Born in Suwon in 1989, Lee Jong-suk emerged as one of the defining Korean drama leads of the 2010s with I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), Pinocchio (2014) and W: Two Worlds (2016). His pairing with Han Hyo-joo in While You Were Sleeping (2017) confirmed his romantic-lead credentials, while the crime thriller V.I.P. (2017) showed a darker, morally slippery side on the big screen. After his military service he returned with the noir series Big Mouth (2022), reasserting his reach as a magnetic, versatile star.
Lee Jong-suk
Actor
37 years (Sep 14, 1989)Suwon, South KoreaSuwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Born in Suwon in 1989, Lee Jong-suk emerged as one of the defining Korean drama leads of the 2010s with I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), Pinocchio (2014) and W: Two Worlds (2016). His pairing with Han Hyo-joo in While You Were Sleeping (2017) confirmed his romantic-lead credentials, while the crime thriller V.I.P. (2017) showed a darker, morally slippery side on the big screen. After his military service he returned with the noir series Big Mouth (2022), reasserting his reach as a magnetic, versatile star.
1989-09-14 · Suwon, South KoreaSuwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Lee Jong-suk (Korean: 이종석, born September 14, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in School 2013 (2012). He is also well known for his roles in I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), Doctor Stranger (2014), Pinocchio (2014), W (2016), While You Were Sleeping (2017), The Hymn of Death (2018) and Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019).