Choi Woo-sung (; born May 21, 1997) is a South Korean actor. He rose to prominence in 2022 for his breakthrough role as Ji-woong in director Lee Soon-sung's film Room Sharing, a performance that earned him the Best New Actor Award at the 42nd Golden Cinematography Awards. He is also known for his role as Cho Kyung-hwan in the MBC TV drama Chief Detective 1958 (2024).
Career
Beginning Choi Woo-sung debuted in 2019 with JTBC's At Eighteen. Since then, he has appeared as supporting roles in several dramas, including MBC's Welcome 2 Life, tvN's It's Okay to Not Be Okay, KBS2's Sell Your Haunted House, tvN's My Roommate Is a Gumiho, and tvN's Melancholia.
Breakthrough In 2022, Choi landed his first leading role in film in director Lee Soon-sung's Room Sharing, acting alongside veteran actress Na Moon-hee. Choi portrayed Ji-woong, a college student from humble beginnings who struggles with part-time jobs, but who always has a bright personality and spreads positive influence to those around him. He received favorable reviews his chemistry with actress Na Moon-hee and winning the Best New Actor Award at the 42nd Golden Cinematography Awards.
Choi landed his first leading role in MBC's Chief Detective 1958, prequel of the Chief of Investigation. The story follows detective Park Young-han (Lee Je-hoon) and his team as they fight corruption and aim to be true public servants. Choi acted as Jo Kyung-hwan, the "bear-armed" detective, part of Park Young-han's team. To prepare for the role, Choi underwent action training and gained 25 kilograms. Aired on MBC TV in 2024, the series was a success, concluding with a 10.6% nationwide viewership.
In June 2024, Choi joined the cast of the Netflix romantic comedy series Can This Love Be Translated? as Kim Yong-u, the manager of top actress Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung). The romantic comedy, which also stars Kim Seon-ho as interpreter Ju Ho-jin, finished filming in February 2025. It was released on Netflix on January 16, 2026.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2021 Double Patty Gangster Bit part 2022 Room Sharing Han Ji-woong
Television series + Year Title Role Notes 2019 Touch Your Heart Waiter Extra; episode 16 At Eighteen Im Geon-hyuk Guest role; episode 3-5 Welcome 2 Life Oh Young-sik Guest role; episode 1, 16 2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Kim Ki-won It's Okay to Not Be Okay Oh Cha-yong 2021 She Would Never Know Ko Myeong-jin Sell Your Haunted House Hyeong-sik Guest role; episode 1–2, 9 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Lee Dan Police University Yoon Seung-beom Guest role; episode 1–2, 16 Melancholia Jang Gyu-young 2022 O'PENing - XX+XY Bang Woo-ram One-act drama 2024 Chief Detective 1958 Cho Kyung-hwan 2025 I Am a Running Mate Yang Won-dae 2026 Can This Love Be Translated? Kim Yong-u A Bona Fide Killer Beom Seong-hoon
Web series + Year Title Role Notes 2018 Best Teamwork Choi Jun-ho 2019 Triple Fling Kim Tae-yoon Season 2
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 Golden Cinematography Awards 2022 Best New Actor Room Sharing
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