Lee Han-wi (born June 17, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1983, Lee has become a prolific supporting actor on Korean film and television.[1][2] He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing.[3]
Lee Han-wi | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 17, 1961 |
| Education | Chosun University – Precision Mechanical Engineering Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Business – MBA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse |
Choi Hye-kyung (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이한위 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Han-wi |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hanwi |
Personal life
editLee married professional makeup artist Choi Hye-kyung in 2008, whom he met on the set of Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Choi is 19 years younger than Lee. The couple has two children.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Henequen | |
| 1998 | Christmas in August | Chul-goo |
| 2000 | Joint Security Area | Major Kang |
| 2001 | A Story of My Fiancée | Jung-ho’s friend |
| Sorum | Drunk in taxi | |
| 2002 | Bad Guy | Dal-soo |
| 2003 | Show Show Show | Factory foreman |
| Reversal of Fortune | Dong-choon | |
| 2004 | Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise | Supervisor Hwang (cameo) |
| My Mother, the Mermaid | Jo Young-ho | |
| 2005 | Murder, Take One[5] | Manager |
| Duelist | Husband of moaning lady (cameo) | |
| April Snow | In-soo's senior colleague | |
| Bravo, My Life | PE teacher | |
| 2006 | Running Wild | Section chief Bang |
| Hanbando | Excavation team leader | |
| Holy Daddy | Kal-nal | |
| No Mercy for the Rude | Killa's chief | |
| Solace | In-seob | |
| Righteous Ties | Sung Bong-sik | |
| 200 Pounds Beauty | Lee Kong-hak | |
| 2007 | Master Kims | Eldest |
| My Son | Priest | |
| Underground Rendezvous | Jong-seok | |
| Swindler in My Mom's House | Loan shark (cameo) | |
| Going by the Book | Police force team leader | |
| My Love | (cameo) | |
| 2008 | Life Is Beautiful | Company president Jung (cameo) |
| Our School's E.T. | Principal Joo Ho-shik | |
| 2009 | Oh! My God 2 | Founder of five-star Han-wi Land (cameo) |
| More than Blue | Company president Kim | |
| Take Off | Company president Ma | |
| Where is Jung Seung-pil? | Drunken man | |
| Good Morning President | Congressman 2 (cameo) | |
| 2010 | The Quiz Show Scandal | Company president Kim |
| Hello Ghost | Male shaman (cameo) | |
| 2011 | Heartbeat | Tuning shop owner (cameo) |
| Romantic Heaven | Peter, the secretary | |
| Meet the In-Laws | Coffee shop DJ (cameo) | |
| The Apprehenders | Lee Yong-gap (cameo) | |
| The Cat | Pet shop owner (cameo) | |
| Athena: The Movie | Park Sung Cheol (cameo) | |
| Sector 7 | Jang Moon-hyeong | |
| War of the Arrows | Gab-yong | |
| Mr. Idol | Hong Gil-dong (cameo) | |
| 2012 | Dancing Queen | Han-wi |
| The Scent | Chief detective Sa | |
| As One | Sports commentator | |
| Paradox Circle | Kyung-soo | |
| Marrying the Mafia 5: Return of the Family | Plastic surgeon (cameo) | |
| The Tower | Church elder Kim | |
| 2014 | We Are Brothers | Security guard (cameo) |
| 2015 | Polaroid | (cameo) |
| 2016 | Love, Lies | Purser |
| Chasing | Detachment commander of police (cameo) | |
| The Last Ride | Gap-deok's father | |
| Proof of Innocence | Dr. Park (cameo) | |
| A Break Alone | Assistant manager (cameo) | |
| Female War: Bloody War in Bongcheon-dong | Doo-cheol (cameo) | |
| 2017 | House of the Disappeared | Geomancer Jang (cameo) |
| My Little Baby, Jaya | (cameo) | |
| 2018 | The March for the Lost | Agent Choi Yeong Chan (cameo) |
| 2019 | Race_to_Freedom:_Um_Bok_Dong | Shoemaker (cameo) |
| Let Us Meet Now | Section Chief | |
| Dead Again | Devil worshipper | |
