Lee Jae-yong (born March 21, 1963) is a South Korean actor. Best known as a
character actor
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...
, Lee has played
supporting role
A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...
s in film and
television
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, notably as a dogged ex-detective in
Jang Joon-hwan
Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director.
Life and career
A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing job was on the 1994 short film ''2001 Imagine''. His feature-length debut was the science fict ...
's ''
Save the Green Planet!
''Save the Green Planet!'' (Korean title: 지구를 지켜라!, ''Jigureul Jikyeora!'') is a South Korean science fiction comedy film written and directed by Jang Joon-hwan, released on 4 April 2003. The basic story begins when the main character, ...
'' (2003) and an embezzling
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
politician in ''
Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow'' (2011).
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male film actors
People from Chuncheon
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