Lee Ji-hoon (actor, born 1988)

This article is about the actor born in 1988. For the actor born in 1979, see Lee Ji-hoon (entertainer).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee .

Lee Ji-hoon
Lee Ji-hoon in 2019
Born	(1988-10-29) October 29, 1988 (age 36) Namyangju, South Korea
Other names	Ji Hoon
Education	Hallym University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Agent	iNKODE Entertainment [1]
Korean name
Hangul	이지훈
RR	I Jihun
MR	I Chihun

Lee Ji-hoon (born October 29, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the teen series School 2013 , and has played supporting roles in family dramas You Are the Best! and Golden Rainbow . ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Return of the Mafia	Passerby
2013	Jinx!!!	Lee Tae-woong
2014	Body Rhythms	Han Oh-ki	short film [7]
	A Hard Day	Officer in charge of police armory	Cameo [8]
2016	Proof of Innocence	Young detective
2019	Dad is pretty	Kim Hyun-woo	Cameo
2023	The Gap	Seung-jin	[9]
2025	The Noisy Mansion	Ahn Doo-on
TBA	Under Your Bed	Ji-hoon	[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role
2012	School 2013	Lee Ji-hoon
2013	You Are the Best!	Jo In-sung
	Golden Rainbow	Kim Yeol-won
2015	Blood	J
2015–16	Six Flying Dragons	Heo Kang / Lee Shin-juk
2016	Secret Healer [11]	King Seonjo
	Gogh, The Starry Night	Hwang Ji-hoon
	KBS Drama Special – The Legendary Shuttle	Kang Chan
	The Legend of the Blue Sea [12]	Heo Chi-hyun
2017	Whisper	young Choi Il-hwan (cameo)
	Band of Sisters	Seol Ki-chan
2018	The Hymn of Death [13]	Hong Nan-pa
	Your House Helper [14]	Kwon Jin-kook
2019	Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung [15]	Min Woo-won
	Woman of 9.9 Billion	Lee Jae-hoon
2020	Dinner Mate [16]	Jung Jae-hyuk
2021	River Where the Moon Rises	Go Geon [17] [18]
2022	Sponsor	Lee Seon-woo [19] [20] [21]
2025	Good Boy	Lee Hoon [22]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Notes
2013	Mamma Mia	Panelist [23]
	Fashion King Korea (Season 1)	Cast member
2013–2014	World Challenge - Here We Go
2021	Family Register Mate	Special Cast [24]

Theater

Year	English title	Korean title	Role	Ref.
2022–2023	Clumsy People	서툰 사람들	Jang Deok-bae	[25]

Awards and nominations

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

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actor	You Are the Best!	Nominated
2016	KBS Drama Awards	Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	The Legendary Shuttle	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama	The Legend of the Blue Sea	Nominated
2019	MBC Drama Awards	Best Supporting Cast in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries	Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung	Won
2020	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Dinner Mate	Nominated

