Lee Kyu-hyung

Lee Kyu-hyung (; born November 29, 1983) is a South Korean actor. Though primarily a musical actor, Lee has also appeared in a variety of Korean films and dramas. In 2017, Lee shot to fame with his portrayal of Yoo Han-yang in tvN's television series Prison Playbook. He is well known for portraying a wide spectrum of roles on stage and screen.

Early life Lee was born on November 29, 1983, in Seoul, South Korea.

His family consists of his parents and an older sister.

Lee's interest in acting was inspired by the 1999 Korean film Shiri, and he began to pursue roles in theater in hopes of becoming a movie star.

He was accepted into Kyung Hee University's film and theatre department, but dropped out before completing his degree and later graduated from Dongguk University with a major in Theater Studies. Lee made the decision to transfer to Dongguk as it was the alma mater of Choi Min-sik, an actor he admired.

Lee made his film debut in 2001 with a minor role in the movie Kick the Moon. He has since starred in various plays and musicals, most notably with recurring roles in Laundry, Fan Letter, and Gloomy Day.

In 2013, he appeared in the film The Face Reader after receiving a phone call from a friend that the actor slated to appear had a flat tire and couldn't come to set. Speaking about the character's homosexuality, Lee expressed an awareness of homophobia in Korean society, but stated that he hoped his portrayal of the character could show a simple, human love that audiences could support.

In 2019, Lee appeared as the titular character in the CJ Entertainment production of the musical Cyrano, alongside musical actors Ryu Jung-han, Choi Jae-woong, and Jo Hyung-gyun. The production was met with praise, and was lauded as an improvement from the 2017 production, due in part to the various charms of its leading actors. In November 2019, Lee reprised his role as the writer Kim Hae-jin in the musical Fan Letter, a Korean musical set during Japanese occupation in the 1930s. Lee also played the role of Son Seok-ki in Doctor John.

In 2020, Lee is slated to appear in the film Stellar, a fantasy comic drama. In 2022, he starred in the South Korean series, All of Us Are Dead.

Lee has played the titular role of Shakespeare in the play Shakespeare in Love in second half of 2025.

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 2001 Kick The Moon 2009 Large and Small City Castaway on the Moon Emergency worker 2013 The Face Reader New eunuch Cat Girl Min-hyeok 2014 No Tears for the Dead Ventura Holdings team member 5 The Wicked Jae-wook My Dictator Cheol-ju 2015 Love Copyright You Call It Passion Young-hwa 2016 Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River Chief officer at tobacco guard post 2019 Innocent Witness Hee-joong Romang Traffic police Cameo Juror 8 Rehabilitation committee member 2020 Diva Diving coach 2022 Stellar Dong-sik Seoul Vibe Bok-nam Netflix Film 2023 Noryang: Deadly Sea Arima Harunobu 2024 Handsome Guys Nam Sun-kyung 2025 Boss Tae-gyu

Television series

Year Title Role Notes 2015 Unkind Ladies Jung Ma-ri's senior 2017 Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Do-go Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Lee Jung-hwa's husband Cameo (episode 11) 2017–20 Stranger Yoon Se-won Supporting (season 1)Cameo (season 2; episode 5 and 16) 2017–18 Prison Playbook Yoo Han-yang 2018 Life Ye Seon-woo 2019 Doctor John Son Seok-ki 2020 Hi Bye, Mama! Jo Gang-hwa Tale of the Nine Tailed Governor Cameo (episode 6, 15) 2021 Hospital Playlist Yoo Han-yang Cameo (season 2, episode 3) Voice Dong Bang-min Season 4 The Witch's Diner single father Cameo (Episode 1) Racket Boys Park Jung-hwan Cameo (episode 16) Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? Seong-min Cameo (Episode 3) Happiness Lee Seung-young Cameo (Episode 1–3, 8, 12) 2022 All of Us Are Dead Song Jae-Ik May It Please the Court Jwa Si-baek Big Bet young Cha Mu-sik Cameo 2024 Uncle Samsik Kang Seong-min 2025 Kick Kick Kick Kick Jo Young-sik 2026 Sun-yong

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2022 Besties in Wonderland Cast Member

Theater Year title Role 2007 Heartbeat Endlessly Lonely Man 2008 Heartbeat Endlessy Lonely Man 2009 Laundry Sol Rong-Go Singles Lim Jung-Joon 2011 Audition''' Park Byung-Tae

Laundry| Sol Rong-Go

Oh! While You Were Sleeping| Choi Byung-Ho

The March of Youth| Wang Gyeong-Tae

Laundry| Sol Rong-Go

Triangle| Do Yeon

Gloomy Day| Man

Fan Letter (musical)| Kim Hae-jin

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder| D'Ysquith

Crash Landing on You| Ri Jeong-hyuk

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd

Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes

Shakespeare in Love'' Shakespeare

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best New Actor – Television Stranger Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor Uncle Samsik Korea Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award, Actor Doctor John Korea Musical Awards 2019 Best Male Supporting Actor Gentleman's Guide SBS Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) Doctor John