---
name: "Lee Sung-min"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lee-sung-min"
fi1m_id: "lee-sung-min"
imdb_id: "nm1520129"
tmdb_id: 141548
wikidata_id: "Q6515213"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 October 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-19T04:30:23.274685+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lee Sung-min

## Identity

Lee Sung-min

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lee-sung-min
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lee-sung-min
- **IMDb ID:** nm1520129
- **TMDB ID:** 141548
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6515213
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sung-min_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6515213, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1520129/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/141548

Actor. Born 15 October 1968 in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 October 1968, Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Sung-Min Lee , 이성민, Lee Seong-min, 李星民, 李聖旻, لی سونگ-مین
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sung-min_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6515213, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1520129/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/141548

## Coming up

- *Sacred Jewel* (2026-12-05), as Choi Gou — [page](https://film.one/tv/sacred-jewel.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*No Other Choice*](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lee Sung-min is a South Korean actor. Born in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, he trained in theatre in Daegu before moving to Seoul in the early 2000s. He began appearing in supporting film and television roles from the mid-2000s.

He received acclaim for performances in the series *Misaeng: Incomplete Life* (2014) and *Reborn Rich* (2022), winning Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for both, and for his role in the film *The Spy Gone North* (2018), which brought further Best Actor awards. Other credits include *The Attorney* (2013), *Juvenile Justice* (2022) and *No Other Choice* (2025), in which he played Gu Bum-mo.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv, tenasia.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *No Other Choice* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Gu Bum-mo — [page](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md)
- *The Good, the Bad, the Weird* (2008), Fi1m 74, as Chef — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-the-bad-the-weird.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sacred Jewel* (2026), series, as Choi Gou — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/sacred-jewel.md)
- *Punghyangjung* (2026), series, Actor
- *Teach You a Lesson* (2026), series, as Choi Kang-seok
- *Boss* (2025), as Lim Dae-su
- *No Other Choice* (2025), as Gu Bum-mo — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md)
- *The Queen Who Crowns* (2025), series, as Lee Seong-gye / King Taejo
- *The Tyrant* (2024), series, as Mr. Chae
- *Handsome Guys* (2024), as Jae-pil
- *A Bloody Lucky Day* (2023), series, as Oh Taek
- *12.12: The Day* (2023), as Jung Sang-ho
- *The Moon* (2023), as Hwang Gyu-tae
- *The Devil's Deal* (2023), as Kwon Soon-tae
- *Reborn Rich* (2022), series, as Jin Yang-chul
- *Remember* (2022), as Pil-ju
- *Shadow Detective* (2022), series, as Kim Taek-rok
- *Hunt* (2022), as Cho Won-sik
- *Juvenile Justice* (2022), series, as Kang Won-jung
- *Miracle: Letters to the President* (2021), as Tae-yoon
- *The 8th Night* (2021), as Park Jin-soo / Seon Hwa
- *Miniforce: Raid of Hamburger Monsters* (2020), Actor
