Quick Facts
Born:
1970-10-11
Birthplace:
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]
Credits:
83 Total Roles
Im Won-hee
Acting
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Biography
Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.
Known For
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Prosecutor
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
Prosecutor
Three... Extremes
Stranger (segment "Cut")
Move to Heaven
Oh Hyun-chang
Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon
Baek Tak
Running Man
Self
Silmido
Won-hee
Dr. Romantic
Jang Gi-tae
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 렛츠고 파크골프: 환장의 짝꿍 TV | Self |
| 2024 | Im Won Hee's Gourmet Show TV | Self |
| 2024 | Handsome Guys MOVIE | Sung-bin's Granduncle |
| 2023 | Meokjjibba: Big Survival TV | Self |
| 2022 | Crazy Love TV | Park Yang-tae |
| 2021 | Moonshine TV | Woon Shim |
| 2021 | Take Off Your Shoes TV | Self |
| 2021 | So Not Worth It TV | The Crane Guy |
| 2021 | Move to Heaven TV | Oh Hyun-chang |
| 2021 | Dark Hole TV | Park Soon Il |