Daegu native LEE Hee-jun was born in 1979 and graduated from the Korea National University of Arts School. Following his military service, he began acting in theater plays in the North Gyeongsang Province. Starting in 2003, he began to be a prolific performer in short films before bowing as a feature actor in LEE Chang-dong’s Cannes-invited <Secret Sunshine> in 2007. In the next few years, alongside more shorts, he appeared in small films such as <Resurrection of ...More

Daegu native LEE Hee-jun was born in 1979 and graduated from the Korea National University of Arts School. Following his military service, he began acting in theater plays in the North Gyeongsang Province. Starting in 2003, he began to be a prolific performer in short films before bowing as a feature actor in LEE Chang-dong’s Cannes-invited <Secret Sunshine> in 2007. In the next few years, alongside more shorts, he appeared in small films such as <Resurrection of the Butterfly> (2007), <The Pit and the Pendulum> (2009) and <I’m in Trouble> (2009). Starting in 2010, he made a permanent transition to commercial feature fare, beginning with RYOO Seung-wan’s action-thriller <The Unjust> (2010). Proving to be a versatile supporting actor capable of taking on many forms, he has filled out his filmography with memorable fare such as NA Hong-jin’s <The Yellow Sea> (2010), YOON Jong-bin’s <Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time> (2012) and BYUN Young-joo’s <Helpless> (2012). Steadily raising his profile as he became known to Korean viewers and the, within the industry, he began to step up into bigger roles, such as alongside HAN Ye-ri in the Jeonju-invited indie drama <Dear Dolphin> (2013) and later the BONG Joon-ho produced seafaring thriller <Haemoo> (2014). He next appeared in two Lunar New Year titles, the sci-fi drama <Sori: Voice from the Heart> and the Korean War drama <A Melody to Remember>, in early 2016.Less