Choi Woo-shik

Choi Woo-shik is one of those actors who sneaks up on you — you see him in a supporting role and suddenly you can't take your eyes off him. Born in Seoul but raised in Canada before returning to Korea to pursue acting, he graduated from Chung-Ang University and quietly built a reputation in dramas and indie films before Train to Busan in 2016 put him on the international map. Then came Parasite in 2019, Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece, where he played Ki-woo with this perfect blend of ambition and cluelessness that felt genuinely funny and tragic at once. Watching him hold his own alongside Song Kang-ho in an Oscar-winning ensemble says everything about his range. He has this low-key naturalism that makes even the most heightened material feel lived-in, and I think his best work is still ahead of him.

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Name (English)

Choi Woo-shik

Name (Japanese)

チェ・ウシク

Reading

ちぇ・うしく

Born

March 26, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

film actor / actor / television actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

University

Chung-Ang University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%20Woo-shik
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492701

Tags

• film actor
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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