Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik was born on Jan 22, 1962 in South Korea. Choi Min-sik's big-screen debut came with Our Twisted Hero directed by Jong-won Park in 1992, strarring Mr. Kim. Choi Min-sik is known for Big Bet directed by Yoon-Seong Kang, Choi Min-sik stars as Cha Moo-Sik and Dong-hwi Lee as Yang Jung-Pal. Choi Min-sik has got 25 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Choi Min-sik achieved is Baek Sang Art Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Choi Min-sik plays is Big Bet - Season 2 which will be released on Dec 21, 2022.

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 Songneunghan (1997). His biggest role came in 1999, when he was cast in Korea's most successful film ever, Shiri (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 Failan (2001). In 2003 he starred in the now classic Old Boy (2003).