Choi Hyun-wook (; born January 30, 2002) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career with a leading role in the web drama Real:Time:Love in 2019 and gained more recognition with roles in 2021 SBS television series Taxi Driver and Racket Boys. He has since become known for starring in Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022), Weak Hero Class 1 (2022), D.P. 2 (2021–2023), Twinkling Watermelon (2023), My Dearest Nemesis (2025), and Mantis (2025).
Early life Choi Hyun-wook was born on January 30, 2002. During his childhood, he played baseball for ten years. In his first year of high school, he sustained an elbow injury and underwent surgery and rehabilitation, but it did not improve his condition. Due to the situation, he changed his career path and pursued acting. Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at the school's baseball team and transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School at Broadcasting & Entertainment Department until he graduated.
Career On March 23, 2020, Choi's agency Goldmedalist confirmed that he has been cast for the web drama Pop Out Boy!, based on the popular webtoon of the same name. The series began filming the following month. It started to air on June 25. In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama Taxi Driver as Park Seung-tae, a school bully. He was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4. A month earlier, he was selected to star in another SBS drama, Racket Boys. Choi briefly appeared on Jirisan as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters.
In 2022, Choi rose in popularity after he starred in the coming-of-age television series Twenty-Five Twenty-One alongside Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Ji-yeon and Lee Joo-myung. The same year, he starred in the television series Weak Hero Class 1 alongside Hong Kyung and Park Ji-hoon. In 2023, he starred in Twinkling Watermelon alongside Ryeoun, Seol In-ah, and Shin Eun-soo. In May 2025, it was revealed that Choi reprised his role of An Soo-ho, from series Weak Hero Class 1 in second season but as special appearance. He has earned the sobriquet "Nation's Boyfriend" by several media outlets.
In 2026, Choi starred in the tvN reality show Curtain Up, Class! alongside Twenty-Five Twenty-One co-star Kim Tae-ri. In June, he led in Netflix original series, Notes from the Last Row alongside Choi Min-sik.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2025 Mantis Benjamin Jo Good News Haneda Airport couple passenger Cameo
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2021 Taxi Driver Park Seung-tae Cameo (episode 3–4) Racket Boys Na Woo-chan Jirisan teenager Lim Cheol-kyeong Cameo (episode 6) 2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Moon Ji-woong 2022–2025 Weak Hero An Soo-ho 2023 D.P. Shin Ah-hui Season 2 Twinkling Watermelon Ha Yi-chan High Cookie Seo Ho-soo 2025 My Dearest Nemesis Ban Joo-yeon 2026 Notes from the Last Row Lee Kang
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2019–2020 Real: Time: Love Moon Ye-chan Season 1–4 2020 Pop Out Boy! Noh Ye-joon 2026 Dead-End Job Netflix
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2026Curtain Up, Class! Cast member
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2022 "Ditto" NewJeans 2023 "Alley" () Lee Hi 2024 "My Beloved" () Lee Hi
Discography Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances with selected chart position, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR"With": KORHot"With": "With" 2022 40 54 Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST
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 APAN Star Awards 2022 Best New Actor Racket Boys Twenty-Five Twenty-One Asia Contents Awards 2022 New Comer – Actor Twenty-Five Twenty-One Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best New Actor – Television Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Whynot Award Weak Hero Class 1 2024 Best New Actor High Cookie Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2022 Best New Actor Choi Hyun-wook Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards 2026 National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Chairperson's Award SBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actor Racket Boys Taxi Driver
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