Lee Jong-suk is a famous South Korean actor and model. He was born in Gyeonggi-do Province, in the city of Yongin, on September 14, 1989. From the age of 7 he successfully practiced taekwondo and achieved results, but in his teens he was seriously injured in a car accident. 6 months the young man spent at home watching TV. It was then that he had a dream to become an actor, which Lee Jong Suk realized. The filmography of the actor today totals 17 films and series.
At home, Lee Jong Suk is a popular male model. His photo can be seen in world-famous fashion magazines - Esquire, ELLE, InStyle, Vogue, Marie Claire. At age 15, he became the youngest model of men's clothing at Seoul Fashion Week. Today, Lee Jong-suk is actively starring in fashionable men's clothing.
Carier start
Our young man is known primarily as an actor. Lee Jong-suk began his career at school, having successfully completed the casting of the SBS channel in 2005. He took part in a popular entertainment Friday television show. In the same year, another television channel, the MVS, became interested in it.
Today, the actor starred in dramas and feature films, so we are more interested in his filmography. Lee Jung Suk first appeared in the student short film Sympathy in 2005. For several years he did not take part in the filming of films. At this time, he actively worked as a male model and participated in television programs. It was then that Lee Jong-suk began his career. The filmography of the actor replenished again only in 2009.
First fame
The first drama in which he got the role was called "Dream", she went all
on the same SBS. But the next year, 2010, was a turning point in the actor’s career, it was then that he played in the two most popular South Korean dramas, “The Charming Prosecutor” and “The Mysterious Garden”, and also managed to be noted in the already full-length horror film “The Ghost”. It was thanks to these roles that Lee Jong Suk became known to our viewer.
The filmography of the actor significantly increased in 2012. He took part in the filming of two more feature films “Soar into the Sky”, “Korea” and the series “School 2013”, “When I was Beautiful”.
Detailed filmography
Lee Jong-suk starred in one short film, seven full-length films, ten series and three music videos.
Films
1. "Sympathy", 2005.
2. The Ghost, 2010.
3. Korea, 2012.
4. "Soar into the sky", 2012, in the role of Ji Suk-hyun.
5. "Reading the face", 2013, in the role of Jin Hyun.
6. "There is no breath," 2013, in the role of Wu San.
7. "Hot blood of youth", 2014, in the role of Zhong Gil.
TV series
1. "Dream", 2009.
2. "Charming prosecutor", 2010.
3. "The Secret Garden", 2010, in the role of Han Tae Sung.
4. "The Unstoppable Kick 3: Revenge of the Shorty," 2011.
5. "When I was beautiful," 2012, in the role of Yoon Jung Hyuk.
6. "School 2013", 2012.
7. "I will hear you," 2013, in the role of Park Soo Ha.
8. "Potato Star Like Sweet Potato 2013QR3", 2013.
9. "Doctor Stranger", 2014, in the role of Park Hoon.
10. "Pinocchio", 2014.
Clips
2NE1 - I don't care.
Chi Chi - Don't Play Around.
KARA - Lost.
Famous roles
As you can see, for his age, the actor has an extensive filmography. Lee Jong Suk appeared on SBS in 2005 in the drama Secret Garden. This series is a romantic love story between a businessman and a stuntman. The drama was quite successful. Despite the fact that Lee Jong Suk played a supporting role here, he was remembered by the audience. His hero - musician Han Tae Song - brought the actor many fans.
Noteworthy is the drama Doctor Alien, in which Lee Jong Suk plays a doctor who escaped from North Korea . The doctor lost his first love while fleeing, but he meets a girl at a new place of work, like two drops of water similar to his dead lover.
In the melodrama "When I was Beautiful," the hero Lee Jong Soka is an attractive student who meets a terminally ill girl. But once in a hospital he meets a beauty who instantly finds herself in his heart. The hero faces a difficult moral choice, and such a plot allows Lee Jong-suk to seriously reveal his creative abilities.
In 2013, the drama “I Will Hear You” brought great success and many awards to the actor. Here, the actor plays the role of the young 19-year-old guy Park Soo Ha, who has psychic abilities. With the help of his ability to hear people's thoughts, looking into their eyes, he helps the woman who saved his life in early childhood help in advocacy. Together they try to understand the motives of the criminals and their victims, find out the truth and make a fair decision.
Lee Jong Suk received 7 national and international awards for his work in “I Will Hear You”. This drama allowed the guy to show his talent well. Not everyone expected that such an inexperienced actor as Lee Jong-suk would cope with a difficult role.
The filmography of the artist consists not only of series, in recent years he often starred in films. Because of their good looks, many believe that Lee Jong Suk can only play cute boys and schoolchildren. You can verify the fallacy of this opinion by watching the feature films “Soar into the Sky” and “Reading the Faces”.
The list of works by the Korean star in 2014 was replenished with work that promises to bring even greater popularity to the young artist. In the series "Pinocchio" he will play one of the second roles. Fans expect from the actor and new works.