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Lee Je-hoon

Lee Je-hoon

Actor · Born July 4, 1984 (42) · Seoul, South Korea

Lee Je-hoon (born July 4, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He started his career in indie films. After his breakthrough in acclaimed independent film Bleak Night (2011), he went on to appear in commercial films like The Front Line (2011), Architecture 101 (2012), My Paparotti (2013), I Can Speak (2017), Time to Hunt (2020), and television series Fashion King (2012), Secret Door (2014), Signal (2016), Tomorrow, With You (2017), Where Stars Land (2018), Taxi Driver (2021–2023), and Move to Heaven (2021).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 4, 1984 (42)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Lee Je-hoon's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
23%
Power
18%
Survival
15%
Self
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
7
Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
2
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lee Je-hoon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lee Je-hoon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Big Deal(2025)

    as Choi In-beom

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Negotiation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Yoon Ju-no

  • Escape(2024)

    as Lim Kyu-nam

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Chief Detective 1958(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Park Yeong-han

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Noryang: Deadly Sea(2023)

    as Crown Prince Gwanghae

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • One Dollar Lawyer(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Je-hoon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Unframed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Unframed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Move to Heaven(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cho Sang-gu

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Taxi Driver(2021)

    Show 48 episodes · as Kim Do-ki

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Collectors(2020)

    as Dong-gu

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Time to Hunt(2020)

    as Jun-seok

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Stove League(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Je-Hoon

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Where Stars Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 32 episodes · as Lee Soo-yeon

  • 시그널 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Park Hae-yeong

  • Fake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • I Can Speak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Park Min-jae

  • Earth: One Amazing Day(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 쉘위워크 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Anarchist from Colony(2017)

    as Park Yeol

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Yoo So-joon

  • Infinite Challenge - Muhan Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Park Hae-Young

  • Phantom Detective(2016)

    as Hong Gil-dong

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Signal(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · as Park Hae-young

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · as Crown Prince Sado

  • My Paparotti(2013)

    as Jang-ho

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • An Ethics Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jung-hoon

  • Ghost Sweepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Suk-hyun

  • Architecture 101(2012)

    as Young Lee Seung-min

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Fashion King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jung Jae-hyuk

  • Boys On Film: Bad Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Seok-i (segment "Just Friends?")

  • The Front Line(2011)

    as Shin Il-young

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bleak Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gi-tae

  • Finding Mr. Destiny(2010)

    as Woo-hyung

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Maldives Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Be with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kim Se-Young

  • The Servant(2010)

    as Hanbok Designer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 123 episodes · as Kim Eun-Gook

  • The Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as King Soonjong

  • Miss Comunications (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Dog in My Headlights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Just Friends? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Seok-i

  • The Pit and the Pendulum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as young Sang-tae

  • When Winter Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Ah, Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Holy Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yeong-woon

  • One Smoky Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Eun-ho

  • See You After School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ahn-Kyung

  • Truth litmus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • SBS Drama Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Host · as Self

  • The Long Shot Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Kwon Baek

  • 흉몽 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 51 of them dated from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Architecture 101 (2012)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

Signal (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Taxi Driver (2021)

Film career

19922025

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2009Screen debut· Just Friends?
  • 2009First top-billed film· Just Friends?
  • 2020Career best· Time to Hunt
  • 2021Career best· Move to Heaven

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 53: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thDirecting2 of 53: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 53: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 53: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 53% of 15 roles
0914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lee Je-hoon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Anarchist from Colony (2017)

62nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Signal (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lee Je-hoon's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Lee Je-hoon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lee Je-hoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cho Jin-woong shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers