Lee Ki-woo

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Ki-woo (Korean: 이기우; born October 23, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in The Classic (2003), Tale of Cinema (2005), A Love to Kill (2005), Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (2011), Rain or Shine (2017–2018), and My Liberation Notes (2022).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Lee Ki-woo
Lee in June 2019
Born	(1981-10-23) October 23, 1981 (age 43) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dankook University (B.A. in Business Administration) (M.B.A. in Arts and Cultural Management)
Occupation	Actor
Agent	Neverdie Entertainment
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2022)​
Korean name
Hangul	이기우
Hanja	李己雨
Revised Romanization	I Gi-u
McCune–Reischauer	I Giu

Personal life

Lee enlisted for his mandatory military service on November 9, 2009, and after 22 months of active duty at the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital, he was discharged on September 1, 2011.^[6]

Relationship and marriage

On August 23, 2022, Lee's agency announced that he would marry his non-celebrity girlfriend in September on Jeju Island.^[7] They married in a private ceremony on September 24, 2022, on Jeju Island, where only family members and friends attended.^[8]

Philanthropy

In November 2022, Lee donated a television appearance fee to a shelter for stray dogs.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	The Classic	Yoon Tae-soo
2004	Windstruck	Prince 4	cameo
	Spin Kick	Seok-bong
	He Was Cool	Kim Han-sung
2005	Tale of Cinema	Jeon Sang-won
	Sad Movie	Sang-gyu
2006	Lost in Love	Sang-sik
	Woman on the Beach	Beach resort caretaker
2007	Ballet Shoes	Lee Ki-woo	short film
	Skeletons in the Closet	Jin-sung
	Someone Behind You	Park Hyun-joong
2008	Crazy Waiting	Gi-seong	cameo
	Story of Wine	Min-sung
	Lost and Found	Kang Min-woo
2010	Wedding Dress	Ji-hoon
2011	Sin of a Family	Detective Lee Tae-heon
2013	Bean Sprouts	Il-hong
2014	Shot Gun	Detective
2015	Time Renegade	Detective Lee
2016	Misbehavior	Choi Min-ho
TBA	Exposure	Sang-woo		[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Not Alone	Lee Ki-woo
2005	A Love to Kill	Kim Joon-sung
2006	Outrageous Women	Jang Woo-jin ("Rookie")
2007	Kid Gang	Lee Kal-nal
2008	Star's Lover	Jung Woo-jin
2011	Cool Guys, Hot Ramen	Choi Kang-hyuk
2012	My Shining Girl	Idol singer	cameo (episode 6)
	Standby	Ryu Ki-woo
2013	The Virus	Kim Se-jin
	Miss Korea	Lee Yoon
2014	Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit	Park Tae-min
2016	Memory	Shin Young-Jin
	The Doctors	Gong Byeong-doo	cameo (episode 1–5,9)
2017	The Lady in Dignity	Kang Ki-ho
2017–2018	Rain or Shine	Seo Joo-won		[11]
2018–2019	Fates & Furies	Jin Tae-oh		[12]
2019	Doctor Detective	Choi Tae-young		[13]
2020	18 Again	Choi Il-kwon
2022	My Liberation Notes	Jo Tae-hoon		[14][15]
	Shooting Stars	Ahn Jun-ho	Cameo (episode 3)	[16]
2023	Agency	Jung Jae-hoon	Cameo	[17][18]
	Miraculous Brothers	Lee Myung-seok		[19]
2024	Knight Flower	Park Yoon-hak		[20]
TBA	Four Men	Kang Il-kwon		[21]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Food Essay	Host		[22]
2013	Playing Oppa
2014	Friends in Macau
2015	Real Men Season 2	Cast Member
2016	Babel 250			[23][24]
2017	Battle Trip	Contestant	with Lee Yi-kyung (episodes 42–45)

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2002	"100 Days"	Naul
2006	"Living One Year in Winter"	Brian Joo
2009	"Staying Away"	KCM
2012	"Just Let It Go" + "Bad Guy Thing" + "Sorry I'm Sorry" (Escape EP)[25][26]	Kim Hyung-jun
	"Memory of the Wind"[27]	Naul
2018	"My Apology Letter"	Kim Yeon-woo

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asia Model Festival Awards	2013	Model Star Award	Lee Ki-woo	Won
Korea Jewelry Awards	2008	Emerald Award		Won
Korea Drama Awards	2016	Hot Star Award	Memory	Won
	2022	Excellence Award, Actor	My Liberation Notes	Won	[28]

References

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External links

• Lee Ki-woo on Weibo (in Chinese) (in Chinese)
• Lee Ki-woo at Wid May
• Lee Ki-woo at HanCinema
• Lee Ki-woo at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Ki-woo at IMDb