# Lee Sang-yoon

Lee Sang-yoon (Korean: 이상윤; 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 | Chul Seung |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Drama City – Transformation | Charles | |
| 2007 | Air City | Kim Jung-min | |
| 2007 | Drama City – Sky Lovers | Moon Ui-sik | |
| 2007 | Likeable or Not | Seo Woo-jin | |
| 2008 | The Scale of Providence | Kim Woo-bin | |
| 2008 | Don't Cry My Love | Jang Hyun-woo | |
| 2009 | Heading to the Ground | Jang Seung-woo | |
| 2010 | Jejungwon | Ji Seok-young | Cameo |
| 2010 | Life Is Beautiful | Yang Ho-sub | |
| 2010 | 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 | |
| 2014 | Liar Game | Ha Woo-jin | |
| 2015 | Unkind Ladies | Top star | Cameo (Episode 3) |
| 2015 | 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 | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2020 | Lovestruck in the City | Go Guo | Cameo (Episode 1–3) | |
| 2023 | Celebrity | Celebrity | Cameo (Episode 2, 7) | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Buzzer Beater (버저비터) | Cast member | |
| 2017–2020 | Master in the House | Cast member | |
| 2020 | Handsome Tigers (진짜 농구, 핸섬타이거즈) | Cast member | |
| 2023 | Leave Anything (뭐라도 남기리) | Cast member | with Kim Nam-gil |

## Theatre

Theater play performances :
| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| 2019 | Almost, Maine | 올모스트 메인 | | Yes 24 stage | November 15 to 17, 2019 | |
| 2020 | Last Session | 라스트세션 | C.S. Lewis | Yes24 Stage 3rd Theater | July 10, 2020 – September 13, 2020 | |
| 2022 | Last Session | 라스트세션 | C.S. Lewis | Daehangno TOM Theater Hall 1 | January 7 to March 20 | |
| 2023 | Last Session | 라스트세션 | C.S. Lewis | Daehangno TOM Theater Hall 1 | July 8, 2023 – September 10, 2023 | |
| 2024 | Closer | 클로저 | Larry | Plus Theater | April 23 to July 14 | |
| 2025 | Death of the Salesman | 세일즈맨의 죽음 | Biff Loman | Sejong Cultural Center M Theater | January 7, 2025 - March 3, 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 | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2015 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Liar Game, Twenty Again | Nominated |
| Asia Model Awards | 2013 | BBF Popular Star Award | Lee Sang-yoon | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2013 | Best Actor – Television | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Insane | Nominated |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Insane | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2012 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2012 | Best Couple Award | Lee Sang-yoon (with Lee Bo-young) Seoyoung, My Daughter | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Top Excellence Award, Actor | On the Way to the Airport | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | On the Way to the Airport | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Best Couple Award | Lee Sang-yoon (with Kim Ha-neul) On the Way to the Airport | Won |
| Korea Broadcasting Awards | 2009 | Best Newcomer, TV Actor category | Don't Cry My Love | Won |
| Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Popularity Award, Actor in a Drama | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2013 | Excellence Award, Actor | Seoyoung, My Daughter, Goddess of Fire | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2010 | Best New Actor | Home Sweet Home | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | Goddess of Fire | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Angel Eyes | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2014 | Best Couple Award | Lee Sang-yoon (with Ku Hye-sun) Angel Eyes | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Whisper | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | VIP | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | One the Woman | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Couple Award | Lee Sang-yoon (with Lee Hanee) One the Woman | Nominated |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Rookie Award in Male Category | Master in the House | Won |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category | Master in the House | Won |