Lee Jong-hyuk

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

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.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Lee Jong-hyuk
Born	(1974-07-31) July 31, 1974 (age 50) Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater
Years active	1998–present
Agent	Dain Entertainment (formerly Motion Media)[2]
Spouse	Choi Eun-ae
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	이종혁
Hanja	李鐘赫
Revised Romanization	I Jong-hyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Chonghyŏk

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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	[10]
2014	The File	Han Dong-min		[11]
2015	My Sister, the Pig Lady	Joon-seob
2018	Notebook from My Mother	Gyu-hyeon		[12]
	Student A	Teacher
	Unfinished	Choi Ki-cheol
2019	Love, Again	An Sang-cheol		[13]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Span Drama
2005	Green Rose	Shin Hyun-tae
2006	Hello, God	Park Dong-jae
	Dr. Kkang	Seok Hee-jung
2007	Crazy in Love	Lee Hyun-chul
	Flowers for My Life		Cameo
2008	Bichunmoo	Ha Chang-ryong
	Formidable Rivals	Yoo Gwan-pil
	Chosun Police 2	Jin Moo-young
2009	Temptation of an Angel	Jung Sang-mo	Cameo
2010	The Slave Hunters	Hwang Chul-woong
	Marry Me, Please	Kim Tae-ho
	The Fugitive: Plan B	Screening room translator Hwang Chul-ho	Cameo (episode 2)
2011	Detectives in Trouble	Jung Il-do
	KBS Drama Special : Yeongdeok Women's Wrestling Team	Park Joo-young	one act-drama
2011	Vampire Prosecutor	Prosecutor Jin	Cameo (episode 8)
2012	Korean Peninsula	Choi Seong-min	Cameo
	A Gentleman's Dignity	Lee Jung-rok
2013	My Cute Guys	Hongdae guru	Cameo (episode 1)
	Dating Agency: Cyrano	Seo Byung-hoon
	Master's Sun	Lee Jae-seok	Cameo (episode 11)
2014	Pluto Secret Society	Kang Seok's former colleague	Cameo (episode 11)	[14]
	Drama Festival : Turning Point	Yeom Dong-il	one act-drama
2015	Flower of Queen	Park Min-joon
	Bubble Gum	Kang Suk-joon
	Reply 1988	Sun Woo [Adult - Voice]	Cameo (episode 20)
2016	Descendants of the Sun	Captain Kim Jin-seok	Cameo
2018	Yeonnam-dong 539	Sang Bong-tae		[15]
2019	Spring Turns to Spring	Lee Hyung-suk
	He Is Psychometric	Lee Jeong-rok	Cameo (episode 1,8)
	Treadstone	Colonel Shin		[16]
	Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung	Mob Boss	Cameo (episode 1–2)
2020	Good Casting	Dong Gwan-soo
	Men Are Men	Seo Hyun Joo's blind date	Cameo (episode 3)
2021	Delayed Justice	Heo Sung-yoon	Cameo ( episode 18–20)
	Over To You	Dong-suk		[17]
	The Road: The Tragedy of One	Yoon Dong-pil		[18]
	Police University	Kwon Hyuk-pil		[19]
2022	The Driver		Cameo	[20][21]
	Bad Prosecutor	Jin Kang-woo	Cameo	[22]
2023	Our Blooming Youth	King		[23]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	One Sunny Day	Young-ho

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Jungle Love	Voice narration
2013	Dad! Where Are We Going?	Cast Member	Reality show with his son Lee Joon-soo	[24][25]
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	[26]
2021	Drinking Guys	Host		[27]
2021–2022	General Meeting of Shareholders			[28]
2022	Hot Singers	Cast Member		[29]
	Now, Follow Me		with Lee Jun-soo	[30]
	Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies	Contestant	Season 4	[31]
2023	The Power of Superfoods	Storyteller		[32]

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2013	"Open the Door"	Im Chang-jung

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
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	Charlie Babbitt	[33]
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	[34]

Discography

Year	Song Title	Notes
2006	"Ae soo"	Track from Hello, God OST

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
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[35]	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama	Good Casting	Nominated

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External links

• Lee Jong-hyuk at Big Boss Entertainment
• Lee Jong-hyuk at Dain Entertainment
• Lee Jong-hyuk on Twitter
• Lee Jong-hyuk at HanCinema
• Lee Jong-hyuk at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Jong-hyuk at IMDb