Lee Hee-joon

I'll be honest — Lee Hee-joon is the kind of actor you don't notice until suddenly you do, and then you can't unsee him. From Daegu, South Korea, born in 1979 and trained at the Korea National University of Arts after leaving Yeungnam University, he spent years building a reputation as one of Korean cinema's most reliable supporting presences before projects like 1987: When the Day Comes and Miss Baek put his range on full display. He's got this gift for disappearing into morally complicated roles — whether that's a detective drama like Mouse or a political thriller like The Man Standing Next — without ever seeming to try too hard. The guy doesn't chase the spotlight; he just keeps showing up in quality work and quietly raising the stakes of every scene he's in. That's a rare kind of staying power.

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Name (English)

Lee Hee-joon

Name (Japanese)

イ・ヒジュン

Reading

い・ひじゅん

Born

June 29, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Daegu, South Korea

Occupation

film actor / actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

University

Yeungnam University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lee.hee.jun/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Hee-jun
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492243

Tags

• film actor
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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