Tom T. Choi (born in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean-American actor best known for Teen Wolf and his voice work on the Mortal Kombat video games and the Netflix series Squid Game as the masked voice of Hwang In-ho / The Front Man. He has acted in numerous movies and television programs. Choi is also a producer, director, and writer. He wrote the screenplay and starred in the award-winning short film Lone Hunter.
Early life Choi was born in Daegu, South Korea and moved to Des Moines, Iowa when he was four years old. After graduating high school, Choi moved to Seattle, Washington, where he graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in drama. He then moved to Los Angeles and continued acting in film, television, and commercials. He attended the LACC School of Cinema and Television and now produces, directs, and writes in addition to acting.
Career Choi began working in film and television in 1998. He has made appearances in multiple blockbuster films and network television shows, and is best known for his roles as Ken Yukimura in Teen Wolf, Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat series, and the masked voice of Hwang In-ho / The Front Man in Squid Game.
He runs the independent production company Tension Films and was elected in 2015 and 2017 as a board member for the Los Angeles local of SAG-AFTRA, the union's largest local.
As a filmmaker and writer He made a short film called Singularity in 2016.
Choi has claimed there are not many film and television roles for Asian Americans. Tom Choi wrote the screenplay for Lone Hunter, and then starred in the short film.
Choi also has a web site called Tension Films to feature his work as a filmmaker and writer.
Personal life He married Jill Renninger and has a son.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2000NowheresvilleYoung (The Waiter)2002Minority ReportPayment – Agent No. 22004The Plight of ClownanaActorShort Film2006The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little FriendGuy in CrowdTV movie2007The Gene GenerationDad2008Starlight MintsBrettShort FilmTraumaDoctor, director, writer, producerShort Film2009Operating InstructionsReporterTV movieUn-Broke: What You Need To Know About MoneyReal Estate AgentTV movieRoad to the AltarPing2011Untitled Kari Lizer ProjectMartinTV movieiPhone 4 vs. HTC Evo: Live Action RemakeSales GuyShort FilmHall PassAsian HusbandSpeaking MeteoricallyTomShort Film2012ApplebaumPastor ParkTV movieSurpriseBartenderShort FilmGod's CountryYakomoto Brother No. 1Letting GoExecutive2013Reincarnation of FrankBuddhaShort Film2014In Your EyesMale Nurse2015Lone HunterLee, producer, writerShort Film Nominated: Best Actor at the Maverick Movie Awards (Tom Choi)
Nominated: Best Actor at the Milledgeville Film Festival (Tom Choi)
Won: Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Milledgeville Film Festival2016April's WaySung-MinShort FilmSingularitySingularity Device, director, editor, producer, writerAwarded Honorable Mention at Justin Lin's Interpretations Short Films Initiative in the NBCUniversal Short Film Festival2017 Friend Request Dean Short filmSnatchedColonel Geostorm Chinese Representative Lee2018 Truth or Dare Officer Han Chang Beautiful Boy Lecturer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1998Pacific BlueCharlieEpisode: "Cruz Control"2004The ShieldSheriffEpisode: "Streaks and Tips"2005Grey's AnatomyFluoroscope TechEpisode: "No Man's Land"WantedPaul ShinEpisode: "Rubbing One Out"Las VegasMr. NakamuraEpisode: "The Real McCoy"2006HeistER DoctorEpisode: "Strife"VanishedA/V TechEpisode: "Pilot"The Chelsea Handler ShowSquiggleEpisode: #1.10BonesFBI AgentEpisode: "The Boy In the Shroud"Criminal MindsSpecial Agent Nick CaseyEpisode: "Empty Planet"2007CSI: MiamiSGT KellerEpisode: "No Man's Land"General HospitalJim HarlowEpisode: #1.11265Brothers & SistersStewardEpisode: "An American Family"2007–08Women's Murder ClubPolice Officer / Uniformed Officer3 episodes2008Miss GuidedEd the Wheelchair ManEpisode: "Homecoming"Prison BreakFeng's Driver2 episodes2009Private PracticeJakeEpisode: "Acceptance"Ghost WhispererVolunteerEpisode: "Greek Tragedy"Lie To MeGroomEpisode: "Love Always"ERChris ZafaresEpisode: "Old Times"24Agent ParkEpisode: "Day 7: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m."2010LeverageRussell PanEpisode: "The Runway Job"The ForgottenRufusEpisode: "Train Jane"Sons of TuscanFatherEpisode: "Father's Day"Make It or Break ItJim (a Rock Father)Episode: "All or Nothing"The Suite Life on DeckMr. HashimotoEpisode: "Trouble in Tokyo"UndercoversXu ChenEpisode: "Xerxes"2011ChuckSkinny GuardEpisode: "Chuck Versus the First Bank of Evil"Franklin & BashCoronerEpisode: "She Came Upstairs to Kill Me"Death ValleyMale NurseEpisode: "Blood Vessels"The CloserTommy WongEpisode: "Silent Partner"2012Kickin' ItJudgeEpisode: "New Jack City"2012–13Travel TechProducer, writer, actor, Host2 episodesStaticSeries Regular, writer 3 episodes2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDirectorEpisode: "Dead Air"SouthlandCaptain Bill ChoiEpisode: "Hats and Bats"Switched at BirthReporterEpisode: "Introducing the Miracle"House of LiesRealtor2 episodesA.N.T. FarmMr. Hashimoto3 episodes2013–16NCIS: Los AngelesLAPD Officer Fong2 episodes2014Days of Our LivesDr. Chung2 episodesThe McCarthysDoctor LeeEpisode: "Arthur and Marjorie's Night Apart"2014–16Teen WolfKen Yukimura21 episodes2015NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative ServiceNavy Commander Bradley HallEpisode: "Day in Court"2016Agent CarterDr. Chung2 episodesJoJoHeadActorEpisode: "Bad First Dates"2017Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnSophisticated GuyEpisode: "Quad with a Blog"Hawaii Five-0Brian HadleyEpisode: "Ua ho'i ka 'opa i Awalua"BizaardvarkDr. Wong3 episodes2018Modern FamilyBobEpisode: "On the Same Paige"2021–presentSquid GameHwang In-ho / The Front Man (masked voice)13 episodes
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2008Mortal Kombat vs. DC UniverseLiu Kang (voice)2011Mortal Kombat2015Mortal Kombat XBatman: Arkham Knight(voice)2019Death StrandingThe Collector (voice)2020Fallout 76: Steel DawnKnight Daniel Shin (voice)2025Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Hwang In-ho / The Front Man (voice)Collaboration with Squid Game
Awards In 2015, Choi was nominated for Best Actor at the Maverick Movie Awards for the short film Lone Hunter. In 2017, he was nominated for Best Actor and won the Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Milledgeville Film Festival for Lone Hunter, shared with John Heinsen and Pascal Leister.
In 2016, he received an Honorable Mention at Justin Lin's Interpretations Short Films Initiative in the NBCUniversal Short Film Festival for Singularity. Choi both directed the film and played the leading role.
References
External links
Tension Films Official website