Choi Hyun-wook (; born January 30, 2002) is a South Korean actor. In 2019, he began his acting career by leading in the web drama ''Real:Time:Love''. His role in SBS television series ''

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'' and ''

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'' awarded him the Best New Actor at the

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. Recently, he gained more recognition in ''

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'' (2022), ''

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'' (2022), '' D.P. 2'' (2021–2023),''

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'' (2023), and '' My Dearest Nemesis'' ''(2025)''.

Early life and education

Choi Hyun-wook was born on January 30, 2002. During his childhood, he played baseball for ten years. In his first year of high school, he sustained an elbow injury and underwent surgery and rehabilitation, but it did not improve his condition. Due to the situation, he changed his career path and pursued acting. Eventually, Choi left Gangneung High School as well as his position at the school's baseball team and transferred to

Hanlim Multi Art School Hanlim Multi Art School () is an arts high school located in Songpa District in Seoul, South Korea. History Hanlim School was founded on 3 March 1962, with Lee Hyeon-man being appointed school principal. In 2009, it became the Hanlim Multi Art ...

at Broadcasting & Entertainment Department until he graduated.

Career

On March 23, 2020, Gold Medalist confirmed that Choi has been cast for the web drama ''Pop Out Boy!'', based on the popular

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of the same name. The series began filming the following month. It started to air on June 25. In April 2021, Choi appeared in a SBS drama ''

'' as Park Seung-tae, a school bully. He was the antagonist on the series' episode 3 and 4. A month earlier, he was selected to star in another SBS drama, ''

''. Choi briefly appeared on ''

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'' as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback with Seo Yi-kang, one of the main characters. In 2022, Choi rose in popularity after he starred in the

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television series ''

'' alongside

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, Kim Ji-yeon and

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. The same year, he starred in the television series ''

'' alongside

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and Park Ji-hoon. In 2023, he starred in ''

'' alongside

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, Seol In-ah and

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. In May 2025, it was revealed that Choi reprised his role of An Soo-ho, from series ''

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Class 1'' in second season but as

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Filmography

Television series

Streaming series

Music video appearances

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations

References

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