Lee Sang-yoon (; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), Angel Eyes (2014), Liar Game (2014), On the Way to the Airport (2016), Whisper (2017), About Time (2018), VIP (2019), and One the Woman (2021).
Career Lee Sang-yoon was picked out of a crowd on the streets of Yeouido by his former agency director at the age of 24. Making his entertainment debut in 2005 in a Hite Beer commercial, he went on to star in several television series. He won Best New Actor at the 2010 MBC Drama Awards for Home Sweet Home.
Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.6%, making it the highest rated Korean drama of 2013.
Lee returned to the screen with period drama Goddess of Fire, playing Prince Gwanghae.
Lee starred in his first big screen leading role in the 2014 romance film Santa Barbara. The same year, he also played lead roles in the medical drama Angel Eyes and mystery thriller series Liar Game.
In 2015, Lee starred in romantic comedy series Second 20s.
In 2016, Lee starred in romance melodrama On the Way to the Airport. He had his second big screen leading role in the thriller film Insane.
In 2017, Lee starred in SBS' legal drama Whisper, playing an elite judge. In December, Lee confirmed to appear in the variety show Master in the House as a fixed cast member.
In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama About Time alongside Lee Sung-kyung.
In 2019, Lee starred in an office mystery drama VIP, starring alongside Jang Na-ra. The show went on to gain high viewership numbers and earned Lee the 2019 SBS Drama Award for Excellent Actor.
In 2020, Lee made his silver screen comeback with the action comedy Okay Madam where he played a charismatic North Korean spy who hijacks an airplane. Lee also made his live stage debut as the main lead of The Last Session, a philosophical play based on Mark St. Germain's 2010 broadway hit that deals with discussions of the meaning of life. After stepping down from his fixed cast role in Master in the House, Lee went on to join the variety basketball show, Handsome Tigers, in which he became team captain for a celebrity basketball team.
In 2021, Lee starred in the SBS drama One the Woman with Lee Hanee, Jin Seo-yeon and Lee Won-keun. The show was another hit series and he earned his first top excellence award in 2021 SBS Drama Awards throughout his career.
In 2022, Lee returns to the theater with the musical The Last Session, his second performance since 2020.
Personal life In 2013, Lee graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University with a degree in physics. He had entered as a freshman in 2000, but his acting career and mandatory military service had caused him to take several years of leave from SNU, resulting in his delayed graduation.
Filmography Film Year Title Rol 2007 Sex Is Zero 2 Gi-jo 2014 Santa Barbara Jung-woo 2016 Insane Na Nam-soo 2020 Okay! Madam Lee Chul-seung 2026 Okay! Madam: Bon Voyage Lee Chul-seung
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2007 Drama City – Transformation Charles Air City Kim Jung-min Drama City – Sky Lovers Moon Ui-sik Likeable or Not Seo Woo-jin 2008 The Scale of Providence Kim Woo-bin Don't Cry My Love Jang Hyun-woo 2009 Heading to the Ground Jang Seung-woo 2010 Jejungwon Ji Seok-young Cameo Life Is Beautiful Yang Ho-sub Home Sweet Home Kang Shin-woo 2011 The Duo Gwi-dong 2012 Seoyoung, My Daughter Kang Woo-jae 2013 Goddess of Fire Prince Gwanghae 2014 Angel Eyes Park Dong-joo / Dylan Park Liar Game Ha Woo-jin 2015 Unkind Ladies Top star Cameo (Episode 3) Second 20s Cha Hyun-seok 2016 On the Way to the Airport Seo Do-woo 2017 Whisper Lee Dong-joon 2018 About Time Lee Do-ha 2019 VIP Park Sung-joon 2021 One the Woman Han Seung-wook / Alex Chang 2023 Pandora: Beneath the Paradise Pyo Jae-hyun 2025Mary Kills PeopleChoi Kang-yoonCameo (Episode 1–2)
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2020 Lovestruck in the City Go Guo Cameo (Episode 1–3) 2023 Celebrity Celebrity Cameo (Episode 2, 7) 2025You and Everything ElseKyung Seung JooCameo
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2017 Buzzer Beater () Cast member 2017–2020 Master in the House 2020 Handsome Tigers () Cast member 2023 Leave Anything () with Kim Nam-gil
Theatre +Theater play performances Year Title Role Theater Date English Korean 2019 Almost, Maine Yes 24 stage November 15 to 17, 2019 2020 Last Session C.S. LewisYes24 Stage 3rd TheaterJuly 10, 2020 – September 13, 2020 2022 Daehangno TOM Theater Hall 1 January 7 to March 20 2023 Daehangno TOM Theater Hall 1 July 8, 2023 – September 10, 2023 2024 Closer Larry Plus Theater April 23 to July 14 2025Death of the Salesman세일즈맨의 죽음Biff LomanSejong Cultural Center M Theater January 7, 2025 – March 3, 2025Jeonbuk National University Samsung Cultural CenterMarch 8 to March 9, 2025Ayang Art Center March 21 to 22, 2025Waiting for Godot 고도를 기다리며를 기다리며ValYes 24 Stage 3September 16 to November 16, 2025
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 APAN Star Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor Seoyoung, My Daughter 2015 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Liar Game, Twenty Again Asia Model Awards 2013 BBF Popular Star Award Lee Sang-yoon Bunjung Cultural Awards 2025Daesang (Grand Prize)Lee Sang-yoon Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Best Actor – Television Seoyoung, My Daughter Blue Dragon Film Awards 2016 Best New Actor Insane Grand Bell Awards 2016 Best New Actor KBS Drama Awards 2012 Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Seoyoung, My Daughter Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon Seoyoung, My Daughter 2016 Top Excellence Award, Actor On the Way to the Airport Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon On the Way to the Airport Korea Broadcasting Awards 2009 Best Newcomer, TV Actor category Don't Cry My Love Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2012 Popularity Award, Actor in a Drama Seoyoung, My Daughter Korea Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actor Seoyoung, My Daughter, Goddess of Fire MBC Drama Awards 2010 Best New Actor Home Sweet Home 2013 Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama Goddess of Fire SBS Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Angel Eyes Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon Angel Eyes 2017 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Whisper 2019 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries VIP 2021 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama One the Woman Best Couple Award Lee Sang-yoon One the Woman SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award in Male Category Master in the House 2019 Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category
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