Lee Joong-ok

Acting

Lee Joong-ok

Born

1979-04-12 (47)

Place of birth

South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 14 titles

Colony poster
8.1

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

Colony

2026

Brave Citizen poster
7.6

An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask.

Brave Citizen

2023

Officer Black Belt poster
7.7

A talented martial artist who can't walk past a person in need unites with a probation officer to fight and prevent crime as a martial arts officer.

Officer Black Belt

2024

Hitman: Agent Jun poster
7.1

A failing webtoon artist finds he's drawn a target on his own back after publishing a story containing real secrets from his former life as a superspy.

Hitman: Agent Jun

2020

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey poster
7.4

Following a brutal murder case, the police are baffled to find out that the assailant, whose body was found on the scene with the victim, had already been dead for three months. Meanwhile, journalist Jin-hee sets up a live interview with an anonymous caller claiming he is the true killer behind the mysterious murder. When the man announces three more murders will occur in the hands of the undead, Jin-hee must face the sinister forces beyond understanding.

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey

2021

A Year-End Medley poster
7.2

A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationships or just going nostalgic.

A Year-End Medley

2021

Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng poster
NR

Ms. Maeng, a small-town teacher, unexpectedly joins the team responsible for creating South Korea’s most important exam: the College Scholastic Ability Test. She thought it would be all about academic prestige and scholarly debate but instead finds herself locked away under spy-level security, her phone confiscated and surrounded by office politics. Can this unlikely underdog turn test stress into test success, or just test everyone's patience?

Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng

2026

Hometown poster
5.1

Gi-se is a failed comedian and estranged son of a mob boss who left his hometown for the city years ago. After his father’s death, his gag show shuts down and he becomes jobless overnight. He decides to return to his hometown, where he meets his old friends and first love Young-shim. He tries to find his place to belong and dreams of a new life. But soon things change radically and he finds himself inheriting his father’s position as a local crime boss that leads him to face the truth about his father’s death.

Hometown

2022

Stone Skipping poster
6.7

Intellectually handicapped Seokku lives in the countryside, and befriends Eunji, a teenaged runaway looking for her father. When Seokku is involved in a crime, the conflict between a Catholic priest defending him and a shelter adviser convinced of Seokku’s guilt intensifies.

Stone Skipping

2020

Hurdle poster
5.4

High school hurdler Seo-yeon dreams of going pro, but when her father suffers a sudden stroke, she becomes his sole caregiver, confronting harsh realities that threaten her future.

Hurdle

2025

Only God Knows Everything poster
5.0

Do-woon, orphaned and raised by a priest, is ordained as a priest. In the confessional, he hears that his mother was murdered and an evil group reveals itself.

Only God Knows Everything

2025

Stellar: A Magical Ride poster
6.7

A comic and heartwarming drama about a man who gradually comes to term with his late father while on the run in his father's wacky beat-up car, "Stellar".

Stellar: A Magical Ride

2022

Heartbeat poster
NR

Caught up in anxiety, eight-year-old Chul in school tells his teacher that he is going to the bathroom but runs straight home.

Heartbeat

2022

Drown poster
6.3

Dowoo runs an old motel – adjacent to a lake with thousands of Korean War victims at its bottom – as well as caring for his mother who has dementia. One wintry day she disappears without a trace. In her stead, a cute little dog appears. Everyone helps kind-hearted, somewhat shy Dowoo search for her. However, when his mother isn’t found, rumours arise that he may have killed her. Has he started having doubts himself? It doesn’t help that he swallowed her tranquillisers on the day she went missing, and can’t remember a thing.

Drown

2022

2010s · 5 titles

Series credits

Pachinko poster
7.9

This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

Pachinko

2022

The Glory poster
8.5

Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.

The Glory

2022

D.P. poster
8.0

A young private's assignment to capture army deserters reveals the painful reality endured by each enlistee during his compulsory call of duty.

D.P.

2021

The Good Detective poster
7.2

A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle.

The Good Detective

2020

The Judge from Hell poster
8.6

A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.

The Judge from Hell

2024

Twenty Five Twenty One poster
8.5

In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.

Twenty Five Twenty One

2022

Strong Girl Nam-soon poster
7.7

Gifted with superhuman strength, a young woman returns to Korea to find her birth family — only to be entangled in a drug case that could test her power.

