Lee Yeong-hoon (born December 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor.

Early life

Lee Yeong-hoon began his acting career after joining the MBC Academy while in high school. Some of his peers at academy also went on to future stardom, such as

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and Lee So-yeon.

Career

In 2001, at the age of 19, Lee made his acting debut win the

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''Good Romance'', directed by filmmaker Leesong Hee-il. Lee entered

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Science College as a Broadcasting major, and he performed numerous times on stage while at university. Upon his discharge from mandatory military service, Leesong Hee-il again cast Lee, this time in the leading role in the indie

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'' No Regret''. An attempt to realistically portray the lifestyle of a young gay man working in the

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industry, ''No Regret'' became a ground-breaking film in Korean

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. It traveled the film festival circuit, screening to packed audiences at the 2006

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. Lee won Best New Actor at the

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, and he appeared in his first commercial in 2007 for

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. This was followed by his first major commercial film, the 2008 horror- thriller '' The Guard Post''. Lee was praised by ''

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'' for "shining brightly" in his role as the prime suspect in a massacre of 20 soldiers in the

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, and received Best New Actor nominations from the

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and

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. Lee continues to star in independent films, including romance drama ''Ride Away'' and

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-themed ''The Beat Goes On''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Lee Young-hoon
at Sim Entertainment * * * 1982 births Living people South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors Male actors from Gwangju {{SouthKorea-actor-stub