Lee Kyu-hyung
Lee Kyu-hyung | |
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Born | South Korea | 29 November 1983
Education | Dongguk University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | Ace Factory |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | I Gyu-Hyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | I Kyu-Hyŏng |
Lee Kyu-hyung (Korean: 이규형; born November 29, 1983) is a South Korean actor. Though primarily a musical actor, Lee has also appeared in a variety of Korean films and dramas. In 2017, Lee shot to fame with his portrayal of Yoo Han-yang in tvN's television series Prison Playbook (2017).[1][2][3] He is well known for portraying a wide spectrum of roles on stage and screen.[4]
Early life[]
Lee Kyu-hyung was born on November 29, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea.
His family consists of his parents and an older sister.
Lee's interest in acting was inspired by the 1999 Korean film Shiri, and he began to pursue roles in theater in hopes of becoming a movie star.[5]
Lee attended Middle East High School in Seoul, where he was a part of the theatre club.[6]
Lee was accepted to Kyung Hee University's film and theatre department, but dropped out before completing his degree. Lee graduated from Dongguk University with a major in Theater Studies. Lee made the decision to transfer to Dongguk as it was the alma mater of Choi Min-Sik, an actor he admired.[6]
Career[]
Lee Kyu-hyung began his acting career in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's " Whistle Theater " whilst attending college and completing his mandatory military service. After graduating, he continued to act in theater, as well as appearing in musicals.[5]
Lee Kyu-Hyung made his film debut in 2001 with a minor role in the movie Kick the Moon. Lee has since starred in various plays and musicals, most notably with recurring roles in Laundry, Fan Letter, and Gloomy Day.[7][8]
In 2013, Lee appeared in the film The Face Reader after receiving a phone call from a friend that the actor slated to appear had a flat tire and couldn't come to set.[5]
In 2017, he played the role of Yoon Se-won, chief of the prosecution's investigation team, in the tvN drama Stranger, raising his profile. He was then cast as Yoo Han-yang, a second-generation tycoon serving in prison for drug use, in tvN's television series Prison Playbook (2017).[1] Producer Sin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jeong asked him to audition for the role after seeing his performances in the play Come See Me and the musical Fan Letter.[5] Many viewers connected to his portrayal of the role, showcasing both cute and serious sides of the character, and it led to an increase in popularity for the actor both in Korea and overseas.[9] Speaking about the character's homosexuality, Lee expressed an awareness of homophobia in Korean society, but stated that he hoped his portrayal of the character could show a simple, human love that audiences could support.[5]
Lee was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 3rd Korean Musical Awards for his role as D'Ysquith in the 2018 production of the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. The role required Lee to play nine different members of the D'Ysquith family, with rapid costume changes throughout the performance.[10]
In 2019, Lee appeared as the titular character in the CJ Entertainment production of the musical Cyrano, along with musical actors Ryu Jung Han, Choi Jae Woong, and Jo Hyung Gyun.[11] The production was met with praise, and was lauded as an improvement from the 2017 production, due in part to the various charms of its leading actors.[4] Following his appearance in Cyrano, Lee starred as Hedwig in the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, receiving critical acclaim for the powerful vocal performance and skillful acting.[12] In November 2019, Lee reprised his role as the writer Kim Hae-jin in the musical Fan Letter, a Korean musical set during Japanese occupation in the 1930s.
