Choi Seung-yoon
Acting
Biography
Choi Seung-yoon is a South Korean actor renowned for his extensive work as a character actor, frequently appearing in supporting and guest roles across various television dramas and films. He is recognized for his commanding presence and his ability to skillfully shift between genres, often playing highly professional, mysterious, or complex secondary characters. Choi Seung-yoon’s career is distinguished by his consistent and active participation in some of the most highly-rated and critically acclaimed Korean dramas. While he often takes on roles that drive the subplot or appear as significant guest characters, his performances consistently leave a memorable impression on viewers and critics alike. He gained notice for playing the chilling character Kim Min-suk in the crime drama Life on Mars (2018), a role that highlighted his ability to portray intense, high-stakes figures. This led to similar roles, such as the prosecutor "Tak" in Delightfully Deceitful (2023) and Dr. Suk Min-Joon in the sci-fi thriller Train (2020). Choi Seung-yoon has made impactful appearances in globally popular dramas, including playing an NIS agent in the final episodes of Crash Landing on You (2019-2020) and the brief, but memorable, role as Chae Song-Hwa's ex-boyfriend in the opening episodes of the hit medical series Hospital Playlist (2020). In recent years, he has continued his streak of supporting roles, appearing in major series such as Uncle (2021-2022), the sports romance drama Love All Play (2022), and, most recently, The Atypical Family (2024), where he played the recurring character, Jo Ji-Han. While largely known for his television work, Choi Seung-yoon has also taken on feature roles. Notably, he played the co-lead character of Audrey in the tvN Drama Stage one-act show, My Uncle is Audrey Hepburn (2019), demonstrating his depth beyond standard supporting roles. His film work includes appearances in Love Clinic (2015) and Phantom Detective (2016).
Known For
Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Hospital Playlist
A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.
Crash Landing on You
South Korean anthology series featuring one-act dramas selected from the O'PEN Drama Storyteller Exhibition.
Drama Stage
It's 3 minutes for hearers, but a life for the callers. A crime thriller chasing even the slightest sounds to rescue people's lives calling for urgent help.
Voice
A gifted writer who's the youngest editor-in-chief ever at his publishing company gets enmeshed in the life of a former copywriter desperate for a job.
Romance Is a Bonus Book
Imbued with the power to grant wishes, a cynical nine-tailed fox's life takes a turn when she encounters a soccer player — altering both of their fates.
No Tail to Tell
While investigating a serial murder case, Detective Han Tae Joo gets into a catastrophic incident. When he wakes up, he finds himself transported back to 1988, appointed to work at a police station in a small city. Believing he is there for a reason, he tries to solve the case from the past in hopes of finding a way back to his life in 2018.
Life on Mars
Once blessed with unique superpowers, a family loses their abilities due to modern day problems — until a mysterious woman changes everything.
The Atypical Family
The hottest sports romance between Park Tae-yang, a passionate professional badminton player, and Park Tae-joon, who treats playing badminton as a job!
Love All Play
In search of purpose, opportunity and independence, four rural women start an adult products business in 1992 — embarking on a journey of self-discovery.
A Virtuous Business
The story about the revenge of four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve crimes.
Player
A young female urologist opens an office in the same building as a male obstetrician. Eventually, they become entangled in a romance that allows them to grow and heal together.
Love Clinic
A real estate agent who rids haunted buildings of vengeful ghosts, partners with a con man to solve a 20-year-old case that is close to her heart.
Sell Your Haunted House
After a decade behind bars, a brilliant con artist teams up with an empathetic lawyer — and together, they dig into the case that changed her life.
Delightfully Deceitful
A husband works as a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright, but he gets arrested for corruption in a political scandal. His wife worked as an attorney prior to their marriage, now resumes her career after a 13 year hiatus. She begins to find her true identity. An adaptation of the American TV series aired on CBS of the same title.
The Good Wife
Hee-ra is the owner of the Witch's Diner where employee Jin and intern Gil-yong work with her. Guests are welcome to the Witch's Diner where they sell their souls for their wishes to come true.
The Witch's Diner
Several skeletons are discovered on the tracks of a closed train station. However, one of the dead victims walks into the police station. Where did all these dead bodies come from, and who is committing all of these murders? The world split into two on the night of a murder 12 years ago, and Do Won chases after the hidden truth in the parallel universe. This drama shows the contrast between two different worlds, divided by two different choices.
Train
Four women each come to a crossroads in life and love. Du Ah is a 23-year-old university student involved in a polyamorous relationship. An elementary school teacher, Ha Ram is in her late twenties and feeling a change of heart right before her wedding day. At 35, Ban Ya, an adjunct instructor, questions whether her ‘pretend relationship’ is transforming into something real. Chung Kyung, a furniture designer in her forties, discovers her husband is having an affair. The four women, each going through a different turning point in their lives, contemplate what they truly want from dating and love. What does ‘love’ mean to each of them?
Love Scene Number
Joon Hyeok is an unpopular musician whose life has hit rock bottom. He had already broken off his relationship with his older sister, Joon Hee, when her son appeared before him. His nephew developed Obsessive–compulsive disorder after his mother divorced his stepfather. Joon Hyeok takes his nephew in and looks after him. Joon Hee divorced her physically abusive husband after 12 years of marriage. She moved into an inexpensive apartment and now faces losing custody of her son to her ex-husband and his mother.
Uncle
A family drama about a woman who gets to live at her biological mother’s boarding house with her stepmother after her father dies and his business goes down. This struggling family overcomes life challenges together through love and compassion to reach a happy ending. (Source: MBC)