Lee Sung-jae (Korean: 이성재; born August 23, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Among his notable works include the films Art Museum by the Zoo (1998), Attack the Gas Station (1999), Kick the Moon (2001), and Public Enemy (2002), as well as the television series Gu Family Book (2013).
Lee Sung-jae | |
|---|---|
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| Born | August 23, 1970 |
| Education | Dongguk University - Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Agent | IOK Company |
| Spouse |
Kim Jin-sook (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이성재 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Seong-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sŏngjae |
Career
editLee Sung-jae in a short period rose to become one of the more versatile and popular actors in Korean cinema. After working for a time on TV (his debut was the MBC drama The Love of Two Women), he launched his film career with the romantic comedy Art Museum by the Zoo opposite superstar Shim Eun-ha. The success of this movie gave him considerable attention and led to him being offered many more roles.[2]
After starring in Ghost in Love opposite Kim Hee-sun, Lee rose to prominence as the leader of a small group of thugs in one of the biggest box-office hits of the late 1990s, Kim Sang-jin's smash comedy Attack the Gas Station. Shortly thereafter he took a role in a very different kind of film, the accomplished black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite, and his portrayal of a dog-hating lecturer who desperately wants to become a professor received good reviews.[2]
In 2001, Lee acted opposite Ko So-young in A Day, a drama about a young married couple who wish to have a baby; he then appeared alongside Cha Seung-won and Kim Hye-soo[3] in Kick the Moon, another wildly popular comedy by Kim Sang-jin. Lee also had a memorable turn as the villain in Public Enemy, a hugely successful film by hit director and Cinema Service founder Kang Woo-suk.[2]
In 2004 Lee portrayed a mountain climber in the big-budget adventure/melodrama Ice Rain, which was shot in the Canadian Rockies, then played a ballroom dancer in Dance with the Wind, Park Jung-woo's directorial debut (Park wrote the screenplay for many of Kim Sang-jin's films).[2] Other notable roles include real-life fugitive Ji Kang-hun in 2006's Holiday,[4] and a sculptor in 2010 3D erotic film Natalie.[5]
Among the television series he's starred in include 2008 romantic comedy Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea,[6][7] and 2012 hit cable drama How Long I've Kissed.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Art Museum by the Zoo | Chul-su | ||
| 1999 | Ghost in Love | Kantorates | ||
| Attack the Gas Station | No Mark | |||
| 2000 | Barking Dogs Never Bite | Go Yoon-joo | ||
| 2001 | A Day | Seok-yoon | ||
| Kick the Moon | Park Young-jun | |||
| 2002 | Public Enemy | Jo Kyu-hwan | ||
| 2004 | Ice Rain | Kang Joong-hyun | ||
| Dance with the Wind | Park Pung-shik | |||
| Shinsukki Blues | Shin Suk-ki | |||
| 2005 | Holiday | Ji Kang-heon | ||
| 2006 | Daisy | Jeong Woo | ||
| 2007 | The Mafia, The Salesman | Gye Doo-Sik | ||
| 2010 | Dreams Come True | 1st Squad Leader | ||
| Natalie | Hwang Jun-Hyuk | |||
| 2011 | Song of Dreams | U-Reuk | ||
| 2018 | Human, Space, Time and Human | Politician | ||
| 2022 | Carter | Kim Jong-hyuk | Netflix Film | [9] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Love of Two Women | ||
| 1997 | Yesterday | Yoon Min-soo | |
| 1998 | Beyond the Horizon | ||
| Lie | Suh Joon-hee | ||
| 2006 | Stranger than Paradise | No Yoon-jae | |
| 2008 | Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea | Han Min Gook | |
| 2011 | Poseidon | Kwon Jung-ryool | |
| 2012 | How Long I've Kissed | Kim Tae-oh | |
| The Sons | Yoo Hyun-ki | ||
| 2013 | Gu Family Book | Jo Gwan-woong | |
| The Suspicious Housekeeper | Eun Sang-chul | ||
| 2014 | The King's Face | King Seonjo | |
| 2015 | Warm and Cozy | Song Jung-geun | |
| 2016 | Secret Healer | Choi Hyun-seo | |
| 2016 | Don't Dare to Dream | Kim Rak | |
| 2018 | Goodbye to Goodbye | Han Sang-jin | [10] |
| 2019 | Abyss | Oh Yeong-cheol | |
| Diary of a Prosecutor | Jo Min-ho | ||
| 2021–2022 | Show Window: The Queen's House | Shin Myung-seob | [11] |
| 2022–2023 | Red Balloon | Ji Nam-cheol | [12] |
Variety show
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | I Live Alone | Cast member | Ep. 1-37 |
| 2015 | Law of the Jungle in Indochina | ||
| 2016 | Flower Crew |
Awards
edit| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35th Baeksang Arts Award | Best New Actor | Art Museum by the Zoo | Won |
| 19th Korean Association of Film Critics Award | Won | |||
| 7th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Won | |||
| 36th Grand Bell Awards | Won | |||
| 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Won | |||
| 2000 | 36th Baeksang Arts Awards | Popularity Award | Attack the Gas Station | Won |
References
edit- ^ "이성재". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ a b c d "Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Lee Sung-jae". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "Actress Kim best in kissing scene". The Korea Times. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "홀리데이 (Holiday) Teaser Trailer Released". Twitch Film. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (24 October 2010). "Expensive 3D effects for cheap melodrama". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Interview: LOVE & LAW main characters, Lee Sung-jae and Lee Soo-kyung". MBC Global Media. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Oh, Jean (9 July 2008). "Lawyers vie for top spot in drama line-up". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ "배우 이성재, 49세 할아버지 된다…23세 장녀, 올해 출산". Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ Kang Min-kyung (May 4, 2021). "이성재, 넷플릭스 '카터' 출연 확정..주원과 호흡 [공식]" [Lee Seong-jae confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Carter'... Breathing with Joo-won [Official]]. Starnews (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "'이별이 떠났다' 이성재, 1년 9개월 만에 안방극장 복귀 '파일럿 변신'". 10Asia (in Korean). May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Moon Ji-yeon (August 20, 2021). "[공식] 송윤아·이성재·전소민·황찬성 '쇼윈도:여왕의 집' 출연 확" [[Official] Song Yoon-ah, Lee Seong-jae, Jeon So-min, Hwang Chan-seong confirmed to appear in 'Show Window: The Queen's House']. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (August 25, 2022). "서지혜·이성재·홍수현·이상우, 문영남作 '빨간풍선' 출연확정" [Seo Ji-hye, Lee Seong-jae, Hong Su-hyeon, Lee Sang-woo, and Moon Young-nam's 'Red Balloon' confirmed] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Lee Sung-jae Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at Koom Entertainment
- Lee Sung-jae at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Sung-jae at IMDb
- Lee Seong-jae at HanCinema