Portrait of Choi Min-sik

Acting

Choi Min-sik

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tiger
The Tiger
GoodWatch score86/100

Characters

4

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

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Choi Min-sik Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Visually Striking 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Korean History 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Cat-and-Mouse Chase 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 72
Notes from the Last Row
Notes from the Last Row (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Heo Mun-oh

The Intern
The Intern (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kim Ki-ho

Exhuma
Exhuma (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

as Kim Sang-duk

Big Bet
Big Bet (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Cha Mu-sik

In Our Prime
In Our Prime (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ri Hak-sung

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (2021)

as 203

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 67
Forbidden Dream
Forbidden Dream (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jang Yeong-sil

The Mayor
The Mayor (2017)
GoodWatch score 47

as Byeon Jong-gu

Heart Blackened
Heart Blackened (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lim Tae-san

The Tiger
The Tiger (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

as Man-deok

Lucy
Lucy (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Jang

The Admiral: Roaring Currents
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin

New World
New World (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kang Hyung-chul

In My End Is My Beginning
In My End Is My Beginning (2013)
GoodWatch score 37

as Doctor (voice) (cameo)

Nameless Gangster
Nameless Gangster (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Choi Ik-hyun

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

as (archive footage)

Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

as Wanderer (voice)

I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kyung-chul

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 73
Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Choi

Lady Vengeance
Lady Vengeance (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Baek

Crying Fist
Crying Fist (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gang Tae-shik

Springtime
Springtime (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hyeon-woo

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

as North Korean Captain

Oldboy
Oldboy (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

as Oh Dae-su

Chihwaseon
Chihwaseon (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jang Seung-up

Failan
Failan (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kang-jae

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 65
Happy End
Happy End (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Seo Min-ki

Shiri
Shiri (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Park Mu-young

The Quiet Family
The Quiet Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chang-goo

No. 3
No. 3 (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ma Dong-pal

The 4th Republic
The 4th Republic (1995)

TV show ยท as Kim Dae-jung

The Moon of Seoul
The Moon of Seoul (1994)

TV show ยท as Park Chun-seob

Our Twisted Hero
Our Twisted Hero (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Kim

May Our Love Stay This Way
May Our Love Stay This Way (1992)

as Jun-hyeok

All That Falls Has Wings
All That Falls Has Wings (1990)

as Tae-sik

1980s

2 titles
Kuro Arirang
Kuro Arirang (1989)

as Jin-seok

On the Way to the Winter
On the Way to the Winter (1989)

as Gi-dal