# Choi Jung-woo

Choi Jung-woo (born February 17, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom Standby and the procedural dramas Quiz of God and Dr. Frost.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1996 | Seven Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover | Grandfather |
| 1996 | Two Cops 2 | Film director |
| 1997 | Terrorist 2 | Subordinate |
| 2001 | Indian Summer | Lawyer Hwang Byung-ho |
| 2001 | Yellow Hair 2 | M's father |
| 2001 | Raybang | Director Choi |
| 2002 | Lovers' Concerto | Shim Soo-in's father |
| 2004 | Dance with the Wind | Squad leader Park |
| 2005 | Another Public Enemy | Representative Kim |
| 2005 | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | Dong-hwa's father |
| 2006 | Arang | Autopsy doctor |
| 2006 | Hanbando | |
| 2006 | Like a Virgin | Company president |
| 2006 | Maundy Thursday | Uncle |
| 2007 | Big Bang | Section chief detective |
| 2007 | Soo | Detective squad chief of police department team 2 |
| 2007 | Our Town | Detective Gu |
| 2008 | The Chaser | Flag bearer |
| 2008 | Living Together, Happy Together | Tae-hoon |
| 2008 | Girl Scout | Director Han |
| 2008 | Like Father, Like Son | Young-gyu |
| 2008 | Boy Director | Worker at Cheongryang-ri Station (cameo) |
| 2009 | Marine Boy | Gambling man (cameo) |
| 2009 | The Pot | Elder Park |
| 2009 | Sky and Ocean | Jung-hwan |
| 2010 | Secret Reunion | NIS department head |
| 2010 | Grand Prix | Ship caretaker (cameo) |
| 2010 | No Doubt | Sung-sik's father |
| 2011 | The Suicide Forecast | PB |
| 2011 | The Front Line | Colonel Choi |
| 2012 | Deranged | Minister of Health |
| 2015 | The Trip Around the World | Dispatch chief |
| 2018 | The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion | Teacher Goo |
| 2023 | The Childe | Han Chairman |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Alone in Love | Min Hyun-joong's father | |
| 2007 | Lee San, Wind of the Palace | Eunuch | |
| 2007 | Lobbyist | Admiral Lee Chul-ho | |
| 2008 | Strongest Chil Woo | King Injo | |
| 2008 | Painter of the Wind | Kim Gwi-ju | |
| 2009 | Brilliant Legacy | Park Tae-soo | |
| 2009 | Hero | Choi Il-doo | |
| 2010 | Prosecutor Princess | Ma Sang-tae | |
| 2010 | Bad Guy | | |
| 2010 | Running, Gu | Jong-il | |
| 2010 | KBS Drama Special – "Reason" | Professor Lee | |
| 2010 | Queen of Reversals | Goo Ho-seung | |
| 2010-12 | Quiz of God | Jang Kyu-tae | |
| 2011 | Midas | Yoo Ki-joon | |
| 2011 | 49 Days | Shin Il-shik | |
| 2011 | City Hunter | Chun Jae-man | |
| 2011 | Poseidon | Han Sang-goon | |
| 2011 | Deep Rooted Tree | Park Eun | |
| 2011 | Midnight Hospital | Goo Dong-man | |
| 2012 | Standby | Ryu Jung-woo | |
| 2012 | Phantom | Shin Kyung-soo | |
| 2012 | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Kang Ki-beom | |
| 2013 | Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek | Kang Han-chul | |
| 2013 | She Is Wow! | Park Ui-won | |
| 2013 | Master's Sun | Kim Gwi-do | |
| 2013 | A Little Love Never Hurts | Eun Hee-jae | |
| 2014 | Doctor Stranger | Moon Hyung-wook | |
| 2014 | My Secret Hotel | Lee Moo-yang | |
| 2014 | Dr. Frost | Chun Sang-won | |
| 2015 | The Invincible Lady Cha | Director Cha Jin-gyu | |
| 2015 | Unkind Ladies | Han Choong-gil | |
| 2015 | I Have a Lover | Baek Jun-sang | |
| 2016 | Goodbye Mr. Black | Seo Jin-tak | |
| 2016 | The Legend of the Blue Sea | Heo Il-joong | |
| 2016 | Five Enough | Jang Min-Ho | |
| 2017 | Judge vs. Judge | Sa Jeong-do | |
| 2018 | Marry Me Now | Yeon Chan-goo | |
| 2019 | The Secret Life of My Secretary | Do Min-ik's father | (cameo) |
| 2020 | Soul Mechanic | Lee Taek-kyung | |
| 2020 | Alice | Tae-yi's father | |
| 2021 | Sisyphus: The Myth | Hwang Hyun-seung | |
| 2021 | Be My Dream Family | Geum Jong-hwa | |
| 2022 | The Empire | Senior Ahn | |
| 2022 | Curtain Call | Cheol-jin | Cameo |
| 2023 | Stealer: The Treasure Keeper | Dr. Ko | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1983 | The Mousetrap | Detective Sergeant Trotter |
| 1999 | Today | Hwang Si-young |
| 2000 | Fat Pig | |
| 2000 | An Interesting Year | |
| | Generation After Generation | |
| 2004 | Sunday Seoul | |
| 2005 | Snowman | Jung-woo |
| | Cockscomb Flower | |
| 2007 | The Pillowman |
| | Please Turn Off the Lights | |
| | Come and See Me | |
| 2008 | Blackbird | Ray |
| 2010 | The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World | Dr. Jung |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1990 | Seoul Theater Festival | Grand Prize (Daesang) | | Won |
| 1999 | 36th Dong-A Theatre Awards | Best Actor | Today | Won |
| 2013 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Master's Sun | Nominated |
| 2021 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Be My Dream Family | Nominated |