Choi Min-sik

Acting

Choi Min-sik

Born

1962-01-22 (64)

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

52 titles

Choi Min-sik (born May 30, 1962), is a South Korean actor. Known for his intense and transformative performances, he first gained recognition with the television series The Moon of Seoul (1994). His film breakthrough came with Shiri (1999), which established Choi as a leading actor. However, it was his role in Oldboy (2003) that cemented his status as one of South Korea's greatest actors. His performance was critically acclaimed and won him Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and the Grand Bell Awards. Choi continued to star in high-profile films such as Lady Vengeance (2005), I Saw the Devil (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), New World (20…

Known for

You Quiz on the Block poster
8.3

Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.

You Quiz on the Block

2018

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

Lucy poster
6.5

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Lucy

2014

Oldboy poster
8.2

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Oldboy

2003

Big Bet poster
5.9

Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he is suddenly framed as a suspect in Min Seokjun's death, and is tracked by Oh Seunghoon of the Korean Desk. Betrayal is rampant in the presence of money.

Big Bet

2022

Exhuma poster
7.7

After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

Exhuma

2024

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 15 titles

Lucy poster
6.5

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Lucy

2014

I Saw the Devil poster
7.8

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

I Saw the Devil

2010

New World poster
7.4

An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.

New World

2013

The Admiral: Roaring Currents poster
7.0

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild poster
7.8

Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild” is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the “same old” repetitive life confined on the chicken farm. Her fate changes when she escapes from the chicken farm and hatches a duck egg. With the duckling (who believes Leafie to be his mother), sets off on a journey into the wild with her new son to find her freedom.

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild

2011

Nameless Gangster poster
6.9

Ik-hyeon, a corrupt officer, joins forces with another crook, Hyung-bae, to continue his illegal activities before he loses his job. Eventually, he decides to escape and pin the blame on his partner.

Nameless Gangster

2012

The Tiger poster
7.7

In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a legendary hunter takes him on.

The Tiger

2015

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen poster
7.5

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Forbidden Dream poster
7.1

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.

Forbidden Dream

2019

The Battle: Roar to Victory poster
7.5

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.

The Battle: Roar to Victory

2019

The Mayor poster
6.5

For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.

The Mayor

2017

Heart Blackened poster
6.9

A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.

Heart Blackened

2017

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema poster
5.5

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012

Old Days poster
6.6

Old Days is a documentary about Park Chan-wook's original masterpiece, Oldboy. It was created for Plain Archive's Blu-ray release and first screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival.

Old Days

2016

In My End Is My Beginning poster
4.3

When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her. Naru begs Jung-ha that she will do anything if only she will let her stay at her house. Jung-ha denies her at first, but eventually their strange arrangement of living together begins.

In My End Is My Beginning

2013

2000s · 10 titles

Oldboy poster
8.2

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Oldboy

2003

Lady Vengeance poster
7.5

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

Lady Vengeance

2005

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War poster
8.0

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

2004

Chihwaseon poster
7.0

Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path he seeks.

Chihwaseon

2002

Failan poster
7.2

After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.

Failan

2001

Crying Fist poster
7.3

Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.

Crying Fist

2005

Springtime poster
7.7

A struggling musician takes a job teaching music to middle school children in a rural mining town.

Springtime

2004

The Making of Lady Vengeance poster
NR

An EPK that offers a brief look at the making of the film that is busy with behind-the-scenes footage, including some amusingly light-heated moments such as Choi Min-sik fluffing his lines and crew members with bananas stuffed in their mouths to stop them laughing. A cheerless voice-over passes up no opportunity to compliment the fortitude, bravery and skill of the cast and crew.

The Making of Lady Vengeance

2005

Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells poster
7.4

A Korean executive ventures into the Himalayas in order to deliver the remains of a Nepalese migrant worker to his family.

Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells

2009

Autobiography of Oldboy poster
NR

3 and a half hour making of documentary on Oldboy, covering nearly every scene

Autobiography of Oldboy

2004

1990s · 9 titles

Happy End poster
6.6

When a wife becomes the breadwinner of her family after her husband loses his job, adultery becomes part of her life.

Happy End

1999

The Quiet Family poster
7.0

A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.

The Quiet Family

1998

Shiri poster
6.4

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

Shiri

1999

Our Twisted Hero poster
6.9

Han Byung-tae, who teaches at a private after-school academy in Seoul, receives word that his old teacher has passed away and sets off to the rural village where he attended elementary school. In the train, he reminisces about the tough fights he used to get into back in the day.

Our Twisted Hero

1992

No. 3 poster
6.3

Tae-joo manages to rise in rank in a gang for saving the boss's life. However, prosecutor Dong-pal appears in front of him as his sworn enemy. Meanwhile, Jo-pil wants to get rid of Tae-joo's gang, training for revenge. The three men's goals intertwine.

No. 3

1997

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

1995

Sara Is Guilty poster
7.0

Sara seduces her college roommate's boyfriend which results in her friend's death after the incident is exposed. Sara tries to break off the relationship but the man stalks her and kills her next lover in a jealous rage. Deciding they deserve each other and vowing undying love, they opt for a double suicide

Sara Is Guilty

1993

All That Falls Has Wings poster
5.5

This youth melodrama tells the story of a law student from a small village in Korea, and the irresponsible girl with whom he falls in love. The girl leads a reckless life, working in bars in Itaewon, and in the U.S., while the law student follows her. Their relationship ends in tragedy with the man shooting the woman, and her confessing her true love before dying.

All That Falls Has Wings

1990

May Our Love Stay This Way poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

May Our Love Stay This Way

1992

Series credits

You Quiz on the Block poster
8.3

Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day. Recently they're also inviting celebrities & professionals to the show.

You Quiz on the Block

2018

Just an Excuse poster
9.7

Yoo Jae-suk Welfare Content Pinggyego (Just an Excuse) It is a content where Yoo Jae-suk freely chats with his favorite friends for various excuses and provides small stories and laughter.

Just an Excuse

2022

Big Bet poster
5.9

Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he is suddenly framed as a suspect in Min Seokjun's death, and is tracked by Oh Seunghoon of the Korean Desk. Betrayal is rampant in the presence of money.

Big Bet

2022

Notes from the Last Row poster
7.9

A literature professor discovers a student's talent and offers him writing lessons — but as he sinks into the story, their sessions spiral into chaos.

Notes from the Last Row

2026

The Moon of Seoul poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Moon of Seoul

1994

Blue Dragon Series Awards poster
NR

The Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) is a new annual awards ceremony for original streaming content in South Korea.

Blue Dragon Series Awards

2022

Sohn's Questions poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sohn's Questions

2024

Modern Korea poster
10.0

The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of specific moments in time weaving together relevant video clips from news broadcasts, dramas, shows and other documentaries

Modern Korea

2019

The 4th Republic poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The 4th Republic

1995

New Old Boy : Dir. Park poster
8.0

Explore director Park Chan-wook's creative mastery in films like "Oldboy" and "The Handmaiden" — diving into his expansive 33-year cinematic career.

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

2025