Strong Girl Nam-soon

2023

No Gain No Love poster
8.5

Son Hae-yeong seeks out a fake wedding with her neighbourhood convenience store employee, Kim Ji-uk, to avoid missing out on a promotion.

No Gain No Love

2024

Castaway Diva poster
8.0

Fifteen years after being stranded on a remote island, an aspiring singer reenters society — stopping at nothing to pursue her dream of becoming a diva.

Castaway Diva

2023

A Killer Paradox poster
7.4

When one accidental killing leads to another, an ordinary young man finds himself stuck in an endless cat-and-mouse chase with a shrewd detective.

A Killer Paradox

2024

Strangers from Hell poster
8.0

Unpleasant events disturb the life of an aspiring crime fiction writer when he becomes a resident of an apartment building teeming with shady neighbors.

Strangers from Hell

2019

Hi Bye, Mama! poster
8.1

Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.

Hi Bye, Mama!

2020

Mine poster
7.5

Encaged in a gold-clad life of secrets and lies, two women in a conglomerate family seek to topple all that stands in their way of finding true joy.

Mine

2021

The Cursed poster
7.5

Im Jin Hee is a gung ho reporter, out to do the ring thing. She covers a violent case involving Forest, the biggest IT company in South Korea. The chairman of Forest is Jin Jong Hyun. He relies heavily on shamanism. During her investigation, Im Jin Hee learns of a spiritual consulting company that is affiliated with Forest. The head of that affiliate company is Jin Kyung. While trying to reveal the secret behind Forest, Im Jin Hee meets So Jin. She is possessed by a spirit and she has a special ability.

The Cursed

2020

Shin's Project poster
7.5

A comic drama that tells the story of CEO Shin, who mediates disputes for people who are on the edge of a cliff with a 0% chance of winning.

Shin's Project

2025

Family Matters poster
8.0

A group of people with supernatural powers form a surrogate family to protect themselves from a criminal syndicate.

Family Matters

2024

Zombie Detective poster
8.4

Kim Moo-Young wakes up to find he has become a zombie with no memories of his past. Witnessing the death of a Detective, he has assumed his identity to try discover the mysteries of his past. Meanwhile, Kong Sun-Ji works as investigative journalist who quits whilst investigating the 'Santa Killer' case. By chance the two are brought together and various circumstances lead to Sun-Ji working at Moo-Young's detective agency as an intern.

Zombie Detective

2020

Unicorn poster
4.9

Following the crew at the fictional company Maccom, where they navigate the chaotic battlefield common to Korean start-ups. Steve is the slightly mad mastermind behind Maccom, while Ashley is on the innovation team and is one of his smartest employees.

Unicorn

2022

L.U.C.A.: The Beginning poster
6.2

Ji-O has a special power and a secret, but he doesn't know who he really is. He is chased by mysterious figures, while he tries to find answers to numerous questions that surround him. Goo-Reum is a detective. When she decides on a course of action, she won't change no matter what. Her parents disappeared when she was only a young child. Goo-Reum chases after the truth behind her parents' disappearance. She meets Ji-O and her life changes.

L.U.C.A.: The Beginning

2021

A Cappella of the Villains poster
NR

The villain actors who play the roles that attempt fraud, murder, and violence are gathered. These Korea's best villain actors who present perfect acting form a team of a cappella called Do Re Mi Fa and sing in harmony. They are full of passion, however, they sound out of tune. Among the members who are diagnosed as unable to hit high notes, their efforts and talents are revealed, from members who have unexpected charms and overwhelm the audience with a natural voice, and members who show off their best lowest vocal range. With Jung Hyung Don and Defconn as the managers of the team, they will assist the seven newbies to variety shows and give them energy. What will their harmony be like?

A Cappella of the Villains

2022

The Pork Cutlets poster
5.0

Ja Wang, always cheerful and well-liked by everyone, is the dedicated leader of Onghwa Village. Proud of his virility and father to three healthy boys, he dreams of having a daughter who inherits his wife Shin Ae's features. Upon discovering they are expecting another boy, Ja Wang is shaken, especially when Shin Ae suggests he get a vasectomy. Simultaneously, his childhood friend Deok Sam starts eyeing his position as village chief, leaving Ja Wang in a challenging situation, much like the neighbor's dog about to be neutered.

The Pork Cutlets

2024