Daniel Choi: South Korean Actor and Profile

Daniel Choi (Hangul: 최다니엘) is a South Korean actor born on February 22, 1986. Standing at 186 cm, he has built an extensive career spanning numerous television series, feature films, and broadcast appearances since his debut.

Portrait photograph of Daniel Choi — Daniel Choi

Military Service

Daniel Choi began his mandatory military service on October 2, 2015, fulfilling his obligation through public service work. He was officially discharged from the military on September 29, 2017. His first television acting role following his discharge was in the KBS2 drama series Jugglers.

Filmography

Selected Television Series

Worlds Within... (KBS2, 2008) - Yang Soo-Kyung
High Kick! 2 (MBC, 2009-2010) - Lee Ji-Hoon
Babyfaced Beauty (KBS2, 2011) - Choi Jin-Wook
School 2013 (KBS2, 2012-2013) - Kang Se-Chan
Jugglers (KBS2, 2017-2018) - Nam Chi-Won
The Ghost Detective (KBS2, 2018) - Lee Da-Il
It's Okay to Not Be Okay (tvN, 2020) - CEO Daniel Choi (ep. 8)
Today's Webtoon (SBS, 2022) - Seok Ji-Hyung
Mask Girl (Netflix, 2023) - Park Gi-Hun
Romance in the House (JTBC, 2024) - Kwon Oh-Hyeon (ep. 1-2)
Sorry Not Sorry (KBS Joy-Netflix, 2024-2025) - Cha Hyun-Woo

Selected Feature Films

Yoga (2009) - Dong-Hoon
Cyrano Agency (2010) - Sang-Yong
Traffickers (2012) - Sang-Ho
11:00 AM (2013) - Ji-Wan
The Chronicles of Evil (2015) - Kim Jin-Gyu
Untouchable Lawmen (2015) - Detective Jo Yoo-Min
The Beast (2019) - Jong-Chan

Awards and Recognition

2011 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries (Babyfaced Beauty)
2018 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries (Jugglers)
2018 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Baek Jin-hee (Jugglers)