Choi Dong-hoon

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-11-30 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea

Choi Dong-hoon

Biography

Choi Dong-hoon (Korean: 최동훈; born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits -- The Big Swindle attracted 2.12 million viewers, Tazza: The High Rollers at 6.84 million, Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard at 6.13 million, The Thieves at 12.9 million, and Assassination at 12.7 million.

Acting

2019

Tazza: One Eyed Jack

as Section Chief

2006

Tazza: The High Rollers

as Police Officer

2014

2003

A Good Lawyer's Wife

as Police Officer

2005

The President's Last Bang

as Army Surgeon (uncredited)

Production

2004

The Big Swindle

as Director

2001

Scissors

as Cinematography

2006

The Restless

as Writer

2012

The Thieves

as Director

2022

Alienoid

as Writer

2015

Assassination

as Director

2022

Alienoid

as Producer

2015

Assassination

as Screenplay

2012

The Thieves

as Screenplay

2006

2024

Alienoid: Return to the Future

as Executive Producer

2022

Alienoid

as Director

2015

Assassination

as Executive Producer

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