Lee Dong-wook

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Dong-wook
Born	(1981-11-06) November 6, 1981 Seoul, South Korea
Education	Joongbu University - Broadcasting and Media Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Agent	King Kong Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	이동욱
Hanja	李棟旭
Revised Romanization	I Dong-uk
McCune–Reischauer	I Tong'uk

Lee Dong-wook (born November 6, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Girl (2005), Scent of a Woman (2011), and Hotel King (2014).

Career

Lee Dong-wook made his acting debut in 1999, and went on to appear in a number of TV series before hitting stardom in 2005 hit romantic comedy My Girl. It also made him a Korean Wave star. He has since starred as the male lead in noir La Dolce Vita (2008), courtroom dramedy Partner (2009), melodrama Scent of a Woman (2011), baseball rom-com Wild Romance (2012), period thriller The Fugitive of Joseon (2013), and revenge drama Hotel King (2014).

In November 2011, Lee signed with talent agency King Kong Entertainment, which also manages fellow actors Lee Kwang-soo, Park Min-young, Lee Chung-ah and Kim Sun-a.

Lee and comedian Shin Dong-yup took over as MCs of talk show Strong Heart from April 2012 to January 2013. Lee also joined the reality show Roommate, which aired from 2014 to 2015.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1999	MBC Best Theater "길밖에도 세상은 있어"	Sung-joon	MBC
	School 2	Lee Kang-san	KBS1
2000	School 3	Lee Kang-san	KBS1
	Secret	Kang Hyun-soo	MBC
2001	Pure Heart	Jang Ho-gu	KBS2
	A Dreaming Family		KBS
	Drama City "Happier Than Heaven"		KBS2
	This Is Love	Jae-hyun	KBS1
	That's Perfect!	Dong-wook	SBS
2002	Let's Go!	Dong-wook	SBS
	Loving You	Lee Min	KBS2
	Honest Living	Lee Dong-wook	SBS
2003	Land of Wine	Song Do-il	SBS
	Merry Go Round	Park Sung-pyo	MBC
2004	Island Village Teacher	Jang Jae-doo	SBS
	Precious Family	Ahn Jung-hwan	KBS2
2005	Hanoi Bride	Park Eun-woo	SBS
	My Girl	Seol Gong-chan	SBS
2008	La Dolce Vita	Lee Joon-soo	MBC
2009	Partner	Lee Tae-jo	KBS2
2011	Scent of a Woman	Kang Ji-wook	SBS
2012	Wild Romance	Park Mu-yeol	KBS2
2013	The Fugitive of Joseon	Choi Won	KBS2
2014	The Story of Kang-gu	Kim Kyung-tae	SBS
	Hotel King	Cha Jae-wan	MBC
	Blade Man	Joo Hong-bin	KBS2
2015	Bubble Gum	Park Ri-hwan	tvN

Film

Year	Title	Role
2006	Arang	Hyun-ki
2007	The Perfect Couple	Kang Jae-hyuk
2008	Heartbreak Library	Kim Joon-oh
2010	The Recipe	Kim Hyun-soo
2015	The Beauty Inside	Woo-jin

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2006	Sang Sang Plus - Generation to Generation: Old & New	KBS2	guest, episode 84
	Come to Play	MBC	guest, episode 102
2007	Hey Hey Hey - Season 2	SBS	guest, episode 9
	Come to Play	MBC	guest, episode 126
2008	Happy Together	KBS2	guest, episode 68
2011	Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy	SBS	guest, episode 11
2012-2013	Strong Heart	SBS	MC
2012	SBS Drama Awards	SBS	MC
2013	Happy Together	KBS2	guest, episode 295
	Running Man	SBS	guest, episodes 133-134, 136
	Infinity Challenge	MBC	guest, episode 360
2014	Running Man	SBS	guest, episodes 179-180
2014-2015	Roommate	SBS	cast member, seasons 1-2
2014	Entertainment Weekly	KBS2	guest, episode 1539
2015	Running Man	SBS	guest, episode 263
2016	The Return of Superman	KBS	guest, episode 126,127

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist	Notes
2005	"Bye Bye Bye"	Monday Kiz
2006	"Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter"	Suho feat. Kim Tae-woo
2007	"Lost in the Forest of Love"	Jed
2008	"As Much as We Loved"	Suho
2009	"Missed Call"	Suho feat. Kim Bum-soo
2010	"Dandelion"	Zozo	Lee Dong-wook also directed this music video
2011	"Replay"	Kim Dong-ryul
2013	"Cosmic Girl"	Kim Tae-woo

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1999	V-NESS Screen Award	N/A	N/A	Won
2003	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	Land of Wine	Won
2009	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Partner	Nominated
2011	8th Cosmo Beauty Awards	Most Attractive Actor in Asia	N/A	Won
	18th Han Il Culture Awards	Grand Prize, Cultural Diplomacy category	N/A	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Top 10 Stars	Scent of a Woman	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama		Won
2012	SBS Entertainment Awards	Best Couple Award with Shin Dong-yup	Strong Heart	Won
		Best Newcomer, MC category		Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Wild Romance	Nominated
2013	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	The Fugitive of Joseon	Nominated
2014	9th Asia Model Festival Awards	Fashionista Award	N/A	Won
	3rd APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Hotel King	Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama		Nominated

External links

• Lee Dong-wook on Sina Weibo (Chinese)
• Lee Dong-wook at King Kong Entertainment (Korean)
• Lee Dong-wook Fan Cafe at Daum (Korean)
• Lee Dong-wook at HanCinema
• Lee Dong-wook at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Dong-wook at the Internet Movie Database