Choi Gwi-hwa

Acting · Born 1978-03-03 in Yasu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

Biography

Choi Gwi-hwa is a South Korean actor, primarily known for his supporting roles in many popular films. Born March 3rd, 1978, he made his acting debut in a minor role in the 2009 film, 'Why Did You Come to My House?'. He has since appeared in many popular films, including 'Train to Busan', 'A Taxi Driver', and 'The Roundup', each hitting over 10 million viewers. He won 'Best New Actor' in 2017 for his role as Civvies Leader in 'A Taxi Driver', also winning ‘Best Supporting Actor’ the same year for his role as ‘Captain Jeon Il-man’ in ‘The Outlaws’. He then reprised his role in 2022 in 'The Roundup', which hit the 5th highest-grossing film in the Korean Box Office. He has also appeared in many popular television dramas, including 'Incomplete Life', 'Squid Game', and 'Bad Guys: Vile City'.

Filmography

• Train to Busan as Homeless Man
• The Net as Director Lee
• A Taxi Driver as Civvies Leader
• The Outlaws (The Roundup) as Jeon Il-man
• The Roundup 2 as Jeon Il-man
• Seoul Searching as Mr. Chae
• Devils as Team leader
• Boogie Nights as Yu-bin
• Way Back Home as Detective from Seoul Prosecutor's Office
• The Discloser as Seon-ho

TV

• Running Man as Self
• Squid Game as Gi-myeon / Player 203
• Bon Appétit, Your Majesty as Prince Jesan
• Squid Game as Kim Gi-min / Player 203
• Vampire Detective as Jang Tae-sick
• My Golden Life as Kang Nam-Goo
• Black: I Saw the Devil
• Suits as Chae Geun-Sik
• Distorted as Yang Choo-Sung
• Bad Guys as Ha Sang-Mo