Choi Gwi-hwa (; born March 3, 1978) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Choi Gwi-hwa joined the Meulmye Theatre Company in
Bucheon
Bucheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Bucheon is located away from Seoul, of which it is a satellite city. It is located between Incheon and Seoul.
Bucheon is the second most densely populated city in South Korea after Seo ...
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
''Train to Busan'' () is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho, written by Park Joo-suk, and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, and Kim Eui-sung. The film mostly t ...
'' (2016), ''
The Wailing'' (2016), ''
A Taxi Driver
''A Taxi Driver'' () is a 2017 South Korean political action drama film directed by Jang Hoon and written by Eom Yu-na, with Song Kang-ho starring in the lead role, alongside Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, and Ryu Jun-yeol. Based on a real-li ...
'' (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
Television series
TV Movies
Television shows
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Male actors from South Jeolla Province
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male stage actors
South Korean male musical theatre actors
21st-century South Korean male actors