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Lee Se-young

Lee Se-young

Birthday: 1992-12-20 | Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Lee Se Young is a South Korean actress managed by Prain TPC. She began her career as a child actress, starring in various movies and dramas such as Jewel in the Palace (2003), When I Turned Nine (2004), Lovely Rivals (2004) and The Wonder Years (2007). Lee gained increased popularity after starring in the 2016 family series"The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop", for which she won the "Best New Actress" award in the television category at the Baeksang Arts Award for her performance and Best Couple with her co-star Hyun Woo as were named as the “Achoo Couple” by fans. In 2017, Lee starred in her first leading role with KBS2's youth drama “Hit the Top”. In the same year, Lee starred in the fantasy romantic comedy drama A Korean Odyssey by the Hong sisters, and was praised for her portrayal of three different characters. In 2019, Lee starred in the tvN historical drama The Crowned Clown, based on the 2012 Korean historical film Masquerade, where she played the role of Queen Yoo So-woon. The same year, she appeared in the horror film Lingering and the medical drama Doctor John. In 2020, Lee starred in the mystery thriller Memorist as a genius profiler. She then reunited with Shin Sung-rok, whom she previously worked with in Trot Lovers, for the MBC drama Kairos In the 2021 MBC Drama Awards, Lee won the Top Excellence Actress award for her role in the historical romance series "The Red Sleeve", as well as the "Best Couple" award with Lee Jun Ho. In 2022, Lee made a special appearance as a cinema employee in the film Seoul Vibe. Lee also played the lead role as lawyer Kim Yu-ri in KBS romantic comedy drama The Law Cafe, reuniting with A Korean Odyssey co-star Lee Seung-gi.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Motel California

as    Ji Kang-hee

2024
What Comes After Love

as    Choi Hong

2023
The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

as    Park Yeon-woo

2022
The Law Cafe

as    Kim Yu-ri

2022
Europe Outside Your Tent

as    Self

2021
The Red Sleeve

as    Sung Deok-im

2020
Kairos

as    Han Ae-Ri

2020
Memorist

as    Han Sun-mi

2020
How Are U Bread

as    Noh Mi Rae

2020
Lingering

as    Yu-mi

2019
Doctor John

as    Kang Shi-Young

2019
The Crowned Clown

as    Yoo So-Woon

2018
Duck Town

as    Hee-jung

2018
Weekend Playlist

as    Herself

2017
The Best Hit

as    Choi Woo-Seung

2017
A Korean Odyssey

as    Jung Se-ra / Richie / Zombie / Asanyeo

2016
Vampire Detective

as    Han Gyeo-Wool

2015
We Broke Up

as    Ji Min

2014
Lovers of Music

as    Park Soo-in

2014
Hot Young Bloods

as    So-hee

2013
Horror Stories 2

as    Se-young (segment "444")

2013
Adolescence Medley

as    Yang Ah Young

2013
하늘재 살인사건

as    美琇

2012
Missing You

as    Han Ah-reum