Choi Sung-eun

Choi Sung-eun (; born June 17, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is known for roles in television dramas such as SF8, Beyond Evil (2021), and The Sound of Magic (2022), as well as in the Netflix film My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024).

Early life and education Choi Sung-eun was born on June 17, 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. Choi's family consists of her parents, an older brother, and a younger brother. She attended Kaywon High School of Arts under the Department of Theater and Film before getting admitted at the Korea National University of Arts' Acting Department in 2015.

Career 2018: Beginnings Choi started out acting in short films and as a theater actress at the Doosan Art Center. In 2018, she played the role of Autumn, a girl waiting for an organ transplant in the theater play Grain in the Blood. As a college student, Choi was featured as a cover of popular university magazine, Life Magazine College Tomorrow's 853 issue for 20s which drew the attention of industry officials and various management companies. In July 2018, Choi officially signed an exclusive contract with SALT Entertainment officially starting her career as a rookie actress.

2019–present: Acting debut Choi landed her first major role in a feature film after passing an audition for the comedy film Start-Up (2019) where she played the role of red-haired girl So Kyung-joo. For her scene-stealing performance, she won Best New Actress from the Chunsa Film Festival and earned another nomination from the Buil Film Awards in South Korea.

In 2020, Choi appeared in the short film, Nipple War 3. In April of the same year, Choi made her CRT debut through the MBC drama SF8 : Joan's Galaxy (Ep. 3). Her first lead role in an independent film, Ten Months was also screened during the 21st Jeonju International Film Festival under the category "Korean Cinema". In August 2020, Choi signed an exclusive contract with Ace Factory.

In 2021, Choi joined the JTBC drama Beyond Evil as Manyang butcher shop owner Yoo Jae-yi, marking her debut in a mini series. Following her performance, Choi was nominated for the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards in the category Best New Actress – Television. Later in October, Choi's independent film, Ten Months was released commercially in cinemas.

In 2024, Choi played the titular character Lee Marie in the drama film My Name Is Loh Kiwan alongside Song Joong-ki, which was released exclusively on Netflix on March 1, 2024.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 I Want to go to Paris Yeon-i Short film 2019 Start-Up So Kyung-joo Graduation Film Chae-eun Short film The Dog Days Jae-ha Pus Eun-soo 2020 Nipple War 3 Chae-eun 2022 Gentleman Kim Hwa-jin 2024 My Name Is Loh Kiwan Marie Lee Netflix film Time to Be StrongSuminIndependent film Mad Dance OfficeYeon Kyung

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2020 SF8 Yi-oh Episode 3: Joan's Galaxy 2021 Beyond Evil Yoo Jae-yi 2025 Last Summer Song Ha-kyung

Web series Year Title Role 2022 The Sound of Magic Yoon Ah-yi

Web shows Year Title Role 2022 Young Actors' Retreat Cast member

Discography Singles Title Year Album "My Dream Family" 2022 The Sound of Magic OST "Don't Make Me Dream" "Merry-Go-Round" "Annarasumanara" (아저씨. 마술을 믿으세요?) "Have A Good Night" "Consolation" "I, As A Grown Up Or A Child"

Theater Year Title Role 2018 Grain in the Blood Autumn

Ambassadorship Public Relations Ambassador for the 27th Seoul International Women's Film Festival (2025).

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2022 Best New Actress Beyond Evil Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Best New Actress – Television 2022 Best New Actress – Film Ten Months Buil Film Awards 2020 Best New Actress Start-Up 2022 Ten Months Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 Start-Up Jeonju International Film Festival 2024 Best Actress Time to Be Strong 32nd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2024 Best Actress Ro Ki-wan Stage Talk Audience's Choice Awards (SACA) 2018 Best New Theater Actress Grain in the Blood