Lee Yeong-hoon

Last updated
Lee Yeong-hoon
Born (1982-12-14) December 14, 1982 (age 41)
Other namesLee Young-hoon
Lee Yeong-hun
Lee Yeoung-hun
EducationSuwon Science College - Broadcasting
Occupation Actor
Years active2001–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.

Contents

Early life

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.

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Good RomanceWon-kyu short film
2006 No Regret Lee Soo-min
2008 The Guard Post Corporal Kang Jin-won
Ride AwayKim Soo-wook
2010One Night StandMale college student cameo (first segment)
Break AwayKang Jae-hoon
Trouble ShooterPark Hyung-joon ("Psycho")
2012The Beat Goes OnKim Min-soo ("Mad Dog")
Just FriendsShim Jae-wook
The Traffickers Dae-woong
2013 Top Star "Song of the Sun" gunman 2
2014Girls, Girls, GirlsHyeon-soo
2015Coin LockerSang-pil

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2009Her StyleKim Jong-tae KBS N
2011 Detectives in Trouble Kim Young-tae (guest) KBS2
2013Blue Tower ZeroLee Young-hoon tvN
2015 KBS Drama Special
"The Wind Blows to the Hope"
Bang Dae-sikKBS2

Theater

YearTitleRole
The Virtuous Burglar
어둠의 힘
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Three Sisters

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200626th 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 ActorNominated

Related Research Articles

<i>The Scarlet Letter</i> (2004 film) 2004 South Korean film

The Scarlet Letter is a 2004 South Korean erotic thriller film about a police detective who investigates a murder case while struggling to hang onto his relationships with his wife and mistress. The film's title is taken from the 1850 novel of the same name. It is the second film by La Femis-graduate and academic Byun Hyuk after the Dogme 95 film Interview (2000), and starred Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju, Sung Hyun-ah and Uhm Ji-won. The film debuted as the closing film of the Pusan International Film Festival in 2004. The film is based on novelist Kim Young-ha's short stories A Meditation On Mirror and Photo Shop Murder.

<i>Behind the White Tower</i> 2007 South Korean television series

Behind the White Tower is a 2007 South Korean television series that aired on MBC from January 6 to March 11, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 for 20 episodes.

<i>No Regret</i> (film) 2006 South Korean film

No Regret is a 2006 South Korean film and the feature film directorial debut of Leesong Hee-il, based on his earlier short Good Romance. No Regret is also regarded as "the first 'real' Korean gay feature",, and is also the first South Korean feature to be directed by an openly gay Korean filmmaker.

<i>The Eternal Empire</i> 1995 South Korean film

The Eternal Empire is a 1995 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.

<i>Dong Yi</i> (TV series) 2010 South Korean television series

Dong Yi is a 2010 South Korean historical television series starring Han Hyo-joo in the title role, along with Ji Jin-hee, Lee So-yeon and Bae Soo-bin. The series centers on the love story between King Sukjong and Choe Suk-bin. It aired from 22 March to 12 October 2010 on MBC TV's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 time slot for 60 episodes.

<i>Breathless</i> (2008 film) 2008 South Korean film

Breathless is a 2008 South Korean drama film by Yang Ik-june and the story revolves around child abuse and loan sharking. A loan shark named Sang-Hoon finds himself striking a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl, Yeon-Hee, as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.

<i>The Quiz Show Scandal</i> 2010 South Korean film

The Quiz Show Scandal is a 2010 South Korean film. The ensemble comedy satire is written and directed by Jang Jin.

<i>Tazza</i> (TV series) 2008 South Korean television series

Tazza is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Han Ye-seul, Kim Min-jun, Kang Sung-yeon, Son Hyun-joo and Kim Kap-soo. It aired on SBS from September 16 to November 25, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jang Hyun-sung</span> South Korean actor (born 1970)

Jang Hyun-sung is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest (2004) and The Magicians (2006), and most notably Feathers in the Wind (2005), for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career." He also had major roles in Nabi (2001), Rewind, My Right to Ravage Myself (2005), Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005), and My Friend and His Wife (2008). Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance (2006).

