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]

Lee Jae-yong
Born (1963-03-21) March 21, 1963 (age 61)
EducationPusan National University - Philosophy
OccupationActor
Years active1987-present
AgentDell Media
SpouseKim Hyeon-ah
Korean name
Hangul
이재용
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jae-yong
McCune–ReischauerI Chaeyong

Filmography edit

Film edit

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 a 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
The Classified File Fortuneteller Baek
2017 Steel Rain Park Kwang-dong
2019 Black Money CEO (cameo)
2020 Pawn Head of brothers
TBA Stay Dong Su [5]
The Mujeogang [6]

Television series edit

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Piano Dok-sa
2002 Rustic Period Miwa
2003 Go, Mom, Go!
2004 Into the Storm Kim Ki-ho
Emperor of the Sea Jo Sang-gil
2005 5th Republic Lee Hak-bong
2006 Jumong Bu Deuk-bul
90 Days, Time to Love Hyun Ji-seok's father
2007 War of Money Oh Jae-bong
Lee San, Wind of the Palace Jang Tae-woo
Lobbyist Jang Tae-sung
2008 Love Marriage Cash King
Tazza Stanley Hwang
2009 Friend, Our Legend Sang-gon
Swallow the Sun Hyun Ki-sang
Hot Blood Song Man-deuk
Detective Mr. Lee
2010 A Man Called God Hwang Dal-soo
Dong Yi Jang Ik-heon Cameo
Sungkyunkwan Scandal Ha Woo-kyu
Big Thing Gong Sung-jo
Athena: Goddess of War Kim Ho-bin
2011 Romance Town Kang Tae-won [7]
Deep Rooted Tree Jo Mal-saeng
Vampire Prosecutor Paint shop owner Cameo (episode 8)
Bolder By the Day Lee Jae-yong
2012 My Husband Got a Family Chun Jae-yong's father Cameo
Man from the Equator Choi Kwang-chun
Lovers of Haeundae Lee Soon-shin
Can We Get Married? Dong-bi's father
Jeon Woo-chi So-chil [8]
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Kim Min-se
The Fugitive of Joseon Chun-bong
Master's Sun Lee Yong-jae Cameo (episode 11)[9]
Empress Ki Wang Go
2014 Three Days Choi Ji-hoon
My Dear Cat Yeom Byung-soo
Diary of a Night Watchman Park Soo-jong [10]
2015 The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War Yi San-hae [11]
KBS Drama Special – "Looking for Argenta" Nam Ki-seok
2016 KBS TV Novel – "That Sun in the Sky" Nam Tae-joon
Night Light Park Moo-sam
2017 Stranger Kim Nam-jin
2018 Children of a Lesser God Kook Han-joo [12]
2021 Bossam: Steal the Fate Lee Yi-cheom
2022 The Law Cafe Choi Yeo-hwan Cameo (episode 13)[13]

Variety show edit

Year Title Network Role Notes
2016 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant as "Trail of Memories Taffy Peddler" (episode 67)
2021 Legendary Actors KBS2 Main Cast Chuseok special program [14]
2022 People of the Health Office MBN Host [15]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 16th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 모범연예인상 Won
2010 SBS Drama Awards[16] 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 edit

  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. ^ Noh Gyu-min (May 20, 2021). "오지호X오초희X이재용, 新 타짜 이야기 '스테이'…6월 15일 크랭크인 [공식]". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2021 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Son, Jin-ah (August 8, 2023). "박시연 복귀작 '무저갱' 크랭크인…北 교도소 배경 첩보 액션" [Park Si-yeon's comeback work 'The Mujeogang' Crank-in...North Korean prison background intelligence action] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Hwang Hyo-jin (12 May 2011). "Review: KBS TV series Romance Town - 1st Episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  8. ^ "Jeon Woochi Cha Tae-hyeon, Lee Hee-joon, UEE, Baek Jin-hee in script reading". Hancinema. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Seo I-sook, Lee Jae-yong and Hwang Seok-jeong joins The Night Watchman". Hancinema. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  11. ^ Ahn Sung-mi (6 February 2015). "Jingbirok sheds new light on Imjin War". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  12. ^ "이재용 '작신아' 합류..'성추문' 조민기 후임 낙점(공식)". Naver (in Korean). February 22, 2018.
  13. ^ Im, Chae-ryeong (October 17, 2022). "법대로 사랑하라' 이승기, 이민영 도우려는 이세영 말리자..."신경 꺼줘" (종합)" [Love according to the law' Lee Seung-gi, Lee Min-young Let's stop Lee Se-young from helping... "Take care of it" (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved October 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Do Hye-won (September 16, 2021). "KBS2 '전설의 배우들' 한고은X이유리X최민호 출연···배우들이 들려주는 숨은 전설" [KBS2 'Legendary Actors' Han Go-eun X Lee Yu-ri X Choi Min-ho Appearance... Hidden legends told by actors]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Lee Nam-kyung (February 9, 2022). "박은혜 MC발탁, 이재용X최성민X조수연과 '건강청 사람들'서 호흡(공식)" [Park Eun-hye selected as MC, Lee Jae-yong X Choi Seong-min X Jo Su-yeon and 'People of the Health Agency' (official)] (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ^ 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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