| My Bossy Girl | Hye-Jin’s father | |
| 2020 | Somewhere in Between | Mr. Oh |
| Wolves | [6] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wild Horse Chasing The Stars | |
| 1986 | Rich Artifacts | Troubleshooter |
| Windfall | Jeong Han-Wi | |
| 1987 | Land | |
| 1988 | The Region of Calm | Yoo Do-hwan |
| 1990 | Seoul Earthen Bowl | Seung-chul, an aspiring singer |
| Winter Traveler | Gangster | |
| 1993 | Wild Chrysanthemum | |
| 1995 | The Age of Uniqueness | |
| 1996 | Colors: The Temptation of Lemon Tea | |
| Hometown of Legends – "Postmortem" | ||
| Hometown of Legends – "White Stone Rock" | ||
| Reporting for Duty | Hwang Joon-young | |
| Yes, Sir | Military Police Sgt. Hwang Joon Yeong | |
| A Faraway Country | Taek-woon | |
| Drama Game – "Solomon of Okgye Inn" | ||
| 1997 | Drama Game – "Sound, Sound, Sound" | |
| Drama Game – "A Society That Encourages New Drinks" | ||
| Drama Game – "Sweet Dad" | ||
| Drama Special – "Making a Child" | ||
| Drama Special – "Christmas in May" | ||
| Hometown of Legends – "Ssinaeri" | ||
| Hometown of Legends – "Filial Piety" | ||
| Hometown of Legends – "Wishes of the Deceased" | ||
| A Bluebird Has It | Bruce Lee, MC of part 1 Shangri-La | |
| Sunday Best – "Ondal's Dream" | ||
| Into the Storm | ||
| 1998 | Legendary Ambition | Mang-chi |
| Purity | Senior radio PD | |
| Hometown of Legends – "Bamboo Ghost" | ||
| Angel's Kiss | ||
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "She Meets Him" | |
| Sunday Best – "Enbireyong" | ||
| Sunday Best – "Kiss of a Thirty-one-year-old" | ||
| School 1 | PE teacher Park Bok-man | |
| School 2 | PE teacher Park Bok-man | |
| Sunday Best – "The Wind Blows in Yeouido" | ||
| 2000 | School 3 | PE teacher Park Bok-man |
| Sunday Best – "He Got Off at the Station" | Bae Do-sik | |
| Emperor Wang Gun | Ji-seon/Wang Chung | |
| Autumn in My Heart | Yoon Ji-hwan | |
| 2001 | School 4 | PE teacher Park Bok-man |
| Life Is Beautiful | ||
| MBC Best Theater – "The Story of My Fiancee" | ||
| Fox and Cotton Candy | Section chief Oh Sang-jin | |
| 2002 | Sidestreet People | Sung Man-hee |
| Sunshine Hunting | Mr. Sticky | |
| Moon on Cheomseongdae | ||
| Drama City – "Ajumma Band Formation Event" | Kyung Min’s husband | |
| My Platoon Leader | Sergeant Lee Soon-ho | |
| Inspector Park Mun-su | Chil-bok | |
| 2003 | The Bean Chaff of My Life | (cameo) |
| Lovers | Yoo Byung-joon | |
| Drama City – "S University Law Department Failure Case" | ||
| Damo | Baek Joo-wan | |
| 2004 | New Human Market | Oh Pil-geun |
| There's Light at the Tip of My Fingernail | Teacher Choi | |
| Lotus Flower Fairy | Boo Yong-jin | |
| Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | Chun Moo-jik | |
| 2005 | Sassy Girl Chun-hyang | Chunhyang's high school teacher |
| 18 vs. 29 | Director Bang | |
| 5th Republic | Kim Yong-nam | |
| Drama City – "Camel's Whereabouts Unknown" | Coach | |
| Resurrection | Im Dae-shik | |
| Princess Lulu | Department head Jo | |
| MBC Best Theater – "Garibong Ocean's Eleven" | Jung Doo-ho | |
| 2006 | Drama City – "Kim Dong-su and the Case of the Fake Spy" | Detective Kim |
| Spring Waltz | Lee Jong-tae | |
| Hearts of Nineteen | Ko Dal-soo | |
| A Farewell to Arms | Man-seok supermarket creditor | |
| Freeze | Park Hyung-joon | |
| Love and Hate | Daniel Bae/Baek Dam-bong | |
| 2007 | Flowers for My Life | Loan shark |
| Coffee Prince | Mr. Ku, the butcher | |
| Kimchi Cheese Smile | ||
| Drama City – "I'm a Very Special Lover" | Lee Gi-dong | |
| The Innocent Woman | Attorney Min | |
| Drama City – "Ssamdalg Misugi" | ||
| Evasive Inquiry Agency | Jang Taek-soo | |
| 2008 | Constable Oh | Hyeong-bang |
| My Sweet Seoul | Director Ahn | |
| Hometown of Legends – "Ghost Letter"[7] | Deok-bae | |
| Glass Castle | Son Dong-sik | |
