Lee Yang-hee

Biography

After graduating Seoul Institute of the Arts, Yang Hee has performed in plays, musicals, TV shows, and films for over a span of 30 years. As a veteran actor in the Korean entertainment industry, his most recent notable projects include Kingdom (2019-2020) and Cicada (2020), the latter of which he has received critical acclaim for playing the leading role. Over the years, Yang Hee has come to be regarded as a highly skilled actor people recognize by face but not by name, as he has appeared as a supporting actor in the works of many prominent directors such as Lee Chang-dong and Lee Choong-Ryul. With a deep love of independent cinema, Yang Hee still finds time to appear in many indie features and short films. In fact, he has appeared in over 400 short films in just the past decade alone.

Known For

Regardless of Us
Regardless of Us
House of the Disappeared
House of the Disappeared
Courtroom
Courtroom
My Secret Partner
My Secret Partner
Strange
Strange
Teatime with Mr.Park
Teatime with Mr.Park
Disillusioned
Disillusioned
Who Was The Whale
Who Was The Whale

Filmography

2024 Galloper
as senior policeman
2024 Regardless of Us
as
2024 Citizen of a Kind
as Lawyer
2023 Strong Girl Nam-soon
as Heritage Club member
2023 Cobweb
as Critic
2023 Courtroom
as
2022 Big Bet
as Teacher Mok Gong-Cheol
2022 The Apartment with Two Women
as Kyung-seok
2022 Strange
as
2022 Teatime with Mr.Park
as Young-gil
2022 Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
as Rio's father
2022 Insider
as [Sinseondong elder]
2022 Take Care of My Mom
as Yoo-Jin's father
2022 Cicada
as Duk-bae
2021 Endless Rain
as Father
2021 Georgia
as Father
2020 Disillusioned
as mystery man
2020 The Man Standing Next
as Congressman Kim
2018 Default
as Customer
2018 Pepper
as Noah's Father