Lee Joon-gi (; born April 17, 1982) is a South Korean actor who quickly rose to fame on his first leading role playing a clown in the critically acclaimed film The King and the Clown (2005) and gained further recognition in the romantic comedy My Girl (2005−06). Since then, he has diversified into other genres such as historical dramas (sageuk) and action thrillers. The popularity of his work overseas, especially in Asia, have established him as a top Hallyu star.
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Hotel Venus Boy Japanese production Flying Boys Dong-wan 2005 The King and the Clown Gong-gil 2006 Fly, Daddy, Fly Go Seung-suk 2007 Virgin Snow Kim Min Korean and Japanese co-production May 18 Kang Jin-woo 2016 Never Said Goodbye Jun-ho Chinese production Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Commander Chu Hollywood debut TBA Dochabi Yi Do-gwan Netflix film
Television series
Year Title Role Notes 2003 Nonstop 4 Himself Cameo 2004 Drama City – "What Should I Do?" Seong-ho Cameo (ep. 234) Star's Echo Chan-gyu 2005 My Girl Seo Jung-woo 2006 The 101st Proposal Himself Cameo (ep. 1) 2007 Time Between Dog and Wolf Lee Soo-hyun / Kay 2008 Iljimae Yong / Lee Geom 2009 Hero Jin Do-hyuk 2012 Arang and the Magistrate Kim Eun-oh 2013 Two Weeks Jang Tae-san 2014 Gunman in Joseon Park Yoon-kang / Hasegawa Hanjo 2015 The Scholar Who Walks the Night Kim Sung-yeol She Was Pretty Himself Cameo (ep. 9) 2016 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo 4th Prince Wang So 2017 Criminal Minds Kim Hyun-joon 2018 Lawless Lawyer Bong Sang-pil 2019 Hotel del Luna Exorcist Cameo (ep. 3) 2020 Flower of Evil Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo 2022 Again My Life Kim Hee-woo 2023 Arthdal Chronicles Adult Eun-seom / Saya Season 2 2026Kidnap Game †Han Ki-joo
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2016 7 First Kisses Himself Episode 1–2 2018 Secret Queen Makers Episode 6
Television shows Year Title Notes 2009 World Special "LOVE" – Indonesia with Lee Joon-gi and Kim Ha-neul March 21 and 28 2012 Lee Joon-Gi's JG Style 2013 Lee Joon-Gi's JG World 2018 Lee Joon-Gi's JG Island
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2006 "Anystar" Lee Hyo-ri
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