Lee Joo-seung

Lee Joo-Seung
Lee Joo-Seung
Born	July 20, 1989; Seoul, South Korea
Education	Seoil University – Department of Theatre
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Clover Company
Korean name
Hangul	이주승
Hanja	李柱昇
Revised Romanization	I Ju-seung
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Chusǔng

Lee Joo-Seung (born July 20, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in independent films, notably Shuttlecock (2014).

Career

Born in 1989, Lee studied Theater at the Seoil University.[1]

He was still a teenager when he starred in Members of the Funeral (2009) and One Night Stand (2010). In 2012, he was the lead in the youth drama U.F.O..

His breakout year was in 2014 where he drew great acclaim and attention for his role in the road drama Shuttlecock (2014), earning him the Independent Star Award from the Seoul Independent Film Festival and Best New Actor prize from the 23rd Buil Film Awards. In the revenge thriller Broken (2014), he was featured in a leading role alongside Jung Jae-young and Lee Sung-min.[2] He also started to appear in big TV dramas such as Pinocchio (2014) and The Producers (2015).

In 2015, he starred in the indie film Socialphobia which became a surprise hit after it premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, earning him renewed acclaim.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2008	A Cheonggyecheon Dog	Min-Soo (young)
2009	Members of the Funeral [3]	Noh Hee-Joon
2010	One Night Stand	Young man (segment: "First Night")
2010	A Fever (short film)	Young man
2011	A Confession [4][5]	Yoon Kyung-Ho
2011	Ordinary Days	Lee Soo-Hyuk (segment: "Distance")
2012	U.F.O. [6]	Jung Soon-Kyu
2013	A Boy's Sister [7]	Jin-Ho
2013	Farewell	Yong-Kyu
2014	Broken	Jo Doo-Shik
	Shuttlecock	Baek Min-Jae
	Futureless Things [8]	Lee Ji-Yong
	Remarkable Woman (web film)	Joo-Seung
	Sabra (Short film)	Han Sol
2015	Socialphobia	Yong-Min
2016	Duel: Final Round	Choi Poong-Ho
2016	Graduating Class	Jung-Woo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2013	Drama Special – My Friend Is Still Alive	Chi-hyun	KBS2
2013	Drama Special – Outlasting Happiness	Dong-soo	KBS2
2014	Golden Cross	Oh Chang-hee	KBS2
	High School King of Savvy	Ji Dae-han	tvN
	Prominent Woman	Lee Joo-seung	Naver TV Cast
	Flirty Boy and Girl	Man #4	Daum
	Blade Man	Joo Hong-joo	KBS2
	Pinocchio	Ahn Chan-soo	SBS
	Bland You	Sung-tae	EBS
2015	Drama Special – Let's Stand Still	Yang Joon-shik	KBS2
	Let's Eat 2 [9]	Lee Joo-seung / Ahn Chan-soo	tvN
	The Producers	FD Kim Joon-bae	KBS2
	The Time We Were Not in Love	Oh Dae-bok	SBS
	9 Seconds - Eternal Time	Kang Yoo-chan	DramaFever
2016	Drama Special – Explicit Innocence	Cha Joon-ho	KBS2
2017	Voice	Hwang Kyung-il (ep.4-6)	OCN
	Distorted	Yoon Sun-woo	SBS
	Drama Stage – Assistant Manager Park's Private Life	Park Jong-hyuk	tvN
2018	Let's Eat 3	Ahn Chan-soo (ep 1)	tvN
2018	Top Management	Joo Seung-ri	Youtube Red
2019	Doctor Prisoner	Kim Seok-woo (ep 3)	KBS2

Theater

Year	Title	Role
2010	A Nap [10]	Han Young-Jin (young)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	39th Seoul Independent Film Festival	Independent Star Award	Shuttlecock	Won
2014	23rd Buil Film Awards [11]	Best New Actor	Shuttlecock	Won
2014	13th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival	Jury's Special Award for the Actor	Sabra	Won
2016	3rd Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actor	Socialphobia	Nominated

References

"LEE Ju-seung". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
Lee, Eun-Sun (21 April 2014). "From rookie to standout star". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Edwards, Russell (20 October 2008). "Review: Members of the Funeral". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Elley, Derek (6 April 2011). "A Confession". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Weissberg, Jay (14 December 2011). "Review: A Confession". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Edwards, Russell (7 August 2011). "Review: U.F.O.". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Ji, Yong-jin (28 December 2012). "A Message of Cure and Salvation". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Elley, Derek (26 August 2014). "Futureless Things". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Hong, Soo Jung (23 January 2015). "Let′s Eat 2 Confirms Cast with B2ST′s Yoon Doo-Joon, Seo Hyun-Jin and More". eNewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
Jang, Kyung-Jin (12 February 2010). "Filmmaker Hur Jin-Ho tries his hand in directing a play". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
Kim, June (6 October 2014). "SHIM Eun-kyung, SONG Kang-ho, HONG Sangsoo and ROARING CURRENTS Win at 23rd Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

External links

Lee Joo-seung at HanCinema
Lee Joo-seung at the Korean Movie Database
Lee Joo-seung at IMDb

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[1] "LEE Ju-seung". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[2] Lee, Eun-Sun (21 April 2014). "From rookie to standout star". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[3] Edwards, Russell (20 October 2008). "Review: Members of the Funeral". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[4] Elley, Derek (6 April 2011). "A Confession". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[5] Weissberg, Jay (14 December 2011). "Review: A Confession". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[6] Edwards, Russell (7 August 2011). "Review: U.F.O.". Variety. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[7] Ji, Yong-jin (28 December 2012). "A Message of Cure and Salvation". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[8] Elley, Derek (26 August 2014). "Futureless Things". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[9] Hong, Soo Jung (23 January 2015). "Let′s Eat 2 Confirms Cast with B2ST′s Yoon Doo-Joon, Seo Hyun-Jin and More". eNewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[10] Jang, Kyung-Jin (12 February 2010). "Filmmaker Hur Jin-Ho tries his hand in directing a play". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-12-25.

[11] Kim, June (6 October 2014). "SHIM Eun-kyung, SONG Kang-ho, HONG Sangsoo and ROARING CURRENTS Win at 23rd Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-25.