# Lee Han-wi

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. He is particularly known for his mastery of ad-libbing.

## Personal life

Lee 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| 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 |
| 2001 | Sorum | Drunk in taxi |
| 2002 | Bad Guy | Dal-soo |
| 2003 | Show Show Show | Factory foreman |
| 2003 | Reversal of Fortune | Dong-choon |
| 2004 | Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise | Supervisor Hwang (cameo) |
| 2004 | My Mother, the Mermaid | Jo Young-ho |
| 2005 | Murder, Take One | Manager |
| 2005 | Duelist | Husband of moaning lady (cameo) |
| 2005 | April Snow | In-soo's senior colleague |
| 2005 | Bravo, My Life | PE teacher |
| 2006 | Running Wild | Section chief Bang |
| 2006 | Hanbando | Excavation team leader |
| 2006 | Holy Daddy | Kal-nal |
| 2006 | No Mercy for the Rude | Killa's chief |
| 2006 | Solace | In-seob |
| 2006 | Righteous Ties | Sung Bong-sik |
| 2006 | 200 Pounds Beauty | Lee Kong-hak |
| 2007 | Master Kims | Eldest |
| 2007 | My Son | Priest |
| 2007 | Underground Rendezvous | Jong-seok |
| 2007 | Swindler in My Mom's House | Loan shark (cameo) |
| 2007 | Going by the Book | Police force team leader |
| 2007 | My Love | (cameo) |
| 2008 | Life Is Beautiful | Company president Jung (cameo) |
| 2008 | Our School's E.T. | Principal Joo Ho-shik |
| 2009 | Oh! My God 2 | Founder of five-star Han-wi Land (cameo) |
| 2009 | More than Blue | Company president Kim |
| 2009 | Take Off | Company president Ma |
| 2009 | Where is Jung Seung-pil? | Drunken man |
| 2009 | Good Morning President | Congressman 2 (cameo) |
| 2010 | The Quiz Show Scandal | Company president Kim |
| 2010 | Hello Ghost | Male shaman (cameo) |
| 2011 | Heartbeat | Tuning shop owner (cameo) |
| 2011 | Romantic Heaven | Peter, the secretary |
| 2011 | Meet the In-Laws | Coffee shop DJ (cameo) |
| 2011 | The Apprehenders | Lee Yong-gap (cameo) |
| 2011 | The Cat | Pet shop owner (cameo) |
| 2011 | Athena: The Movie | Park Sung Cheol (cameo) |
| 2011 | Sector 7 | Jang Moon-hyeong |
| 2011 | War of the Arrows | Gab-yong |
| 2011 | Mr. Idol | Hong Gil-dong (cameo) |
| 2012 | Dancing Queen | Han-wi |
| 2012 | The Scent | Chief detective Sa |
| 2012 | As One | Sports commentator |
| 2012 | Paradox Circle | Kyung-soo |
| 2012 | Marrying the Mafia 5: Return of the Family | Plastic surgeon (cameo) |
| 2012 | The Tower | Church elder Kim |
| 2014 | We Are Brothers | Security guard (cameo) |
| 2015 | Polaroid | (cameo) |
| 2016 | Love, Lies | Purser |
| 2016 | Chasing | Detachment commander of police (cameo) |
| 2016 | The Last Ride | Gap-deok's father |
| 2016 | Proof of Innocence | Dr. Park (cameo) |
| 2016 | A Break Alone | Assistant manager (cameo) |
| 2016 | Female War: Bloody War in Bongcheon-dong | Doo-cheol (cameo) |
| 2017 | House of the Disappeared | Geomancer Jang (cameo) |
| 2017 | 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) |
| 2019 | Let Us Meet Now | Section Chief |
| 2019 | Dead Again | Devil worshipper |
| 2019 | My Bossy Girl | Hye-Jin's father |
| 2020 | Somewhere in Between | Mr. Oh |
| 2020 | Wolves | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1985 | Wild Horse Chasing The Stars | |
| 1986 | Rich Artifacts | Troubleshooter |
| 1986 | Windfall | Jeong Han-Wi |
| 1987 | Land | |
| 1988 | The Region of Calm | Yoo Do-hwan |
| 1990 | Seoul Earthen Bowl | Seung-chul, an aspiring singer |
| 1990 | Winter Traveler | Gangster |
| 1993 | Wild Chrysanthemum | |
| 1995 | The Age of Uniqueness | |
| 1996 | Colors: The Temptation of Lemon Tea | |
| 1996 | Hometown of Legends – "Postmortem" | |
| 1996 | Hometown of Legends – "White Stone Rock" | |
