Lee Yeong-hoon | |
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Born | |
Other names | Lee Young-hoon Lee Yeong-hun Lee Yeoung-hun |
Education | Suwon Science College - Broadcasting |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | Sim Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이영훈 |
Revised Romanization | I Yeong-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏng-hun |
Website | leeyounghun.com |
Lee Yeong-hoon (born December 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor.
Lee Yeong-hoon began his acting career after joining the MBC Academy while in high school. Some of his peers at academy also went on to future stardom, such as Jo In-sung and Lee So-yeon.
In 2001, at the age of 19, Lee made his acting debut win the short film Good Romance, directed by filmmaker Leesong Hee-il. Lee entered Suwon Science College as a Broadcasting major, and he performed numerous times on stage while at university.
Upon his discharge from mandatory military service, Leesong Hee-il again cast Lee, this time in the leading role in the indie feature No Regret . An attempt to realistically portray the lifestyle of a young gay man working in the host club industry, No Regret became a ground-breaking film in Korean queer cinema. [1] It traveled the film festival circuit, screening to packed audiences at the 2006 Busan International Film Festival. Lee won Best New Actor at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, [2] and he appeared in his first commercial in 2007 for McDonald's.
This was followed by his first major commercial film, the 2008 horror-thriller The Guard Post . [3] Lee was praised by The Korea Times for "shining brightly" in his role as the prime suspect in a massacre of 20 soldiers in the DMZ, [4] and received Best New Actor nominations from the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Korean Film Awards. [5]
Lee continues to star in independent films, including romance drama Ride Away and hip hop-themed The Beat Goes On. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Good Romance | Won-kyu | short film |
2006 | No Regret | Lee Soo-min | |
2008 | The Guard Post | Corporal Kang Jin-won | |
Ride Away | Kim Soo-wook | ||
2010 | One Night Stand | Male college student | cameo (first segment) |
Break Away | Kang Jae-hoon | ||
Trouble Shooter | Park Hyung-joon ("Psycho") | ||
2012 | The Beat Goes On | Kim Min-soo ("Mad Dog") | |
Just Friends | Shim Jae-wook | ||
The Traffickers | Dae-woong | ||
2013 | Top Star | "Song of the Sun" gunman 2 | |
2014 | Girls, Girls, Girls | Hyeon-soo | |
2015 | Coin Locker | Sang-pil |
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2009 | Her Style | Kim Jong-tae | KBS N |
2011 | Detectives in Trouble | Kim Young-tae (guest) | KBS2 |
2013 | Blue Tower Zero | Lee Young-hoon | tvN |
2015 | KBS Drama Special "The Wind Blows to the Hope" | Bang Dae-sik | KBS2 |
Year | Title | Role |
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The Virtuous Burglar | ||
어둠의 힘 | ||
A Midsummer Night's Dream | ||
Three Sisters |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2006 | 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Actor | No Regret | Won |
2007 | 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Nominated | |
2008 | 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | The Guard Post | Nominated |
7th Korean Film Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated |
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