Choi Min-soo

Choi Min-soo is one of those actors who commands a scene without even trying — the guy just has gravity. Born in Seoul in 1962 and trained at Seoul Institute of the Arts, he rose to become one of the definitive faces of Korean film and television in the 1990s, and his trophy shelf backs that up: five Baeksang Art Awards, six Blue Dragon Film Awards, three Grand Bell Awards. That is not a fluke, that is a career. What I love about him is the range — he can play a stone-cold intimidating villain and you completely believe it, then turn around and show real emotional depth. He is also a singer and stage actor, which tells you this is someone who genuinely loves performance in all its forms, not just the fame that comes with it.

Name (English)

Choi Min-soo

Name (Japanese)

チェ・ミンス

Reading

ちぇ・みんす

Born

March 27, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / singer / stage actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%20Min-soo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491143

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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