| 1996 | Reporting for Duty | Hwang Joon-young |
| 1996 | Yes, Sir | Military Police Sgt. Hwang Joon Yeong |
| 1996 | A Faraway Country | Taek-woon |
| 1996 | Drama Game – "Solomon of Okgye Inn" | |
| 1997 | Drama Game – "Sound, Sound, Sound" | |
| 1997 | Drama Game – "A Society That Encourages New Drinks" | |
| 1997 | Drama Game – "Sweet Dad" | |
| 1997 | Drama Special – "Making a Child" | |
| 1997 | Drama Special – "Christmas in May" |
| 1997 | Hometown of Legends – "Ssinaeri" | |
| 1997 | Hometown of Legends – "Filial Piety" | |
| 1997 | Hometown of Legends – "Wishes of the Deceased" | |
| 1997 | A Bluebird Has It | Bruce Lee, MC of part 1 Shangri-La |
| 1997 | Sunday Best – "Ondal's Dream" | |
| 1997 | Into the Storm | |
| 1998 | Legendary Ambition | Mang-chi |
| 1998 | Purity | Senior radio PD |
| 1998 | Hometown of Legends – "Bamboo Ghost" | |
| 1998 | Angel's Kiss | |
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "She Meets Him" | |
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "Enbireyong" | |
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "Kiss of a Thirty-one-year-old" | |
| 1999 | School 1 | PE teacher Park Bok-man |
| 1999 | School 2 | PE teacher Park Bok-man |
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "The Wind Blows in Yeouido" | |
| 2000 | School 3 | PE teacher Park Bok-man |
| 2000 | Sunday Best – "He Got Off at the Station" | Bae Do-sik |
| 2000 | Emperor Wang Gun | Ji-seon/Wang Chung |
| 2000 | Autumn in My Heart | Yoon Ji-hwan |
| 2001 | School 4 | PE teacher Park Bok-man |
| 2001 | Life Is Beautiful | |
| 2001 | MBC Best Theater – "The Story of My Fiancee" | |
| 2001 | Fox and Cotton Candy | Section chief Oh Sang-jin |
| 2002 | Sidestreet People | Sung Man-hee |
| 2002 | Sunshine Hunting | Mr. Sticky |
| 2002 | Moon on Cheomseongdae | |
| 2002 | Drama City – "Ajumma Band Formation Event" | Kyung Min's husband |
| 2002 | My Platoon Leader | Sergeant Lee Soon-ho |
| 2002 | Inspector Park Mun-su | Chil-bok |
| 2003 | The Bean Chaff of My Life | (cameo) |
| 2003 | Lovers | Yoo Byung-joon |
| 2003 | Drama City – "S University Law Department Failure Case" | |
| 2003 | Damo | Baek Joo-wan |
| 2004 | New Human Market | Oh Pil-geun |
| 2004 | There's Light at the Tip of My Fingernail | Teacher Choi |
| 2004 | Lotus Flower Fairy | Boo Yong-jin |
| 2004 | Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | Chun Moo-jik |
| 2005 | Sassy Girl Chun-hyang | Chunhyang's high school teacher |
| 2005 | 18 vs. 29 | Director Bang |
| 2005 | 5th Republic | Kim Yong-nam |
| 2005 | Drama City – "Camel's Whereabouts Unknown" | Coach |
| 2005 | Resurrection | Im Dae-shik |
| 2005 | Princess Lulu | Department head Jo |
| 2005 | 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 |
| 2006 | Spring Waltz | Lee Jong-tae |
| 2006 | Hearts of Nineteen | Ko Dal-soo |
| 2006 | A Farewell to Arms | Man-seok supermarket creditor |
| 2006 | Freeze | Park Hyung-joon |
| 2006 | Love and Hate | Daniel Bae/Baek Dam-bong |
| 2007 | Flowers for My Life | Loan shark |
| 2007 | Coffee Prince | Mr. Ku, the butcher |
| 2007 | Kimchi Cheese Smile | |
| 2007 | Drama City – "I'm a Very Special Lover" | Lee Gi-dong |
| 2007 | The Innocent Woman | Attorney Min |
| 2007 | Drama City – "Ssamdalg Misugi" | |
| 2007 | Evasive Inquiry Agency | Jang Taek-soo |
| 2008 | Constable Oh | Hyeong-bang |
| 2008 | My Sweet Seoul | Director Ahn |
| 2008 | Hometown of Legends – "Ghost Letter" | Deok-bae |
| 2008 | Glass Castle | Son Dong-sik |
| 2008 | Beethoven Virus | Kang Chun-bae |
| 2009 | Ja Myung Go | Woo Na-ru |
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Mr. Min, the chef |
