‘Daniel Phillip Henney ‘ (born November 28, 1979, Korean: 다니엘 헤니) is an American expatriate actor in South Korea. His father is an American of British descent and his mother is an American of Korean descent. However, some sources suggest that his father is of Irish and Native American descent.[1]

Daniel Henney

Henney debuted as a model in several Korean and foreign ads. He most famously co-starred in the Korean hit drama, “My Name is Kim Sam Soon”.

Henny has a working knowledge of the Korean language, and has performed in roles that required the speaking of German (Spring Waltz) and Japanese (Seducing Mr. Robin).

Choi Si Won was discovered by a talent scout when waiting for his friend at the front gates of a high school in 2002 and became a SM trainee. He made his first appearance(2003) in Dana’s music video “What is Love.” Prior to his official debut as a member of Super Junior, he had several minor roles in Korean dramas. His most noteworthy role was in the drama “Eighteen, Twenty-Nine”, where he played the lead, Kang Sangyoung’s high school self. Around this time, there were plans of making him a member of TVXQ[citation needed]. However, the idea fell through and the group made their debut without him. During his training years he also went to Beijing for six months to study Chinese.

• Full Name: 최시원 / Choi Si Won (pronounced: Choy Shi Won)
• Nickname: Simba by Kim Hee Chul
• Real Birth Date: April 7, 1986
• Birthdate: 1987-Feb-10
• Profession: Actor, Singer, Model
• Education: Hyun Dae High School
• Height: 189 cm
• Weight: 64 kg
• Blood Type: B
• Kpop group: Super Junior
• Talent agency: SM Entertainment

Movies

• Battle of Wits (http://www.abattleofwits.com.hk/) (2006) – (China production)
• Charamel Boy (2005)- (Korean production)

Trivia

• Hobbies: Singing, dancing, watching movies, Taekwondo, playing drums, playing computer.
• Religion: Christian – (protestant)
• Languages: Korean,Mandarin, English