Lee Jong-hyuk (born July 31, 1974) is a South Korean actor. After more than a decade of leading and supporting roles on stage, film and television, he gained newfound mainstream popularity through the 2012 romantic comedy series A Gentleman's Dignity.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Lee Jong-hyuk | |
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| Born | (1974-07-31) July 31, 1974 (age 48) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent | Dain Entertainment (formerly Motion Media)[1] |
| Spouse | Choi Eun-ae |
| Children | 2 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Jong-hyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chonghyŏk |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Shiri | Special agent, North Korean 8th Squad | |
| 1999 | Attack the Gas Station | Thug 4, Yonggari's underling | |
| 2000 | General Hospital, The Movie: A Thousand Days | ||
| 2004 | Once Upon a Time in High School | Cha Jong-hoon | |
| Shinsukki Blues | Judicial Affairs team leader, Shin Seok-gi | ||
| 2005 | Mr. Socrates | Squad leader Shin | |
| 2006 | A Dirty Carnival | Gangster in the movie | |
| Dark Forest | Jung Woo-jin | ||
| A Good Day to Have an Affair | Fox 2 | ||
| 2008 | Miss Gold Digger | Han Dong-min | |
| Radio Dayz | K | ||
| Crush and Blush | Seo Jong-cheol | ||
| 2010 | Parallel Life | Lee Kang-seong | |
| 2011 | Hindsight | Baek Kyung-min | |
| 2012 | Rise of the Guardians | Pitch Black | animated, Korean dubbed[9] |
| 2015 | My Sister, the Pig Lady | Joon-seob | |
| 2018 | Student A | Teacher | |
| Unfinished | Choi Ki-cheol | ||
| 2019 | Love, Again | An Sang-cheol | [10] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Span Drama | MBC | |
| 2005 | Green Rose | Shin Hyun-tae | SBS |
| 2006 | Hello, God | Park Dong-jae | KBS2 |
| Dr. Kkang | Seok Hee-jung | MBC | |
| 2007 | Crazy in Love | Lee Hyun-chul | SBS |
| Flowers for My Life | (cameo) | KBS2 | |
| 2008 | Bichunmoo | Ha Chang-ryong | SBS |
| Formidable Rivals | Yoo Gwan-pil | KBS2 | |
| Chosun Police Season 2 | Jin Moo-young | MBC Every 1 | |
| 2009 | Temptation of an Angel | Jung Sang-mo (cameo) | SBS |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Hwang Chul-woong | KBS2 |
| Marry Me, Please | Kim Tae-ho | KBS2 | |
| The Fugitive: Plan B | Screening room translator Hwang Chul-ho (cameo, episode 2) | KBS2 | |
| 2011 | Detectives in Trouble | Jung Il-do | KBS2 |
| Drama Special "Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team" | Park Joo-young | KBS2 | |
| 2011 | Vampire Prosecutor | Prosecutor Jin (cameo, episode 8) | OCN |
| 2012 | Korean Peninsula | Choi Seong-min (cameo) | TV Chosun |
| A Gentleman's Dignity | Lee Jung-rok | SBS | |
| 2013 | My Cute Guys | Hongdae guru (cameo, episode 1) | tvN |
| Dating Agency: Cyrano | Seo Byung-hoon | tvN | |
| Master's Sun | Lee Jae-seok (guest, episode 11) | SBS | |
| 2014 | Pluto Secret Society | Kang Seok's former colleague (cameo, episode 11)[11] | EBS |
| Drama Festival "Turning Point" | Yeom Dong-il | MBC | |
| One Sunny Day | Young-ho | Line TV | |
| 2015 | Flower of Queen | Park Min-joon | MBC |
| Bubble Gum | Kang Suk-joon | tvN | |
| Reply 1988 | Sun Woo [Adult - Voice] (cameo , Ep.20) | ||
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Captain Kim Jin Seok (cameo) | KBS2 |
| 2018 | Yeonnam-dong 539[12] | Sang Bong-tae | MBN |
| 2019 | Spring Turns to Spring | Lee Hyung-suk | MBC |
| He Is Psychometric | Lee Jeong-rok (cameo ep.1,8) | tvN | |
| Treadstone | Colonel Shin | USA Network[13] | |
| Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung | Mob Boss (cameo ep.1-2) | MBC | |
| 2020 | Good Casting | Dong Gwan-soo | SBS |
| Men are Men | Seo Hyun Joo's blind date (cameo ep.3) | KBS2 | |
| 2021 | Delayed Justice | Heo Sung-yoon (cameo ep.18-20) | SBS |
| Over To You | Dong-suk [14] | KBS1 | |
| The Road: Tragedy of One | Yoon Dong-pil[15] | tvN | |
| Police University | Kwon Hyuk-pil[16] | KBS2 | |
| 2022 | The Driver | Cameo [17] | MBN[18] |
| Bad Prosecutor | Jin Kang-woo (cameo)[19] | KBS2 |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2012 | Jungle Love | Voice narration |
| 2013 | Dad! Where Are We Going? | Reality show with his son Lee Joon-soo[20][21] |
| 2014 | Dad! Where Are We Going? Season 2 | Voice narration |
| 2016 | Battle Trip | Contestant with Kim Min-kyo and Im Hyung-joon, episodes 9-10 |
| 2021–2022 | Liberation Town | Cast Member (Episode 1–34)[22] |
| 2021 | Drinking Guys | Host [23] |
| 2021–2022 | General Meeting of Shareholders | Host[24] |
| 2022 | Hot Singers | Cast Member[25] |
| Now, Follow Me | Cast Member ; with Lee Jun-soo[26] | |
| Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies 4 | Contestant[27] |
| Year | Song Title | Artist |
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| 2013 | "Open the Door" | Im Chang-jung |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | The Threepenny Opera | |
| Blood Brothers | ||
| 2003 | Oh! Happy Day | |
| Liar | ||
| 19 and 80 | Harold | |
| 2006 | Dracula | Dracula |
| 2008 | Singles | Su-heon |
| 2009 | Rain Man[28] | Charlie Babbitt |
| 2011 | 200 Pounds Beauty | Han Sang-jun |
| 2012 | Le Passe-Muraille | Dusoleil |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Chicago | Billy Flynn |
| Le Passe-Muraille | Dusoleil | |
| 2022–2023 | 42nd Street | Julian Marsh[29] |
| Year | Song Title | Notes |
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| 2006 | "Ae soo" | Track from Hello, God OST |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2001 | Seoul Performing Arts Festival | Best New Actor | Won | |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Formidable Rivals | Nominated |
| 2010 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Marry Me Please, The Slave Hunters | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | Marry Me Please | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act/Special Drama | Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team | Nominated |
| 2012 | Herald DongA TV Lifestyle Awards | Best Dressed | — | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | A Gentleman's Dignity | Won | |
| 2013 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Star of the Year | Dad! Where Are We Going? | Won |
| 2014 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Actor in a Drama Short | Turning Point | Nominated |
| 2015 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Flower of Queen | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Spring Turns to Spring | Nominated |
| 2020 | SBS Drama Awards[30] | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Good Casting | Nominated |
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