Photo: 티비텐 TV10 / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lee Jong-suk fascinates me because he climbed from the runway to the top tier of Korean acting purely on the strength of his work. Roles in School 2013, Pinocchio, and W showed a performer who could marry striking physical poise with genuine emotional fragility, and that combination is harder to pull off than it looks. What I respect is that he never seems to coast on his good looks; Big Mouth proved he is still hunting for new registers. Educated at Konkuk University, he comes across as thoughtful as he is photogenic, and that restless, unshowy drive is what keeps me watching him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Jong-suk
- Name (Japanese)
- イ・ジョンソク
- Reading
- い・じょんそく
- Born
- September 14, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / film actor / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Yangjae High School
- University
- Konkuk University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lee Jong-suk born?
Born September 14, 1989 (age 36).
Where is Lee Jong-suk from?
Lee Jong-suk is from Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
What does Lee Jong-suk do?
Lee Jong-suk works as model, film actor, actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
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.