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Lee Sung-wook

Lee Sung-wook

Actor · Born October 3, 1979 (47) · South Korea

Lee Sung-wook was born on 3 October 1979 in South Korea. He is an actor, known for The Silent Sea (2021), Gyeongseong Creature (2023) and Project Wolf Hunting (2022).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 3, 1979 (47)
From
South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 52% in 30 days

What are Lee Sung-wook's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Survival
23%
Bonds
16%
Morality
15%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
6
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
3
Warm
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous7

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 Sung-wook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lee Sung-wook'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

43 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bae Heung-gon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Reborn Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Park Bong-gi

  • Salmokji: Whispering Water(2026)

    as Lee Jong-hwan

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Seven O'Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Aema(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Manager Choi

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Winning Try(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jeon Nak-gyeon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Go-to Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Escape(2024)

    as Lieutenant Hong

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Long Time No Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Eun-tae

  • The Frog(2024)

    Show as Choi Gyeong-nam

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Noryang: Deadly Sea(2023)

    as Ip-bu

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as To-jaeng

  • Miraculous Brothers(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Lee Tae-man

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • XO, Kitty(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mr. Kim

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Black Knight(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Director Oh Ji Hwan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kang Jong-hoon

  • Sunday League (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Joon Il

  • Project Wolf Hunting(2022)

    as Lee Kyung-ho

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Extraordinary Attorney Woo(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Hwang Du-yong

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Forecasting Love and Weather(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Eom Dong-han

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Silent Sea(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kim Hee-sun

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Spiritwalker(2020)

    as Mr. Yoo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Josée(2020)

    as Choi Kyung

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Collectors(2020)

    as Gwang-cheol

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Samjin Company English Class(2020)

    as Hong Su-chul

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 365: Repeat the Year(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Park Sun Ho

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Persona(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jung-geun

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Hit-and-Run Squad(2019)

    as Hyeong-gwan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Mission(2019)

    as Jang Chun-sam

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 32 episodes · as Choi Moo-ja

  • Microhabitat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dae-yong

  • Misty(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Oh Dae-woong

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 120 episodes · as Hwang Soo-Chan

  • Duel(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Koo Bon-seok

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Chief Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Sang-hyeok

  • Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Detective Suh

  • Girl on the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Detective Kong

  • Luck-Key(2016)

    as Nam Myeong-jin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lee Tae-gil

  • Beautiful Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · as Yoo Jang-Bae

  • Tazza: The Hidden Card(2014)

    as Busan Gambling Joint Thug

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • B.E.D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Repair employee

  • The Wild River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Luck-Key (2016)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Luck-Key (2016)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20122026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2016Screen debut· Luck-Key
  • 2018Breakout· Microhabitat

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 42: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2010s16 · acting2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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.

How do Lee Sung-wook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Miraculous Brothers (2023)

95th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Winning Try (2025)

Midcredits 92nd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 56. 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 Sung-wook'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 80 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 73 · 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 Sung-wook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lee Sung-wook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Jong-kwan shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers