Kim Tae-ho launched his acting career after he won the grand prize in the
KBS reality talent show Survival Star Audition in 2006. He began using the
stage name Choi Jin-hyuk in 2010, prior to the airing of
family drama ''
It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, in which he was cast in his first leading role. He also starred in the romantic comedies I Need Romance (2011), and Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog (2012). Choi made his big-screen debut in the romance film Love Clinique''. His breakout came in 2013 after a well-received appearance on fantasy-period drama
Gu Family Book. Afterwards, Choi landed supporting roles in two high-profile projects: writer
Kim Eun-sook's trendy drama
The Heirs, and the action film
The Divine Move. His costar in
The Divine Move,
Jung Woo-sung also directed him in the
short film Beginning of a Dream (Choi had joined Jung's agency Red Brick House). In 2014, he headlined his first miniseries, the cable romantic comedy/
medical drama Emergency Couple. Choi then returned to network television with a supporting role in
You Are My Destiny, a
remake of the
2008 Taiwanese drama. Another leading role followed with the
legal drama Pride and Prejudice. He was also cast in a minor role in the Japanese film
Koisuru Vampire ("Vampire in Love"). Choi went on a hiatus from acting when he enlisted for
mandatory military service on March 31, 2015. He had the option to join the Seoul Police Promotional Team, the theater unit under the
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, but choose to serve as an active duty soldier. He was discharged from the army after just seven months due to a knee injury. Choi made his return with the crime thriller
Tunnel, which was a hit in China. In 2018, he was cast in the romantic comedy drama
Devilish Charm, and mystery thriller series
The Last Empress. In 2019, Choi was cast in the thriller drama
Justice. In 2020, Choi starred in the science fiction action drama
Rugal and
Zombie Detective. He also made a special appearance in TVN smash-hit drama
Mr. Queen as an arrogant and flirty chef whose soul was trapped in
Shin Hye-sun's body back in the Joseon era. He also lends his voice to
Shin Hye-sun's character's inner thought for first 7 episodes. In February 2023, he also held a fan-meeting event in Taiwan. In October 2023, he signed with Workaholic Entertainment. In November 2024, Choi made his first fan-meeting concert in the Philippines, at the
New Frontier Theater. Prior to the event, he also appeared on a Filipino television variety show. In 2026, Choi starred in
Channel A's
romantic comedy television series
Positively Yours opposite
Oh Yeon-seo. It is based on the
Naver Webtoon of the same name by Lee Jung about a couple averse to marriage until a one-night stand changes their plans. ==Filmography==