Choo Young-woo

In this Korean name, the family name is Choo.

Choo Young-woo (Korean: 추영우; born June 5, 1999) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Tale of Lady Ok (2024-2025) and The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025), in which the former earned him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor.

Choo Young-woo
Choo in 2024
Born	(1999-06-05) June 5, 1999 (age 25) South Korea
Other names	Chu Young-woo Choo Yeong-woo
Alma mater	Korea National University of Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2021–present
Agent(s)	J,Wide-Company[1]
Korean name
Hangul	추영우
Revised Romanization	Chu Yeongu
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'u Yŏngu

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Police University	Park Min-kyu		[2][3]
2021–2022	School 2021	Jung Young-joo		[4][5]
2022	Drama Stage – Babel Syndrome	Jang Ha-neul	Season 5; One-act drama	[6]
2023	Oasis	Choi Chul-woong		[7]
2024–2025	The Tale of Lady Ok	Cheon Seung-hwi/Song Seo-in/Sung Yoon-gyeom		[8]
2025	Head Over Heels	Bae Gyeon-woo		[9]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	You Make Me Dance	Song Si-on		[10]
2022	Once Upon a Small Town	Han Ji-yul		[11]
2025	The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call	Yang Jae-won		[12]
2025	Mercy for None	Lee Geum-so		[13]

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	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2023	Best New Actor	Oasis	Nominated	[14]
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Webseries	Once Upon a Small Town	Won	[15]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2025	Best New Actor	The Tale of Lady Ok	Won	[16]
KBS Drama Awards	2021	Best New Actor	Police University and School 2021	Nominated	[17]
	2023		Oasis	Won	[18]
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries		Nominated	[19]
		Popularity Award, Actor		Nominated	[20]
Brand Customer Loyalty	2025	Male Actor (Rising Star)		Won