Lee Beom-soo (Korean: 이범수, born January 3, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is well known for his role in Singles, Giant, On Air, Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, as well as in History of a Salaryman.
Lee enrolled in the Department of Theater at Chung-ang University in Seoul in 1988. He made his acting debut in the 1990 film Kurae, Kakkumun Hanulul Boja (Yes, Let’s Look Up At the Sky Now and Again). Following his debut, he appeared in films including The Ginkgo Bed, City of the Rising Sun, The Anarchists, Jungle Juice and Wet Dreams, but it was the 2003 film Singles that made him rise to stardom. The Korean press has dubbed him "The Little Giant of Chungmuro" (Korean equivalent of Hollywood). He received a 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award for best TV drama actor for his role in Giant.
Lee Beom-soo got married for the first time in 2003 but divorced after four months. In 2010, he married Lee Yoon-jin, an English interpreter, who taught him English. Shortly after the May ceremony, they announced that they were expecting their first child. Their daughter, Lee So-eul (이소을), was born on March 1, 2011. On February 21, 2014 their son, Lee Da-eul (이다을) was born.
Works
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|
| 2016 | Operation Chromite | Lim Gye-Jin |
| 2016 | Unforgettable | Yong-chul (cameo) |
| 2015 | The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin |
| 2014 | The Divine Move | Sal-soo |
| 2012 | Over My Dead Body | Baek Hyun-chul |
| 2010 | Sai | |
| 2009 | Descendants of Hong Gil Dong | Hong Mu-hyeok |
| Where is Jung Seung Phil | Jung Seung-phil |
| More Than Blue | Cha Ju-hwan |
| Lifting King Kong | Lee Ji-bong |
| 2008 | Death Bell | Hwang Chang-ok |
| 2006 | Project Makeover | Oh Tae-hoon (cameo) |
| My Wife is a Gangster 3 | Ki-chul |
| 200 Pounds Beauty | hit taxi driver (cameo) |
| Mission Sex Control | Byeon Suk-gu |
| The City of Violence | Pil-ho |
| Forbidden Quest | Gwang-heon |
| 2005 | Lee Dae-ro Can't Die | Lee Dae-ro |
| She's on Duty | detective (cameo) |
| 2004 | Superstar Mr. Gam | Gam Sa-yong |
| Au Revoir, UFO | Sang-hyun |
| 2003 | Please Teach Me English | subway passenger (cameo) |
| Oh! Brothers | Oh Bong-goo |
| Singles | Jeong-jun |
| 2002 | The Romantic President | bum in subway station (cameo) |
| Make It Big | Ji-hyeong |
| Wet Dreams | Byung-chul |
| Jungle Juice | Cheol-su |
| 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | |
| 2000 | Bungee Jumping of Their Own | Lee Dae-geun |
| Just Do It! | Won Kwang-tae |
| Anarchists | Dol-seok |
| 1999 | Love | |
| Grand Opening | |
| 1998 | If the Sun Rises in the West | |
| City of the Rising Sun | Byeong-guk |
| Scent of a Man | |
| The Soul Guardians | |
| A Growing Business | Victim |
| 1997 | The Contact | |
| 1996 | Ghost Mamma | |
| 1995 | A Hot Roof | |
| 1991 | Teenage Coup | |
| 1990 | Well, Sometimes Let's Look at the Sky | |
Television dramas
Lee Beom-soo at the IRIS 2 shooting in Hungary, 2012 November
| Year | Title | Role | TV Network |
|---|
| 2016 | Moorim School | Wang Hao | KBS2 |
| 2015 | Last | Kwak Heung-sam | jTBC |
| 2014 | Triangle | Jang Dong-soo | MBC |
| 2013 | Prime Minister and I | Prime Minister Kwon Yool | KBS2 |
| IRIS 2 | Yoo Joong-won | KBS |
| 2012 | Dr. Jin | Lee Ha-weung | MBC |
| History of a Salaryman | Yoo Bang | SBS |
| 2010 | Giant | Lee Kang-Mo |
| 2008 | On Air (SBS, 2008) | Jang Ki-joon |
| 2007 | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | Ahn Joong-geun |
| If in Love... Like Them | | Mnet/SBS |
| 1999 | Love Story Ep 2 "Message" | | SBS |
Variety Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|
| 2009 | Family Outing | Guest,Himself | SBS |
| 2016 | The Return of Superman (TV series) | Himself, with his children | KBS |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|
| 2007 | SG Wannabe | "Arirang" |
| Brown Eyes | "Already One Year" |
| Kim Jong-wook | "Bad Guy" |
| 2006 | SG Wannabe | "Precious History" |
| 2011 | WE | "The Rain" |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work |
|---|
| 2007 | 44th Grand Bell Awards | Popularity Award | The City of Violence |
| 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Popularity Award | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee |
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Lee Yo-won |
| Top Ten Star Award |
| Producers' Choice Award |
| 2008 | Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Male Drama Star | |
| 2010 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellent Award, Special Planning Drama-Actor | Giant |
| Top Ten Star Award |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Im Yoona | Prime Minister and I |
