Min-sik Choi

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Birthday:

22 January 1962, Seoul, South Korea

Height:

177 cm

Choi Min-shik first made a name for himself in theater before breaking into the film world with a role in Park Chong-won's acclaimed film 'Our Twisted Hero' (1992). In the mid-nineties he continued to act in theater productions as well as in several TV dramas, including Moon Over Seoul with Han Seok-gyu. 1997 marked his return to motion pictures, with a role as a tough-talking police investigator in Song Neung-han's No. 3 (1997). His biggest role came in 1999, when he was cast in Korea's most successful film ever, Swiri (1999). His portrayal of a North Korean agent garnered him much praise and a Best Actor Award from the 1999 domestic Grand Bell Awards.After starring in a theater production of Hamlet in spring of 1999, Choi took on the role of a husband who discovers his wife's infidelity in Haepi-endeu (1999), and in early 2001 starred as a third-rate gangster opposite Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung in the acclaimed Pairan (2001). In 2003 he starred in the now classic Oldeuboi (2003). Show less «

Western ghosts are evil, but Korean ghosts are about making peace. That is part of our Korean psyche.

[on working with Luc Besson] I was on vacation and I suddenly receive a call saying Luc Besson was looking for me. When I was a young actor,...Show more »

[on working with Luc Besson] I was on vacation and I suddenly receive a call saying Luc Besson was looking for me. When I was a young actor, I was watching some Luc Besson movies and they were always a great inspiration for me, and so I thought, OK, so now that I'm an actor for so many years, finally I meet this great director. Show less «