References

1. Park Jung-sun (September 3, 2024). 배우 이지훈, 김재중 소속사와 전속계약 [Actor Lee Ji-hoon and Kim Jae-joong sign exclusive contracts with their agency] (in Korean). JTBC . Retrieved September 3, 2024– via Naver.
2. Lee, Kyung-Ho (January 28, 2013). 종영 '학교' 이지훈 "문제아? 실제론 괴롭힘 당해"(인터뷰)①. Star News (in Korean).
3. Lee, Na-Rae; Jang, Kyung-Ho (January 29, 2013). '학교2013' 지훈 "대사 한마디 없다가 비중 늘어난 이유"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean).
4. Jeon, Won; Lee, Jae-Ha (September 10, 2013). 이지훈 "예체능 체대출신 에이스? 이틀밤새고 녹화중 취침"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean).
5. Park, Hae-Na (September 17, 2013). 스타 인터뷰: 세상이 두렵니? 일단 부딪쳐 보는 거지!. The Korea Economic Daily Magazine (in Korean).
6. "[Interview] Lee Ji-hoon-I, "I won't put my name to shame", "I want to be an actor that enjoys acting"". HanCinema . February 8, 2017.
7. "Actor Lee Ji-hoon to star in Body Rhythms". HanCinema . December 19, 2013.
8. "Lee Ji-hoon makes an attempt at a movie with A Hard Day". Hancinema . September 5, 2013.
9. Jo Yeon-kyung (June 2, 2022). 이지훈, 스크린 복귀 '최악의 이웃과 사랑에 빠지는 방법' 캐스팅 [Lee Ji-hoon, cast for screen comeback 'How to Fall in Love with the Worst Neighbor] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports . Retrieved June 2, 2022– via Naver.
10. Lee, Jae-lim (December 12, 2022). "Filming for Japanese director Sabu's first Korean-language film to begin this month" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved December 12, 2022– via Naver.
11. "'Six Flying Dragons' actor Lee Ji-hoon-I confirmed for 'Mirror of the Witch'". HanCinema . March 16, 2016.
12. "Lee Ji-hoon-I to join Lee Min-ho, Jun Ji-hyun in "The Legend of the Blue Sea"". HanCinema . August 15, 2016.
13. Park Jin-young (March 15, 2018). [공식입장] 이지훈 측 "'사의 찬미' 출연 확정..이종석X신혜선과 호흡". OSEN  [ ko ] (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
14. [단독] 이지훈, '당신의 하우스헬퍼' 출연..완벽남 변신. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). April 20, 2018.
15. Ahn Jin-yong (11 March 2019). 이지훈 is back, '신입사관 구해령' 주인공 낙점…"3년 만에 사극, 긴장 반 설렘 반". Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean).
16. Koh Hong-joo (21 February 2020). 이지훈X손나은, '저녁 같이 드실래요?' 캐스팅..송승헌·서지혜와 호흡[공식]. enews24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
17. 강하늘·김소현·지수·이지훈·최유화, '달이 뜨는 강' 출연 확정(공식). YTN (in Korean). 2020-10-22.
18. 달이 뜨는 강' 측 "KBS 월화극 확정, 3월 첫 방송"(공식). news.naver (in Korean). November 26, 2020.
19. Go Jae-wan (May 20, 2021). 욕망' 이지훈 "한번 도 안해본 캐릭터라 선택했다, 로맨스 없어 아쉬워. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2021.
20. Shin Young-eun (May 20, 2021). 이지훈 "IHQ 개국 드라마 '욕망' 출연 이유? 안 해본 캐릭터". Daily Economic (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2021.
21. Son Jin-ah (August 6, 2021). 한채영·이지훈·지이수·구자성 '욕망', 11월 26일 첫 방송 확정 [Han Chae-young, Lee Ji-hoon, Ji I-soo, and Koo Ja-seong's 'Desire' to premiere on November 26]. MK Sports (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved August 6, 2021.
22. "'굿보이' 이지훈, 박보검 주치의 짧은 등장 임팩트". 스포츠경향 (in Korean). 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
23. An, So-Hyun (July 1, 2013). "Lee Ji-Hoon to Appear as a Steady Guest on Mamma Mia". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
24. Kim Hye-young (September 1, 2021). 김정은 자매-허웅×허훈 형제-이지훈 남매… '호적 메이트' 초특급 출연진 공개 [Sister Kim Jong-un - Ung Heo × Brother Hoon Heo - Siblings Lee Ji-hoon… 'Family Register Mate' Super Special Cast Revealed]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2021– via Naver.
25. Kang, Jin-ah (October 20, 2022). 장진 감독 코미디 연극 '서툰 사람들', 10년 만에 귀환 [Director Jang Jin's comedy play 'Clumsy People' returns after 10 years] (in Korean). Newsis . Retrieved October 20, 2022– via Naver.

External links

• Lee Ji-hoon at IMDb  
• Lee Ji-hoon at HanCinema