Quick facts

Full name
Lee Jin-uk
Korean name
이진욱
Born
September 16, 1981
Age
45
Birthplace
Cheongju, South Korea
Nationality
South Korean
Occupation
actor
Years active
2004–
Agency
BH Entertainment
Debut
professional activity, 2004
Sweet Home → Squid Game 3

Lee Jin-uk: Biography and beginnings

Lee Jin-uk (이진욱) — Lee Jin-uk. Born: September 16, 1981, Cheongju, South Korea. active since: 2004. represented by: BH Entertainment.

The documented starting point used here is professional activity, 2004. Height, MBTI, residence and family details are not filled automatically; fields without a strong source remain hidden. Official production titles retain their distributed form.

Career development — Sweet Home

Lee Jin-uk has alternated television romance with thrillers and fantasy. Nine used a time-travel structure, Voice 2 and 3 placed him at the centre of a dark investigation, and Sweet Home gave him a character whose status and identity change across the series.

Selected filmography: Lee Jin-uk

This selection is not a substitute for a complete filmography. It traces the route from Nine through Sweet Home to Squid Game 3, listing character and platform separately.

  • 2013 — Nine — role: Park Sun-woo — tvN
  • 2015 — The Time We Were Not in Love — role: Choi Won — SBS
  • 2018–2019 — Voice 2–3 — role: Do Kang-woo — OCN
  • 2020–2024 — Sweet Home — role: Pyeon Sang-wook — Netflix
  • 2021–2022 — Bulgasal: Immortal Souls — role: Dan Hwal — tvN / Netflix
  • 2024–2025 — Squid Game 2–3 — role: Park Gyeong-seok — Netflix

Career timeline: Lee Jin-uk

  • 2004 — professional activity, 2004
  • 2020–2024 — Sweet Home
  • 2025 — Squid Game 3

Recently documented work: Squid Game 3

The most recent reference included in this selection is Squid Game 3 (2025). The wording is deliberate: the page does not automatically call it the “latest project” unless the source supplies a complete current list. The permanent profile can absorb the next confirmed role without creating a duplicate page.

Sources and verification: Lee Jin-uk

Core source: BH Entertainment. Biographical data and projects are published only when they can be tied to the displayed sources. Where shown, age is calculated automatically from the birth date under the international standard; it is not stored as a fixed number.

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