Lee Joo-seung

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

Lee Joo-Seung
Born (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989
EducationSeoil University – Department of Theatre
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
AgentClover Company
Korean name
Hangul
이주승
Hanja
李柱昇
Revised RomanizationI Ju-seung
McCune–ReischauerYi Chusǔng

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")
A Fever (short film) Young man
2011
A Confession [4][5] Yoon Kyung-Ho
Ordinary Days Lee Soo-Hyuk (segment: "Distance")
2012
U.F.O. [6] Jung Soon-Kyu
2013
A Boy's Sister [7] Jin-Ho
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
Graduating Class Jung-Woo

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2013
Drama SpecialMy Friend Is Still Alive Chi-hyun
KBS2
Drama SpecialOutlasting 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 SpecialLet'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 SpecialExplicit Innocence Cha Joon-ho
KBS2
2017
Voice Hwang Kyung-il (ep.4-6)
OCN
Distorted Yoon Sun-woo
SBS
Drama StageAssistant Manager Park's Private Life Park Jong-hyuk
tvN
2018
Let's Eat 3 Ahn Chan-soo (ep 1)
tvN
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 Won
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

  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.



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