Lee Jae-ryong

Lee Jae-ryong
Lee Jae-ryong
Born	September 24, 1964 (age 60); Damyang County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film ; Korea University Graduate School – Master's degree in Journalism
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986-present
Agent	S.M. Entertainment
Spouse	Yoo Ho-jeong (m. 1995)
Korean name
Hangul	이재룡
Hanja	李在龍
Revised Romanization	I Jae-ryong
McCune–Reischauer	I Chaeryong

Last updated March 17, 2025

Lee Jae-ryong (born September 24, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television series, notably the merchant-centered period epic Sangdo (2001),^[2] the medical drama General Hospital (1994 and 2008),^[3] and Noh Hee-kyung-penned dramas such as Foolish Love (2000) and Goodbye Solo (2006).^[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1989	2nd Republic	Masan police	MBC
1989	Still 49
1991	What Is Love^[5]	Han Chul-jin
1991	Yesterday's Green Grass		KBS1
1992	Thorn Flower	Han Young-bin	KBS2
1993	To Live	Lee Woo-jin	SBS
	Women's Room	Hwang Bo-hyun	MBC
	Pilot	Lee Yoon-chul
	Sisters	Jae-guk
	I Have To Rise Up	Park Jong-ha
1994	General Hospital	Kim Do-hoon
1994	Bird, Bird, Blue Bird	Do-young
1996	Dangerous Love	Kim Eui-hwan
1996	Reasons For Not Getting Divorced	Hong Seo-hwan
1997	Because I Really	Cha Dae-ki	KBS2
1998	Love and Success	Kim Jang-soo	MBC
1998	How Am I	Lee Jae-ryong	SBS
1999	Did We Really Love?	Song Kil-jin	MBC
	Waves	Park Young-joon	SBS
	You Don't Know My Mind	Choi Dae-han	MBC
	Meeting	Choi Yeon-taek	KBS2
2000	Foolish Love	Jin Sang-woo
2001	Orient Theatre	Hwang-chul
2001	The Merchant	Im Sang-ok	MBC
2002	To Be with You	Choi Min-sung	KBS1
2002	The Maengs' Golden Era	Choi Kyu-sik	MBC
2004	Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin	Ryu Seong-ryong	KBS1
2006	Goodbye Solo	Kang Ho-chul	KBS2
2006	Snow Flower	Yoo Geon-hee	SBS
2007	Bad Woman, Good Woman	Song Geon-woo	MBC
2008	General Hospital 2	Kim Do-hoon, professor of surgery	MBC
2010	KBS Drama Special – "Red Candy"^[6]	Jae-bak	KBS2
2011	Believe in Love	Kim Dong-hoon
2013	A Bit of Love	Choi Min-soo
2013	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang ^[7]	King Muryeong	MBC
2016	A Beautiful Mind	Chae Soon-ho	KBS2
2017	Man in the Kitchen	Calvin Miller	MBC
2022	The Driver	Cameo ^[8]^[9]	MBN

Film

Year	Title	Role
1992	Sons and Lovers
1997	Hallelujah	Pastor Kim
1998	First Kiss	Jajangmyeon actor (cameo)
2003	North Korean Guys	Manager of jet ski rentals (cameo)
2004	Low Life	Intelligence agent 2
2006	Ice Bar	Young-rae's father

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
1994	Environmental Exploration Find the Green Man	Host
1999	Saturday Best
2008	Good Morning
2014	Eco Village	Panel
2021	Star Golf Big League	Cast Member ^[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1994	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	General Hospital	Won
2001	14th Grimae Awards	Best Actor	Sangdo	Won
2002	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Sangdo	Won
2006	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	Goodbye Solo	Nominated
2009	8th Korea National Council on Social Welfare	Commendation from the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs	—	Won
2010	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special	Red Candy	Nominated
2011	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Believe in Love	Nominated
2013	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang	Nominated

References

↑ Kwaak, Je-yup (14 December 2011). "Seo Taiji tops list of celebrity property holdings". The Korea Times . Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ Choi, Seung-hyun (21 May 2005). "(인터뷰) MBC 대하사극 '상도'의 이재룡" [(Interview) Lee Jae-ryong of MBC's large-scale historical drama Sangdo]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ Han, Sang-hee (18 November 2008). "General Hospital 2 Return to Small Screen". The Korea Times . Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ "K-DRAMA REVIEWS: 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)". Twitch Film . 28 March 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ Kim, Seong-ui (16 July 2009). (불후의 명작 ②) 이재룡 "'사랑이 뭐길래'로 연기 인생 전환점". IS Plus (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ "Preview: KBS' Drama Special Lollipops". 10Asia. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ "Lee Jae-ryong in MBC The Daughter of the Emperor". Hancinema . 28 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
↑ Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved August 18, 2021.
↑ Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2022– via Naver.
↑ Lee Jung-hyun (June 15, 2021). "tvN D '스타골프빅리그'에 정준호·임창정 등 참가". Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved June 15, 2021.

External links

Lee Jae-ryong at HanCinema
Lee Jae-ryong at the Korean Movie Database
Lee Jae-ryong at IMDb

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[1] Kwaak, Je-yup (14 December 2011). "Seo Taiji tops list of celebrity property holdings". The Korea Times . Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[2] Choi, Seung-hyun (21 May 2005). "(인터뷰) MBC 대하사극 '상도'의 이재룡" [(Interview) Lee Jae-ryong of MBC's large-scale historical drama Sangdo]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[3] Han, Sang-hee (18 November 2008). "General Hospital 2 Return to Small Screen". The Korea Times . Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[4] "K-DRAMA REVIEWS: 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)". Twitch Film . 28 March 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[5] Kim, Seong-ui (16 July 2009). (불후의 명작 ②) 이재룡 "'사랑이 뭐길래'로 연기 인생 전환점". IS Plus (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[6] "Preview: KBS' Drama Special Lollipops". 10Asia. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[7] "Lee Jae-ryong in MBC The Daughter of the Emperor". Hancinema . 28 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-06.

[8] Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[9] Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2022– via Naver.

[10] Lee Jung-hyun (June 15, 2021). "tvN D '스타골프빅리그'에 정준호·임창정 등 참가". Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved June 15, 2021.

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v t e Grimae Awards for Best Actor
1990s	Yoo Dong-geun (1996) Choi Soo-jong (1997) Choi Bool-am (1998) Son Chang-min (1999)
2000s	Kim Yeong-cheol (2000) Lee Jae-ryong (2001) Kam Woo-sung (2002) Cha Seung-won (2003) Ahn Jae-wook (2004) Kim Myung-min (2005) Song Il-kook (2006) Kim Myung-min (2007) Kim Sang-kyung (2008) So Ji-sub (2009)
2010s	Jang Hyuk (2010) Cha Seung-won (2011) Lee Sang-min (2012) Cho Jae-hyun (2013) Lee Jong-suk (2014) Yeon Jung-hoon (2015) Kim Eung-soo (2016) Ji Sung (2017) Jang Hyuk (2018) Kim Nam-gil (2019)
2020s	Namkoong Min (2020) Um Ki-joon (2021) Namkoong Min (2023) Han Suk-kyu (2024)

Lee Jae-ryong
Born	(1964-09-24) September 24, 1964 (age 60) Damyang County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film Korea University Graduate School – Master's degree in Journalism
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986-present
Agent	S.M. Entertainment
Spouse	Yoo Ho-jeong (m. 1995) ^[1]

Korean name
Hangul	이재룡
Hanja	李在龍
Revised Romanization	I Jae-ryong
McCune–Reischauer	I Chaeryong