2011
The Duo
Makes his television acting debut.
FLM.REDCHOI
WOO-SHIK
ชเว อูชิก
From independent drama to Parasite
The actor behind Ki-woo in Parasite and Young-gook in Train to Busan.
Seoul, South Korea
Young characters at turning points
Choi Woo-shik is an actor born in Seoul on 26 March 1990. He moved to Canada as a child and later returned to South Korea to pursue acting.
After his television debut in The Duo (2011), Choi built experience in dramas and film. The independent feature Set Me Free (2014) gave him a leading role as a troubled teenager and earned him actor-of-the-year recognition at the Busan International Film Festival.
He appeared in the zombie film Train to Busan (2016) and worked with director Bong Joon-ho on Okja. These films introduced his work to audiences beyond South Korea.
Choi reunited with Bong for Parasite (2019), playing Ki-woo, the son whose opportunity to tutor a wealthy family sets events in motion. He shared the Screen Actors Guild cast award with the film’s ensemble.
His television work also includes Our Beloved Summer. The credits linked on FLM.RED come from its own catalogue and do not represent his complete work.
Selected performances
2014
Set Me Free
Receives Busan’s actor-of-the-year award.
2016
Train to Busan
Appears in the zombie film.
2019
Parasite
Plays Ki-woo.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Korean Film Council — biography and awards
- Festival de Cannes — Parasite cast
- IMDb — birth and selected credits
- Busan International Film Festival — 2014 award
- AsianWiki — film and television credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.