the Way to the Winter as Gi-dal
1988Vapor
—The Intern as Ki-ho
—Notes from the Last Row as Heo Mun-oh









