Choi woo-shik
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Choi Woo-shik (2013)
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| Hangeul | 최우식 |
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Choe U-sik |
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McCune- Reischauer |
Ch'oe Usik |
Choi Woo-shik (born March 26, 1990 in Seoul ) is a South Korean actor .
Life
When Choi was in fifth grade, he went to Canada with his family , where he lived for ten years. In 2011 he returned to South Korea and got his first TV role in the series Jjakpae ( 짝패 ).
In 2014, Choi starred in the independent film Set Me Free , for which he was named Actor of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival . He achieved international fame through his roles in the zombie film Train to Busan (2016) by Yeon Sang-ho and the Netflix film Okja (2017) by Bong Joon-ho . In 2018 he finally played a mysterious young man in the action film The Witch: Subversion by Park Hoon-jung .
In 2019 he will play one of the leading roles in Bong Joon-ho's new film Parasite , which celebrated its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 2011: Etude, Solo (short film)
- 2012: Circle of Crime - Director's Cut
- 2013: Secretly, Greatly ( 은밀 하게 위대 하게 )
- 2014: Set Me Free ( 거인 Geoin )
- 2014: Big Match ( 빅 매치 )
- 2015: In the Room ( 無限 春光 27 )
- 2016: Train to Busan ( 부산행 )
- 2017: Okja
- 2018: Golden Slumber ( 골든 슬럼 버 )
- 2018: The Princess and the Matchmaker ( 궁합 Gunghap )
- 2018: The Witch: Subversion ( 마녀 Manyeo )
- 2018: monster ( 물괴 )
- 2019: Rosebud ( 그대 이름 은 장미 Geudae Ireumeun Jangmi )
- 2019: Parasite ( 기생충 Gisaengchung )
- 2020: Time to Hunt ( 사냥 의 시간 )
TV series (selection)
- 2011: Jjakpae ( 짝패 )
- 2011: Deep Rooted Tree ( 뿌리 깊은 나무 Ppuri Gipeun Namu )
- 2012: Rooftop Prince ( 옥탑방 왕세자 )
- 2015: Hogu's Love ( 호구 의 사랑 Hogu-ui Sarang )
Awards
Busan International Film Festival 2014
- Price as a performer Jahrehs for Set Me Free
Wildflower Film Awards 2015
- Award for Best New Actor for Set Me Free
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2015
- Award for Best New Actor for Set Me Free
Busan Film Critics Awards 2015
- Award for Best New Actor for Set Me Free
Blue Dragon Award 2015
- Award for Best New Actor for Set Me Free
Web links
- Choi Woo-shik in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Choi Woo-shik in the Korean Movie Database
- Choi Woo-shik on HanCinema
Individual evidence
- ↑ 최우식, 노 영학 │My name is 최우식. In: 10asia. March 8, 2011, Retrieved April 26, 2019 (Korean).
- ↑ CHOI Woo-shik. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council, accessed April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Pierce Conran: END OF WINTER and 13 Share BIFF New Currents Honors. In: Korean Cinema Today. October 13, 2014, accessed April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Sonia Kil: Busan Facetime: Actor Choi Woo-shik Looks to Make a Hollywood Leap. In: Variety . October 14, 2017, accessed April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ June Kim: HAN GONG-JU Tops Wildflower Film Awards. HONG Sang-soo and PARK Chan-kyong Among Winners. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, April 10, 2015, accessed on April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Pierce Conran: THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, November 2, 2015, accessed on April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Jeong Hui-yeon: '거인' 최우식 날다… 부산 영평상 신인남 우상 까지 수상. In: Naver. Sports Donga , December 11, 2015, accessed April 26, 2019 (Korean).
- ↑ Pierce Conran: ASSASSINATION Tops Blue Dragon Awards. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, November 27, 2015, accessed on April 26, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Choi, woo-shik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 최우식 (Hangeul); Choi, U-sik (revised Romanization); Ch'oe, Usik (McCune-Reischauer); Choi, woo-shick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul |