My Take
I've had a soft spot for Lee Kwang-soo ever since Running Man turned him into Korea's most lovably unlucky man on television — the guy practically made bumbling into an art form, and yet you never doubted he was in on the joke. Standing well over six feet tall and blessed with rubber-limbed expressiveness, he carved out a persona that's equal parts self-deprecating clown and genuinely warm presence, which is rarer than it sounds. His dramatic work in things like It's Okay, That's Love and Live showed he had real acting chops underneath all the pratfalls, and Collective Invention proved he could anchor a film with dry, understated comedy. After more than a decade on Running Man he stepped away in 2021 to focus on acting, and honestly I respect the decision — he earned the right to be taken seriously.
Overview
Lee Kwang-soo (Korean: 이광수, born July 14, 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom Here He Comes (2008) and received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama It's Okay, That's Love (2014), neo-noir film Confession (2014), black comedy film Collective Invention (2015), sitcom The Sound of Your Heart (2016), drama Live (2018), and human comedy film Inse…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Kwang-soo
- Name (Japanese)
- イ・グァンス
- Reading
- い・ぐぁんす
- Born
- July 14, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Namyangju, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / film actor / presenter / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
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.