Name: Lee Jong Suk / Lee Jong Suk
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Profession: actor, model
Agency: Wellmade STARM (former), YG Entertainment (former), YNK Entertainment & A-man (since 2018)
Height: 187 cm
Blood type: A (2)
Family: parents, younger brother and sister
Education: Conkuk University
Hobbies: games, basketball, swimming
Specialty: Taekwondo, songs
Friends: Kim Hye Young (SNSD), Kim Woo Bin; Yoon Kyung Sang
Lee Jong-suk made his debut as a model at the age of 15. Already in those years, working as a model, he was highly appreciated for the fact that despite such a young age, in the photos he looks very adult, courageous. Before making his debut as an actor, he made his debut in a pop group. He was in the band for three months and even signed an exclusive contract with one of the labels (which is unknown), because they promised to help him break into the acting career, but a little later Lee Jong-suk terminated the contract because the label did not keep its promise. In 2005, he appeared in the short film Sympathy.
Next, Lee Jong Suk entered Konkuk University, studying arts, specializing in professional films, he took part in an audition on SBS, while he was in high school, and was accepted. For a long time he studied at the acting school and eventually began his acting career in 2010. He made his official debut in the TV series The Charming Prosecutor. In the same year in the drama "Mystery Garden" played a secondary role of a young talented composer, with whom the popular singer Oska tries to start cooperation (his role was played by actor Yoon Sang Hyun). Lee Jong-suk attracted the attention of the audience with his charming appearance, as well as acting abilities.
In 2011, Lee Jong-suk starred in the series "The Expendable Kick - 3: Revenge of the Shorty", in which he played the role of the guy Ahn Jong-suk, who is involved in a love affair with three girls (actresses Baek Ji-hee, Yoon Kyo-sang and Kim Ji-won). He then starred in his first horror film, Ghost.
Later, Lee Jong-suk played the role of the pilot in another film, Return to Base. It is a remake of the original 1964 Korean film Red Scarf, about the Korean War.
2012 was a breakthrough year for Lee Jong-suk. He starred in the drama “School 2013” and received two awards for this role as “best actor”. After "School 2013" starred in the drama "I hear you" with actress Lee Bo Yeon, where he played the role of a guy named Park Su Ha, an intelligent young man who has an unusual ability - he can read minds. At the moment it is one of the most famous works of Lee Jong-suk. He received several awards for Best Actor, as well as the award “Best Series Couple” along with Lee Bo Yeon.
In the same year, he starred in the film Not Breathing alongside Seo In Guk and Yuri of SNSD. He played an ambitious guy, a young swimmer with great potential, who always strives to be first.
In 2013, Lee Jong-suk was ranked fifth in the “South Korea’s Most Popular Actors 2013” poll. He was recognized as one of the most sought-after young Korean actors. Since November 2013, Lee Jong-suk has been using his voice to help the blind by releasing audio books. In the same year, he became the face of Save The Children Korea Corporation, which produces special hats for children from Africa and Asia, so that they do not suffer from hypothermia.
In 2014, Lee Jong-suk starred in the film "Burning Youth" with actress Park Bo Yeon. Set in an agricultural town in Chunghon in 1980, the film focuses on the lives of several high school students. This is the second film of Jung-suk, where he played the main role.
In the same year, 2014, he played a major role in the drama Doctor-Stranger. He plays a guy named Park Hoon, an intellectual doctor who came from North Korea, and everyone around him shunned him. In China, the drama sold for $80,000 per episode, and has received 380 million views online on Youku and Tudou. At the time of the end of the drama, it received about 600 million views, this project even surpassed the drama I Can Hear You. Lee Jong-suk gained immense popularity in China, he was included in the list of the “Fantastic Four Hallu”, which also includes such Korean actors as Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Min-ho and Kim Woo-bin.
Also in 2014 came the drama “Pinocchio” with actress Park Shin Hye, where Lee Jong-suk played the role of reporter Choi Dal Po.
A year after the release of the drama “W”, he was invited to star in the TV series “While You Are Sleeping”, where he played the main role of Prosecutor Jung Jae Chan along with Pae Suzy, who played the role of reporter Nam Hong Ju, a girl who has prophetic dreams. In 2017, he played his first villain role in the film V.I.P. .
His last role before joining the army was in the comedy Romance is a Bonus Book.
Before joining the army, Lee Jong-seok resigned as executive director of A-MAN, a position taken by his younger brother Lee Jong-hyuk.
He served in the army as a social worker 08.03.2019 - 02.01.2021