Lee Yang-hee

Biography

After graduating Seoul Institute of the Arts, Yang Hee has performed in plays, musicals, TV shows, and films for over a span of 30 years. As a veteran actor in the Korean entertainment industry, his most recent notable projects include Kingdom (2019-2020) and Cicada (2020), the latter of which he has received critical acclaim for playing the leading role. Over the years, Yang Hee has come to be regarded as a highly skilled actor people recognize by face but not by name, as he has appeared as a supporting actor in the works of many prominent directors such as Lee Chang-dong and Lee Choong-Ryul. With a deep love of independent cinema, Yang Hee still finds time to appear in many indie features and short films. In fact, he has appeared in over 400 short films in just the past decade alone.

Known For

Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area

as Rio's father

A Dirty Carnival

as Detective Na

Steel Rain

as Prime Minister

Masquerade

as Minister of Land

The Man Standing Next

as Congressman Kim

Strong Girl Nam-soon

as Heritage Club member

Cobweb

as Critic

Default

as Customer

Empress Ki

as Bang Jin

House of the Disappeared

as General Watabe