Choi Woo-sung

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Woo-sung
Choi in June 2022
Born
Choi Woo-sung

(1997-05-21) May 21, 1997
Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
AgentAM Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
최우성
RRChoe Useong
MRCh'oe Usŏng

Choi Woo-sung (Korean: 최우성; born May 21, 1997) is a South Korean actor. He rose to prominence in 2022 for his breakthrough role as Ji-woong in director Lee Soon-sung's film Room Sharing, a performance that earned him the Best New Actor Award at the 42nd Golden Cinematography Awards. He is also known for his role as Cho Kyung-hwan in the MBC TV drama Chief Detective 1958 (2024).

Career

Beginning

Choi Woo-sung debuted in 2019 with JTBC's At Eighteen. Since then, he has appeared as supporting roles in several dramas, including MBC's Welcome 2 Life, tvN's It's Okay to Not Be Okay, KBS2's Sell Your Haunted House, tvN's My Roommate Is a Gumiho, and tvN's Melancholia.[2]

Breakthrough

In 2022, Choi landed his first leading role in film in director Lee Soon-sung's Room Sharing, acting alongside veteran actress Na Moon-hee. Choi portrayed Ji-woong, a college student from humble beginnings who struggles with part-time jobs, but who always has a bright personality and spreads positive influence to those around him. He received favorable reviews his chemistry with actress Na Moon-hee and winning the Best New Actor Award at the 42nd Golden Cinematography Awards.[3]

Choi landed his first leading role in MBC's Chief Detective 1958, prequel of the Chief of Investigation. The story follows detective Park Young-han (Lee Je-hoon) and his team as they fight corruption and aim to be true public servants. Choi acted as Jo Kyung-hwan, the "bear-armed" detective, part of Park Young-han's team. To prepare for the role, Choi underwent action training and gained 25 kilograms. Aired on MBC TV in 2024, the series was a success, concluding with a 10.6% nationwide viewership.[2]

In June 2024, Choi joined the cast of the Netflix romantic comedy series Can This Love Be Translated?[4] as Kim Yong-woo, the manager of top actress Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung). The romantic comedy, which also stars Kim Seon-ho as interpreter Ju Ho-jin, finished filming in February 2025.[5] It released on Netflix on January 16, 2026.[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Double Patty Gangster Bit part
2022 Room Sharing Han Ji-woong [8]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Touch Your Heart Waiter Extra; episode 16
At Eighteen Im Geon-hyuk Guest role; episode 3-5 [9]
Welcome 2 Life Oh Young-sik Guest role; episode 1, 16 [10]
2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Kim Ki-won [11]
It's Okay to Not Be Okay Oh Cha-yong [12]
2021 She Would Never Know Ko Myeong-jin [13]
Sell Your Haunted House Hyeong-sik Guest role; episode 1–2, 9 [14]
My Roommate Is a Gumiho Lee Dan [15]
Police University Yoon Seung-beom Guest role; episode 1–2, 16 [16]
Melancholia Jang Gyu-young [17]
2022 O'PENing - XX+XY Bang Woo-ram One-act drama [18]
2024 Chief Detective 1958 Cho Kyung-hwan [19]
2025 I Am a Running Mate Yang Won-dae [20]
2026 Can This Love Be Translated? Kim Yong-woo [21]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Best Teamwork Choi Jun-ho
2019 Triple Fling Kim Tae-yoon Season 2 [22]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Golden Cinematography Awards 2022 Best New Actor Room Sharing Won [3]

References

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