Lee Sung-min

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Biography

Lee Sung-min (Korean: 이성민; born October 15, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition for his supporting roles in television and film. He is best known for his performances in the series Golden Time (2012), Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), and Reborn Rich (2022), winning Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for the latter two works.

Lee has also received critical acclaim for his role in the espionage film The Spy Gone North (2018), for which he won several Best Actor awards. His other notable films include The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Witness (2018), The Man Standing Next (2020), and Handsome Guys (2024).

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Known For

No Other Choice

Gu Bum-mo

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Chef

Juvenile Justice

Kang Won-jung

Secret Sunshine

Cook

The Attorney

Lee Yoon-taek

The Spy Gone North

Ri Myeong-woon

Hunt

Cho Won-sik

The Moon

Hwang Gyu-tae

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Teach You a Lesson TV	Choi Kang-seok
2025	New Old Boy : Dir. Park TV	Self
2025	Boss MOVIE	Boss
2025	No Other Choice MOVIE	Gu Bum-mo
2025	The Queen Who Crowns TV	Lee Seong-gye / King Taejo
2024	풍향GO TV	Self
2024	Punghyanggo TV	Self
2024	The Tyrant TV	Mr. Chae
2024	Handsome Guys MOVIE	Jae-pil
2023	A Bloody Lucky Day TV	Oh Taek
2023	12.12: The Day MOVIE	Jung Sang-ho
2023	The Moon MOVIE	Hwang Gyu-tae
2023	Nattering with Nah TV	Self
2023	Salon Drip TV	Self
2023	The Devil's Deal MOVIE	Kwon Soon-tae
2022	SUCHWITA TV	Self
2022	Reborn Rich TV	Jin Yang-chul
2022	Just an Excuse TV	Self
2022	Remember MOVIE	Pil-ju
2022	Shadow Detective TV	Kim Taek-rok
2022	Hunt MOVIE	Cho Won-sik
2022	Blue Dragon Series Awards TV	Self
2022	Juvenile Justice TV	Kang Won-jung
2021	Miracle: Letters to the President MOVIE	Tae-yoon
2021	Hostage: Missing Celebrity MOVIE	Self (cameo)
2021	The 8th Night MOVIE	Park Jin-soo / Seon Hwa
2020	Miniforce: Raid of Hamburger Monsters MOVIE	Self
2020	The Man Standing Next MOVIE	President Park
2020	Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP MOVIE	Joo Tae-ju
2020	Money Game TV	Heo Jae
2019	Black Money MOVIE	Prosecutor General
2019	The Beast MOVIE	Jung Han-su
2019	Hit-and-Run Squad MOVIE	Seo Jeong-chae
2018	The Drug King MOVIE	Seo Sang-hoon
2018	You Quiz on the Block TV	Self
2018	The Witness MOVIE	Sang-hoon
2018	The Spy Gone North MOVIE	Ri Myeong-woon
2018	Movie Room TV	Self
2018	Amazing Saturday TV	Self
2018	What a Man Wants MOVIE	Seok-geun
2017	Real MOVIE	Choi Jin-gi
2017	The Sheriff In Town MOVIE	Dae-ho
2016	Entourage TV	Self
2016	Familyhood MOVIE	Joo Min-ho
2016	Memory TV	Park Tae-suk
2016	A Violent Prosecutor MOVIE	Woo Jong-gil
2016	Sori: Voice from the Heart MOVIE	Hae-Gwan
2015	The Piper MOVIE	Village chief
2015	Hwajung TV	Yi Deok-hyeong
2014	Big Match MOVIE	Young-ho
2014	Incomplete Life TV	Oh Sang-shik
2014	My Brilliant Life MOVIE	Ah-reum's Doctor
2014	Kundo: Age of the Rampant MOVIE	Dae-ho
2014	Broken MOVIE	Jang Eok-gwan
2014	Venus Talk MOVIE	Lee Jae-ho
2013	The Attorney MOVIE	Lee Yoon-taek
2013	Miss Korea TV	Teacher Jung
2013	KBS 대기획 의궤, 8일간의 축제 TV	narrator
2013	Home Alone TV	Self
2013	A Wonderful Moment MOVIE	Hee-suk
2012	A Culprit Among Friends MOVIE	Self
2012	Golden Time TV	Choi In-hyuk
2012	All About My Wife MOVIE	Director Na
2012	Baeksang Arts Awards TV	Self
2012	The King 2 Hearts TV	Lee Jae-kang (the King)
2012	Hoya MOVIE	Doctor
2012	Ordinary Love TV	Kim Joo Pyung
2012	Howling MOVIE	Young-cheol
2011	Identical Criminals MOVIE	Kang Dae-woo
2011	The Cat MOVIE	Silk Papa
2011	Officer of the Year MOVIE	Detective Jo
2011	Can You Hear My Heart? TV	Lee Myung-gyun
2010	Café Noir MOVIE	Mi-yeon 1's Husband
2010	The Unjust MOVIE	Chief Prosecutor
2010	I'll Teach You Love MOVIE	Park Yong Dae
2010	Troubleshooter MOVIE	Yoon Dae-hee
2010	Last Flashman MOVIE	Jo Won-sik
2010	Gloria TV	Son Jong-Bum
2010	A Little Pond MOVIE	Kkuri's Dad
2010	Bestseller MOVIE	Editor-in-chief
2009	Triangle MOVIE	CEO Lee Byung-joon
2009	The Pot MOVIE	Dong-shik
2008	Go Go 70's MOVIE	Byung-wook
2008	The Good, the Bad, the Weird MOVIE	Chef
2008	On Air TV	Song Soo-chul
2007	Wide Awake MOVIE	Sang-woo's Father
2007	Secret Sunshine MOVIE	Cook
2007	The Devil TV	Hwang Dae-pil
2006	Seducing Mr. Perfect MOVIE	Director Yang
2006	Silk Shoes MOVIE	Sung-chul
2005	A Boy Who Went to Heaven MOVIE	Detective
2005	Infinite Challenge TV	Self
2005	Marathon MOVIE	Coach Son Jung-wook's Friend
2005	Lovehollic Project TV	-
2004	Flying Boys MOVIE	Mr. Kim
2004	My Mother the Mermaid MOVIE	Fruit Store Owner
2004	Father and Son: The Story of Mencius MOVIE	Gang
	Ode to My Father 2 MOVIE	Seong-min
	Marble of God TV	Choi Gou

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