Lee Yeon (South Korean Actress)

Lee Yeon (Hangul: 이연) is a South Korean actress born on February 27, 1995. She has gained recognition for her diverse roles across film and television series.

Promotional portrait of South Korean actress Lee Yeon

Early Life and Profile

Lee Yeon was born in South Korea on February 27, 1995. Standing at a height of 160 cm, she entered the South Korean entertainment industry and established a notable presence in both streaming series and feature films.

Acting Career

Lee began taking on television and film roles in the late 2010s, appearing in single-episode television dramas such as Drama Stage: Wave Height (2019) and Drama Special: Good Bye, B1 (2019). Her profile expanded significantly with appearances in prominent streaming and network series.

In 2022, she gained broader attention for portraying a juvenile offender in the Netflix series Juvenile Justice, and she appeared in the Wavve series Weak Hero Class 1 as Young-Yi. Her career progressed further in 2023 with notable roles in television series including Crash Course in Romance, where she played the younger version of the main character Nam Haeng-Seon, and the sci-fi action thriller series Duty After School as No Ae-Seol. That same year, she appeared in the Netflix action film Kill Boksoon as Kim Young-Ji.

Filmography

Films

The Journey to Gyeongju (2026) - Dong-Joo
Kill Boksoon (2023) - Kim Young-Ji

Television and Streaming Series

Perfect Crown (MBC / 2026) - Do Hye-Jung

D.P. Season 2 (Netflix / 2023) - An Su-Jin (ep. 5)
Delightfully Deceitful (tvN / 2023) - Jung Da-Jung
Duty After School Part 1 & 2 (TVING / 2023) - No Ae-Seol
Crash Course in Romance (tvN / 2023) - Nam Haeng-Seon (young)
Weak Hero Class 1 (Wavve / 2022) - Young-Yi
Juvenile Justice (Netflix / 2022) - Baek Seong-U
D.P. (Netflix / 2021) - An Su-Jin
Find Me in Your Memory (MBC / 2020) - student (ep. 7-8)

TV Movies

Drama Special: Shoot For Love (KBS2 / 2023) - Go Do-Hyun
Drama Special: To My Assailant (KBS2 / 2020) - Lee Eun-Seo
Drama Special: Good Bye, B1 (KBS2 / 2019) - Lee Yeon-Hee
Drama Stage: Wave Height (tvN / 2019) - Ye-Eun