Lee Phillip (born 26 May 1981), is a Korean-American actor. He is best known for his roles in
South Korean television series such as ''
The Legend'' (2007) and ''
Secret Garden'' (2010).
Career
Using the
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
Lee Phillip, he began his entertainment career in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
as a
model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the Plan_(drawing), plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a mea ...
, then made his acting debut in the 2007 fantasy series ''
The Legend''. For his performance as the masked warrior Cheoro, Lee was nominated as Best New Actor at the
2007 MBC Drama Awards
The 2007 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2007. It was held on December 30, 2007 and hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Hyun Young. ...
and the 2008
Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...
.
More supporting roles followed; he played a lawyer in the crime drama ''
The Slingshot
''The Slingshot'' (; lit. "Story of a Man") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo, Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong. It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009 on Mondays and Tue ...
'' (2009), and a
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
choreographer in the romantic dramedy ''
Secret Garden'' (2010). In 2012, Lee was cast as a
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
-era doctor in the period drama ''
Faith
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Religious people often ...
'', his third time to work with screenwriter
Song Ji-na
Song Ji-na (born September 12, 1959) is a South Korean screenwriter. She is best known for writing ''Eyes of Dawn'' (1991) and '' Sandglass'' (1995), two of the most influential and highly rated Korean dramas of all time.
Career
1980s: Early w ...
after ''The Legend'' and ''The Slingshot''. But he had to leave the series before its finale due to an eye injury.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1981 births
South Korean male television actors
American male actors of Korean descent
South Korean male models
Boston University alumni
George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
People from Washington, D.C.
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