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Lee Sung-min

Actor

Lee Sung-min

Born October 15, 1968 in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea63 films

Lee Sung-min (Korean: 이성민; born October 15, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition for his supporting roles in television and film. He is best known for his performances in the series Golden Time (2012), Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), and Reborn Rich (2022), winning Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for the latter two works.

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Lee has also received critical acclaim for his role in the espionage film The Spy Gone North (2018), for which he won several Best Actor awards. His other notable films include The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Witness (2018), The Man Standing Next (2020), and Handsome Guys (2024).

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The Attorney posterFirst watchThe Attorney20137.8as Lee Yoon-taekSong Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
No Other Choice poster7.5No Other Choice2025The Good, the Bad, the Weird poster7.2The Good, the Bad, the Weird2008Secret Sunshine poster7.2Secret Sunshine2007The Spy Gone North poster7.3The Spy Gone North201812.12: The Day poster7.612.12: The Day2023Hunt poster6.7Hunt2022The Man Standing Next poster7.1The Man Standing Next2020Remember poster7.5Remember2022

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. TBAOde to My Father 2Seong-min
  2. TBAVampir
  3. TBACartel
  4. 2025BossLim Dae-su
  5. 2025No Other ChoiceGu Bum-mo
  6. 2024Handsome GuysJae-pil
  7. 202312.12: The DayJung Sang-ho
  8. 2023The MoonHwang Gyu-tae
  9. 2023The Devil's DealKwon Soon-tae
  10. 2022RememberPil-ju
  11. 2022HuntCho Won-sik
  12. 2021Miracle: Letters to the PresidentTae-yoon
  13. 2021The 8th NightPark Jin-soo / Seon Hwa
  14. 2020Miniforce: Raid of Hamburger Monsters
  15. 2020The Man Standing NextPresident Park
  16. 2020Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIPJoo Tae-ju
  17. 2019Black MoneyProsecutor General
  18. 2019The BeastJung Han-su
  19. 2019Hit-and-Run SquadSeo Jeong-chae
  20. 2018The Drug KingSeo Sang-hoon
  21. 2018The WitnessSang-hoon
  22. 2018The Spy Gone NorthRi Myeong-woon
  23. 2018What a Man WantsSeok-geun
  24. 2017RealChoi Jin-gi
  25. 2017The Sheriff In TownDae-ho
  26. 2016FamilyhoodJoo Min-ho
  27. 2016A Violent ProsecutorWoo Jong-gil
  28. 2016Sori: Voice from the HeartHae-Gwan
  29. 2015The PiperVillage chief
  30. 2014Big MatchYoung-ho
  31. 2014My Brilliant LifeAh-reum's Doctor
  32. 2014Kundo: Age of the RampantDae-ho
  33. 2014BrokenJang Eok-gwan
  34. 2014Venus TalkLee Jae-ho
  35. 2013The AttorneyLee Yoon-taek
  36. 2013A Wonderful MomentHee-suk
  37. 2012A Culprit Among Friends
  38. 2012All About My WifeDirector Na
  39. 2012Eighteen, NineteenDoctor
  40. 2012HowlingYoung-cheol
  41. 2011Identical CriminalsKang Dae-woo
  42. 2011The CatSilk Papa
  43. 2011Officer of the YearDetective Jo
  44. 2010Café NoirMi-yeon 1's Husband
  45. 2010The UnjustChief Prosecutor
  46. 2010I'll Teach You LovePark Yong Dae
  47. 2010TroubleshooterYoon Dae-hee
  48. 2010Last FlashmanJo Won-sik
  49. 2010A Little PondKkuri's Dad
  50. 2010BestsellerEditor-in-chief
  51. 2009TriangleCEO Lee Byung-joon
  52. 2009The PotDong-shik
  53. 2008Go Go 70sByung-wook
  54. 2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdChef
  55. 2007Wide AwakeSang-woo's Father
  56. 2007Secret SunshineCook
  57. 2006Seducing Mr. PerfectDirector Yang
  58. 2006Silk ShoesSung-chul
  59. 2005A Boy Who Went to HeavenDetective
  60. 2005MarathonCoach Son Jung-wook's Friend
  61. 2004Flying BoysMr. Kim
  62. 2004My Mother the MermaidFruit Store Owner
  63. 2004Father and Son: The Story of MenciusGang