Lee Sang-yoon

For the retired football player, see Lee Sang-yoon (footballer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Sang-yoon
Lee in 2019
Born (1981-08-15) August 15, 1981 (age 43)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul National University – Department of Physics
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Agent(s)J,Wide-Company
Korean name
Hangul
이상윤
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Sang-yun
McCune–ReischauerI Sangyun

Lee Sang-yoon (Korean: 이상윤; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), Angel Eyes (2014), Liar Game (2014), On the Way to the Airport (2016), Whisper (2017), About Time (2018), VIP (2019), and One the Woman (2021).

Career

Lee Sang-yoon was picked out of a crowd on the streets of Yeouido by his former agency director at the age of 24. Making his entertainment debut in 2005 in a Hite Beer commercial, he went on to star in several television series. He won Best New Actor at the 2010 MBC Drama Awards for Home Sweet Home.[1][2]

Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama My Daughter Seo-young (2012),[3] which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.6%, making it the highest rated Korean drama of 2013.[4]

Lee returned to the screen with period drama Goddess of Fire, playing Prince Gwanghae.[5]

Lee starred in his first big screen leading role in the 2014 romance film Santa Barbara.[6][7] The same year, he also played lead roles in the medical drama Angel Eyes and mystery thriller series Liar Game.[8][9]

In 2015, Lee starred in romantic comedy series Second 20s.[10]

In 2016, Lee starred in romance melodrama On the Way to the Airport.[11] He had his second big screen leading role in the thriller film Insane.[12]

In 2017, Lee starred in SBS' legal drama Whisper, playing an elite judge.[13][14] In December, Lee confirmed to appear in the variety show Master in the House as a fixed cast member.[15]

In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time alongside Lee Sung-kyung.[16]

In 2019, Lee starred in an office mystery drama VIP, starring alongside Jang Na-ra.[17] The show went on to gain high viewership numbers and earned Lee the 2019 SBS Drama Award for Excellent Actor.[18]

In 2020, Lee made his silver screen comeback with the action comedy Okay Madam where he played a charismatic North Korean spy who hijacks an airplane.[19] Lee also made his live stage debut as the main lead of The Last Session, a philosophical play based on Mark St. Germain's 2010 broadway hit that deals with discussions of the meaning of life.[20] After stepping down from his fixed cast role in Master in the House, Lee went on to join the variety basketball show, Handsome Tigers, in which he became team captain for a celebrity basketball team.

In 2021, Lee starred in the SBS drama One the Woman with Lee Hanee, Jin Seo-yeon and Lee Won-keun.[21] The show was another hit series and he earned his first top excellence award in 2021 SBS Drama Awards throughout his career.

In 2022, Lee returns to the theater with the musical The Last Session, his second performance since 2020.[22]

Personal life

In 2013, Lee graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University with a degree in Physics.[23][24] He had entered as a freshman in 2000, but his acting career and mandatory military service had caused him to take several years of leave from SNU, resulting in his delayed graduation.[25][26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Rol Ref.
2007 Sex Is Zero 2 Gi-jo
2014 Santa Barbara Jung-woo
2016 Insane Na Nam-soo
2020 Okay! Madam Chul Seung [27]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Drama City – Transformation Charles [28]
Air City Kim Jung-min [29]
Drama City – Sky Lovers Moon Ui-sik
Likeable or Not Seo Woo-jin [30]
2008 The Scale of Providence Kim Woo-bin [31]
Don't Cry My Love Jang Hyun-woo [32]
2009 Heading to the Ground Jang Seung-woo [33]
2010 Jejungwon Ji Seok-young Cameo [34]
Life Is Beautiful Yang Ho-sub [35]
Home Sweet Home Kang Shin-woo
2011 The Duo Gwi-dong [36]
2012 Seoyoung, My Daughter Kang Woo-jae
2013 Goddess of Fire Prince Gwanghae
2014 Angel Eyes Park Dong-joo / Dylan Park
Liar Game Ha Woo-jin
2015 Unkind Ladies Top star Cameo (Episode 3) [37]
Second 20s Cha Hyun-seok
2016 On the Way to the Airport Seo Do-woo
2017 Whisper Lee Dong-joon
2018 About Time Lee Do-ha
2019 VIP Park Sung-joon
2021 One the Woman Han Seung-wook / Alex Chang [21]
2023 Pandora: Beneath the Paradise Pyo Jae-hyun [38]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Lovestruck in the City Go Guo Cameo (Episode 1–3) [39]
2023 Celebrity Celebrity Cameo (Episode 2, 7) [40]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Buzzer Beater (버저비터) Cast member
2017–2020 Master in the House
2020 Handsome Tigers (진짜 농구, 핸섬타이거즈) Cast member
2023 Leave Anything (뭐라도 남기리) with Kim Nam-gil [41]

Theatre

Theater play performances
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2019 Almost, Maine 올모스트 메인 Yes 24 stage November 15 to 17, 2019 [42]
2020 Last Session 라스트세션 C.S. Lewis Yes24 Stage 3rd Theater July 10, 2020 – September 13, 2020 [43]
2022 Daehangno TOM Theater Hall 1 January 7 to March 20 [44]
2023 Daehangno TOM Theater Hall 1 July 8, 2023 – September 10, 2023 [45]
2024 Closer 클로저 Larry Plus Theater April 23 to July 14 [46]
2025 Death of the Salesman 세일즈맨의 죽음 Biff Loman Sejong Cultural Center M Theater January 7, 2025 - March 3, 2025 [1][47]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor My Daughter Seo-young Nominated
2015 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Liar Game, Twenty Again Nominated
Asia Model Awards 2013 BBF Popular Star Award Lee Sang-yoon Won [48]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Best Actor – Television My Daughter Seo-young Nominated [49]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2016 Best New Actor Insane Nominated
Grand Bell Awards 2016 Best New Actor Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2012 Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama My Daughter Seo-young Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Lee Bo-young)
My Daughter Seo-young 		Won [50]
2016 Top Excellence Award, Actor On the Way to the Airport Nominated [51]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Won
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Kim Ha-neul)
On the Way to the Airport 		Won
Korea Broadcasting Awards 2009 Best Newcomer, TV Actor category Don't Cry My Love Won [52]
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2012 Popularity Award, Actor in a Drama My Daughter Seo-young Won [53]
Korea Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor My Daughter Seo-young, Goddess of Fire Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2010 Best New Actor Home Sweet Home Won [54]
2013 Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Goddess of Fire Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Angel Eyes Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Ku Hye-sun)
Angel Eyes 		Nominated
2017 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Whisper Nominated
2019 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries VIP Won [18]
2021 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama One the Woman Won [55]
Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon (with Lee Hanee)
One the Woman 		Nominated [56]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award in Male Category Master in the House Won [57]
2019 Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category Won [58]

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