1. In 2017, Lee Kyu-hyung shot to fame with his portrayal of Yoo Han-yang in tvN's television series Prison Playbook.
15 Facts About Lee Kyu-hyung
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Lee Kyu-hyung is well known for portraying a wide spectrum of roles on stage and screen.
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Lee Kyu-hyung was born on November 29,1983, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Lee Kyu-hyung attended Joongdong High School in Seoul, where he was a part of the theatre club.
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Lee Kyu-hyung was accepted into Kyung Hee University's film and theatre department, but dropped out before completing his degree and later graduated from Dongguk University with a major in Theater Studies.
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Lee Kyu-hyung made the decision to transfer to Dongguk as it was the alma mater of Choi Min-sik, an actor he admired.
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Lee Kyu-hyung began his acting career in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's " Whistle Theater " whilst attending college and completing his mandatory military service.
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Lee Kyu-hyung made his film debut in 2001 with a minor role in the movie Kick the Moon.
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Lee Kyu-hyung has since starred in various plays and musicals, most notably with recurring roles in Laundry, Fan Letter, and Gloomy Day.
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Lee Kyu-hyung was then cast as Yoo Han-yang, a second-generation tycoon serving in prison for drug use, in tvN's television series Prison Playbook.
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Director Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Kyu-hyung Woo-jung asked him to audition for the role after seeing his performances in the play Come See Me and the musical Fan Letter.
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Lee Kyu-hyung was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 3rd Korean Musical Awards for his role as D'Ysquith in the 2018 production of the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.
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In 2019, Lee Kyu-hyung appeared as the titular character in the CJ Entertainment production of the musical Cyrano, alongside musical actors Ryu Jung-han, Choi Jae-woong, and Jo Hyung-gyun.
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In November 2019, Lee Kyu-hyung reprised his role as the writer Kim Hae-jin in the musical Fan Letter, a Korean musical set during Japanese occupation in the 1930s.
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In 2020, Lee Kyu-hyung is slated to appear in the film Stellar, a fantasy comic drama.