Choi Jung-woo

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Choi Jung-woo
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Choi in June 2011
Born (1957-02-17) February 17, 1957 (age 67)
South Korea
Occupation Actor
Years active1975-present
AgentGFP Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
최정우
Hanja
Revised Romanization Choe Jeong-u
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Chŏngu

Choi Jung-woo (born February 17, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom Standby and the procedural dramas Quiz of God and Dr. Frost . [2]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1996Seven Reasons Why Beer
Is Better Than a Lover		Grandfather
Two Cops 2Film director
1997Terrorist 2Subordinate
2001Indian SummerLawyer Hwang Byung-ho
Yellow Hair 2 M's father
RaybangDirector Choi
2002 Lovers' Concerto Shim Soo-in's father
2004 Dance with the Wind Squad leader Park
2005 Another Public Enemy Representative Kim
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Dong-hwa's father
2006 Arang Autopsy doctor
Hanbando
Like a Virgin Company president
Maundy Thursday Uncle
2007 Big Bang Section chief detective
Soo Detective squad chief
of police department team 2
Our Town Detective Gu
2008 The Chaser Flag bearer
Living Together, Happy TogetherTae-hoon
Girl Scout Director Han
Like Father, Like SonYoung-gyu
Boy DirectorWorker at Cheongryang-ri Station (cameo)
2009 Marine Boy Gambling man (cameo)
The PotElder Park
Sky and OceanJung-hwan
2010 Secret Reunion NIS department head
Grand Prix Ship caretaker (cameo)
No DoubtSung-sik's father
2011 The Suicide Forecast PB
The Front Line Colonel Choi
2012 Deranged Minister of Health
2015The Trip Around the WorldDispatch chief
2018 The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Teacher Goo
2023 The Childe Han Chairman

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Alone in Love Min Hyun-joong's father
2007 Lee San, Wind of the Palace Eunuch
Lobbyist Admiral Lee Chul-ho
2008 Strongest Chil Woo King Injo
Painter of the Wind Kim Gwi-ju
2009 Brilliant Legacy Park Tae-soo
Hero Choi Il-doo
2010 Prosecutor Princess Ma Sang-tae
Bad Guy
Running, GuJong-il
KBS Drama Special – "Reason"Professor Lee
Queen of Reversals Goo Ho-seung
2010-12 Quiz of God Jang Kyu-tae [3]
2011 Midas Yoo Ki-joon [4]
49 Days Shin Il-shik
City Hunter Chun Jae-man
Poseidon Han Sang-goon
Deep Rooted Tree Park Eun
Midnight HospitalGoo Dong-man
2012 Standby Ryu Jung-woo [5]
Phantom Shin Kyung-soo
Seoyoung, My Daughter Kang Ki-beom [6]
2013 Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek Kang Han-chul
She Is Wow!Park Ui-won
Master's Sun [7] Kim Gwi-do
A Little Love Never Hurts Eun Hee-jae
2014 Doctor Stranger Moon Hyung-wook
My Secret Hotel Lee Moo-yang
Dr. Frost Chun Sang-won [8] [ unreliable source? ]
2015The Invincible Lady ChaDirector Cha Jin-gyu
Unkind Ladies Han Choong-gil
I Have a Lover Baek Jun-sang
2016 Goodbye Mr. Black Seo Jin-tak
The Legend of the Blue Sea Heo Il-joong
Five Enough Jang Min-Ho
2017 Judge vs. Judge Sa Jeong-do
2018 Marry Me Now Yeon Chan-goo
2019 The Secret Life of My Secretary Do Min-ik's father(cameo)
2020 Soul Mechanic Lee Taek-kyung
Alice Tae-yi's father
2021 Sisyphus: The Myth Hwang Hyun-seung
Be My Dream Family Geum Jong-hwa
2022 The Empire Senior Ahn [9]
Curtain Call Cheol-jinCameo [10]
2023 Stealer: The Treasure Keeper Dr. Ko

Theater

YearTitleRole
1983 The Mousetrap Detective Sergeant Trotter
1999TodayHwang Si-young
2000 Fat Pig
An Interesting Year
Generation After Generation
2004Sunday Seoul
2005SnowmanJung-woo
Cockscomb Flower
2007 The Pillowman
Please Turn Off the Lights
Come and See Me
2008 Blackbird [11] Ray
2010The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World [12] Dr. Jung

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1990Seoul Theater FestivalGrand Prize (Daesang)Won
199936th Dong-A Theatre Awards Best ActorTodayWon
2013 SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries Master's Sun Nominated
2021 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama [13] Be My Dream Family Nominated

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