Lee Sung-min

Acting

Lee Sung-min

Born 1968-10-15 · Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Sung-min (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

No Other Choice poster
7.5

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

No Other Choice

2025

Big Match poster
6.9

When his brother vanishes, ex-footballer and MMA star Ik-ho receives a call from a game planner who has turned the whole city into a board game that Ik-ho must navigate if he is to save his brother.

Big Match

2014

12.12: The Day poster
7.6

After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.

12.12: The Day

2023

Remember poster
7.6

Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.

Remember

2022

Hunt poster
6.7

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

Hunt

2022

The Man Standing Next poster
7.1

When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.

The Man Standing Next

2020

The Spy Gone North poster
7.3

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.

The Spy Gone North

2018

The Good, the Bad, the Weird poster
7.2

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008

The 8th Night poster
6.2

With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.

The 8th Night

2021

The Drug King poster
6.3

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

The Drug King

2018

Secret Sunshine poster
7.2

Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden tragedy, Shin-ae turns to Christianity to relieve her pain, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.

Secret Sunshine

2007

The Moon poster
6.5

In 2029, Korea's lunar probe Woori embarks on a historic journey to the moon, capturing global attention.

The Moon

2023

The Unjust poster
6.6

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.

The Unjust

2010

Real poster
5.2

A criminal aspiring to build a casino finds himself in endless threat when a doppelgänger appears, who starts imitating every single thing he does.

Real

2017

The Witness poster
6.7

An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.

The Witness

2018

Boss poster
6.0

Soon-tae, aspiring to start his dream restaurant franchise, is nominated as the next boss of the gang. He hopes to pass the role to Kang-pyo, the grandson of the former boss, but Kang-pyo dreams of becoming a tango dancer instead. A fierce competition between two strong candidates begins with the goal of losing the election to pursue their individual dreams! To add chaos to the mix, troublemaker Pan-ho, who is unwanted by everyone, decides to join the boss election!

Boss

2025

Handsome Guys poster
6.7

Brothers Jae-pil and Sang-gu move into their dream rustic-style house in the woods. When unwanted visitors arrive and awaken a sealed evil spirit in the basement, a dark aura begins to envelop the house.

Handsome Guys

2024

The Attorney poster
7.8

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.

The Attorney

2013

Miracle: Letters to the President poster
7.4

Dreaming of making a way station for his sister and the villagers who have no choice but to commute along the dangerous train tracks every day, Joon-kyung sends many letters to the President, but with no reply. Ra-hee, who has a crush on Joon-kyung, does everything she can to help him meet the President.

Miracle: Letters to the President

2021

The Beast poster
6.7

Two rival detectives with different methods try to solve the murder of a missing girl after discovering her mutilated body in the tidelands of Incheon.

The Beast

2019

A Wonderful Moment poster
7.1

A musical director who craves advancement participates in a musical which picks the role of a king in a survival method as a mentor. There he meets a multicultural child who becomes partners with him and experiences his first intentions and inspiration.

A Wonderful Moment

2013

The Devil's Deal poster
6.1

Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government’s information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do, by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Sun-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.

The Devil's Deal

2023

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP poster
7.0

A zoophobic national security agent suddenly receives the ability to talk to animals after a freak accident.

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

2020

A Violent Prosecutor poster
7.0

After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.

A Violent Prosecutor

2016