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
Empress Ki
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Strong Girl Nam-soon
Insider
Big Bet
Seoul Vibe
Lovers of Haeundae
Oasis
All Movies (33)
- Living Through the Same Season2026
- Playing With Fire in Water2025 · as Young-hoon
- Hive2024 · as Hyung-chul
- A Slice Room2024
- Galloper2024 · as senior policeman
- Regardless of Us2024
- Citizen of a Kind2024 · as Lawyer
- Cobweb2023 · as Critic
- Well-dying2023 · as Father
- Courtroom2023
- The Apartment with Two Women2022 · as Kyung-seok
- Strange2022
- Seoul Vibe2022 · as CEO Lee
- Teatime with Mr.Park2022 · as Young-gil
- Take Care of My Mom2022 · as Yoo-Jin's father
- Cicada2022 · as Duk-bae
- Endless Rain2021 · as Father
- Georgia2021 · as Father
- Disillusioned2020 · as mystery man
- The Man Standing Next2020 · as Congressman Kim
- Default2018 · as Customer
- Pepper2018 · as Noah's Father
- Who Was The Whale2018 · as Father
- Steel Rain2017 · as Prime Minister
- House of the Disappeared2017 · as General Watabe
- Perfect Proposal2015 · as Lawyer
- Red Family2013 · as Factory Worker
- Masquerade2012 · as Minister of Land
- My Secret Partner2011 · as Manager Kim
- Tokyo Taxi2009 · as Guitar
- A Dirty Carnival2006 · as Detective Na
- Double Agent2003
- Oasis2002 · as Detective Ga
All TV Shows (6)
- Strong Girl Nam-soon2023 · as Heritage Club member
- Big Bet2022 · as Teacher Mok Gong-Cheol
- Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area2022 · as Rio's father
- Insider2022 · as [Sinseondong elder]
- Empress Ki2013 · as Bang Jin
- Lovers of Haeundae2012 · as Prosecutor Kim