Choi Won-young

Biography

Choi Won Young (born Choi Seong Wook) is a South Korean actor. After making his acting debut in Sex Is Zero, Choi has appeared in both film and television. But his most notable roles have been in the TV dramas While You Were Sleeping and A Hundred Year Legacy, as well as the low-budget crime thriller Your Time Is Up, which premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival. In December 2013, Choi became engaged to actress Shim Yi Young whom he met while playing a married couple in the series A Hundred Year Legacy. The couple got married on February 28, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong and on June 22, 2014, they welcomed their first child, a daughter. June 14, 2017 couple welcomed their second daughter.

Known For

Past Lives

as Nora's Dad

The Heirs

as Yoon Jae-ho

Confession of Murder

as Jung Tae-suk

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

as An Ji-Gong

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

as Lee Chan-young

Kill Me, Heal Me

as Chief Ahn Gook

Hierarchy

as Jug Gi-yeong

While You Were Sleeping

as Nam Chul Doo [Hong Joo's father]

I Remember You

as Lee Joon-ho/Lee Joon-yeong

Sex Is Zero

as Park Chan-soo