Daniel Choi

Choi Daniel (born 22 February 1986) is a South Korean actor, DJ and model. He is best known for his television roles in The Ghost Detective, Jugglers, High Kick Through the Roof, Baby Faced Beauty, School 2013, and rom-com film Cyrano Agency. He is also an anchorman on KBS World Radio since 2011 and a DJ on KBS 2FM since 2013.

Early life Choi's mother had serious morning sickness when pregnant with his elder brother (6 years his elder), thus did not consider having a second child. His father had a vasectomy, but Choi was still conceived. His father wanted to name him Solomon, but his mother preferred Daniel, as he was considered a gift from God.

As a child, his name was considered unusual, and his peers would call him "Yogi Daniel" (a famous yoga master and contortionist), and would jokingly ask him to squeeze himself into a desk. Due to few recollections of his mother, later in life, he found it difficult to act opposite his characters' mother figures. After the death of his mother and his father's business went bankrupt, he was sent to his aunt's house, while his father and brother lived with another relative.

His first part-time job in high school was a gas station attendant.

He quit after one semester at the Broadcasting and Acting Department of Chungwoon University, as he had enough of the experience. He was part of the university's cheerleading team.

His father was in the Military Academy and his brother is a civil servant. As alternative military duty, after four weeks of training, he was assigned to serve at the Seoul VHS Medical Center as a public service worker.

On 27 June 2017, he was the recipient of model public service worker commissioner's award from the Military Manpower Administration at the Seoul Regional Office of the MMA, for being a model employee and sincere work ethic.

His original discharge date, 1 October 2017, was advanced 2 days due to the Chuseok holidays. His first project afterwards was Jugglers. His brother got married when he was filming the drama.

Filmography Film

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2000 School Stories 2005 Golden Apple 2008 Worlds Within Yang Soo-kyung General Hospital 2 guest 2009 Good Job, Good Job Lee Eun-hyeok High Kick Through the Roof Lee Ji-hoon 2010 Once Upon a Time in Saengchori cameo 2011 Baby Faced Beauty Choi Jin-Wook The Musical Hong Jae-Yi High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged Ji-hoon Cameo (episode 95) 2012 Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck Kim Daniel cameo Phantom Park Gi-young / Hades Cameo (episode 1-2, 6) 2013 School 2013 Kang Se-chan KBS Drama Special – "Waiting for Love" Cha Ki-dae one act-drama 2014 Big Man Kang Dong-seok 2015 Heart to Heart bakeshop owner Cameo 2017 Jugglers Nam Chi-won 2018 The Ghost Detective Lee Da-il 2019My Fellow Citizens!Newly-wedCameo, (episode 11) 2020 It's Okay to Not Be Okay CEO Choi Daniel Cameo (episode 8) 2022 Today's Webtoon Seok Ji-hyung Fly High Butterfly Kwang Soo

Web series Year Title Role 2023 Mask GirlPark Gi-hun

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2025 Running Man Cast member Episode 736 & 742 (guest member)Episode 747-781 (rental member)

Music video "Coin Laundry" (Wax, 2014) "Open The Door" (Im Chang-jung, 2013) "Love Ballad" (Brown Eyed Soul, 2010) "Turn It Up" (Sung Hyun-ah, 2004)

Radio KBS World Radio - News Plus (2011~present) KBS 2FM - Pops Pops (2013~present) Radio Apart (30 Nov, 2018)

Discography "I went to Cheonggyesan Mt." - duet with Uhm Tae-woong, Cyrano Agency OST

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 Baeksang Arts Awards 2010 Best New Actor – Television High Kick Through the Roof 2011 Best New Actor – FilmCyrano Agency Blue Dragon Film Awards 2010 Best New Actor Grand Bell Awards 2010 Best New Actor 2012 The Traffickers KBS Drama Awards 2011 Excellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesBaby Faced Beauty 2012 School 2013 2013 Best Actor in a One-act Drama/Special Waiting for Love 2014Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Big Man 2018 Jugglers, The Ghost Detective Best Couple Choi Daniel Jugglers Best Couple Choi Daniel The Ghost Detective Netizen Award Jugglers, The Ghost Detective Korean Film Awards 2010 Best New Actor Cyrano Agency MBC Entertainment Awards 2009 Best New Actor in a Sitcom/Comedy High Kick Through the Roof 2024 Best Entertainer Award (Reality) Omniscient Interfering View Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2011 Fantasia Award High Kick Through the Roof SBS Drama Awards 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Today's Webtoon