Choi Hyun-wook

Choi Hyun-wook is a South Korean actor who was born on January 30, 2002. He first began his acting career in 2019 with a leading role in the web drama Real:Time:Love. Over the course of his career, he has earned the sobriquet "Nation's Boyfriend" from several media outlets.

During his childhood, Choi played baseball for ten years. In his first year of high school, an elbow injury required surgery and rehabilitation. When his condition failed to improve, he changed his career path to pursue acting. Consequently, he left Gangneung High School and its baseball team, transferring to the Hanlim Multi Art School in the Broadcasting & Entertainment Department, where he eventually graduated.

Following his initial debut, Choi's agency, Goldmedalist, confirmed on March 23, 2020, that he was cast in the web drama Pop Out Boy!, which was adapted from a popular webtoon. Filming began the next month, and the series began airing on June 25, 2020.

Choi gained wider recognition through several television appearances in 2021. In March of that year, he was selected to star in the SBS television series Racket Boys. In April 2021, he played the antagonist role of school bully Park Seung-tae in episodes three and four of the SBS drama Taxi Driver. Additionally, he made a brief appearance as Lim Cheol-kyeong in a flashback scene on the series Jirisan.

In 2022, Choi rose in popularity after starring in the coming-of-age television series Twenty-Five Twenty-One alongside Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Ji-yeon, and Lee Joo-myung. That same year, he starred in the television series Weak Hero Class 1 alongside Hong Kyung and Park Ji-hoon. In 2023, he joined the cast of Twinkling Watermelon alongside Ryeoun, Seol In-ah, and Shin Eun-soo, and he has also been featured in D.P. 2.

Choi's later acting projects include starring roles in My Dearest Nemesis and Mantis, both released in 2025. In May 2025, it was revealed that he would make a special appearance in the second season of Weak Hero Class 1, reprising his role as An Soo-ho. In 2026, he participated in the tvN reality show Curtain Up, Class! alongside Kim Tae-ri, and led the Netflix original series Notes from the Last Row alongside Choi Min-sik.