Choi Tae-joon (, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor and TV host born in Seoul. He first gained recognition as a child actor in the drama Piano (2001), and TV movies about student youth situations. He won two Korea Drama Awards, "Best Young Actor" 2014 for the drama All About My Mom, and "Best Villain" 2017 for his villainous co-star role in the disaster-mystery drama Missing 9. Also, he won another Award for "Best Character" 2017 at the Asia Artist Awards. He has since taken on lead roles in melodrama Exit (2018) and the famous and popular romcom TV drama So I Married the Anti-fan (2021).
Career Choi made his acting debut as a child actor, playing the younger version of Jo In-sung's character in the television series Piano (2001).
Choi gained recognition with his supporting roles as the protagonist's estranged son in fantasy drama Padam Padam (2011), a 20-year-old high school bully in webtoon adaptation Puberty Medley (2013), a villain in disaster drama Missing 9 (2017), and a lawyer in romance comedy drama Suspicious Partner (2017). Choi also starred in the youth film (2016) as the lead.
Choi was a cast member of the virtual reality show We Got Married in 2016, pairing with Apink's Yoon Bo-mi. Choi became a permanent host on the Korean variety show Hello Counselor in September after being a guest two weeks in a row in August 2016. Exclusive contract with Studio Santa Claus Entertainment.
In 2018, Choi was cast in his first lead role on network television in the 2-episode drama special Exit. He was then cast in the romantic comedy series So I Married the Anti-fan as the male lead, based on the webtoon of the same name.
Personal life Marriage and family On March 7, 2018, it was confirmed by Huayi Brothers that Choi had been in a relationship with actress Park Shin-hye since late 2017. On November 23, 2021, it was announced that Park was pregnant and both of them were preparing for marriage. They were married on January 22, 2022, in presence of friends and family in a church ceremony in Seoul. On May 31, 2022, Park gave birth to a son. In April 2026, it was announced that the couple is expecting their second child, with Park giving birth this fall.
Military service Choi started his military service along with Bang Yong-guk on August 1, 2019, and served as a public service worker due to health issues. He was discharged from his service on May 18, 2021.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2003 Project X 2012 Pacemaker Min Yoon-ki 2016 Se-joon
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2001 Piano young Lee Kyung-ho 2002 Magic Kid Masuri Min Ho-soo 2011 Padam Padam Im Jung 2012 The King of Dramas Oh In-sung, actor in Elegant Revenge (Bit part, Episode 1) The Great Seer Yi Bang-won 2013 Ugly Alert Gong Hyun-seok Puberty Medley Lee Yeok-ho 2014 Mother's Garden Cha Ki-joon 2015 A Girl Who Sees Smells Ye Sang-gil All About My Mom Lee Hyung-soon 2016 Flowers of the Prison Sung Ji-heon 2017 Missing 9 Choi Tae-ho Suspicious Partner Ji Eun-hyuk 2018 Exit Do Kang-soo The Undateables Choi Jun-soo 2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Jeong Ho-jin Cameo 2024 Flex X Cop Ha Nam-su Cameo (ep. 9–10) The Midnight Studio Choi Hoon Cameo (ep. 7-8) Iron Family Cha Tae-woong
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2017 109 Strange Things KDI-109 2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Hoo Joon 2021–2022 The Man's Voice Baek Tae-hwa 2023 Island Chan-hee Special appearance
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2016 Hello Counselor Host Permanent host from episodes 288–341 Celebrity Bromance Cast member Season 2 with Zico (Block B) We Got Married Season 4 with Bomi (Apink) (Episodes 341–363) 2022 Public Diplomacy, Move Your Heart Narrator Part 2: Connecting the Heart
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2013 "Bye Bye Happy Days!" Kara 2017 "When We Were Two" Urban Zakapa
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 Asia Artist Awards 2017 New Wave Award Choi Tae-joon 2018 Best Icon Asia Rainbow TV Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor Ugly Alert KBS Drama Awards 2015 Best New Actor All About My Mom Best Couple Award Choi Tae-joo All About My Mom KBS Entertainment Awards 2016 Rookie Award in Talk Show Hello Counselor MBC Drama Awards 2014 Best New Actor Mother's Garden 2016 Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama The Flower in Prison 2017 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Missing 9 Best Character Award SBS Drama Awards 2017 Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Suspicious Partner
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