Lee Yi-kyung (born January 8, 1989) is a South Korean actor.

Career

Lee made his acting debut in 2011, and first gained recognition from playing a rebellious student in the teen drama ''

School 2013 ''School 2013'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Jang Nara, Choi Daniel, Lee Jong-suk, Park Se-young and Kim Woo-bin. The teen drama depicts the struggles and dilemmas that modern-day Korean youth face, such as bullying, stude ...

''. Thereafter, he played supporting roles in

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s such as ''

My Love from the Star ''My Love from the Star'' () is a South Korean fantasy romantic comedy television series written by Park Ji-eun and directed by Jang Tae-yoo. Produced by Choi Moon-suk and Moon Bo-mi, it stars Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun, Park Hae-jin, Yoo In- ...

'' (2013) and ''

Descendants of the Sun ''Descendants of the Sun'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, and Kim Ji-won. It aired on KBS2 from February 24 to April 14, 2016 for 16 episodes. KBS then aired three additional specia ...

'' (2016). Lee gained popularity following his comedic role in ''

Confession Couple ''Go Back'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Son Ho-jun and Jang Na-ra. It premiered on October 13, 2017 and aired every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 ( KST) on KBS2. The series was based on the Naver webtoon series ''Do it ...

'', and was cast in his first major role in ''

Welcome to Waikiki ''Welcome to Waikiki'' () is a 2018 youth South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, and Son Seung-won. It aired from February 5 to April 17, 2018 on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot. On June 6, 2 ...

'' (2018). 2018 was professionally successful for Lee, as he also played the lead actor in the critically well-received "

Children of Nobody ''Children of Nobody'' () is a South Korean television series produced by Mega Monster for MBC, starring Kim Sun-a, Lee Yi-kyung, Nam Gyu-ri and Cha Hak-yeon. It aired on MBC TV every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 KST for 32 episodes, fr ...

". Lee has also appeared in both

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and commercial films, notably

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's ''White Night'' (2012) and

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's '' One on One'' (2014). In 2018, he stars in two films - drama film ''Monsters'' (also known as ''Wretches'') which tackles teenage bullying; and omnibus horror film ''Pension: Dangerous Encounter''. On March 8, 2022, it was reported that Lee's contract with HB Entertainment has ended. Later on March 25, 2022, Lee signed with Screening ENT after the expiration of his contract with the original agency.

Personal life

His father is the

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, Lee Ung-beom. In April 2018, it was announced Lee was dating his ''

'' co-star

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. The couple was introduced by Lee's friend actor

Lee Ki-woo Lee Ki-woo (born October 23, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' The Classic'' (2003), ''Tale of Cinema'' (2005), ''A Love to Kill'' (2005), ''Flower Boy Ramyun Shop'' (2011), '' Rain or Shine'' (2017–2018), and ...

and had been dating for a year before the news broke. However, in June 2018, the couple confirmed they have broken up.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television show

Web show

Radio shows

Music video

Hosting

Theater

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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