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Choi Won-young
Choi in 2019
Born	Choi Seong-wook (1976-01-10) January 10, 1976 (age 48) South Korea
Education	Sangmyung University – Stage Design Hongik University – Master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Hodu&U Entertainment
Spouse	Shim Yi-young ​(m. 2014)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	최원영
Revised Romanization	Choe Won-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Wŏnyŏng
Birth name
Hangul	최성욱
Revised Romanization	Choe Seong-uk
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Sŏnguk

Choi Won-young (Korean: 최원영; born Choi Seong-wook on January 10, 1976) is a South Korean actor.

Career

Choi Won-young made his acting debut in 2002's Sex Is Zero, and has since appeared in both film and television. But his most notable roles have been in the TV dramas While You Were Sleeping, A Hundred Year Legacy, Sky Castle, Doctor Prisoner, Hwarang: The Beginning, Mad Dog as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.

In July 2024, Choi signed with new agency Hodu&U Entertainment.

Personal life

Choi married actress Shim Yi-young on February 28, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong. Choi and Shim met while filming the 2013 TV series A Hundred Year Legacy, where they played a married couple. On June 23, 2014, Choi's wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter. The couple's second daughter was born on June 14, 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television show

Music video

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

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2. "Hwarang (2016)". IMDb. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
3. "2013.3.15 Now Playing: Your Time is Up". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
4. Park, Jung-sun (July 16, 2024). 최원영, 김혜수·신하균 소속사와 전속계약 [Choi Won-young, Kim Hye-soo, and Shin Ha-kyun sign exclusive contracts with their agencies] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved July 16, 2024 – via Naver.
5. "Actor couple Choi Won-young and Shim Yi-young pose before their wedding in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. March 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
6. ""I understand that wives and mothers raise children..." Actor Choi Won-young seems to take care of the children "as if it were someone else's job."". April 20, 2022. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
7. Lee Ye-ju (February 14, 2023). "최원영, 2023 밝힌 '힐링 시너지'" [Choi Won-young, 'Healing Synergy' revealed in 2023] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Naver.
8. Hong, Grace Danbi (May 16, 2013). "SHINee's Taemin, Lee Chung Ah, and Others to Cameo on Cyrano Agency". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
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10. "'SKY 캐슬' 정준호x최원영x조재윤x김병철 확정..JTBC 흥행史 잇는다[공식]". TV Report (in Korean). August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
11. "[공식입장] 'SKY캐슬' 최원영, 차기작은 '닥터 프리즈너'...재벌2세 변신". News1 (in Korean). January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
12. "'녹두꽃' 윤시윤, 최원영 배신 알았다...본격 흑화 [종합]". sports.chosun (in Korean). November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
13. "[Photos] Press Conference Photos Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama 'Drama Special - Scouting Report'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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15. "[Photo] Cast Photo Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama 'Mystic Pop-Up Bar'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
16. "Choi Won-young Joins Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won in 'Alice'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
17. "Kim Jung-eun, Choi Won-young, Choi Yu-hwa in 'My Dangerous Wife'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
18. Choi Ha-na (June 8, 2021). "오월의 청춘' 고민시 사망, 이도현→최원영 41년 그리움 엔딩 [종합]" ['Youth in May' Died while worrying, Lee Do-hyeon → Choi Won-young 41 Years Longing Ending ]. Tv Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via v.daum.
19. "[단독]최원영, '너를 닮은 사람' 출연..고현정과 부부로 만난다" [ Choi Won-young to appear in 'People like you' .. Go Hyun-jung and her husband meet]. star.mt (in Korean). November 26, 2020.
20. Kim Nam-young (May 18, 2021). "최원영 출연확정, 고현정과 '너를 닮은 사람'으로 부부 호흡(공식)" [Choi Won-young confirmed to appear, Go Hyun-jung and couple breathing in 'People Like You' (official)]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021 – via Naver.
21. Kim Na-kyung (May 7, 2021). "장광→임원희 '꽃 피면 달 생각하고' 합류, 명품 배우들 총 출동" [Jang Gwang → Lim Won-hee joins 'Thinking of the Moon When Flowers Bloom', all luxury actors are dispatched]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
22. "Choi Won-young, Son Yeo-eun, Choi Dae-chul, Han Chae-ah in 'The Golden Spoon'". HanCinema. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
23. Kim Na-young (August 26, 2022). "김혜수, 중전된다...김해숙·최원영·김의성 등 '슈룹' 역대급 라인업 완성" (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver.
24. Bae Jae-ryun (July 4, 2023). "tvn 오프닝 '복숭아 누르지 마시오', 정이서x최원영x신현수의 따뜻한 힐링" [tvn Opening 'Don't Press the Peach', Jeong Yi-seo x Choi Won-young x Shin Hyun-soo's Warm Healing] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
25. Kim, Hyun-rok (August 5, 2023). "김래원X손호준 '소옆경2', 연쇄방화범과 사투 시작...7.1% 스타트[TV핫샷]" [Kim Rae-won X Son Ho-joon 'Suspicion 2' begins battle with serial arsonist...7.1% start]. SpoTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Naver.
26. "[단독] 최원영, 진수완 작가 '반짝이는 워터멜론' 합류". JTBC (in Korean). March 7, 2023. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
27. Hwang Hye-jin (August 18, 2023). "최현욱→신은수 '반짝이는 워터멜론' 대본리딩 포착, 찬란한 청춘들" [Choi Hyun-wook→Shin Eun-soo captured the script reading of 'Glittering Watermelon', brilliant youth] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Naver.
28. "≪시사줌뉴스≫ JTBC 새 드라마 '조립식 가족' 최원영-최무성, 황인엽-정채연-배현성과 가족 된다! 한 지붕 아래 모인 두 아빠 X 세 아이의 진한 가족애! 지친 현대인들 위한 위로 전한다!". 시사줌뉴스. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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31. Hwang Hye-jin (January 12, 2023). "'텐트밖은 유럽2' 측 "조진웅X최원영X박명훈X권율 출연, 3월 첫방"[공식]" ['Europe Outside the Tent 2' side "Cho Jin-woong X Choi Won-young X Park Myung-hoon X Kwon Yul, first broadcast in March" ] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
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33. Jang, Woo-young (January 1, 2020). "공효진, 생애 첫 연기 대상...'동백꽃' 트로피 싹쓸이 (종합) [2019 KBS 연기대상]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Naver.
34. Jeong, Han-byul (December 30, 2022). "이종석, 'MBC 연기대상' 6년 만 대상 "20대 때와 다른 느낌" [종합]" [Lee Jong-suk, 'MBC Drama Awards' grand prize in 6 years "Feels different from when I was in my 20s" ] (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Naver.
35. "[2022 핫 아이콘★②] 진정한 천의 얼굴 '믿고 보는 배우' 최원영". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

External links

• Choi Won-young at HanCinema
• Choi Won-young at the Korean Movie Database
• Choi Won-young at IMDb 

• 1976 births
• South Korean male stage actors
• South Korean male film actors
• South Korean male television actors
• Living people
• 21st-century South Korean male actors