Lee Jeong-heon

Acting

Lee Jeong-heon

Born

1970-09-10 (56)

Place of birth

North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

21 titles

Lee Jeong-heon is a South Korean film and television actor.

Known for

Squid Game poster
7.9

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Squid Game

2021

The Worst of Evil poster
8.4

Set in the 1980s, a husband and wife, both detectives, infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China, and Japan.

The Worst of Evil

2023

The Nokdu Flower poster
7.7

Set during the period of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese, the drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and low born, and one, part of the pro-Japanese ruling elite, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

The Nokdu Flower

2019

My Love, Madame Butterfly poster
3.0

The story about a former top star Nam Na-bi who is getting married, moves into her in-laws' house and becomes a part of their family, going through various happenings with her in-laws and realizing the meaning of family in the process.

My Love, Madame Butterfly

2012

My Sweet Mobster poster
7.9

Once a convict, Ji-hwan is now a successful, albeit overly cautious CEO, who has yet to experience any of life’s more enjoyable pleasures: namely falling in love. But all that changes when fate brings beloved children’s content creator Eun-ha into his life. The unlikely pair find love most unexpectedly but Eun-ha’s longtime fan, Prosecutor Hyun-woo isn’t ready to let her go without a fight.

My Sweet Mobster

2024

A New Leaf poster
7.2

Kim Seok Joo (Kim Myung Min) is a cold, calculating lawyer who is vying to become successful at all costs. After a fateful accident causes him to lose his memory, Kim Seok Joo must rediscover who he is as a person and choose whether he will fight for justice or fall back into his old ways. Before the accident, he was engaged to the only grandchild of a wealthy family, Yoo Jung Sun (Chae Jung Ahn), but with no memory of her, he begins to fall for Lee Ji Yoon (Park Min Young), an idealistic intern at his law firm. As he regains his memories, will his heart choose new love or old greed?

A New Leaf

2014

Film credits

2000s · 12 titles

Silmido poster
7.1

On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.

Silmido

2003

Chihwaseon poster
7.0

Jang Seung-eop, also known as "Chihwaseon," drinks and paints all day. Through Mae-hyang, he learns the meaning of fate, sees art beyond even the smallest things, and sets out for the path he seeks.

Chihwaseon

2002

Public Enemy poster
7.1

A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.

Public Enemy

2002

Dachimawa Lee poster
5.9

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft.

Dachimawa Lee

2008

The Guard Post poster
5.5

A small band of Korean soldiers is sent to patrol near a guard post and they find corpses scattered all over the area. They launch an investigation to find the truth behind the mystery.

The Guard Post

2008

Seven Days poster
6.7

A successful lawyer who, in order to save her daughter, is pressured into defending the innocence of a man slated to receive the death penalty.

Seven Days

2007

Big Bang poster
6.7

An otherwise model citizen's petty crime quickly escalates into felony when he runs away from the police station, dragging a career criminal with him.

Big Bang

2007

Chunhyang poster
6.6

Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat. Despite her low social standing she is smart and well-educated. The young people fall in love and think about marriage so that they could always be together. Mongryong is soon to go to the capital to take the state civil service exam. They part and in Chunhyang's life there appears the greedy and lustful Byun Hak-do, who tries to seduce her.

Chunhyang

2000

The Perfect Couple poster
5.6

Young cop with debilitating phobia meets a hyperactive young journalist who complicates his life and career by always managing to do the wrong thing.

The Perfect Couple

2007

No artwork available
6.0

In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Korean Film Academy, 20 of the academy's former students (who are respected director's today) were invited to shoot an omnibus movie consisting of 20 short films. Overall this work was very well received by the critiques at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival. Films include Under a Big Tree, Sutda, Twenty Millimeter Thick, Innocence, *?!#@$ Up Shoes, Twenty Questions, The Twenty's Law, To the 21st, Pass Me and Alone Together.

Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1

2003

If You Were Me 2 poster
5.0

Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, If You Were Me is an innovative omnibus film project to promote tolerance and human rights and shed light on the hardships disadvantaged people face in Korea. After the success of the first anthology, a second series, If You Were Me 2, was released this year. Five notable Korean directors - Park Kyung Hee (A Smile), Ryoo Seung Wan (Crying Fist), Jung Ji Woo, Jang Jin (Guns & Talks), and Kim Dong Won - participated in the second installment, creating shorts on human rights issues of their choosing.

If You Were Me 2

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

음란한 사회

2008

Series credits

Squid Game poster
7.9

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Squid Game

2021

The Worst of Evil poster
8.4

Set in the 1980s, a husband and wife, both detectives, infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China, and Japan.

The Worst of Evil

2023

The Nokdu Flower poster
7.7

Set during the period of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution against the Japanese, the drama tells the story of two half-brothers, one illegitimate and low born, and one, part of the pro-Japanese ruling elite, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

The Nokdu Flower

2019

My Love, Madame Butterfly poster
3.0

The story about a former top star Nam Na-bi who is getting married, moves into her in-laws' house and becomes a part of their family, going through various happenings with her in-laws and realizing the meaning of family in the process.

My Love, Madame Butterfly

2012

My Sweet Mobster poster
7.9

Once a convict, Ji-hwan is now a successful, albeit overly cautious CEO, who has yet to experience any of life’s more enjoyable pleasures: namely falling in love. But all that changes when fate brings beloved children’s content creator Eun-ha into his life. The unlikely pair find love most unexpectedly but Eun-ha’s longtime fan, Prosecutor Hyun-woo isn’t ready to let her go without a fight.

My Sweet Mobster

2024

A New Leaf poster
7.2

Kim Seok Joo (Kim Myung Min) is a cold, calculating lawyer who is vying to become successful at all costs. After a fateful accident causes him to lose his memory, Kim Seok Joo must rediscover who he is as a person and choose whether he will fight for justice or fall back into his old ways. Before the accident, he was engaged to the only grandchild of a wealthy family, Yoo Jung Sun (Chae Jung Ahn), but with no memory of her, he begins to fall for Lee Ji Yoon (Park Min Young), an idealistic intern at his law firm. As he regains his memories, will his heart choose new love or old greed?

A New Leaf

2014