Lee Sung-min (born, South Korea, December 4, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles on television and film, notably his much-praised performances in Golden Time (2012), Broken (2014), and Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014).[1][2][3][4] Lee has also received critical acclaim for his role in the 2018 espionage film The Spy Gone North.[5]
Lee Sung-min | |
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Lee in 2020 | |
| Born | (1968-12-04) December 4, 1968 (age 53) Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Agent | Hodoo Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | I Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sŏng-min |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Black & White | Thief 1 | Short film |
| 2004 | Father and Son: The Story of Mencius | Loan shark 1 | |
| My Mother, the Mermaid | Fruit store owner | ||
| Flying Boys | Mr. Kim | ||
| 2005 | Marathon | Jung-wook's friend | |
| Boy Goes to Heaven | Detective | ||
| 2006 | Silk Shoes | Sung-cheol | |
| Seducing Mr. Perfect | Director Yang | ||
| 2007 | Secret Sunshine | Chef | |
| Wide Awake | Sang-woo's father | ||
| 2008 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | Cook | |
| Go Go 70s | Seoul Weekly editor-in-chief and pop columnist Lee Byung-wook | ||
| 2009 | The Pot | Dong-shik | |
| Triangle | Company president Lee Byeong-joon | ||
| 2010 | A Little Pond | Kkoo-ri's father | |
| Bestseller | Editor Ma Dae-yoon | ||
| Troubleshooter | Atty. Yoon Dae-hee | ||
| The Unjust | District Attorney | ||
| Cafe Noir | Mi-yeon 1's husband | ||
| 休(휴) | Mr. Kim | Short film | |
| 2011 | Officer of the Year | Detective Jo | |
| The Cat | Bi-dan's papa | Cameo | |
| Dreaming of Romance | Seung-hwan | Short film | |
| 2012 | Howling | Gu Young-cheol | |
| Hoya (Eighteen, Nineteen) | OB/Gyn doctor | ||
| All About My Wife | Director Na | Cameo | |
| 2013 | My Little Hero | Kang Hee-seok | |
| The Attorney | Lee Yoon-taek | ||
| 2014 | Venus Talk | Lee Jae-ho | |
| Broken | Jang Eok-gwan | [6] | |
| Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Dae-ho | [7] | |
| My Brilliant Life | Family doctor | Cameo | |
| Big Match | Choi Young-ho | [8] | |
| 2015 | The Piper | Village chief | [9] |
| Sori: Voice From The Heart | Hae-gwan | [10][11] | |
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | Assistant Prosecutor General Jong-gil | [12] |
| Familyhood | Joo Min-ho | ||
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | Dae-ho | [13] |
| Real | Choi Jin-gi | [14] | |
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Seok-geun | [15] |
| The Spy Gone North | Ri Myung-woon | [16] | |
| The Witness | Sang-hoon | [17] | |
| The Drug King | Seo Sang-hoon | Special appearance[18] | |
| 2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Min-jae's adoptive father | [19] |
| The Beast | Jeong Han-soo | [20] | |
| Black Money | Choi Yong-wook | Special appearance | |
| 2020 | Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP | Tae-ju | [21] |
| The Man Standing Next | President Park | [22] | |
| 2021 | The 8th Night | Park Jin-soo | Netflix Film[23][24] |
| Miracle: Letters to the President | Tae-yoon | [25][26] | |
| 2022 | Hunt | Jo Won-sik | Special appearance[27] |
| Remember | Pil-Joo | [28][29] | |
| The Devil's Deal | Kwon Soon-tae | [30] | |
| TBA | Seoul Spring | [31] |
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Oh Feel Young | 검품장 Park | KBS2 |
| MBC Best Theater "Brother Is Back" | Il-do | MBC | |
| 2005 | MBC Best Theater "Loveholic Project" | Manager Kim | |
| 2006 | Hello God | Detective (guest, episodes 1-2) | KBS2 |
| Special Crime Investigation: Murder in the Blue House | Ha Doo-gil (guest, episodes 2-3) | ||
| 2007 | The Devil | Hwang Dae-pil | |
| Legend of Hyang Dan | Byun Hak-do | MBC | |
| Drama City "수맥을 잡아라" | Director | KBS2 | |
| 2008 | King Sejong the Great | Choi Man-ri | |
| On Air | PD Song Soo-chul | SBS | |
| Working Mom | Kang Chul-min | ||
| Terroir | Multi-level staff member (guest, episodes 3,8) | ||
| 2009 | Can Anyone Love | Heo Se-dol | |
| Partner | Han Joon-soo (guest, episode 13) | KBS2 | |
| Triple | Director Jung | MBC | |
| Hometown Legends "Silent Village" | Jinsa Yoon | KBS2 | |
| Hot Blood | Yang Man-cheol | ||
| 2010 | Pasta | Seol Joon-seok | MBC |
| Gloria | Son Jong-bum | ||
