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Actor You Need to Know: Choi Woo-shik
RollingStone India
|May 2023
He is a natural in every role, even in tense circumstances, whether it be in an autobiographical coming-of-age story, an action horror K-zombie, or a black comedy thriller
CHOI WOO-SHIK HAS MATURED INTO AN acting maestro with top honors to his name since the Oscar-winning film Parasite (2019) catapulted him to worldwide fame (though his first shot at international recognition came with Train to Busan in 2016). He is a natural in every role, even in tense circumstances, whether it be in an autobiographical coming-of-age story, an action horror K-zombie, or a black comedy thriller. The Chungmuro actor is a prime example of a dependable and trustworthy asset in Korean entertainment who has lately blossomed more into a superb romantic hero, bringing life to an unfathomable emotional struggle of profound love in Our Beloved Summer (2021–2022), an intense powerhouse of a romance drama.
With a degree in cultural studies from Chung-Ang University, Choi made his acting debut in 2011 with the period drama
This story is from the May 2023 edition of RollingStone India.
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