Portrait of Choi Gwang-il

Acting

Choi Gwang-il

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, with a break from 2003 to 2016, busiest in 2025 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Again My Life
Again My Life
GoodWatch score78/100

Characters

13

The characters Choi Gwang-il played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Choi Gwang-il Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    1.9, average 3.9
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

37 titles · average score 73
Phantom Lawyer
Phantom Lawyer (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Yang Byung-il

Colony
Colony (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

as Minister

Dynamite Kiss
Dynamite Kiss (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Gong Chang-ho

Holy Night: Demon Hunters
Holy Night: Demon Hunters (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

as Father Marco

Murder Report
Murder Report (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

as Detective Cho

Bloodhounds
Bloodhounds (2023)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Director Kang

Again My Life
Again My Life (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Kim Seok-Hoon

Confession
Confession (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Han Young-seok

Alchemy of Souls
Alchemy of Souls (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as King Go Soon

The Glory
The Glory (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Joo Seong-hak

Hometown
Hometown (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Im In-gwan

The Uncanny Counter
The Uncanny Counter (2020)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Shin Myeong-hwi

2010s

16 titles · average score 70
Vagabond
Vagabond (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Park Man-young

Ashfall
Ashfall (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as President

Confession
Confession (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Choi Pil Soo [Do Hyun's father]

Ping Pong Ball
Ping Pong Ball (2018)

TV show · as Pub owner

Where Stars Land
Where Stars Land (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Lee Ki Baek [Section chief]

Life
Life (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Jang Ming Gi

Rich Man, Poor Woman
Rich Man, Poor Woman (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Director Nam Chul Woo

Prison Playbook
Prison Playbook (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as [Death Row Inmate - Detention Center]

1987: When the Day Comes
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ahn Yoo

Slow
Slow (2017)

as Han Seo

My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016)

TV show · as Ahn Chang Hoon

KBS Drama Special
KBS Drama Special (2010)

TV show · as Han Seo

2000s

3 titles · average score 69
Family Matters
Family Matters (2006)

as [Friend 2]

A Bizarre Love Triangle
A Bizarre Love Triangle (2002)

as Doo-chan

Wanee & Junah
Wanee & Junah (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jeong-woo