| Drama Special "Last Flashman" | Jo Won-shik | KBS2 | |
| MBC Best Theater "We Teach Love" | Park Yong-dae | MBC | |
| 2011 | My Princess | Lee Young-chan, president of Korea | |
| Listen to My Heart | Lee Myung-gyun | ||
| Drama Special "Identical Criminals" | Kang Dae-woo | KBS2 | |
| A Thousand Days' Promise | Seo-yeon's boss (cameo, episode 1) | SBS | |
| Brain | Go Jae-hak | KBS2 | |
| 2012 | Drama Special Series "Just an Ordinary Love Story" | Kim Joo-pyeong | |
| The King 2 Hearts[32] | King Lee Jae-kang | MBC | |
| Golden Time[33] | Choi In-hyuk | ||
| Arang and the Magistrate | Gatekeeper at library of the Book of Life and Death (cameo, episode 20) | ||
| Drama Special "Culprit Among Friends" | Detective Park (cameo) | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | When a Man Falls in Love | Gangster boss Kim Dae-kwang (guest, episodes 1-2,4) | MBC |
| Monstar | Movie director Kwon Tae-hyun (cameo, episode 1) | Mnet | |
| Miss Korea[34] | Teacher Jung | MBC | |
| 2014 | Big Man | High-ranking executive (cameo) | KBS2 |
| Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Oh Sang-shik | tvN | |
| 2015 | Hogu's Love | Chief Oh (cameo, episode 1) | |
| Splendid Politics | Yi Deok-hyeong | MBC | |
| 2016 | Memory[35] | Park Tae-Suk | tvN |
| 2020 | Money Game | Heo Jae | |
| 2022 | Reborn Rich[36] | Jin Yang-cheol | JTBC |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Juvenile Justice | Kang Won-joong | [37] | |
| Narco-Saints | The voice of a fishing boat captain | Special appearance | [38] | |
| 2022–2023 | Shadow Detective | Kim Taek-rok | Season 1–2 | [39] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pig Hunt | — | assistant director |
| 2002 | Oxygen | — | stage manager |
| The Caucasian Chalk Circle | — | assistant director | |
| 2003 | Laundromat Fairytale | — | assistant director |
| 2005 | Mareugo Daltorok | ||
| 2006 | The Weir | Choon-bal | |
| Shear Madness | Chief Na Do-sik/Detective Ma | ||
| 2007 | Shining City | ||
| Change | |||
| 2010 | Bieonso | ||
| Yang Deok-won Story | Kwan-woo | ||
| 2011-2012 | A Story of Old Thieves | ||
| 2012 | Seoul Notes | ||
| The Weir | Choon-bal | ||
| 2014 | Mareugo Daltorok | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Daegu Theatre Festival | Best New Actor | Won | |
| 1998 | Daegu Theatre Festival | Best Actor | Won | |
| 2001 | Korea Theatre Festival | Won | ||
| 2012 | 8th Golden Ticket Awards[40] | Best Actor in a Play | The Weir | Won |
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards | Acting Award, Actor[41] | Golden Time | Won | |
| 5th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | ||
| 25th Grimae Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
| MBC Drama Awards | PD Award | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2014 | 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Nominated |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | The Piper | Nominated | |
| 4th APAN Star Awards[42] | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won | |
| 51st Baeksang Arts Awards[43] | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2016 | tvN10 Awards[44] | Best Actor | Won | |
| 2018 | 27th Buil Film Awards[45] | Best Actor | The Spy Gone North | Won |
| 55th Grand Bell Awards[46] | Won | |||
| 38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[47] | Won | |||
| 2nd The Seoul Awards[48] | Nominated | |||
| 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards[49] | Nominated | |||
| 18th Director's Cut Awards[50] | Won | |||
| 2019 | 10th KOFRA Film Awards[51] | Won | ||
| 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | |||
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards[52] | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2020 | 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Man Standing Next | Won |
| 2021 | 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards[53][54][55] | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards[56] | Best Supporting Actor | Miracle: Letters to the President | Nominated | |
| 2022 | 20th Director's Cut Awards[57] | Best Actor in film | The Man Standing Next | Nominated |
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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| Forbes | 2015 | Korea Power Celebrity | 39th | [58] |
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