- *The Man Standing Next* (2020), as President Park
- *Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP* (2020), as Joo Tae-ju
- *Money Game* (2020), series, as Heo Jae
- *Black Money* (2019), as Prosecutor General
- *The Beast* (2019), as Jung Han-su
- *Hit-and-Run Squad* (2019), as Seo Jeong-chae
- *The Drug King* (2018), as Seo Sang-hoon
- *The Witness* (2018), as Sang-hoon
- *The Spy Gone North* (2018), as Ri Myeong-woon
- *What a Man Wants* (2018), as Seok-geun
- *Real* (2017), as Choi Jin-gi
- *The Sheriff In Town* (2017), as Dae-ho
- *Familyhood* (2016), as Joo Min-ho
- *Memory* (2016), series, as Park Tae-suk
- *A Violent Prosecutor* (2016), as Woo Jong-gil
- *Sori: Voice from the Heart* (2016), as Hae-Gwan
- *The Piper* (2015), as Village chief
- *Hwajung* (2015), series, as Yi Deok-hyeong
- *Big Match* (2014), as Young-ho
- *Misaeng: Incomplete Life* (2014), series, as Oh Sang-shik
- *My Brilliant Life* (2014), as Ah-reum's Doctor
- *Kundo: Age of the Rampant* (2014), as Dae-ho
- *Broken* (2014), as Jang Eok-gwan
- *Venus Talk* (2014), as Lee Jae-ho
- *The Attorney* (2013), as Lee Yoon-taek
- *Miss Korea* (2013), series, as Teacher Jung
- *KBS 대기획 의궤, 8일간의 축제* (2013), series, as narrator
- *A Wonderful Moment* (2013), as Hee-suk
- *A Culprit Among Friends* (2012), Actor
- *Golden Time* (2012), series, as Choi In-hyuk
- *All About My Wife* (2012), as Director Na
- *The King 2 Hearts* (2012), series, as Lee Jae-kang (the King)
- *Hoya* (2012), as Doctor
- *Ordinary Love* (2012), series, as Kim Joo Pyung
- *Howling* (2012), as Young-cheol
- *Identical Criminals* (2011), as Kang Dae-woo
- *The Cat* (2011), as Silk Papa
- *Officer of the Year* (2011), as Detective Jo
- *Listen to My Heart* (2011), series, as Lee Myung-gyun
- *Café Noir* (2010), as Mi-yeon 1's Husband
- *The Unjust* (2010), as Chief Prosecutor
- *I'll Teach You Love* (2010), as Park Yong Dae
- *Troubleshooter* (2010), as Yoon Dae-hee
- *Last Flashman* (2010), as Jo Won-sik
- *Gloria* (2010), series, as Son Jong-Bum
- *A Little Pond* (2010), as Kkuri's Dad
- *Bestseller* (2010), as Editor-in-chief
- *Triangle* (2009), as CEO Lee Byung-joon
- *The Pot* (2009), as Dong-shik
- *Go Go 70s* (2008), as Byung-wook
- *The Good, the Bad, the Weird* (2008), as Chef — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-the-bad-the-weird.md)
- *On Air* (2008), series, as Song Soo-chul
- *Wide Awake* (2007), as Sang-woo's Father
- *Secret Sunshine* (2007), as Cook
- *The Devil* (2007), series, as Hwang Dae-pil
- *Seducing Mr. Perfect* (2006), as Director Yang
- *Silk Shoes* (2006), as Sung-chul
- *A Boy Who Went to Heaven* (2005), as Detective
- *Marathon* (2005), as Coach Son Jung-wook's Friend
- *Lovehollic Project* (2005), series, as -
- *Flying Boys* (2004), as Mr. Kim
- *My Mother the Mermaid* (2004), as Fruit Store Owner
- *Father and Son: The Story of Mencius* (2004), as Gang
- *Cartel*, Actor
- *Ode to My Father 2*, as Seong-min
- *Vampir*, Actor
- *Solo Leveling*, series, as Go Geon-hui

## Gallery

- ![이성민|2020《머니게임》제작발표회](https://film.one/media/person/7264/gallery-04a180e22407.png) 이성민|2020《머니게임》제작발표회 — NewsInStar, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/%EC%9D%B4%EC%84%B1%EB%AF%BC2020tvN%E3%80%8A%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%84%E3%80%8B%EC%A0%9C%EC%9E%91%EB%B0%9C%ED%91%9C%ED%9A%8C.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lee Sung-min](https://film.one/media/person/7264/gallery-5eaba3170c25.jpg) Lee Sung-min — Image via TMDB
- ![Lee Sung-min](https://film.one/media/person/7264/gallery-a9e0484c6625.jpg) Lee Sung-min — Image via TMDB
- ![Lee Sung-min](https://film.one/media/person/7264/gallery-92ccbaaf0c67.jpg) Lee Sung-min — Image via TMDB

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