Choi Gwi-hwa
Choi Gwi-hwa | |
|---|---|
 Gwi-hwa in 2019 | |
| Born | March 3, 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Choi Gwihwa |
Choi Gwi-hwa (Korean: 최귀화; born March 3, 1978) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Choi Gwi-hwa joined the Meulmye Theatre Company in Bucheon in 1997. In 1999 he began honing his screen acting with a large number of short movies, landing his first role in a feature-length film in Why Did You Come To My House (2009). His breakthrough role was that of a deputy chief in the cult hit series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), a satirical exploration of life in a typical Korean office environment. Choi has since made notable performances in Train to Busan (2016), The Wailing (2016), A Taxi Driver (2017), and Bad Guys: Vile City (2017). His scene-stealing performance as a police chief in Ma Dong-seok's The Outlaws led him to be awarded Best New Actor by the Korea Film Director's Network.[1][2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Why Did You Come To My House | cop | |
| 2010 | My Dear Desperado | gang member | |
| 2012 | Doomsday Book | removal team (segment "Creation of Heaven") | |
| Runway Cop | Detective Paeng | ||
| 26 Years | team leader of guards | ||
| 2013 | Very Ordinary Couple | Deputy Department Head Mr. Son's husband | |
| Way Back Home | Detective from Seoul Prosecutor's Office | ||
| 2014 | The Target | male hospital employee | |
| One on One | Oh Ji-ha | ||
| Kundo: Age of the Rampant | military officer | ||
| Sea Fog | voice of other captain | ||
| Scarlet Innocence | gambler | ||
| 2015 | Gangnam Blues | member of Nam Soon-chul gang | |
| 2016 | No Tomorrow | Detective Choi | |
| The Wailing | Byung-gu | ||
| Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | fraud in woman's dress Jung Pan-Seok | ||
| Train to Busan | homeless man | ||
| Tunnel | person interested in tunnel 2 | cameo | |
| The Net | Director Lee of South Korean Information Bureau | ||
| 2017 | The King | Choi Min-suk | |
| Fabricated City | chief prison guard | ||
| A Taxi Driver | leader of plainclothes officers | ||
| The Outlaws | Captain Jeon | ||
| 2018 | The Discloser | Sun-ho | |
| The Soul-Mate | Jong-sik | ||
| The Drug King | General Manager Ham | ||
| 2019 | Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission | mailman | |
| Long Live The King | Choi Man-soo | ||
| Homme Fatale | Yook-gam | ||
| Jesters: The Game Changers | Mal-bo | ||
| 2022 | The Outlaws 2 | Captain Jeon | [3] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Assistant Manager Park Yong-gu (IT Sales Team) | tvN |
| 2015 | Shine or Go Crazy | administrator | OCN |
| 2016 | The Vampire Detective | Jang Tae-sik | OCN |
| 2017 | Distorted | Yang Choo-sung | SBS TV |
| My Golden Life | Kang Nam-goo | KBS2 | |
| 2017-18 | Bad Guys 2 | Ha Sang-mo | OCN |
| 2018 | Suits | Chae Geun-sik | KBS2 |
| Jin Choo-ha Returns | Im Hun-sik | tvN | |
| 2019 | The Running Mates: Human Rights | Bae Hong-tae | OCN |
TV Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | I'm After You | Manager Jeon | SBS TV |
References
- "Choi Gwi-hwa". KoBiz. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- "Choi Gwi-hwa". Rakuten VIKI. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- Lee Seung-mi (November 5, 2021). "[공식]"마동석 괴물형사로 컴백"…'범죄도시2' 내년 개봉 확정, 예고편 공개" [[Official] "Comeback as Detective Ma Dong-seok"... 'Crime City 2' to be released next year, trailer released] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Naver.
