Lee Ki-young
Lee Ki-young (이기영) is a South Korean actor best known as Kang Joo-chul in Vagabond and Go Gi-kwang in Big Mouth.
Beyond the screen.
Lee Ki-young is a South Korean actor, born on August 26, 1963, in Seoul. Oxfea viewers know him as Kang Joo-chul, the NIS team leader in Vagabond (2019).
Early life
He grew up in Seoul in an acting family; his older brother is actor Lee Hyo-jung. He studied theatre at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.
Career and breakthrough
He debuted in the play King Lear in 1984. His breakthrough came in Marathon (2005), as Jung-wook, the coach of a young runner with autism.
Popular roles
In While You Were Sleeping (2017) he plays Park Dae-young. In Vagabond (2019), his Kang Joo-chul leads the NIS team. In Big Mouth (2022) he plays Go Gi-kwang.
Recent work
After Big Mouth he appeared in Payback (2023), The Tyrant (2024) and Brewing Love (2024). More than forty years after his debut, he remains one of Korea's most trusted character actors.
A career, chapter by chapter.
Selected drama roles
- Vagabond — Kang Joo-chul
- While You Were Sleeping — Park Dae-young
- Big Mouth — Go Gikwang
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