One of The Best Korean Supporting Actor
Lee Hyung-chul (born February 19, 1971) is a South Korean actor with good-looking appearance even though he is currently in his 40s. He is best known as a supporting actor in some television dramas or movies, such as in Pasta (2010), City Hall (2009), On Air (2008), and Scent of Man (2003). Not only as a supporting actor, but he also has good acting skills for some main roles, most notably in Good For You (2013) and War of The Roses (2011). Because of his mesmerizing acting, Lee Hyung-chul had been nominated in the SBS Drama Awards for two years.
Besides having a career in dramas and movies, Lee Hyung-chul has also played a role in a Korean version of the classical musical theater production, My Fair Lady, in 2008 as Henry Riggins, an arrogant professor of linguistics. Wanna see further information about Lee Hyung-chul ? Let’s check it out !
Lee Hyung-chul’s Profile
Name / Hangul : Lee Hyung-chul / 이형철
Birth date : February 19, 1971
Birth place : South Korea
Zodiak Sign : Pisces
Nationality : Korean
Blood type : A
Height/weight : 183 cm / 75 kg
Education : City University of New York
Occupation : Korean Actor
Career of Lee Hyung-chul
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2018 | Midsummer | Ha Sang-man (support role) |
| 2012 | Deranged | Jason Kim (support role) |
| 2007 | Voice of Murderer | Han Sang-woo (support role) |
| 2006 | Love Phobia | Jin Sang-woo (support role) |
| 2004 | Hi! Drama 2: Showdown in Seoul | Gu-man (support role) |
| 2002 | The Hidden Princess | Roy (support role) |
| 1997 | The Last Defense | Han Jang-dol (support role) |
TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2017 | Return of Fortunate Bok | Park Jae-jin (support role) | MBC |
| 2016 | Second to Last Love | Park Cheon-soo (support role) | SBS |
| 2015 | Flower of The Queen | Seo In-chul (support role) | MBC |
| 2013 | Good For You | Cha Woo-sung (main role) | MBC |
| 2013 | Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love | Prince Bok Sun (guest role) | SBS |
| 2011 | War of The Roses | Hwang Dok-tak (main role) | SBS |
| 2010 | Pasta | Keum Seok-ho (support role) | MBC |
| 2009 | City Hall | Lee Jeong-do (support role) | SBS |
| 2008 | On Air | Jin Sang-woo as SW Entertainment President (support role) | SBS |
| 2007 | Oh Lovers | Jang Hyun-suk (main role) | SBS |
| 2006 | Over The Rainbow | Jeong Sang-hyun (support role) | MBC |
| 2006 | Hwarang Fighter Maru | Park Won-kyung (support role) | KBS2 |
| 2006 | Special of My Life | Kim Tae-jin (support role) | MBC |
| 2005 | Sisters of The Sea | Woo Choong-geun (main role) | MBC |
| 2005 | TV Novel: Wind Flower | Kim In-pyo (main role) | KBS1 |
| 2003 | Desert Spring | Seung-mo / Ikarashi Hideo | MBC |
| 2003 | Scent of Man | Jung Hyo-ryong (support role) | MBC |
| 2003 | TV Novel: Buni | Bae Jin-hwan | KBS1 |
| 2001 | TV Novel: Flower Story | Sa Sa-ki (support role) | KBS1 |
| 2000 | Snowflakes | Chef Jang (support role) | SBS |
| 2000 | The More I Love You | Son Kwang-ho (support role) | MBC |
| 1999 | KAIST | guest role | SBS |
| 1996 | Power of Love | Moon Jung-hui (support role) | MBC |
| 1996 | Reporting of Duty | Jang Pan-kyo | KBS2 |
| 1996 | Yes, Sir | support role | KBS2 |
| 1995 | Bold Men | KBS2 |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2009 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in Drama Special | City Hall | Nominated |
| 2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in Drama Special | On Air | Nominated |
Musical Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins |
The First Kiss Scene
As one of the senior actors in Korea, Lee Hyung-chul might be doing various scenes such as kissing scene. Lee Hyung-chul talked about his experience of a certain kissing scene in Radio Star episode 430, a Korean talk show airing on MBC where the atmosphere is really informal and sometimes interspersed with comedy aspect with the main DJs Kim Gu-ra, Yoon Jong-shin, Kim Kook-jin, and Kyuhyun. Lee Hyung-chul said that his first kissing scene was with Uhm Jeong-hwa (born August 17, 1969), a South Korean actress and K-pop singer.
Acting as An Antagonist Main Role, Woo-sung
In one role in his acting career, Lee Hyung-chul once played as an antagonist, Woo-sung, in the TV show Good For You which aired on MBC morning program in 2013. This drama was about two love birds Ji-soo (Haa Hee-ra) and Woo-sung (Lee Hyung-chul) who loved each other when they were young. Unfortunately, this relationship could not last long due to Ji-soo’s ambitions to destroy the President of JS Company who had devastated her family, so then Woo-sung dumped her and studied aboard in England while Ji-soo was pregnant. Ji-soo decided to keep the baby and married Ki-cheol (Park Joon-hyuk), meanwhile Woo-sung met Seon-mi (Kim Bin-woo) in England and became a couple.
When Woo-sung went home to Korea, he met Ji-soo and realized that he still loved her but he could not leave Seon-mi because of her wealth. Woo-sung then contemplated killing Ji-soo, but he didn’t realize that the woman he met was Ji-soo’s twin sister, Ji-won.