| Beethoven Virus | Kang Chun-bae | |
| 2009 | Ja Myung Go | Woo Na-ru |
| Good Job, Good Job | Mr. Min, the chef | |
| Tamra, the Island | Lee Sa-pyeong, the potter | |
| Hero | Na Kyung-man | |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Pogyo Oh |
| Becoming a Billionaire | Teriah Park | |
| Oh! My Lady | Drama director (cameo, episode 1) | |
| Bread, Love and Dreams | Heo Gap-soo | |
| Eagle Eagle | ||
| Athena: Goddess of War | Park Sung-chul | |
| 2011 | I Believe in Love | Kim Eui-joong |
| Quiz of God 2 | Chief of police (guest) | |
| Gyebaek | Imja | |
| Just Like Today | Kim Joon-tae | |
| 2012 | Wild Romance | Kevin Jang |
| Fashion King | Hwang Tae-san | |
| To the Beautiful You[8] | Hwang Gye-bong | |
| School 2013[9] | Woo Soo-chul | |
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant[10] | Kim Pan-seok |
| Incarnation of Money | Plastic surgeon (cameo, episode 5) | |
| Nine | Joo Sung-hoon | |
| Hur Jun, The Original Story | Kim Man-kyung | |
| Passionate Love | Ban Soo-bong | |
| Basketball | Yoon Deok-myung | |
| Stranger | Ryu In-ho | |
| Prime Minister & I | Nam Yoo-sik | |
| 2014 | Emergency Couple | Dr. Jeon Hyung-seok (cameo, episode 1) |
| 12 Years Promise | Joo Chul-soo | |
| Cunning Single Lady | Doctor (cameo, episode 12) | |
| A New Leaf | Team leader Kang | |
| You're All Surrounded | Plastic surgery director Byung (cameo, episode 3) | |
| Marriage, Not Dating | (cameo) | |
| KBS Drama Special – "The Three Female Runaways" | Room salon owner | |
| Tears of Heaven | Orphanage director (cameo) | |
| Modern Farmer | Kang Young-sik | |
| Punch | Oh Dong-choon | |
| 2015 | Super Daddy Yeol | Choi Nak-kwon |
| KBS Drama Special – "Hair Transplant Day" | Bong Chang-hoon | |
| Warm and Cozy | Gong Jong-bae | |
| My Mother Is a Daughter-in-law | Park Bong-joo | |
| 2016 | Local Hero | Team Leader Song |
| Another Miss Oh | Oh Kyung-soo | |
| The K2 | The President's Secretary (cameo, ep. 10) | |
| I'm Sorry, But I Love You | Park Dong-jin (cameo) | |
| 2017 | Hospital Ship | Bang Sung-woo |
| Introverted Boss | Chae Won-sang | |
| The Package | Yoon So-so's father | |
| Revolutionary Love | Kwon Choon-sub | |
| 2018 | Bad Guys 2 | Ryu Seok-ki (cameo) |
| Cross | Neurologist (cameo) | |
| Mysterious Personal Shopper | Han Pil-mok | |
| Marry Me Now | Kim Young-sik (cameo) | |
| Lawless Lawyer | Ha Ki-ho | |
| The Beauty Inside | Ryu Eun-ho's father | |
| Top Star U-back | Choi Han-bong | |
| 2019 | Different Dreams | Song Byung-soo (cameo) |
| Her Private Life | Eom So-hye's husband (cameo, ep. 16) | |
| Perfume | Cho Chun-oh | |
| Chief of Staff | Chief Presidential Secretary (cameo) | |
| Home for Summer | Wang Jae-gook | |
| Psychopath Diary | Yook Jong-chul | |
| 2020 | Live On | Headmaster (cameo) |
| 2020–2021 | True Beauty | Plastic Surgeon Doctor (cameo) |
| 2021 | Undercover | Bae Goo-taek |
| 2022 | Bravo, My Life | Kim Jeong-ho [11][12] |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Platform | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Magic | KT Seezn | [13] | |
| 2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Disney+ | Oh Kyung-soo | [14] |
Variety show
edit| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Saturday Night Live Korea | tvN | Cast member, seasons 1-2 |
| 2012 | Reckless Family | MBC | Cast member[15] |
| 2013 | The Wife Doesn't Know | TV Chosun | Host |
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Bread" (episode 251)[16] |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Knife Man | ||
| The Night of the Iguana | |||
| Death Song | |||
| 혼자 뜨는 달 | |||
| 우덜은 하난기라 | |||
| Six Minute Murder | |||
| 2007 | Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father | Cheong Yo-ri | |
| 2008 | Dandelions in the Wind | Elder | 2011, 2014 |
