Lee Hwi-jong

Lee Hwi-jong (; born May 15, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He is mostly active in theater plays and musicals, but he also does independent film. He is known for his supporting roles in the dramas Law School, Goodbye Earth and the film The Girl on a Bulldozer.

Early life When Lee Hwi-jong was young, he was quite introverted and fell in love with gaming, considering becoming a professional gamer. However, his mother, who was involved in theater at school, encouraged him to try acting. At first, Lee felt very uncomfortable standing in front of people and even just saying one line would make his face turn red. Despite this initial discomfort, Lee gradually became more aware of the appeal of acting. He attended the Korea National University of Arts Preparatory School and then entered a theater academy, steadily working towards becoming an actor.

Lee was a part of the Class of 2010 in the Department of Theater and Film at Korea National University of Arts, along with classmates Kim Go-eun, Lee Yoo-young, Park So-dam, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Sang-yi, Kim Sung-cheol, and Cha Seo-won.

Career Lee Hwi-jong primarily focused on independent films while studying at Korea National University of Arts. Starting from his second year, he also had the opportunity to work on commercial films. However, balancing outside activities with a packed class schedule from 8 a.m. to 4-5 p.m. was challenging. He graduated early with a Bachelor of Arts degree, determined to continue making films, both short and after graduation.

Lee made his debut in Daehakro in 2015 with the play Sewol Ferry: Room in the Air.

He was also cast as Myeong-gu in play Voice of the Millennium.

In 2017, Lee was cast in musical History of Fools. It was performed at the Suhyeon Theater at DCF Daemyung Culture Factory in Daehakro from June 3 to August 27.

In 2018, Lee played the role of the illegitimate son Smerdyakov in musical Brother Kamazarov, who realizes true evil through his own death, alongside Park Jun-hwi in a double cast.

In the same year, Lee portrayed Stone, a helper robot, in the musical "Thank You Berry Strawberry," which ran at Daehakro Art One Theater Hall 2 until October 28.

In 2018, Lee was triple-cast with Oh Jong-hyuk and Ki Se-joong in the role of Arthur, a vampire who dreams of the day he can fly. The performance ran from November 30, 2018, to February 10, 2019, at Chungmu Arts Center's Black Theater.

In 2019, Lee were double cast with Yang Hee-jun to play the role of Dan, a character who lives in style and style while reciting Sijo in musical Swag Age: Shout, Joseon!. It performed at Doosan Art Center Yeongang Hall from June 18 to August 25. He reprised his role in encore performance at Daehakro Hongik University Art Center Grand Theater from February 14 to April 26, 2020. He won New Actor award in 3rd Korea Musical Awards and win with other cast ensemble award in 8th Yegreen Musical Award.

In 2021, The play The Glass Menagerie performed at Daehakro Art One Theater Hall 2 from April 6 to May 30. Lee and Hong Joon-ki were named for the role of Tom, a young man who dreams of becoming a poet but struggles in reality.

In 2022, Lee participated in the third installment of The 9th Best Plays Festival, Touching the Void by David Greig. It is based on the true story of the survival of two British mountain climbers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates. Shin was triple casts with Kim Seon-ho and Shin Sung-min for the role of Joe Simpson. The Korean premiere, directed by Kim Dong-yeon, was performed at Art One Theater 2 in Daehangno from July 8 to September 18, 2022.

Start Production second creative musical 'Youth Noise' met the audience with its premiere stage at the Cotton Hall of Dongduk Women's University in Daehakro from January 1, 2023. Youth Noise. Lee, Kim Yi-dam, Jeong Wook-jin, and Kim Min-seong were cast in the role of Oh Young-won, a popular online travel writer who loves Pinocchio and dreams of traveling to Italy, but has never actually been on a trip.

Musical Wonder Boy, seasonal production of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts' Sync Next 22, was performed at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts S Theater from Friday, August 19 to Saturday, August 27. Lee and Kim Beom-jun take turn perform the role of Wonder Boy, Jung Hoon, who gained superpowers after losing his father in an unexpected accident.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Cart bit 2016 Don't Worrysegment: Sowol Road son Short, supporting role 2016 Happy Papa's Birthday! Short 2016 Black Reporter soldier Main actor 2019 Digressions Huizong 2020 Please Don't Save Me Teacher Main actor 2021 I Risked Everything Kim Jeong-hwan 2022 The Girl on a Bulldozer Eun-seok supporting role The Woman in the White Car Yong-jae supporting role

Television series Year Title Role 2017 Someone who Might Know Hwi-jong 2018 The Hymn of Death Hwi-jong 2023 King the Land Photographer 2 Behind Your Touch Yeom Jong-hyuk

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2024 Goodbye Earth Jo In-tae YouTuber 'Jade Rabbit'

Stage Concert + Concert performances Year Title Role Theater Date English Korean 2016 Musical Talk Concert Housewarming - The Rest of the Class 뮤지컬 토크 콘서트 집들이 - 나머지 수업 Tae TOM Theatre 2 May 30, 2016 2019 Pop-up concert in TOM 팝업 콘서트 in TOM Himself Daehak-ro T.O.M. 1 January 16 to 22 Musical 'Swag Age: Shout, Joseon' mini concert 뮤지컬 '스웨그에이지: 외쳐, 조선' 미니콘서트 Dan Doosan Art Center Yeongang Hall June 18 to August 25

Musical

Theater + Theater play performances Year Title Role Theater Date English Korean 2015 Sewol - The Air of the Dead 세월호 - 공중의 방 Tae Hyehwa-dong Theatre Research Institute August 26–30, 2015 2016 The History Boys 히스토리 보이즈 Acta Baekam Art Hall April 8 - May 8, 2016 2016 Voice of Millennium Myeong-gu Dongsung Art Center Small Theater November 5 to December 31, 2016 2019 The History Boys 히스토리 보이즈 Posner Doosan Art Centre Yeongang Hall September 20 - October 27, 2019 2020 The Best Play 8 - Mouthpiece 연극열전8 - 마우스피스 Declan Art One Theater 2 July 11 - September 6, 2020 2021 The Glass Menagerie 유리동물원 Tom Art One Theater 2 April 6, 2021 - May 30, 2021 2021–2022 Mouthpiece 마우스피스 Declan Art One Theater 2 November 12, 2021 - January 30, 2022 2022 The Best Play 9 — Touching the Void Joe Simpson Art One Theatre 2 July 8 to September 18, 2022 2023 The Case of Wrong Growth 잘못된 성장의 사례 Human criminal Doosan Art Center Space111 September 5 to 23

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, work, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Work Result 3th Korea Musical Awards 2019 New Actor Award Swag Age 8th Yegreen Musical Awards 2019 Ensemble Award