Lee Jong-hyuk
Overview
Lee Jong-hyuk (이종혁; 1974– ) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career on theater stages and has worked across dramas, films, and variety shows, gaining major popular recognition through the sitcom High Kick! and the historical drama Chuno. In 2013, he appeared on the family variety show Dad! Where Are We Going? with his second son Lee Jun-soo, establishing a friendly 'national dad' image.
Birth and Debut
Born in Seoul in 1974. He showed interest in acting from childhood and is known to have majored in theater in university. After graduation, he built his career around theater company activities and stage work, and later expanded into television dramas and films. The fundamentals honed on stage became the foundation for handling a variety of genres later.
Representative Works and Filmography
In 2006, he played Lee Jun-ha in MBC's daily sitcom High Kick!, showing comic acting and making his face known to the public. In 2010, he appeared in KBS2's historical drama Chuno as Song Tae-ha, showing serious and charismatic acting and was evaluated as broadening his acting spectrum. In addition, he appeared in works of various genres such as family dramas, romance, and historical dramas, alternating between supporting and leading roles, and steadily participated in films, theater, and musical stages. His distinctive soft voice and stable vocal delivery are cited as strengths as an actor with extensive stage experience.
Variety Activities
In 2013, he appeared on MBC's Dad! Where Are We Going? with his second son Lee Jun-soo and received great love. The affectionate yet clumsy father figure he showed on the program approached viewers in a friendly way, and it became an opportunity for him to continue active work in variety programs and advertisements. Apart from his variety image, he has maintained his identity as an actor by handling weighty roles in productions.
Family
He is married to Choi Eun-ae and has two sons, Lee Tak-soo and Lee Jun-soo. Through his appearances on broadcasts related to his family, his family's names became widely known to the public, and news related to his children's growth often becomes a topic afterward.
Acting Style
His characteristic is a broad acting range that moves between comic and serious characters. His ability to handle both his cheeky acting in sitcoms and weighty acting in historical dramas is evaluated as a strength, and his stable line delivery and presence stemming from stage experience are cited as advantages.
Recent Activities
In 2024–2025, he continues to work steadily across dramas and variety shows. A notable trend is his expansion into digital areas, including not only television drama appearances but also YouTube content and guest appearances on various variety programs. Also, as befits an actor from the stage, he pursues activities related to theater and musicals in parallel and communicates with the public through collaborations with junior actors and acting-related interviews. A characteristic of his recent activities is that he carries both the friendly image formed through family variety shows and a serious path as an actor.
Related Topics
- [[거침없이 하이킥!]]
- [[추노]]
- [[아빠! 어디가?]]
- [[이준수]]
- [[대한민국 배우]]