Tom Choi Quick Info | |
---|---|
Height | 6 ft |
Weight | 72 kg |
Date of Birth | January 31, 1980 |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Spouse | Jill Renninger |
Tom Choi is a South Korean actor, voice actor, writer, producer, filmmaker, and realtor. He is known for playing Ken Yukimura in the supernatural teen drama series Teen Wolf, Dr. Wong in the Disney Channel comedy series Bizaardvark, and Mr. Hashimoto in the teen sitcom A.N.T. Farm. He has also been a part of several other shows and movies including Truth or Dare, Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Women’s Murder Club, CSI: Miami, ER, Ghost Whisperer, The Suite Life on Deck, Death Valley, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Modern Family, Make It or Break It, 24, Lone Hunter, God’s Country, General Hospital, Private Practice, Franklin & Bash, Switched at Birth, Days of Our Lives, House of Lies, and The Gene Generation. Tom Choi is also known for his voice work on the Mortal Kombat video games.
Born Name
Tom T. Choi
Nick Name
Tom
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Daegu, South Korea
Residence
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Tom Choi attended the University of Washington, from where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Drama. He later joined the LACC School of Cinema and Television.
Occupation
Actor, Voice Actor, Writer, Producer, Filmmaker, Realtor
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Tom Choi has dated –
- Jill Renninger – He is married to Jill Renninger.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Tom Choi is of South Korean descent.
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Prominent Adam’s apple
Tom Choi Facts
- He was 4 years old when he shifted to Des Moines, Iowa.
- From 2014 to 2016, Tom Choi appeared as Ken Yukimura in the American supernatural teen drama television series Teen Wolf.
- He was cast as Lee in the 2015 short-action drama film Lone Hunter. This performance got him nominated for “Best Actor” at the Maverick Movie Awards in 2015.
- In 2016, he made a short sci-fi film titled Singularity, for which he received an Honorable Mention at Justin Lin’s Interpretations Short Films Initiative in the NBCUniversal Short Film Festival.
- Tom Choi played the Colonel in the 2017 American comedy film Snatched, starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, and Christopher Meloni.
- He enjoys surfing.
- He has done voiceover work for video games such as Batman: Arkham Knight, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat X, Fallout 76: Steel Dawn, and Death Stranding.
- In 2021, Tom Choi did the voiceover for Front Man in Netflix’s South Korean survival drama series Squid Game. The show stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Kim Joo-ryoung, and Anupam Tripathi and became one of Netflix’s most-watched programs in several regional markets.
Featured Image by Tom Choi / Instagram