Lee Phillip (born 26 May 1981), is a Korean-American actor. He is best known for his roles in

South Korean television series Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...

such as '' The Legend'' (2007) and '' Secret Garden'' (2010).

Career

Using the

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Lee Phillip, he began his entertainment career in

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as a

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, then made his acting debut in the 2007 fantasy series '' The Legend''. For his performance as the masked warrior Cheoro, Lee was nominated as Best New Actor at the

2007 MBC Drama Awards The 2007 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2007. It was held on December 30, 2007 and hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Hyun Youn ...

and the 2008

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', ...

. More supporting roles followed; he played a lawyer in the crime drama ''

The Slingshot ''The Slingshot'' (; lit. "Story of a Man") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo, Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong. It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009, on Mondays and ...

'' (2009), and a

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choreographer in the romantic dramedy '' Secret Garden'' (2010). In 2012, Lee was cast as a

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-era doctor in the period drama ''

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'', his third time to work with screenwriter

Song Ji-na Song Ji-na (born September 12, 1959) is a South Korean screenwriter. She is best known for writing ''Eyes of Dawn'' (1991) and '' Sandglass'' (1995), two of the most influential and highly rated Korean dramas of all time. Career 1980s: Early w ...

after ''The Legend'' and ''The Slingshot''. But he had to leave the series before its finale due to an eye injury.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* * * Living people 1981 births South Korean male television actors American male actors of Korean descent South Korean male models Boston University alumni George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Male actors from Washington, D.C. {{SouthKorea-bio-stub