In 2020, Lee is slated to appear in the film Stellar, a fantasy comic drama directed by Kwon Soo-Kyung.[13]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Kick The Moon | |||
2009 | Large and Small City | |||
Castaway on the Moon | Emergency worker | |||
2013 | The Face Reader | New eunuch | ||
Cat Girl | Min-hyeok | |||
2014 | No Tears for the Dead | Ventura Holdings team member 5 | ||
The Wicked | Jae-wook | |||
My Dictator | Cheol-ju | |||
2015 | Love Copyright | |||
You Call It Passion | Young-hwa | |||
2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | Chief officer at tobacco guard post | ||
2019 | Innocent Witness | Hee-joong | ||
Romang | Traffic police | Cameo | ||
Juror 8 | Rehabilitation committee member | |||
2020 | Diva | Diving coach | [14] | |
Stellar | Dong-sik | [14] | ||
2021 | Handsome Guys | Nam Sun Kyung | ||
TBA | Happy New Year | [15] | ||
Seoul Vibe | Bok-nam | Netflix film | [16] |
Television series[]
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Unkind Ladies | KBS2 | Jung Ma-ri's senior | ||
2017 | Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth | Do-go | |||
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | tvN | Lee Jung-hwa's husband | Cameo (episode 11) | ||
2017–20 | Stranger | Yoon Se-won | Supporting (season 1); guest (season 2) | ||
2017–18 | Prison Playbook | Yoo Han-yang | |||
2018 | Life | JTBC | Ye Seon-woo | ||
2019 | Doctor John | SBS | Son Seok-ki | ||
2020 | Hi Bye, Mama! | tvN | Jo Gang-hwa | ||
Tale of the Nine Tailed | Governor | Cameo (episode 6, 15) | |||
2021 | Hospital Playlist | Yoo Han-yang | Cameo (season 2, episode 3) | [17][18] [19] | |
Voice | Dong Bang-min | [20][21] | |||
Racket Boys | SBS | Park Jung-hwan | Cameo (episode 16) | [22][23] | |
The Witch's Diner | TVING | single father | Cameo (Episode 1) | [24] | |
Shall We Have A Cup of Coffee? | KakaoTV | Cameo | [25] | ||
2022 | Happiness | tvN | [26] | ||
TBA | All of Us Are Dead | Netflix | Song Jae-ik | [27] |
Theater[]
Year | title | Role | Ref. |
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2007 | Heartbeat | Endlessly Lonely Man | |
2008 | Heartbeat | Endlessy Lonely Man | |
2009 | Laundry | Sol Rong-Go | [8] |
2010 | Laundry | Sol Rong-Go | [28] |
Singles | Lim Jung-Joon | [29] | |
2011 | Audition' | Park Byung-Tae | [30] |
Laundry | Sol Rong-Go | [31] | |
2012 | Oh! While You Were Sleeping | Choi Byung-Ho | [32] |
2013 | The March of Youth | Wang Gyeong-Tae | [33] |
Laundry | Sol Rong-Go | ||
Triangle | Do Yeon | ||
Gloomy Day | Man | [8] | |
2014 | My Bucket List | Gang Gu | |
Beastie Boys | Lee Jae Hyun | ||
Gloomy Day | Man | ||
2015 | The Great Gatsby [Re:Boot] | Ha Un Do | |
The Goddess is Watching | Sin Seok-gu | ||
Death's Hymn | Man | ||
My Bucket List | Gang-gu | ||
Abboccato | Yu Jae-min | ||
2016 | Fan Letter | Kim Hae-jin | |
Beastie | Lee Seung-woo | ||
Secretly and with Greatness | Won Ryu-hwan | ||
2017 | Fan Letter | Kim Hae-jin | |
Death's Hymn | Man | ||
2018 | Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | D'Ysquith | |
2019 | Cyrano | Cyrano de Bergerac | |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig | ||
Fan Letter | Kim Hae-jin | ||
2020 | Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | D'Ysquith | |
2021 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig/Tommy | [34] |
Awards and nominations[]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor – Television | Stranger | Nominated | |
Korea Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award, Actor | Doctor John | Won | [35] |
2019 | Best Male Supporting Actor | Gentleman's Guide | Nominated | ||
SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) | Doctor John | Nominated | [36] |
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External links[]
- 1983 births
- Living people
- South Korean male television actors
- South Korean male film actors
- Dongguk University alumni
- South Korean male musical theatre actors
- South Korean male stage actors