| Lee Beom-soo | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1990–present | ||||||||||||
| Agent: | Y1 Entertainment[1] | ||||||||||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Chung-ang University | ||||||||||||
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Lee Beom-soo (born October 16, 1969) is a South Korean actor. He is well known for his role in Singles (2003), Giant (2010), On Air (2008), Surgeon Bong Dal-hee (2007), as well as in History of a Salaryman (2012).
Lee enrolled in the Department of Theater at Chung-ang University in Seoul in 1988.[2] He made his acting debut in the 1990 film Kurae, Kakkumun Hanulul Boja (Yes, Let’s Look Up At the Sky Now and Again).[3] Following his debut, he appeared in films including The Ginkgo Bed, City of the Rising Sun, The Anarchists, Jungle Juice and Wet Dreams, but it was the 2003 film Singles that made him rise to stardom. The Korean press has dubbed him "The Little Giant of Chungmuro" (Korean equivalent of Hollywood). He received a 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award for best TV drama actor for his role in Giant.[4]
In 2003, Lee married a college classmate, but got divorced after 5 months of marriage. It was reported that the reason for divorce was familial conflict, financial disputes, and differences in personality. However, it is said that the two did not register their marriage, so there were no issues to their family register.[5]
In May 2010, he married a former news anchor and English interpreter, Lee Yoon-jin, 14 years his junior. Shortly after the May wedding ceremony, they announced that they were expecting their first child. Their daughter, Lee So-eul, was born on March 1, 2011.[6] [7] On February 21, 2014, their son, Lee Da-eul was born.[8]
On March 16, 2024, after 14 years of marriage, Lee's agency Y1 Entertainment confirmed reports of him and his wife's separation and that the couple were in the process of negotiating their divorce.[9] They are currently involved in a divorce dispute, with his wife taking to social media to accuse the actor of being unfaithful and uncooperative with divorce proceedings. She also alleged that he is preventing her from seeing their son. Their son currently resides with Lee in Seoul, while their daughter resides with his wife in Bali. Through a statement released by his agency, Lee denied his estranged wife's claims.[10] [11] [12] [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jang Tae-soo | [14] | ||
| 2023 | Jang Tae-soo | [15] | ||
| 2022 | 20th Century Girl | School teacher | Special appearance; Netflix film[16] | |
| Come Back Home | Kang Don | [17] [18] | ||
| 2019 | Race to Freedom | Hwang Jae-ho | ||
| 2018 | Unfinished | Oh Young-min | ||
| 2016 | Foolish Plans | Cha Byung-Hyun | ||
| Operation Chromite | Lim Gye-Jin | |||
| Unforgettable | Yong-chul (cameo) | |||
| 2015 | The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin | ||
| 2014 | The Divine Move | Sal-soo | ||
| 2013 | Iris 2 | Yoo Jung-won | ||
| Three Mirrors | Director | |||
| 2012 | Over My Dead Body | Baek Hyun-chul | ||
| 2009 | The Descendants of Hong Gil-dong | Hong Moo-hyuk | ||
| The Weird Missing Case of Mr.J | Jung Seung-pil | |||
| More Than Blue | Cha Ju-hwan | |||
| Lifting King Kong | Lee Ji-bong | |||
| 2008 | Death Bell | Hwang Chang-ok | ||
| 2007 | Project Makeover | Oh Tae-hoon (cameo) | ||
| 2006 | My Wife is a Gangster 3 | Ki-chul | ||
| 200 Pounds Beauty | hit taxi driver (cameo) | |||
| Mission Sex Control | Byeon Suk-gu | |||
| The City of Violence | Pil-ho | |||
| Forbidden Quest | Gwang-heon | |||
| 2005 | Lee Dae-ro Can't Die | Lee Dae-ro | ||
| She's on Duty | detective (cameo) | |||
| 2004 | Superstar Mr. Gam | Gam Sa-yong | ||
| Au Revoir, UFO | Sang-hyun | |||
| 2003 | Please Teach Me English | subway passenger (cameo) | ||
| Oh! Brothers | Oh Bong-goo | |||
| Singles | Jeong-jun | |||
| 2002 | The Romantic President | bum in subway station (cameo) | ||
| Make It Big | Ji-hyeong | |||
| Wet Dreams | Byung-chul | |||
| Jungle Juice | Cheol-su | |||
| 2001 | Very good | Photographer | ||
| One Fine Spring Day | ||||
| Bungee Jumping of Their Own | Lee Dae-geun | |||
| 2000 | Just Do It! | Won Kwang-tae | ||
| Anarchists | Dol-seok | |||
| 1999 | Love | |||
| A Growing Business | ||||
| City of the Rising Sun | Byeong-guk | |||
| 1998 | If the Sun Rises in the West | |||
| Scent of a Man | ||||
| The Soul Guardians | ||||
| 1997 | The Contact | |||
| Lam ent | ||||
| 1996 | Ghost Mamma | |||
| The Gingko Bed | ||||
| 1995 | A Hot Roof | |||
| 1991 | Teenage Coup | |||
| 1990 | Well, Sometimes Let's Look at the Sky |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dramaworld 2 | Vampire Head (Cameo) | |
| 2020 | Private Lives | Choi Yong Jin (ep16) | |
| 2016 | Wang Hao (cameo) | ||
| 2015 | Last | Kwak Heung-sam | |
| 2014 | Triangle | Jang Dong-soo | |
| 2013 | Prime Minister & I | Prime Minister Kwon Yool | |
| Yoo Joong-won | |||
| 2012 | Dr. Jin | Lee Ha-weung | |
| History of a Salaryman | Yoo Bang | ||
| 2010 | Giant | Lee Kang-Mo | |
| 2008 | On Air (SBS, 2008)[19] | Jang Ki-joon | |
| 2007 | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | Ahn Joong-geun | |
| If in Love... Like Them | |||
| 1999 | Love Story Ep 2 "Message" |
| Year | Title | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Villains | Cha Ki-tae | [20] | |
| Mercy For None | Shim Seong-won | [21] |
| Year | Title | Role | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Return of Superman | Himself, with his children | 117-182 | |
| 2020 | Sea Police 2 | Main cast | 1-6 |
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SG Wannabe | "Precious History" |
| 2007 | SG Wannabe | "Arirang" |
| Brown Eyes | "Already One Year" | |
| Kim Jong-wook | "Bad Guy" | |
| 2011 | WE | "The Rain" |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5th Korea Film Awards | the best supporting actor award | The City of Violence | |
| 14th Chunsa Film Festival | the best supporting actor award | |||
| 2007 | 44th Grand Bell Awards[22] | Popularity Award | The City of Violence | |
| 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Popularity Award | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Lee Yo-won | |||
| Top Ten Star Award | ||||
| Producers' Choice Award | ||||
| 1st Korea Movie Star Awards | special actor award | 200 Pounds Beauty | ||
| 2008 | Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Male Drama Star | On Air | |
| 2009 | 29th The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | the best actor award | Lifting King Kong | |
| 32nd KOREA Gold Awards Festival | the Best Male Actor Popularity Award | |||
| 2010 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellent Award, Special Planning Drama-Actor | Giant | |
| Top Ten Star Award | ||||
| 18th KOREA culture & entertainment Awards | Talent section acting award | |||
| 2011 | Seoul Art & Culture Awards | Drama section best acting award | ||
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Im Yoona | Prime Minister & I | |
| 2016 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellent Award, variety show Actor | The Return of Superman | |
| 53rd DAEJONG FILM AWARD | Hana financial Group Popularity Award | Operation Chromite | ||
| 2018 | 26th Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards[23] | Best Actor | Unfinished |