Personal info
Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1989-09-14
Location
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Edit pageLee Jong Suk
Biography
Lee Jong-suk (Korean: 이종석, born 14 September 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week.
Lee's breakthrough role was in School 2013 (2012). He is also well known for his roles in I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), Doctor Stranger (2014), Pinocchio (2014), W (2016), While You Were Sleeping (2017), Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019), and Big Mouth (2022).
Lee is best friends with fellow model-actor and School 2013 co-star Kim Woo-bin, whom he has known since their modeling days.
He was the owner of the dining cafe, 89Mansion. The cafe closed permanently on September 14, 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 31 December 2022, Lee's agency confirmed his relationship with singer-actress IU. The agency on IU's side also confirmed the couple's relationship, which started four months prior to the official announcement.
Lee began his mandatory military service on 8 March 2019. Lee was deemed unfit to enlist as an active duty soldier as a result of suffering a car accident when he was 16 and tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
Therefore, he was confirmed to work as a public service officer and was expected to be discharged on 31 December 2020. He was discharged on 2 January 2021.
