Lee Joong-ok: South Korean Actor Profile and Filmography

Lee Joong-ok (Hangul: 이중옥) is a South Korean actor born on April 12, 1979. He has built a prolific career appearing in a wide range of supporting and character roles across South Korean cinema and television series.

Portrait of South Korean actor Lee Joong-ok — Lee Joong-ok

Film Career

Lee has contributed to numerous feature films spanning various genres, ranging from intense thrillers to comedies. Some of his notable film appearances include:

Colony (2026) - Lee Bong-Seok
Hurdle (2025) - Coach Park
Officer Black Belt (2024) - Han Byung-Soon
Brave Citizen (2023) - Seo Sang-Woo
Come Back Home (2022) - Joon-Chul
Drown (2022) - Do-Woo
Stellar (2022) - Department Head Jung
A Year-End Medley (2021) - hotel executive director
The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey (2021) - Cheon Joo-Bong
Hitman: Agent Jun (2020) - foreman
Stone Skipping (2020) - Yong-Duk
Forbidden Dream (2019) - judge
Extreme Job (2019) - Hwan-Dong
The Drug King (2018) - Yoon Kang-Sik
Burning (2018) - patrolman
Train To Busan (2016) - suite man 1
Fourth Place (2016) - Public Officer Kim
See, Beethoven (2014) - skip man
Broken (2014) - section chief of Sang-Hyun's workplace
The Cat (2011) - Subsection Chief Lee
Are You Crazy (2008) - morgue employee
Secret Sunshine (2007) - bar clerk

Television Series and Streaming Work

In addition to his film work, Lee has maintained an active presence in television and streaming dramas, frequently taking on diverse supporting characters:

Family Matters 2 (Coupang Play, 2026)
Shin's Project (tvN, 2025) - upset tenant (ep. 1)
Tastefully Yours (ENA-Genie TV, 2025) - butcher shop owner
Second Shot at Love (tvN, 2025) - Ki-Bum's dad
The Judge from Hell (SBS, 2024) - Kim Jae-Hyun
No Gain No Love (tvN-TVING, 2024) - Nam-Gil (ep. 3)
Pachinko Season 2 (Apple TV+, 2024) - Korean Assoc. Leader (ep. 1)
The Auditors (tvN, 2024) - Park Jae-Hwan
A Killer Paradox (Netflix, 2024) - Kang Sang-Muk
Castaway Diva (tvN, 2023) - Kang Sang-Doo
Strong Girl Nam-Soon (JTBC, 2023) - Kim Nam-Gil
Bloodhounds (Netflix, 2023) - drunk man (ep. 1)
The Glory (Netflix, 2022) - Tae-Uk (ep. 6)
Unicorn (Coupang Play, 2022) - Kwak Sung-Beom
The Good Detective 2 (JTBC, 2022) - Jang Ki-Jin
Twenty Five Twenty One (tvN, 2022) - fencing club coach (ep. 1, 7)
Inspector Koo (JTBC, 2021) - medical examiner (ep. 3)
D.P. (Netflix, 2021) - sauna cashier (ep. 2)
Mine (tvN, 2021) - Kim Seong-Tae
L.U.C.A.: The Beginning (tvN, 2021) - Kim Hwang-Sik
Zombie Detective (KBS2, 2020) - Wang Wey
Hi Bye, Mama! (tvN, 2020) - apartment ghost (ep. 1, 10)
The Cursed (tvN, 2020) - Cheon Joo-Bong
Strangers from Hell (OCN, 2019) - Hong Nam-Bok
The Guest (OCN, 2018) - Choi Min-Sang (ep. 3-4)
Sketch (JTBC, 2018) - Seo Sang-Koo

TV Movies

The Pork Cutlets (MBC, 2024) - Deok-Sam
Ping Pong Ball (JTBC, 2018) - detective