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Lee Moo-saeng

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Moo-saeng (Korean: 이무생; born May 10, 1980), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas The World of the Married (2020), The Silent Sea (2021), Thirty-Nine (2022), and Cleaning Up (2022).[3]

Lee Moo-saeng
Lee Moo-saeng in 2020
Born (1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 43)
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
AgentAlien Company[2]
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
이무생
Revised RomanizationI Mu-saeng
McCune–ReischauerI Musaeng

Career edit

2006-2019: Early career and building success edit

Lee made his debut in 2006 as Joon-tae in the film See You After School and later appeared in series and films such as Special Affairs Team TEN, Fengshui, Prison Playbook and Something in the Rain.[4][5][6]

In particular in 2019, Lee received widespread recognition for his acting skills through his portrayal of various roles in works such as The Crowned Clown, One Spring Night, Designated Survivor: 60 Days and Melting Me Softly.[7][8][9][10]

2020–present: Rise in popularity edit

In 2020, Lee gained popularity with his performance in the melodrama romance series The World of the Married in the role of Kim Yoon-ki.[11] In the same year, he was cast in Netflix's original seriesThe Silent Sea with Bae Doona and Gong Yoo.[12]

In 2021, he was cast in the romance drama Thirty-Nine alongside Son Ye-jin and Jeon Mi-do.[13] Following the release of the series in 2022, he received much praise in his role as Kim Jin-seok. Lee's success was followed by a leading role in the drama Cleaning Up alongside Yum Jung-ah.[14] Lee also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Kang Yeong-cheon, a psychopathic murderer, in The Glory.

Lee's popularity continued to rise, starring as Yoo Jung-jae alongside Lee Young-ae in Maestra: Strings of Truth which aired on tvN from December 9, 2023, to January 14, 2024.[15] He portrayed the role of Konishi Yukinaga in Noryang: Deadly Sea a 2023 South Korean historical war action film and the role of Kim Yoon-gi in Citizen Deok Hee.[16][17]

It was also announced that Lee has been cast in the upcoming thriller Hyde, and will be starring alongside Lee Bo-young.[18] Reportedly, Lee will join the cast of Gyeongseong Creature in Season 2 of the series that is expected to be released in 2024.[19] More recently, Lee has been cast in Dominant Species in the role of On San.[20]

Personal life edit

Lee married his girlfriend in 2011 and they have two children, a son and a daughter.[21][22]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 See You After School Joon-tae
2007 Resurrection of the Butterfly
Our Town Jung Myung-bo
2009 Running Turtle Detective Lee
The Sword With No Name Sang-Hoon
2010 Troubleshooter interrogation prosecutor
A Long Visit Joon-soo
2011 Homicide Sonata
2012 Sex, Lies and Videotape Kyung-tae
Bloody Fight in Iron-Rock Valley Chul-gi [23][24]
Plump Revolution Min-ho
2013 Eating, Talking, Faucking rapist
Oldmen Never Die Joon-soo
2014 The Suffered Detective Lee
2015 Hot Service: A Cruel Hairdresser Ji Yang-bae
2016 SORI: Voice from the Heart NIS agent 1 Cameo
2017 Fabricated City Prosecutor
2018 Fengshui Feng shui expert 1
2019 Money Funeral hall manager
The Faceless Boss Cha Joon-young
2020 The Faceless Boss: The Untold Story
2022 Broker Seon-ho Special appearance [25]
2023 Noryang: Deadly Sea Konishi Yukinaga [16][26]
2024 Citizen of a Kind Kim Yoon-gi [17][27]

Television series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Behind the White Tower Kwon Hyung-jin
2009 Wife Returns Director Lee
2011 Special Affairs Team TEN Ji Jin-hyuk
2013 Special Affairs Team TEN 2 Cameo (ep.11-12) [4]
Heartless City Detective Kim Do-hoon
2014 Secret Love Affair Chief Lim
A Witch's Love Detective Lee Cameo (ep. 10,13)
2015 My Beautiful Bride
2016 Pied Piper Prosecutor Cameo (ep. 6)
2017 Irish Uppercut Do Tae-min Main Role [28]
The Idolmaster KR Chief Yang
Prison Playbook Lawyer Kang Min-koo [5]
2018 Something in the Rain Jin Ah's boyfriend Cameo (ep.15-16) [6]
The Miracle We Met Kim Choong-man [29]
With Coffee [Team Leader]
2019 The Crowned Clown Prince Jinpyung [7]
One Spring Night Nam Shi-hoon [8]
Designated Survivor: 60 Days Kim Nam-wook [10]
Melting Me Softly Jo Ki-beom [9]
2019–2020 Chocolate Jeong Se-un [30]
2020 The World of the Married Kim Yoon-ki [11]
2022 Thirty-Nine Kim Jin-seok [13]
Cleaning Up Lee Young-shin [14]
2023 Maestra: Strings of Truth Yoo Jung-jae [15][31]

Web series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 The Silent Sea Chief Gong Soo-hyuk [32]
2022–2023 The Glory Kang Yeong-cheon Special appearance (Part 1–2) [33]
2024 Hide Cha Seong-jae [34][18]
Gyeongseong Creature [19]
Blood Free On San [20]

Stage edit

Theater performances[35]
Year Title Role Venue Date Ref.
English Korean
2009 Hamlet Q1 햄릿Q1 Hamlet Dongduk Women's University Performing Arts Centre March 20 to 29 [36]
2009 Culture of Youth Northern District 2009 Performance - Wuthering Height 젊음의 문화북구 2009기획공연 - 폭풍의 언덕 Hatton / Heathcliff (past) Ulsan Buk-gu Culture and Arts Centre June 27 to 28 [37]
2011 Yasmin's first play <Meet the Gogol> 야스민의 첫 연극 <고골을 만나다> Miari Village Theater, Daehakro Woosuk Repertory Theater October 26 to 30 [38][unreliable source?][39][unreliable source?]
2016 Death of a Salesman 세일즈맨의 죽음 Biff Loman Asian Culture Center December 3–4 [40][41][42]
Arko Arts Theater December 13–22
2017 Daejeon Arts January 13–14 [43][44]
Uijeongbu Arts February 10–12
Suwon SK Atrium February 17–18
Ulsan Culture February 24–25
Gyeongju Arts February 28 – March 1

References edit

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