# Choi Gwi-hwa

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.

## 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") | |
| 2012 | Runway Cop | Detective Paeng | |
| 2012 | 26 Years | team leader of guards | |
| 2013 | Very Ordinary Couple | Deputy Department Head Mr. Son's husband | |
| 2013 | Way Back Home | Detective from Seoul Prosecutor's Office | |
| 2014 | The Target | male hospital employee | |
| 2014 | One on One | Oh Ji-ha | |
| 2014 | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | military officer | |
| 2014 | Sea Fog | voice of other captain | |
| 2014 | Scarlet Innocence | gambler | |
| 2015 | Gangnam Blues | member of Nam Soon-chul gang | |
| 2016 | No Tomorrow | Detective Choi | |
| 2016 | The Wailing | Byung-gu | |
| 2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | fraud in woman's dress Jung Pan-Seok | |
| 2016 | Train to Busan | homeless man | |
| 2016 | Tunnel | person interested in tunnel 2 | cameo |
| 2016 | The Net | Director Lee of South Korean Information Bureau | |
| 2017 | The King | Choi Min-suk | |
| 2017 | Fabricated City | chief prison guard | |
| 2017 | A Taxi Driver | leader of plainclothes officers | |
| 2017 | The Outlaws | Captain Jeon Il-man | |
| 2018 | The Discloser | Sun-ho | |
| 2018 | The Soul-Mate | Jong-sik | |
| 2018 | The Drug King | General Manager Ham | |
| 2019 | Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission | mailman | |
| 2019 | Long Live The King | Choi Man-soo | |
| 2019 | Homme Fatale | Yook-gam | |
| 2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers | Mal-bo | |
| 2022 | Boogie Nights | Yu-bin | |
| 2022 | The Roundup | Jeon Il-man | |
| 2022 | Project Wolf Hunting | Alpha | |
| TBA | After | | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2014 | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Assistant Manager Park Yong-gu (IT Sales Team) |
| 2015 | Shine or Go Crazy | administrator |
| 2016 | The Vampire Detective | Jang Tae-sik |
| 2017 | Distorted | Yang Choo-sung |
| 2017 | My Golden Life | Kang Nam-goo |
| 2017–18 | Bad Guys 2 | Ha Sang-mo |
| 2018 | Suits | Chae Geun-sik |
| 2018 | Jin Choo-ha Returns | Im Hun-sik |
| 2019 | The Running Mates: Human Rights | Bae Hong-tae |
| 2023 | Revenant | Chun Il-man (Cameo) |
| 2024 | Squid Game | Kim Gi-min (Player 203) |

### TV Movies

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | I'm After You | Manager Jeon |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Black: I Saw the Devil | Host | crime documentary film; with Kwon Il-yong | |
| 2022 | Anti-Ageym | Cast Member | | |