Choi Min-sik
Choi Min-sik (Korean: 최민식; born January 22, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Best known for his role in Oldboy (2003), the performance was critically acclaimed and won him the Best Actor prize at the 40th Baeksang Art Awards, the 24th Blue Dragon Awards, and the 41st Grand Bell Awards. His other notable works include Shiri (1999), Lady Vengeance (2005), I Saw the Devil (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), New World (2013) and The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), which became the highest-grossing film in South Korea. For his performance in the latter, he won the Grand Prize at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.
Choi Min-sik | |
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| 최민식 | |
Choi Min-sik at the 44th Carlsbad International Film Festival, July 9, 2009 | |
| Born | January 22, 1962 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouses | Lee Hwa-young
(m. 1990; div. 1993)Kim Hwal-ran (m. 1999) |
| Awards | Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2004) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최민식 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Min-sik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Minsik |
In 2014, Choi came to prominence in Hollywood with his role in Lucy (2014). He was also listed as Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year.