Kim Young-jae is a South Korean actor. Kim began his acting career appearing in short films and bit parts, and while he later became best known as a supporting actor in mainstream film and television, he has also played leading roles in indies such as One Step More to the Sea (2009), Link (2011) and Suddenly Last Summer (2012), as well as the TV dramas Love Is Over (2006), Don't Hesitate (2009) and Three Sisters (2010).

<i>Misty</i> (TV series) 2018 South Korean TV series

Misty (Korean: 미스티) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-joo and Ji Jin-hee. The series marks Kim Nam-joo's small screen comeback after six years. It aired on JTBC from February 2 to March 24, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST).

<i>Watcher</i> (TV series) 2019 South Korean television series

Watcher is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon, and Kim Hyun-joo. It aired on OCN every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST) from July 6 to August 25, 2019.

<i>Alice</i> (South Korean TV series) 2020 South Korean sci-fi television series

Alice is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun and Joo Won. It aired on SBS from August 28 to October 24, 2020, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is described as "a human sci-fi drama about a magical time travel of a woman who resembles a dead woman and a man who lost his emotions".

<i>Now, We Are Breaking Up</i> 2021 South Korean romantic drama

Now, We Are Breaking Up is a South Korean romantic drama television series starring Song Hye-kyo, Jang Ki-yong, Oh Se-hun, Kim Joo-hun and Choi Hee-seo. Directed by Lee Gil-bok, with screenplay by Je In, and produced by Samhwa Networks and United Artists Agency, the series is about falling in love and breaking up between men and women. It premiered on SBS TV on November 12, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST) till January 8, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tang Jun-sang</span> South Korean-Malaysian actor (born 2003)

Tang Jun-sang is a South Korean-born Malaysian film, stage and television actor. He gained recognition for his role in the television series Crash Landing on You (2019–20) and leading role in both Move to Heaven (2021) and Racket Boys (2021).

<i>A Time Called You</i> 2023 South Korean television series

A Time Called You is a 2023 South Korean time travel mystery romance television series written by Choi Hyo-bi, directed by Kim Jin-won, and starring Ahn Hyo-seop, Jeon Yeo-been, and Kang Hoon. Based on the Taiwanese television series Someday or One Day. It was released on Netflix on September 8, 2023.

<i>Limit</i> (film) 2022 South Korean crime thriller film

Limit is a 2022 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Lee Seung-Jun, starring Lee Jung-hyun, Moon Jeong-hee, Choi Deok-moon and Park Myung-hoon. The film revolves around life safety policewoman So-eun, who as an undercover officer plays the mother of a serial kidnapping victim, faces the extreme crisis while solving the worst kidnapping ever case. It was released on August 31, 2022.

<i>Weak Hero Class 1</i> 2022 South Korean television series

Weak Hero Class 1 is a South Korean television series written and directed by Yoo Soo-min with Kim Jin-seok and Park Dan-hee, starring Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook, and Hong Kyung. It is based on the Naver webtoon Weak Hero by Seopass and Kim Jin-seok (Razen), which was published in 2018. The first three episodes premiered at the 27th Busan International Film Festival, which was held from October 5 to October 14, 2022. The first season was released on Wavve on November 18, 2022. The second season is scheduled for release on Netflix.

References

  1. Kim, Do-hoon. "No Regret actors Lee Young-hoon and Lee Han: 격렬한 청춘의 통과제의". Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 16 November 2006.
  2. Paquet, Darcy (26 December 2006). "Pair win top prizes at Korean awards". Variety . Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. Oh, Jeong-yeon. 이영훈: 사고도 치지만 미움받지 않는 캐릭터다. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  4. Lee, Hyo-won (27 March 2008). "GP506 Puts DMZ Back on Map". The Korea Times . Retrieved 27 March 2008.
  5. "Lee Yeong-hun - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  6. Oh, Mi-jung. "Lee Young Hoon Says Shooting a Bed Scene With a Man is Easier Than A Woman". enewsWorld. Retrieved 8 March 2012.