Lee Sang-yoon

Lee Sang-yoon (Korean: 이상윤; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in My Daughter Seo-young (2012), Angel Eyes (2014), Liar Game (2014), On the Way to the Airport (2016), Whisper (2017), About Time (2018), VIP (2019), and One the Woman (2021).

For the retired football player, see Lee Sang-yoon (footballer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Sang-yoon
Born (1981-08-15) August 15, 1981
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University – Department of Physics
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Agent(s)J,Wide-Company
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Sang-yun
McCune–ReischauerI Sangyun

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.[1][2]

Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama My Daughter Seo-young (2012),[3] which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.6%, making it the highest rated Korean drama of 2013.[4]

Lee returned to the screen with period drama Goddess of Fire, playing Prince Gwanghae.[5]

Lee starred in his first big screen leading role in the 2014 romance film Santa Barbara.[6][7] The same year, he also played lead roles in the medical drama Angel Eyes and mystery thriller series Liar Game.[8][9]

In 2015, Lee starred in romantic comedy series Second 20s.[10]

In 2016, Lee starred in romance melodrama On the Way to the Airport.[11] He had his second big screen leading role in the thriller film Insane.[12]

In 2017, Lee starred in SBS' legal drama Whisper, playing an elite judge.[13][14] In December, Lee confirmed to appear in the variety show Master in the House as a fixed cast member.[15]

In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time alongside Lee Sung-kyung.[16]

In 2019, Lee starred in an office mystery drama VIP, starring alongside Jang Na-ra.[17] The show went on to gain high viewership numbers and earned Lee the 2019 SBS Drama Award for Excellent Actor.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22]

Personal life

In 2013, Lee graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University with a degree in Physics.[23][24] 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.[25][26]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Korean Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Sex Is Zero 2 색즉시공 2 Gi-jo
2014 Santa Barbara 산타바바라 Jung-woo
2016 Insane 날, 보러와요 Na Nam-soo
2020 Okay Madam 오케이! 마담 Chul Seung [27]

Television series
Year Title Korean Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Drama City – Transformation 드라마시티 – 변신 Charles [28]
Air City 에어시티 Kim Jung-min [29]
Drama City – Sky Lovers 드라마시티 – 하늘 연인 Moon Ui-sik
Likeable or Not 미우나 고우나 Seo Woo-jin [30]
2008 The Scale of Providence 신의 저울 Kim Woo-bin [31]
Don't Cry My Love 사랑해, 울지마 Jang Hyun-woo [32]
2009 Heading to the Ground 맨땅에 헤딩 Jang Seung-woo [33]
2010 Jejungwon 제중원 Ji Seok-young Cameo [34]
Life Is Beautiful 인생은 아름다워 Yang Ho-sub [35]
Home Sweet Home 즐거운 나의 집 Kang Shin-woo
2011 The Duo 짝패 Gwi-dong [36]
2012 My Daughter Seo-young 내 딸 서영이 Kang Woo-jae
2013 Goddess of Fire 불의 여신 정이 Prince Gwanghae
2014 Angel Eyes 엔젤 아이즈 Park Dong-joo / Dylan Park
Liar Game 라이어 게임 Ha Woo-jin
2015 Unkind Ladies 착하지 않은 여자들 Top star Cameo (Episode 3) [37]
Second 20s 두번째 스무살 Cha Hyun-seok
2016 On the Way to the Airport 공항 가는 길 Seo Do-woo
2017 Whisper 귓속말 Lee Dong-joon
2018 About Time 멈추고 싶은 순간: 어바웃타임 Lee Do-ha
2019 VIP 브이아이피 Park Sung-joon
2021 One the Woman 원 더 우먼 Han Seung-wook / Alex Chang [21]
2023 Pandora: Beneath the Paradise 퍼스트레이디 Pyo Jae-hyun [38]

Web series
Year Title Korean Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Lovestruck in the City 도시남녀의 사랑법 Go Guo Cameo (Episode 1–3) [39]
2023 Celebrity 셀러브리티 Celebrity Cameo (Episode 2,7) [40]

Television show
Year Title Korean Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Buzzer Beater 버저비터 Cast member
2017–2020 Master in the House 집사부일체
2019 My Little Old Boy 미운 우리 새끼 Special Host Episode 156
2020 Handsome Tigers 진짜 농구, 핸섬타이거즈 Cast member
2023 Leave Anything 뭐라도 남기리 with Kim Nam-gil [41]

Theatre
Year Title Korean Title Role Ref.
2020 The Last Session 라스트세션 C.S. Lewis [42]
2022 [43]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor My Daughter Seo-young Nominated
2015 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Liar Game, Twenty Again Nominated
Asia Model Awards 2013 BBF Popular Star Award Lee Sang-yoon Won [44]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Best Actor – Television My Daughter Seo-young Nominated [45]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2016 Best New Actor Insane Nominated
Grand Bell Awards 2016 Best New Actor Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2012 Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama My Daughter Seo-young Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Lee Bo-young)
My Daughter Seo-young		 Won [46]
2016 Top Excellence Award, Actor On the Way to the Airport Nominated [47]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Won
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Kim Ha-neul)
On the Way to the Airport		 Won
Korea Broadcasting Awards 2009 Best Newcomer, TV Actor category Don't Cry My Love Won [48]
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2012 Popularity Award, Actor in a Drama My Daughter Seo-young Won [49]
Korea Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor My Daughter Seo-young, Goddess of Fire Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2010 Best New Actor Home Sweet Home Won [50]
2013 Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Goddess of Fire Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Angel Eyes Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Ku Hye-sun)
Angel Eyes		 Nominated
2017 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Whisper Nominated
2019 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries VIP Won [18]
2021 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama One the Woman Won [51]
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Lee Hanee)
One the Woman		 Nominated [52]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award in Male Category Master in the House Won [53]
2019 Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category Won [54]

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