| 2010 | My Brother Has Returned | Lee Bong-jo/Dad | |
| 2014 | Wolnam Ski Unit | Elder Kim |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4th Sunkist Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament | 단체상, Celebrity category | — | Won |
| 2006 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hearts of Nineteen, Spring Waltz | Won |
| 2007 | 1st Korea Drama Awards | Most Popular Actor | The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince | Won |
| 6th Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Solace | Nominated | |
| 2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama | Glass Castle | Won |
| 2021 | 8th Wildflower Film Awards[17][18] | Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Kukdo Theatre | Won |
References
edit- ^ Moon, Seok (29 November 2006). "<사랑할 때 이야기하는 것들> <미녀는 괴로워>의 배우 이한위" [Actor Lee Han-wi of Solace and 200 Pounds Beauty]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "HanCinema's Actor Spotlight: Lee Han-wi". Hancinema. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (20 August 2008). "Actor Kim Su-ro as English Teacher on Big Screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Herald, The Korea (2010-12-10). "Celebrities say age-gap makes no difference in planning marriage". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Min, Dong-yong (4 August 2005). "Who Killed Her? Investigation Broadcast Live for 48 Hours". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ Jo Ji-young (April 4, 2022). "[공식] 오종혁 주연 하드보일드 액션 '늑대들' 27일 개봉 확정" [[Official] Hard-boiled action 'Wolves' starring Oh Jong-hyuk confirmed for release on the 27th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Sageuk World: 전설의 고향 (Hometown of Legends) - Ep. 4 귀서 (Ghost Letter)". Twitch Film. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (11 July 2012). "Sulli, Minho, Lee Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Won and More Hold First Script Reading for To The Beautiful You". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (2 November 2012). "School Holds First Script Reading As Entire Cast Gathers". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "7th Grade Civil Servant Lee Han-wi and Kim Mi-kyeong as Choi Kang-hee's parents". Hancinema. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ Lee Jun-hyun (March 21, 2022). "남상지X양병열, 대본 리딩 현장부터 명랑+쾌활 분위기 터졌다 ('으라차차 내인생')" [Nam Sang-ji X Yang Byung-yeol, from the script reading site, a cheerful and cheerful atmosphere exploded ('Eurachacha My Life')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Ah-reum (April 1, 2022). "으라차차 내 인생' 선우재덕 박해미부터 김영옥까지 환상 조연 라인업" [Eurachacha My Life' Fantastic supporting lineup from Seonwoo Jae-deok Park Hae-mi to Kim Young-ok] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Oh Dong-hyun (December 9, 2021). "OTT 시즌, 12월 독점공개 콘텐츠…'미드나잇 스릴러' 등" [OTT season, exclusive content released in December… 'Midnight Thriller', etc.] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "'키스 식스 센스' 윤계상♥서지혜, 해피엔딩 맞이하나?…"반전의 반전"". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (14 June 2012). "Kara's Park Gyuri Joins New MBC Variety Show Unplanned Family". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Kim Soo-hyung. ""코로나19, 국민=국가대표"'복면가왕' 고우림·현정화·황인선·이한위 '반전'X주윤발 '저지' [종합]". OSENdate=April 19, 2020 (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Lee Nam-kyung (April 20, 2021). "제8회 들꽃영화상' 10개 부문 후보작 공개…홍상수X김민희도 후보(공식)". Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Yang So-young (May 21, 2021). "들꽃영화상' 대상 김초희 감독…곽민규 김호정 남녀주연상[종합]". Daily Economy Star (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2021.
External links
edit- Lee Han-wi at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Han-wi at IMDb
- Lee Han-wi at HanCinema