| 2009 | Tamra, the Island | Lee Sa-pyeong, the potter |
| 2009 | Hero | Na Kyung-man |
| 2010 | The Slave Hunters | Pogyo Oh |
| 2010 | Becoming a Billionaire | Teriah Park |
| 2010 | Oh! My Lady | Drama director (cameo, episode 1) |
| 2010 | Bread, Love and Dreams | Heo Gap-soo |
| 2010 | Eagle Eagle | |
| 2010 | Athena: Goddess of War | Park Sung-chul |
| 2011 | I Believe in Love | Kim Eui-joong |
| 2011 | Quiz of God 2 | Chief of police (guest) |
| 2011 | Gyebaek | Imja |
| 2011 | Just Like Today | Kim Joon-tae |
| 2012 | Wild Romance | Kevin Jang |
| 2012 | Fashion King | Hwang Tae-san |
| 2012 | To the Beautiful You | Hwang Gye-bong |
| 2012 | School 2013 | Woo Soo-chul |
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant | Kim Pan-seok |
| 2013 | Incarnation of Money | Plastic surgeon (cameo, episode 5) |
| 2013 | Nine | Joo Sung-hoon |
| 2013 | Hur Jun, The Original Story | Kim Man-kyung |
| 2013 | Passionate Love | Ban Soo-bong |
| 2013 | Basketball | Yoon Deok-myung |
| 2013 | Stranger | Ryu In-ho |
| 2013 | Prime Minister & I | Nam Yoo-sik |
| 2014 | Emergency Couple | Dr. Jeon Hyung-seok (cameo, episode 1) |
| 2014 | 12 Years Promise | Joo Chul-soo |
| 2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Doctor (cameo, episode 12) |
| 2014 | A New Leaf | Team leader Kang |
| 2014 | You're All Surrounded | Plastic surgery director Byung (cameo, episode 3) |
| 2014 | Marriage, Not Dating | (cameo) |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Special – "The Three Female Runaways" | Room salon owner |
| 2014 | Tears of Heaven | Orphanage director (cameo) |
| 2014 | Modern Farmer | Kang Young-sik |
| 2014 | Punch | Oh Dong-choon |
| 2015 | Super Daddy Yeol | Choi Nak-kwon |
| 2015 | KBS Drama Special – "Hair Transplant Day" | Bong Chang-hoon |
| 2015 | Warm and Cozy | Gong Jong-bae |
| 2015 | My Mother Is a Daughter-in-law | Park Bong-joo |
| 2016 | Local Hero | Team Leader Song |
| 2016 | Another Miss Oh | Oh Kyung-soo |
| 2016 | The K2 | The President's Secretary (cameo, ep. 10) |
| 2016 | I'm Sorry, But I Love You | Park Dong-jin (cameo) |
| 2017 | Hospital Ship | Bang Sung-woo |
| 2017 | Introverted Boss | Chae Won-sang |
| 2017 | The Package | Yoon So-so's father |
| 2017 | Revolutionary Love | Kwon Choon-sub |
| 2018 | Bad Guys 2 | Ryu Seok-ki (cameo) |
| 2018 | Cross | Neurologist (cameo) |
| 2018 | Mysterious Personal Shopper | Han Pil-mok |
| 2018 | Marry Me Now | Kim Young-sik (cameo) |
| 2018 | Lawless Lawyer | Ha Ki-ho |
| 2018 | The Beauty Inside | Ryu Eun-ho's father |
| 2018 | Top Star U-back | Choi Han-bong |
| 2019 | Different Dreams | Song Byung-soo (cameo) |
| 2019 | Her Private Life | Eom So-hye's husband (cameo, ep. 16) |
| 2019 | Perfume | Cho Chun-oh |
| 2019 | Chief of Staff | Chief Presidential Secretary (cameo) |
| 2019 | Home for Summer | Wang Jae-gook |
| 2019 | 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 |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Platform | Role | Ref. |
| 2021 | The Magic | KT Seezn | | |
| 2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Disney+ | Oh Kyung-soo | |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 2011-2012 | Saturday Night Live Korea | tvN | Cast member, seasons 1–2 |
| 2012 | Reckless Family | MBC | Cast member |
| 2013 | The Wife Doesn't Know | TV Chosun | Host |
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Bread" (episode 251) |

## Theater

| 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

| 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 |
| 2007 | 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 | Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Kukdo Theatre | Won |