Lee Yeong-hoon (born December 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor.
Lee Yeong-hoon | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1982 |
| 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 |
Early life
editLee 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
editIn 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Virtuous Burglar | ||
| 어둠의 힘 | ||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | ||
| Three Sisters |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ Kim, Do-hoon. "No Regret actors Lee Young-hoon and Lee Han: 격렬한 청춘의 통과제의". Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 16 November 2006.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy (26 December 2006). "Pair win top prizes at Korean awards". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ Oh, Jeong-yeon. 이영훈: 사고도 치지만 미움받지 않는 캐릭터다. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (27 March 2008). "GP506 Puts DMZ Back on Map". The Korea Times. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Lee Yeong-hun - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ Oh, Mi-jung. "Lee Young Hoon Says Shooting a Bed Scene With a Man is Easier Than A Woman". enewsWorld. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Lee Yeong-hun on Twitter (in Korean)
- Lee Young-hoon on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Lee Young-hoon at Sim Entertainment (in Korean)
- Lee Young-hoon at IMDb
- Lee Yeong-hoon at HanCinema
- Lee Yeong-hun at the Korean Movie Database
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