Lee Yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Yeon (born 27 February 1995)^[1] is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of male character Baek Seong-woo in 2022 Netflix-produced South Korean drama Juvenile Justice.^[2]

Lee Yeon
이연
Lee Yeon
Born	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 30) South Korea
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present
Agent	Echo Global Group
Korean name
Hangul	이연
Hanja	李妍
Revised Romanization	I Yeon
McCune–Reischauer	I Yŏn

Career

Lee Yeon first made her debut as an actress in 2018 with South Korean film Anonymous. She has appeared in several films and television series, including a cameo as the younger sister of male lead Jung Hae-in's character in South Korean Netflix drama D.P. (2021), which also starred Koo Kyo-hwan as the second male lead.^[3][4]

Lee's breakout role comes from 2022 Netflix drama Juvenile Justice, in which Lee's character is a 13-year-old male teenager Baek Seong-woo, who was charged with murdering a young schoolboy in the drama's first two episodes. Despite being a female and her Korean age of 28 at the time she portrayed Seong-woo, Lee's acting and transformation as a cold-blooded murderer was positively reviewed and applauded by audiences and critics.^[5][6][7] Lee's performance in Juvenile Justice allowed her to gain a "Best New Actress" award nomination by the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards, but the award was eventually given to Kim Hye-jun.^[8][9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Anonymous	Chae-jin		[10]
2019	Cosmos	Hye-soo	Short film
2020	Take Me Home	Kim Ye-won
2021	A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea	Seong Ji-na	It premiered DGK MEGABOX Award at 2021 BIFF It premiered official 2023	[11][12]
2023	Kill Boksoon	Kim Yeong-ji	Netflix film	[13]
TBA	Gyeongju Travelogue	Dong-ju		[14]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Drama Stage: "Waves of Change"	Ye-eun	Season 2; episode 10	[10]
2019	Drama Special: "Goodbye B1"	Lee Yeon-hee	Season 10; Episode 6
2020	Find Me in Your Memory	Student
	SF8		Episode 2 - "Blink"; Episode 4 - "Manxin"
	Drama Special: "My Teacher"	Lee Eun-seo	Season 11, Episode 3
2023	Crash Course in Romance	young Nam Haeng-sun		[15]
	Delightfully Deceitful	Jung Da-jeong		[16]
	Drama Special: "Shoot For Love"	Go Do-hyun	one act-drama	[17]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–2023	D.P.	Ahn Soo-jin	Season 1–2	[4]
2022	Juvenile Justice	Baek Seong-woo		[5]
	Weak Hero Class 1	Young-yi		[18]
2023	Duty After School	No Ae-seol	Part 1–2	[19]

Accolades

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.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2022	Best New Actress – Television	Juvenile Justice	Nominated	[20][21]
	2023	Best Supporting Actress – Film	Kill Boksoon	Nominated	[22]
Buil Film Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[23]
Global Film & Television Huading Awards	2023	Best Global Teleplay Supporting Actress	Juvenile Justice	Nominated	[24]
Korea Drama Awards	2023	Best New Actress	Delightfully Deceitful	Won	[25]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Joy News 24	2023	Rising Star Film Actor of the year	4th	[26]