Choi Gwang-il

Career timeline

1. 1971 · Born

   Born

2. 2001 · Screen debut

   Wanee & Junah (Movie)

3. 2023 · Breakthrough

   Bloodhounds (TV)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   Doctor X: Mafia in White (TV)

Career in numbers

3 2000s

16 2010s

37 2020s

• Drama46
• Crime18
• Mystery17
• Comedy12
• Thriller11
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy10

Highest-rated title Doctor X: Mafia in White 2026 9.1 Most popular title Colony 2026 8.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Choi Gwang-il in our catalogue.

Don Lee

2 titles together

Son Hyun-joo

2 titles together

Kim Jung-young

2 titles together

Lee Hee-jun

2 titles together

1. 2026 Doctor X: Mafia in White as Goo Bon-pyeong 9.1 TV
2. 2026 Colony as Minister 8.2 Movie
3. 2026 The WONDERfools as Choi Young-jun 8.7 TV
4. 2026 Phantom Lawyer as Yang Byung-il 7.6 TV
5. 2026 To My Beloved Thief as Han Seung-rok TV
6. 2025 Dynamite Kiss as Gong Chang-ho 8.2 TV
7. 2025 Murder Report as Detective Cho 7.2 Movie
8. 2025 Holy Night: Demon Hunters as Father Marco 6.9 Movie
9. 2025 Revelations as Jung Guk-hwan 6.4 Movie
10. 2025 Buried Hearts as Lee Cheol Yong [Elder] 8.4 TV
11. 2025 The Scandal of Chunhwa as Kim Byeong Gil [Concubine Kim's father] TV
12. 2024 When the Phone Rings as Hong Il-kyung 8.3 TV
13. 2024 Gangnam B-Side as Moon Chul-sung 7.4 TV
14. 2024 Seoul Busters as Kang Hui Ryong [Chief of police] 8.5 TV
15. 2024 Hijack 1971 as Seo Min-soo 6.8 Movie
16. 2024 Marry My Husband as Choi Nam Hyeon [Taxi driver] 8.5 TV
17. 2023 Gyeongseong Creature as Jun-taek's father 7.9 TV
18. 2023 Believer 2 as Chief Song 6.7 Movie
19. 2023 Longing For You as Cha Jin-cheol TV
20. 2023 Miraculous Brothers as Byun Jong-il 6.6 TV
21. 2023 Bloodhounds as Director Kang 8.5 TV
22. 2023 Kokdu: Season of Deity as Kim Pil Soo [Chairman] TV
23. 2022 The Glory as Joo Seong-hak 8.5 TV
24. 2022 Confession as Han Young-seok 7.2 Movie
25. 2022 Bad Prosecutor as Lee Jang-won 6.7 TV
26. 2022 Alchemy of Souls as King Go Soon 8.6 TV
27. 2022 Again My Life as Kim Seok-Hoon 8.0 TV
28. 2021 Hometown as Im In-gwan TV
29. 2021 Lovers of the Red Sky as Hong Eun O [Cheon Ki's father] 7.5 TV
30. 2021 Undercover as Hwang Jeong Ho TV
31. 2020 The Uncanny Counter as Shin Myeong-hwi 8.3 TV
32. 2020 Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol as Sunwoo Myung 6.8 TV
33. 2020 Oh! My Gran as Doctor Movie
34. 2020 Born Again as Chun Suk-tae 6.9 TV
35. 2020 Forest as Kwon Joo Han [Managing Director, Taesung Group] 6.9 TV
36. 2020 The Game: Towards Zero as Kim Hyung Soo TV
37. 2020 Money Game as Choi Gwang Min [Chief of FSC's Audit and Inspection office] TV
38. 2019 Ashfall as President 6.9 Movie
39. 2019 Vagabond as Park Man-young 8.3 TV
40. 2019 Doctor Detective as Mo Sung Kook [TL Osem Head of Department] TV
41. 2019 Confession as Choi Pil Soo [Do Hyun's father] 7.4 TV
42. 2018 Where Stars Land as Lee Ki Baek [Section chief] 7.5 TV
43. 2018 Ping Pong Ball as Pub owner TV
44. 2018 Life as Jang Ming Gi 7.2 TV
45. 2018 Rich Man, Poor Woman as Director Nam Chul Woo 6.5 TV
46. 2018 Seven Years of Night as Hyun-su's Father 5.8 Movie
47. 2017 1987: When the Day Comes as Ahn Yoo 8.0 Movie
48. 2017 Prison Playbook as [Death Row Inmate - Detention Center] 8.2 TV
49. 2017 Slow as Han Seo Movie
50. 2016 My Lawyer, Mr. Jo as Ahn Chang Hoon TV
51. 2013 An Ethics Lesson as Attorney Choi 6.0 Movie
52. 2010 Man of Vendetta as Doctor 6.3 Movie
53. 2010 KBS Drama Special as Han Seo TV
54. 2006 Family Matters as [Friend 2] Movie
55. 2002 A Bizarre Love Triangle as Doo-chan Movie
56. 2001 Wanee & Junah as Jeong-woo Movie

Photos

Quick facts