Lee Suk-hyeong (Korean이석형; born July 29, 1978) is a South Korean actor.[1] After making his debut with an indie film Today's Movie in 2014, he made a big impression on the minds of the audience through the indie films Jane of Dreams (2017) and Heart (2020).

Lee Suk-hyeong
이석형
Lee Suk-hyeon 2022
Born (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 28)
Other namesLee Suk-hyung
Occupationactor
Years active2014 - present
AgentNoon Company
Known forJane of Dreams
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Link: Eat, Love, Kill
Korean name
Hangul
이석형
Revised RomanizationI Seok-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerI Sŏk-hyŏng

Lee Seok-hyung was named as blue chip in the independent film industry after he won the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Korean Fantastic: Actor Award in the Feature section through his first feature film, Action Hero.[2][3]

Lee also known for his in movie Jane of Dreams(2017), Action Hero (2020), Netflix and tvN drama series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021), and Disney plus and tvN drama seriesLink: Eat, Love, Kill (2022).[4]

Early life edit

Originally dreamed of becoming a cartoonist. Lee liked cartoons and had a creative spirit. Then one day he read a book about the life of a cartoonist, and it was much more difficult and than he had imagined. At that time, he gave up on his dream of becoming a cartoonist and became interested in films. He changed his dream to be a director. He got a chance to direct a movie. But after that, He wasn’t confident that He could take on the position of a director anymore. Then he became an actor.[5]

Career edit

Jane of Dreams was first screened at the Busan International Film Festival. Lee Seok-hyung as Byeong-wook. Byeong-wook, the leader of Pam, to which So-hyeon belongs, tries to maintain the precarious community with a tyrannical attitude, but cannot hide his anxious eyes that Pam members will hate him.[6][unreliable source?]

Lee enlisted in the military after filming Jane of Dreams. He filmed Heart as the main character 'Seongbeom', right after being discharged from the military. Heart was officially invited to the 'Korean Cinema Today-Vision' section of the 2019 Busan International Film Festival. He said he was filming when the tension was extremely high, a cross road between being an ordinary civilian or remain as an actor.

In October 2019, Actor Lee Seok-hyung signed an exclusive contract with Noon Company.[7]

In 2021 Lee Seok-hyung won the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Korean Fantastic: Actor Award in the Feature section through his first feature film, Action Hero (Director Lee Jin-ho)

In Link: Eat, Love, Kill, Lee was cast as Cha Jin-ho,[8] a junior chef of Eun Gye-hoon.

In Juvenile Justice, Lee was cast as Lee Nam-kyung, A boy who goes to court in a traffic accident case without a license for minors.[9]

Filmography edit

Film edit

List of film(s)
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2022 Love and Leashes 모럴센스 Woo-hyuk
2021 Action Hero 액션히어로 Joo Seong [2]
Ghost Mansion 괴기맨숀 Mold Young Man
2020 Heart 하트 Sung Beom [5]
2017 Jane of Dreams 꿈의 제인 Byeong-wook [6]
2015 Today's Movie 오늘영화 Jeon Ji-hyun's men

Television edit

List of television drama(s)
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2021 Drama Stage — Mint Condition 드라마 스테이지 - 민트 컨디션 Ix KBS one episode drama
Racket Boys 라켓소년단 Lee Kyung-min Minor role in SBS Drama Series
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 갯마을 차차차 Kim Do-ha Supporting Role (16 Episodes Netflix Simulcast TvN drama series) [4]
2022 Link: Eat, Love, Kill 링크: 먹고, 사랑하라, 죽이게 Cha Jin-ho Supporting Role (TvN drama series) [8]

Web series edit

List of web drama(s)
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
English Korean
2020 The School Nurse Files 보건교사 안은영 Kang Min-woo Netflix Original Series
Lovestruck in the City 도시남녀의 사랑법 Kang Byung-jun KakaoTV Original Series, distributed by Netflix
2022 Juvenile Justice 소년심판 Lee Nam-kyung Netflix Original Series [9]
Pleasant Bullying 유쾌한 왕따 [10]

Award edit

List of Award(s)
Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2021 Fantastic Actor Award Lee Suk-hyeong

(Action Hero)

Won [2][3]

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "이석형" [Lee Seok-hyeong]. 다음 백과 (in Korean). 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ^ a b c "'액션 히어로' 이석형, BIFAN 배우상…"처음 받는 상, 영광"" ['Action Hero' Lee Seok-hyung, BIFAN Actor Award... "The first award, the honor"]. Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. ^ a b "작품상 수상… 제25회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 폐막" [Awarded for Best Picture... Closing of the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]. 씨네21 (in Korean). 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. ^ a b Jeong, Hee-yeon (2021-10-18). "이석형 "김선호 폭행 장면, 아찔한 경험" (갯마을)" [Lee Seok-hyung “The scene of Kim Seon-ho’s assault, a dizzying experience” (Gae Village)]. sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. ^ a b Cha, Han-bi (2020-02-29). "별난 사랑에 흠뻑 취해서 - 정가영·이석형·최태환" [Drunk in a strange love <Heart> Gayoung Jeong, Seokhyung Lee, Taehwan Choi]. 영화웹진 리버스. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  6. ^ a b ""저는 영원히 사랑 받지 못할 거예요" <꿈의 제인>" ["I'll never be loved" <Jane of Dreams>]. Naver Blog | 씨네플레이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  7. ^ "[공식] 이석형, 눈컴퍼니와 전속계약..류혜영·박소진과 한솥밥" [[Official] Lee Seok Hyung, exclusive contract with Noon Company...Under One Roof with Ryu Hye-young and Park So-jin]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  8. ^ a b Kim, Myung-mi (January 25, 2022). "이석형, tvN '링크' 캐스팅...여진구-문가영과 호흡(공식입장)" [Lee Seok-hyung, cast in tvN's 'Link'...Breathing with Yeo Jin-goo and Moon Ga-young (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ^ a b Kim Ye-eun (March 6, 2022). "소년심판' 이석형, 촉법소년의 민낯…분노 유발 열연" [Boy Judgment’ Lee Seok-hyung, the bare face of a young boy… anger-inducing performance] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Park Jeong-sun (November 15, 2022). "이석형, 시리즈 '유쾌한 왕따' 출연" [Lee Seok-hyung to appear in the series 'Pleasant Bullying']. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved November 15, 2022.

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