Lee Kyu-han (Korean이규한; born August 4, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but first drew viewers' attention in 2005 as the heroine's ex-boyfriend in romantic comedy My Lovely Sam Soon, later going on to more high-profile supporting roles in Que Sera, Sera (2007), Smile, You (2009), and More Charming by the Day (2010).[3][4][5][6][7] Lee has since played leading roles in the television dramas The Wedding Scheme (2012), The Birth of a Family (2012), and Only Love (2014).[8][9][10][11][12] Appearances on variety-reality shows such as the second season of Real Men in 2015 further boosted his popularity.[13] And he was further known for his role as Baek Seok in a 2015–2016 drama series I Have a Lover.

Lee Kyu-han
Born (1980-08-04) August 4, 1980 (age 44)
EducationKookmin University
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
AgentCremate Media[2]
Korean name
Hangul
이규한
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Gyu-han
McCune–ReischauerI Kyuhan

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2006 The Other Side of the Sun Soo-hyeon
2007 Mapado 2: Back to the Island Jeon Gi-young
2011 White: The Melody of the Curse Choi Spoon
2013 Blood and Ties[14] Kim Jae-kyung
2018 Deja Vu Seo Woo-Jin

Television series

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Year Title Role
1998 Love and Success Kim Myung-soo
1999 Youth Soo-hyeon
March Kyu-han
KAIST Computer Science graduate student
2000 Some Like It Hot Kang Cheol-ho
2005 My Lovely Sam Soon Min Hyun-woo
Love Needs a Miracle Jin Jung-pyo
2007 Que Sera, Sera[15] Shin Joon-hyuk
2009 Soul Seo Joon-hee
Smile, You Lee Han-se
2010 More Charming by the Day Lee Kyu-han
KBS Drama Special: "Snail Dormitory"[16] Bang Joon-seong
2011 Listen to My Heart[17] Lee Seung-chul
If Tomorrow Comes[18] Lee Il-bong
2012 The Wedding Scheme Lee Kang-jae
The Birth of a Family Kang Yoon-jae
2014 Only Love Choi Jae-min
2015 The Big Dipper
I Have a Lover Baek Seok
2017 Introverted Boss Reporter Woo
2018 The Rich Son[19] Nam Tae-il
Drama Stage: "The Dramatization Has Already Begun"[20]
2019 The Crowned Clown[21] Joo Ho-geol
Graceful Family Mo Wan-Soo
2021 She Would Never Know Lee Jae-woon
2022 Again My Life Lawyer Cha (Cameo, episode 16)[22]
Becoming Witch Jo Doo-chang; Cameo[23]
May I Help You? Vincent[24]
2023 Battle for Happiness Kang Do-joon[25]
Longing for You Park Ki-young[26]
2024 The Judge from Hell Jung Tae-gyu[27]

Television show

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Year Title Notes
2009 Introduce the Star's Friend
2011 Diet Survival BIGsTORY Host
2013 Law of the Jungle in Savanna Cast member
2015 Real Men
2016 Battle Trip Contestant with Kim Ki-bang, Episode 27-30
2017 Scene Stealer Cast member
Thinking About My Bias
2019 Shall We Chicken? Cast member
Seoul Mate 3 Cast member
2021 Are You Hungry for Delivery? Just Order It! Cast member[28][29]
2023 Rossily in Secret Ulsan The second version of the fortified version of Rossily in Secret Island.[30]

Music video

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Year Song Title Artist
2004 "Addiction" Kim Jong-kook
2005 "Right Here" Flower
2009 "Because I Couldn't Be Like a Man" Someday

Hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2023 28th Chunsa International Film Festival with Song Ji-woo and comedian Lee Byung-jin [31]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2005 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Love Needs a Miracle Won
2010 MBC Entertainment Awards[32] Excellence Award, Actor in a Sitcom or Comedy More Charming by the Day Won
2018 MBC Drama Awards[33] Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama The Rich Son Won
2022 MBC Drama Awards[34] Best Supporting Actor May I Help You? Nominated

References

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  2. ^ Kim Na-yul (March 3, 2022). "이규한, 크리메이트 미디어와 전속계약..성병숙X김병옥과 한솥밥[공식]" [Kyu-han Lee, exclusive contract with Cremate Media..Byeong-sook Sung X Byeong-ok Kim and Hansotbap [Official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Na, Yu-na (4 September 2009). 배우 이규한, 감출 수 없는 '예능 본능'. DC Inside (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  4. ^ Lee, Mi-hye; Park, Jun-hyeong (4 December 2009). 이규한 '삼순이 남친→찌질이 한세' 환골탈태 "얄밉게 봤다면 성공"(인터뷰①). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  5. ^ Lee, Mi-hye; Park, Jun-hyeong (4 December 2009). '서른' 이규한 "요즘은 귀엽다는 말이 좋더라"(인터뷰②). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-02.
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  22. ^ Lee Seung-gil (May 26, 2022). "배종옥·이규한, '어게인 마이 라이프' 최종회 특별출연…'우아한가' 인연 [공식]" [Bae Jong-ok and Lee Kyu-han to make special appearances in the final episode of 'Again My Life'... 'Elegant Family' relationship [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Jang Ah-reum (August 2, 2022). "[단독] 이규한 '마녀는 살아있다' 특별출연…'김삼순' 인연" [[Exclusive] Kyu-han Lee's special appearance in 'The Witch Is Alive'... 'Kim Sam-soon' relationship] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Naver.
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