Portrait of Choi Min-soo

Acting

Choi Min-soo

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 1993 and 1995 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Extracurricular
Extracurricular
GoodWatch score80/100

Characters

9

The characters Choi Min-soo played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Choi Min-soo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Korean Historical Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Korean Drama 3
  • Korean Cinema 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Star-Crossed Lovers 2
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 69
살인마의 사냥감이 되었다
살인마의 사냥감이 되었다 (2026)

TV show

Motel California
Motel California (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Ji Chun-pil

Numbers
Numbers (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Han Je-kyun

Woongnami
Woongnami (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lee Jung-sik

Extracurricular
Extracurricular (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lee Wang-cheol

2010s

14 titles · average score 68
Lawless Lawyer
Lawless Lawyer (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as An O-Joo

The Liar and His Lover
The Liar and His Lover (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Kang In-Woo

Man Who Dies to Live
Man Who Dies to Live (2017)

TV show · as Jang Dal-Goo

The Royal Gambler
The Royal Gambler (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as King Sookjong

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Moon Hee-man

How to Steal a Dog
How to Steal a Dog (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dae-po

The Blade and Petal
The Blade and Petal (2013)

TV show · as Yeon Gaesomun

Happy Ending
Happy Ending (2012)

TV show

Assassins' Code
Assassins' Code (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as Karl Kim

Warrior Baek Dong Soo
Warrior Baek Dong Soo (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Chun

Road No. 1
Road No. 1 (2010)

TV show · as Yoon Sam-soo

Running Man
Running Man (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show

2000s

13 titles · average score 56
Father's House
Father's House (2009)

TV show · as Kang Man Ho

The Legend
The Legend (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Daejangro

Holiday
Holiday (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kim Ahn-suk

My Wife is a Gangster 3
My Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sashimi

The Myth
The Myth (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

as Korea General Choi

Sword In The Moon
Sword In The Moon (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

as Choi Ji-hwan

South Of the Sun
South Of the Sun (2003)

TV show · as Kang Sung-jae

Seoul
Seoul (2002)

as Kim Yun-Chol

Yesterday
Yesterday (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

as Goliath

My Wife is a Gangster
My Wife is a Gangster (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

as Man with Knife

Libera Me
Libera Me (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jo Sang-woo

Chu Noh-Myoung Bakery
Chu Noh-Myoung Bakery (2000)

as Chu Noh-myoung

1990s

22 titles · average score 47
Phantom: The Submarine
Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as 202 / Executive Officer

Inshalla
Inshalla (1997)

as Han Seung-yeop

Blackjack
Blackjack (1997)

as Oh Se-geun

Sandglass
Sandglass (1995)

TV show · as Park Tae-soo

Rehearsal
Rehearsal (1995)

as Min-su

The Terrorist
The Terrorist (1995)

as Su-hyeon

My Old Sweetheart
My Old Sweetheart (1995)

as Young-soo

Blue Seagull
Blue Seagull (1994)

as Ha Il (voice)

Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid
Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1994)

as Lim Byeong-seok

Marriage Story
Marriage Story (1992)

as Kim Tae-gyu

Mister Mama
Mister Mama (1992)

as Hyung-joon

North Korean Partisan in South Korea
North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990)

as Kim Young