Choi Dong-gu

Acting

Choi Dong-gu

Born

1988-12-30 (37)

Place of birth

South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Choi Dong-gu was born on 30 December 1988 in South Korea. He is an actor, known for Badland Hunters (2024), Healer (2014) and Squid Game (2021).

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 11 titles

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One poster
7.4

A girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory, then accidentally meets another girl who is trying to protect her house from a gang. The mystery girl overthrows the gang with her unexpected powers, and laboratory staff set out to find her.

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One

2022

The Roundup: No Way Out poster
7.3

Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.

The Roundup: No Way Out

2023

Badland Hunters poster
6.7

After a deadly earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman springs into action to rescue a teenager abducted by a mad doctor.

Badland Hunters

2024

Kingdom: Ashin of the North poster
7.1

Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.

Kingdom: Ashin of the North

2021

The Devil's Deal poster
6.1

Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.

The Devil's Deal

2023

Hi-Five poster
7.1

After receiving organs from a mysterious donor, five ordinary people gain incredible powers and team up as "HI-FIVE" to stop a power-hungry cult leader from absorbing their abilities for godlike domination.

Hi-Five

2025

Spiritwalker poster
6.4

Unable to remember anything about his life, a man begins regaining consciousness in a new body every 12 hours. Now, he must piece together his identity, all while evading attacks from pursuing agents and dangerous criminals alike.

Spiritwalker

2021

Wild Sing poster
6.2

Twenty years after a scandal tears apart a popular 2000s K‑pop trio, the three reunite for a one-off gig — if they can overcome one snag after another.

Wild Sing

2026

Hitman 2 poster
6.2

After a successful first season, Webtoon "Assassin Jun" is about to begin it's second season. Out of ideas, Jun uses an anonymous email's plot in his Webtoon, only to see real-life terrorist attacks resembling the story unfold.

Hitman 2

2025

In the Name of the Son poster
4.7

Chae-geun is a driver for hire with manic depression. He often talks to his son who is studying in the States and tells him he would keep his promise. He does a favor by acting as a temporary fiancé of a single woman named Jin-hee, who works as a waitress at a restaurant he frequents. Her father, who was a victim of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, shows him a gun he stashed away 39 years ago and asks Chae-geun to help him exact revenge on those who were responsible for the May 18 incident.

In the Name of the Son

2021

Mr. Boss poster
3.0

After transferring high schools, a teen forms a tight-knit circle with three new friends who have a knack for attracting trouble.

Mr. Boss

2020

Series credits

Squid Game poster
7.9

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Squid Game

2021

Squid Game poster
7.9

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Squid Game

2021

Flex X Cop poster
7.6

A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.

Flex X Cop

2024

The Judge from Hell poster
8.6

A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.

The Judge from Hell

2024

Healer poster
8.3

A star reporter, a second-rate journalist and a man by the code name "Healer" are brought together by a long-buried incident that hides dark truths.

Healer

2014

Unmasked poster
8.0

In modern-day Seoul, a crack team of investigative journalists fight for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold case involving a famous actor who disappeared without a trace.

Unmasked

2025

I Am Not a Robot poster
8.3

Kim Min Gyu has wealth and success, but lives an isolated life due to his allergy of people. He then meets and falls in love with a girl who is pretending to be a robot for her ex-boyfriend, a genius robots professor.

I Am Not a Robot

2017

Narco-Saints poster
7.7

An ordinary entrepreneur joins a secret government mission to capture a Korean drug lord operating in South America.

Narco-Saints

2022

Curtain Call poster
5.9

A drama about an elderly woman from North Korea who doesn’t have much time left to live and a theatre actor who acts as her grandson in order to fulfill her final wish.

Curtain Call

2022

Again My Life poster
8.0

A public prosecutor is murdered while investigating corruption. But when he is “reborn” as his previous self, can he team up with a wealthy family heir to find answers?

Again My Life

2022

It's Okay, That's Love poster
8.1

From mere co-talkshow guests to being off-screen roommates? Things get steamier and awkward between a psychologist and novelist in their entanglement.

It's Okay, That's Love

2014

The Bequeathed poster
7.1

After the death of an unknown uncle, a woman inherits a burial ground and finds herself in the center of a string of murders and dark secrets.

The Bequeathed

2024

Payback: Money and Power poster
6.2

Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns to Korea when his nephew Tae-chun and his late benefactor's daughter Joon-gyeong enlists his help. He prepares for war against corrupt powers to protect his beloved family and to avenge the death of a dear old friend.

Payback: Money and Power

2023