Lee Jae-yong (actor)

For the film director of the same name, see E J-yong.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Jae-yong
Born March 21, 1963
Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Education Pusan National University - Philosophy
Occupation Actor
Years active 1997-present
Agent Dell Media
Spouse(s) Kim Hyeon-ah
Korean name
Hangul 이재용
Hanja 李在龍
Revised Romanization I Jae-yong
McCune–Reischauer I Chae-yong

Lee Jae-yong (born March 21, 1963) is a South Korean actor. Best known as a character actor, Lee has played supporting roles in film and television, notably as a dogged ex-detective in Jang Joon-hwan's Save the Green Planet! (2003) and an embezzling Joseon politician in Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow (2011).[1][2][3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1997 3PM Paradise Bath House Manhwabang owner
Wind Echoing in My Being Cho Sang-hwa
1999 Dr. K Mental hospital patient
2001 Friend "Blade scar"
2002 The Bird Who Stops in the Air Professor Lee
No Comment Cafe clerk
Dig or Die Bong-chang
Birth of the Man Mr. Choi
Baby Alone Dong-chul
2003 Save the Green Planet! Detective Choo
A Man Who Went to Mars Lee Seung-jae's father (cameo)
2006 Love Phobia Ari's uncle, a monk
Monopoly (cameo)
Fly, Daddy, Fly
Dasepo Naughty Girls[4] Teacher
2007 Who's That Knocking at My Door? Street vendor 2
Matjjang Prosecutor Jeon
2008 Heartbreak Library Chairman Song (cameo)
4 Days Ko Kyeong-tae
2010 The Quiz Show Scandal Academic 2
2011 Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow Minister Im
2012 Chubby Revolution Fortune-teller (cameo)
2013 My Paparotti Gang boss
2015 Empire of Lust Jeong Do-jeon

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2001 Piano Dok-sa SBS
2002 Rustic Period Mi-wa SBS
2003 Go, Mom, Go! KBS2
2004 Into the Storm Kim Ki-ho SBS
Emperor of the Sea Master Jo Sang-gil KBS2
2005 5th Republic Lee Hak-bong MBC
2006 Jumong Bu Deukbul MBC
90 Days, Time to Love Hyun Ji-seok's father MBC
2007 War of Money Oh Jae-bong SBS
Yi San Jang Tae-woo MBC
Lobbyist Jang Tae-sung SBS
2008 Love Marriage Cash King KBS2
Tazza Stanley Hwang SBS
2009 Friend, Our Legend Sang-gon MBC
Swallow the Sun Hyun Ki-sang SBS
Hot Blood Song Man-deuk KBS2
Detective Mr. Lee tvN
2010 A Man Called God Hwang Dal-soo MBC
Dong Yi Jang Ik-heon (guest) MBC
Sungkyunkwan Scandal Ha Woo-kyu KBS2
Daemul Gong Sung-jo SBS
Athena: Goddess of War Kim Ho-bin SBS
2011 Romance Town[5] Kang Tae-won KBS2
Deep Rooted Tree Jo Mal-saeng SBS
Vampire Prosecutor Paint shop owner
(guest, episode 8)
OCN
Bolder By the Day Lee Jae-yong MBN
2012 My Husband Got a Family Chun Jae-yong's father (guest) KBS2
Man from the Equator Choi Kwang-chun KBS2
Haeundae Lovers Lee Soon-shin KBS2
Can We Get Married? Dong-bi's father jTBC
Jeon Woo-chi[6] So-chil KBS2
2013 Hur Jun, the Original Story Kim Min-se MBC
The Fugitive of Joseon Chun-bong KBS2
Master's Sun Lee Yong-jae
(guest, episode 11)[7]
SBS
Empress Ki Wang Go MBC
2014 Three Days Choi Ji-hoon SBS
My Dear Cat Yeom Byung-soo KBS1
The Night Watchman's Journal[8] Park Soo-jong MBC
2015 The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War[9] Yi San-hae KBS1

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 16th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 모범연예인상 Won
2010 SBS Drama Awards[10] Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special Daemul Won
2012 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Man from the Equator, Jeon Woo-chi Nominated

References

  1. Manohla Dargis (20 April 2005). "In a Beanie and on a Mission". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. Kim Hyeon-jeong (5 May 2006). "<도마뱀> 배우 이재용" [Actor Lee Jae-yong of Lizard (Love Phobia)]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  3. "Who is the bad guy in Joseon Detective?". Hancinema. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  4. Derek Elley (15 October 2006). "Review: Dasepo Naughty Girls". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  5. Hwang Hyo-jin (12 May 2011). "Review: KBS TV series Romance Town - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  6. "Jeon Woochi Cha Tae-hyeon, Lee Hee-joon, UEE, Baek Jin-hee in script reading". Hancinema. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  7. Choi Shin-ae (10 September 2013). "Gong Hyo Jin Falls in Love at First Sight with Lee Jong Hyuk in Master's Sun". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  8. "Seo I-sook, Lee Jae-yong and Hwang Seok-jeong joins The Night Watchman". Hancinema. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  9. Ahn Sung-mi (6 February 2015). "Jingbirok sheds new light on Imjin War". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  10. Ko Kyoung-seok (3 January 2011). "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-03-04.

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