Lee Sang-yoon

Career

Lee Sang-yoon was picked out of a crowd on the streets of Yeouido by his former agency director at the age of 24. Making his entertainment debut in 2005 in a Hite Beer commercial, he went on to star in several television series. He won Best New Actor at the 2010 MBC Drama Awards for Home Sweet Home.

Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.6%, making it the highest rated Korean drama of 2013.

Lee returned to the screen with period drama Goddess of Fire, playing Prince Gwanghae.

Lee starred in his first big screen leading role in the 2014 romance film Santa Barbara. The same year, he also played lead roles in the medical drama Angel Eyes and mystery thriller series Liar Game.

In 2015, Lee starred in romantic comedy series Second 20s.

In 2016, Lee starred in romance melodrama On the Way to the Airport. He had his second big screen leading role in the thriller film Insane.

In 2017, Lee starred in SBS' legal drama Whisper, playing an elite judge. In December, Lee confirmed to appear in the variety show Master in the House as a fixed cast member.

In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time alongside Lee Sung-kyung.

In 2019, Lee starred in an office mystery drama VIP, starring alongside Jang Na-ra. The show went on to gain high viewership numbers and earned Lee the 2019 SBS Drama Award for Excellent Actor.

In 2020, Lee made his silver screen comeback with the action comedy Okay Madam where he played a charismatic North Korean spy who hijacks an airplane. Lee also made his live stage debut as the main lead of The Last Session, a philosophical play based on Mark St. Germain's 2010 broadway hit that deals with discussions of the meaning of life. After stepping down from his fixed cast role in Master in the House, Lee went on to join the variety basketball show, Handsome Tigers, in which he became team captain for a celebrity basketball team.

In 2021, Lee starred in the SBS drama One the Woman with Lee Hanee, Jin Seo-yeon and Lee Won-keun. The show was another hit series and he earned his first top excellence award in 2021 SBS Drama Awards throughout his career.

In 2022, Lee returns to the theater with the musical The Last Session, his second performance since 2020.

Personal life

In 2013, Lee graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University with a degree in Physics. He had entered as a freshman in 2000, but his acting career and mandatory military service had caused him to take several years of leave from SNU, resulting in his delayed graduation.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

References

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3. Jeon, Ji-young. (October 26, 2012). "Lee Sang-yoon and Park Hae-jin Open Golden Age of Innocent Man". KBS Global.
4. (December 26, 2013). "''My Daughter Seo-yeong'' is the highest rated drama this year". [[Hancinema]].
5. (April 17, 2013). "Lee Sang Yun and Moon Geun Young to be Play The Love of Lord Gwanghae and a Potter". TenAsia.
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8. (April 3, 2014). "New Drama, 'Angel Eyes' Reveals Its Official Poster". TenAsia.
9. (September 23, 2014). "Lee Sang Yoon, Kim So Eun, Shin Sung Rok and More Gear Up for Drama 'Liar Game'". Mwave.
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