Name: Lee Sang Woo / Lee Sang Woo
Profession: actor, model
Agency: HM Entertainment
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 185cm
Weight: 81 kg
Blood type: O
Family: wife actress Kim So Young (since 2017)
Education: Goryeo University (Food Industry and Biotechnology) dropped out
Hobbies: tennis, wrestling, badminton, fishing
Lee Sang Woo is a South Korean actor and model. He was born on February 13, 1980 in Seoul, South Korea. He rose to fame in the 2007 TV series First Wives' Club (SBS/2007) by Ku Se-joo and has since starred in the television series The Road Home (KBS1/2009) by Yoo Hyun Soo, Don't Hesitate (SBS/2009) by Han Tae Woo, Life is Beautiful (KBS/Kyung/Kyu, 2010) by Yoo Hyun Soo, and Don't Hesitate (SBS/2009-2010) by Han Tae Woo, Life is Beautiful (Kyung/Kyu).
Career:
Lee Sang Woo began his acting career in 2005, starring in an episode of the television series Drama City / KBS2 / 2005 by Joe Seung Joo and a small role in the television series 18 vs. 29 / 18 vs. 29 (KBS2 / 2005) by Kang Bong Kyu. This was followed by supporting roles on television and his big screen debut in Almost Love (2006), Moon Young-Hoon, a romantic comedy starring Kwon Sang Woo and Kim Ha Nul. At the same time, he starred as the lead actor in one of the three major independent films Don't Look Back (2006), Geun-woo, in that year's closing film Jeonju International Film Festival. The film was critically acclaimed and won a prize at the Locarno International Film Festival.
Li Sang Woo’s rise to fame began with the performance of a secondary role in the television drama “First Wives’ Club” / “First Wives’ Club”, a popular drama, was broadcast from 2007 to 2008, the official peak of the audience rating was 41.3%. For his role as Koo Se-joo, he won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards.
He played his first major role in the 2009 television series The Road Home (KBS1/2009), followed by the 98th serial drama Don't Hesitate (SBS/2009-2010), which ran from Monday to Friday. That same year, he also starred as one of the lead actors as Jean Heck in Finding the Elephant, an erotic-psychological thriller about three thirty-year-old men. Each of them has its own hidden vice: manic depression, sexual preoccupation and infidelity.
In 2010, Lee co-starred with Song Chang Ui in the television series Life is Beautiful, one of the few Korean dramas that openly portrays a gay couple, and society is still conservative when it comes to sexuality and sexual orientation. Despite many disputes, the drama was successful in the ratings, after that Lee Sang Woo worked with the famous screenwriter Kim Soo Hyun in the projects “A Thousand Days’ Promise” / “A Thousand Days’ Promise” (SBS / 2011) by Jang Jae Min (Jang Jae Min) and “Great hassle, or Not in children happiness” (“Unfortunate comfort”) / “Childless Comfort” (jTBC / 2012-2013) by Ha In Chul.
He went on to play the supporting role of Han Seung-woo in Believe in Love (KBS2/2011) (also known as My Love, My Family). 2012 - Lee Sang Woo again starred in the drama "Feast of the Gods" (MBC / 2012) - Kim Do-yoon (Kim Do-yoon). In the same year, he played a supporting role in the drama “Veterinarian” / “Horse Doctor” (MBC / 2012-2013) – Lee Sung-ha (Lee Sung-ha). As a result, he received awards for his performances in these dramas – 2012 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama (Feast of the Gods, Horse Doctor).
In 2013, Lee joined the cast of the drama Goddess of Marriage (SBS / 2013) - Kim Hyun-woo, and then participated in the drama One Warm Word (SBS / 2013-2014) - Kim Sung-soo / One Warm Word. Lee Sang Woo also appeared in the drama Let's Eat (tvN/2014) - divorce client (cameo, ep 8).
In 2014, we will see a new Lee Sang Woo, unlike his previous quiet and quiet roles, as the lead actor in "Good Day" ("Glorious Day" (SBS / 2014) by Seo Jae-woo. A peculiar character that Lee Sang-woo says he looks forward to playing, as it most resembles his real-life personality.