One of the countries with a large Korean population living there is Canada. Some of the idols who made their debut as K-pop stars are also from Canada and have had brilliant careers. What about the fate of Koreans living abroad? In this article, Channel-Korea will discuss in more detail the profile of Ins Choi, an accomplished actor with his appearance in one of the popular TV shows, Kim’s Convenience. Without waiting longer, let’s scroll down the article below to find out more about Ins Choi’s full profile, personal life, work, appearance in TV shows, and his wedding!
Ins Choi’s full profile
Real Name: Choi In-seob (Hangul: 최인섭) English Name: Ins Choi Date of Birth: 1974 Education: Master of Theological Studies, University of Toronto. Occupation: Actor, Playwright, Producer, Co-creator, Main Screenwriter
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Ins Choi’s career journey
In the beginning of Ins Choi’s career, his journey did not go smoothly. He did not have the special skills to act and appear in front of the camera with confidence. Ins Choi’s career began when he tried to enter a casting for a fine arts program in New York. Of course, he hoped to pass the audition but the results turned out he was rejected for the first time. He said to himself, “I wasn’t talented enough.” At that time, Ins Choi was forced to practice more by reading and analyzing. Thus, he acknowledged that this was what bridged him to be as successful as he is today. Ins Choi said that his inspiration and those who encouraged him to be an artist in college were his professors at Wycliffe, such as John Bowen, Brian Walsh, and Marion Taylor. After graduating from university, Ins Choi worked with fu-GEN, a theater company which is a Toronto based Asian Canadian, and this is where he learned valuable lessons in his life how to gather audience interest through the work he made. From this place, Ins Choi learned how to gather similarities and interests from every audience, not just one community but all over the world with different backgrounds. Ins Choi’s experience working with fu-GEN really provides a valuable lesson in knowledge as an arts worker.
Ins Choi’s personal life
Ins Choi was born with the Korean name Choi In-seob (Hangul: 최인섭) and moved to Canada when he was one year old and lived in Scarborough, Toronto when he was very young. When he grew up, he and his family decided to officially become Canadian citizens and changed his real name to Ins Choi as people know him today. The funny thing he experienced when he became a Korean living in another country was when an immigration officer mistook his name for Insurp. This made Ins Choi change his name unofficially with a nickname named Danny. Ins Choi’s parents are his father who is a pastor at an immigrant church in downtown Toronto, which was founded and owned by himself and his mother with a strict character who taught her son to always focus on doing one thing and put everything in work. Ins Choi also had difficulty entering as a new student at York University, he tried to adjust his name so that it was easier to remember and pronounced with a name that was shortened to Ins Choi during college, Ins Choi decided to go to the acting program. When he was a child, Ins Choi really enjoyed playing with children his age playing volleyball, football, rugby, hockey. After school, Ins Choi shared that he also worked at a convenience store owned by his friend’s parents. He also attended a casting at his school for a short film titled Damn Yankees that was held on Victoria Park S.S. where the Banana Boys later performed. Ins Choi has successfully graduated from two different universities. In early 1990, Ins Choi attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute and he also graduated from York University’s theater program in 1998.
