Lee Hyun-woo | |
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In January 2014
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Born |
Seoul, South Korea |
March 23, 1993
Education | Dongguk University - Theater and Film |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2005–present |
Agent |
KeyEast (2011–present) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Hyeon-u |
McCune–Reischauer | I Hyŏn-u |
Lee Hyun-woo (born March 23, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer. He started as a child actor and appeared in television series The Return of Iljimae (2009) and Queen Seondeok (2009). He later featured in Master of Study (2010) and To the Beautiful You (2012). Lee gained acclaim with his role as a North Korean spy in the 2013 film Secretly, Greatly as well as a genius hacker in 2014's The Con Artists. In 2016, he landed his first leading role in KBS2's Moorim School.
Lee began his career as a child actor, building up his resume by playing roles in a number of large-scale productions, such as The Legend, King Sejong the Great, The Return of Iljimae, and Queen Seondeok.
He rose to fame for his role in Master of Study, a Korean screen adaptation of Japanese manga Dragon Zakura. The same year, Lee took to the stage for the 2010 musical production of Footloose, where he played the leading role of Ren.
In 2011 he and K-pop singer Yoon Doo-joon (from B2ST) began hosting the music program Music on Top for cable channel jTBC. He was then featured in IU's music video for the song "You and I". Lee further expanded his acting scope in historical drama Gyebaek, revenge thriller Man from the Equator, and made a guest appearance in medical drama Brain.