Choi Jong-won
Choi Jong-won (Korean: 최종원; born January 27, 1950) is a South Korean actor and politician. Choi began his acting career in theater, then made his screen debut in 1978 and became known as a veteran actor of stage, film and television of over forty years. He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995 for the Joseon-era period drama The Eternal Empire.
Choi entered politics in 2004, when he ran and lost in the 17th National Assembly elections as an Uri Party candidate. He ran again in the by-elections on July 28, 2010, under the Democratic Party, where he won as the lawmaker representing Gangwon Province (Taebaek, Jeongseon, Yeongwol, and Pyeongchang) in the 18th National Assembly, succeeding Lee Kwang-jae who resigned to run for the Gangwon governorship. On September 16, 2010, Choi was elected as the head of DP's Gangwon provincial chapter.
Acted in
Smugglers
2023
as Captain Uhm
D.P.
2021
as Old Man
Royal Secret Agent
2020
as Kang In-Chung
Rainbow Goddess
2020
Mr. Sunshine
2018
as Heungseon Daewongun
Untouchable
2017
as Goo Yong-Chan
Female War: Bloody War in Bongcheon-dong
2016
as Mal-dong (말동)
The Master of Revenge
2016
as Go Dae-Chun
Old Bicycle
2015
as Kang Man
The Girl Who Became A Photo
2014
as Min Seong Taek
KBS Drama Special
2010
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle
2010
Summer Whispers
2008
as Professor Noh
Santamaria
2008
as Mr. Sin
Traces of Love
2006
as Min-Joo's father
Special of My Life
2006
Princess Aurora
2005
as Detective squad chief
Blood Rain
2005
as Messenger Choi
지금도 마로니에는
2005
Age of Innocence
2002
Love Her
2001
The Happenings
1998
as Jang Deok-bae
King and Queen
1998
as Han Myeong Hoe
Audition
1997
신고합니다
1996
Jungle Story
1996
as Elder
1996 Mulberry
1996
Who Drives Me Mad?
1995
as Hwang Dal-soo
Bitter and Sweet
1995
The Eternal Empire
1995
How to Top My Wife
1994
as Killer
Rosy Life
1994
as Mr. Han
Two Cops
1993
as Tea-seong
Sopyonje
1993
as Cheon-ga
First Love
1993
as Young-shin's Father
Stairway To Heaven
1992
Fly High, Run Far
1991
as Shon Hwa-joong
MBC 베스트극장
1991
as Park Bong-jae
My Love, My Bride
1990
as Doctor
The Dream
1990
as Pyeongmok
Straight
1990
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Choi Kang-il
Oseam
1990
Long After That
1989
Gagman
1989
as Taxi Driver
Come Come Come Upward
1989
