Choi Woo-shik (born 1990) is a South Korean actor. He first gained prominence with supporting roles in Special Affairs Team Ten and Secretly, Greatly. He is best known to international audiences for his roles in the acclaimed films Train to Busan and Parasite (2019). He tends to play nice, if somewhat clueless, young men.
Filmography:
- Special Affairs Team Ten (2011-2013): Park Min-ho
- Secretly, Greatly (2013): Yoon Yoo-joon
- Set Me Free (2014): Young-jae
- Big Match (2014): Guru
- Train to Busan (2016): Yong-guk
- Fight For My Way (2017): Park Moo-bin
- Okja (2017): Kim Woo Shik
- The Princess And The Matchmaker (2018): Nam Chi-ho
- The Witch: Part 1. Subversion (2018): Nobleman
- Rosebud (2019): Young Soon-cheol
- Parasite (2019): Kim Ki-woo/Kevin
- Time To Hunt (2020): Ki-hoon
- Our Beloved Summer (2021): Choi Woong
- The Policemans Lineage (2022): Choi Min-jae
Tropes applying to his career:
- Playing Against Type: His role as the dark assassin in The Witch was noted as a departure from his usual repertoire of good guys.
- Production Posse: Appeared in a minor role in Bong Joon-ho's Okja before a main role in Parasite.
