My Take
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 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.
Overview
Lee Hee-jun (Korean: 이희준; born June 29, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition portraying a minor character in the television series My Husband Got a Family (2012). Lee is best known for the films 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), Miss Baek (2018), The Man Standing Next (2020), and Handsome Guys (2024), as well as the television series The Queen of Office (2013), Steal Heart (2014), Mouse (2021), a…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Hee-joon
- Name (Japanese)
- イ・ヒジュン
- Reading
- い・ひじゅん
- Born
- June 29, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Daegu, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yeungnam University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.