Lee Byung-joon (; born January 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Active in film, television and theater since 1985, Lee is best known for his supporting roles in '' A Bloody Aria'' (2006), '' Highway Star'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2008). On TV, he appeared in the

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s ''Kokkiri (Elephant)'' (2008), ''Oh My God'' (2011) and '' Salamander Guru and The Shadows'' (2012), as well as the

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s '' Secret Garden'' (2010) and '' Dream High'' (2011).

Filmography

Film

* '' The Eternal Empire'' (1995) * ''Sunset Into the Neon Lights'' (1995) * ''Mugoonghwa - Korean National Flower'' (1995) * '' Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) '' as Dong-hwa * '' A Bloody Aria'' (2006) * '' Dasepo Naughty Girls'' (2006) * ''Good Night'' (

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, 2007) * '' Highway Star'' (2007) * ''

'' (2008) * '' City of Fathers'' (2009) ( cameo) * '' Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle'' (2010) * '' Man of Vendetta'' (2010) * ''Earth Rep Rolling Stars'' (animated, 2011) * '' Perfect Game'' (2011) ( cameo) * '' Never Ending Story'' (2012) * '' Love Fiction'' (2012) * '' Mr. XXX-Kisser'' (2012) * ''A Millionaire on the Run'' (2012) ( cameo) * '' Ghost Sweepers'' (2012) ( cameo) * '' Born to Sing'' (2013) ( cameo) * ''Mr. Perfect'' (2014) * '' My Dictator'' (2014) * '' Collective Invention'' (2015) * '' You Call It Passion'' (2015)

Television series

Variety show

* '' Good Sunday - Diet Survival BIGsTORY'' (SBS, 2011)

Theater

* ''Dreams of a Clown'' * ''Hanne'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Blood Brothers'' * '' The Tale of Chunhyang'' * '' Urinetown'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Oedipus the King'' * '' I Do! I Do!'' (2007) * ''Mine'' * ''New Scissors Family'' * '' 200 Pounds Beauty'' (2011)

Teaching profession

* Paekche Institute of the Arts: Adjunct professor * Sookmyung Women's University: Lecturer * Dankook University: Adjunct professor, School of Performing Arts * Korea Broadcasting Art School: Full-time faculty, Department of Broadcasting Entertainment and Acting

References

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