Lee Yang-hee
Born: 1965-01-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
After graduating Seoul Institute of the Arts, Yang Hee has performed in plays, musicals, TV shows, and films for over a span of 30 years. As a veteran actor in the Korean entertainment industry, his most recent notable projects include Kingdom (2019-2020) and Cicada (2020), the latter of which he has received critical acclaim for playing the leading role. Over the years, Yang Hee has come to be regarded as a highly skilled actor people recognize by face but not by name, as he has appeared as a supporting actor in the works of many prominent directors such as Lee Chang-dong and Lee Choong-Ryul. With a deep love of independent cinema, Yang Hee still finds time to appear in many indie features and short films. In fact, he has appeared in over 400 short films in just the past decade alone.
Filmography
2025
- Playing With Fire in Water as Young-hoon
2024
- Citizen of a Kind as Lawyer
- Regardless of Us
- A Slice Room
- Galloper as senior policeman
2023
- Strong Girl Nam-soon as Heritage Club member
- Cobweb as Critic
- Courtroom
2022
- Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area as Rio's father
- Seoul Vibe as CEO Lee
- Big Bet as Teacher Mok Gong-Cheol
- Insider as [Sinseondong elder]
- Take Care of My Mom as Yoo-Jin's father
- Strange
- The Apartment with Two Women as Kyung-seok
- Cicada as Duk-bae
- Teatime with Mr.Park as Young-gil
2021
- Endless Rain as Father
- Georgia as Father
2020
- The Man Standing Next as Congressman Kim
- Disillusioned as mystery man
2018
- Default as Customer
- Pepper as Noah's Father
- Who Was The Whale as Father
2017
- Steel Rain as Prime Minister
- House of the Disappeared as General Watabe
2015
- Perfect Proposal as Lawyer
2013
- Empress Ki as Bang Jin
- Red Family as Factory Worker
2012
- Lovers of Haeundae as Prosecutor Kim
- Masquerade as Minister of Land
2011
- My Secret Partner as Manager Kim
2009
- Tokyo Taxi as Guitar
2006
- A Dirty Carnival as Detective Na
2003
2002
- Oasis as Detective Ga