Choi Min-young (Korean: 최민영; born 9 October 2002) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2014, since then, he has appeared in number of television series. He is known for his role as child actor in 2016 revenge series The Promise and 2022 coming-of-age TV series Twenty-Five Twenty-One as Baek Yi-hyun. In 2022, he was cast in American Netflix series XO, Kitty, as main lead.
Career
Choi Min-young has exclusive contract with artist management company Saram Entertainment since April 2022.
Choi Min-young made his debut in the KBS2 drama Magic Thousand Characters in 2014. Then he appeared in many TV series such as JTBC's Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), tvN Mr. Sunshine (2018), and JTBC's Itaewon Class (2020). As a musical actor he has appeared in musicals Bonnie & Clyde, Empress Myeongseong, Frankenstein, and Kinky Boots.
In 2022, he got recognition in the tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One in the role of Baek Yi-hyun, Baek Yi-jin's (Nam Joo-hyuk's) younger brother. In the same year, he was also cast in the American Netflix series XO, Kitty, a spin-off of To All the Boys I've Loved Before.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2014 | I Want to Talk to You | Kang Joon-seok | | |
| 2023 | Dream Palace | Dong-wook | Filming | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2014 | The Magic Thousand-Character Classic | Baby boy | | |
| 2016 | The Promise | young Kang Tae-joon | Nominated for KBS Drama Awards | |
| 2016 | Choco Bank | Young Dal-soo | | |
| 2016 | Memory | Kim Myung-soo | | |
| 2016 | Entertainer | Lee Gyeong-soo | |
| 2016 | Lucky Romance | Min-jae | |
| 2016 | W | Kang Cheol's younger brother | Special appearance |
| 2017 | Strong Girl Bong-soon | young In Guk-doo | | |
| 2017 | Chicago Typewriter | young Han Se-joo | |
| 2017 | Queen for Seven Days | young Seo Noh | |
| 2017 | Two Cops | young Tak Jae-hee | |
| 2018 | Radio Romance | Woo Ji-woo | |
| 2018 | Mr. Sunshine | young Goo Dong-mae | |
| 2018 | Your Honor | young Han Soo-ho/Han Gang-ho | |
| 2019 | Confession | Yoo Joon-hwan | |
| 2020 | Itaewon Class | young Jang Dae-hee | |
| 2021 | You Are My Spring | young Chae Joon | | |
| 2022 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Baek Yi-hyun | | |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2023–present | XO, Kitty | Kim Dae-heon | American Netflix series | |
Musical shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Empress Myeongseong - Dageu | Crown prince | |
| Bonnie and Clyde | Young Clyde |
| 2014 | Frankenstein | Young Frankenstein |
| Kinky Boots | Young Charlie |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | Dream Palace | Nominated | |
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| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best Young Actor | The Promise | Nominated | |
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| The DIMF Musical Star | 2020 | Grand Prize (1st place) | Choi Min-young | Won | |
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