Lee Jung-hyun

Born in Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea on February 7, 1980, Lee Jung-hyun has built an acting career spanning 28 credits. One of her earliest roles was the Girl in the 1996 film A Petal. In 1999, she took home two Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best New Artist and Best Dance Performance.

Moviegoers may recognize her as Mrs. Jeong in The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Oh Mal-nyeon in The Battleship Island (2017), Min-jung in Peninsula (2020) and Jeong-ahn in Decision to Leave (2022). Her other films include Juvenile Offender (2012), Alice in Earnestland (2015), Love, Again (2019) and The Night of the Undead (2020). Most recently, she takes on the role of Choi Jun-kyung in the 2024 series Parasyte: The Grey.

Where to watch their movies

• Amazon Prime Video: Peninsula
• Netflix: Decision to Leave

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Frequent co-stars

• Seo Young-hwa · 2 films together: Alice in Earnestland, Juvenile Offender
• Oh Kwang-rok · 2 films together: Coming of Age, Night Fishing
• Kim Joong-hee · 2 films together: The Battleship Island, Toe-Tapping Tunes
• Kim Min-jae · 2 films together: Peninsula, The Battleship Island
• Jin Goo · 2 films together: The Admiral: Roaring Currents, Lee Jung Hyun: V
• Park Kyung-hye · 2 films together: Limit, Love, Again

Awards won

• Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Artist (1999)
• Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Dance Performance (1999)

Nominations

• Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Artist (2000)

Career at a glance

First credit: A Petal (1996) · Credits: 28

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Decision to Leave2022 · Jeong-ahnReviewed
• Peninsula2020 · Min-jungReviewed

Other work

• Coming of Age2026 · Director
• Coming of Age2026 · Jae-soon
• Toe-Tapping Tunes2025 · Su-mi
• Toe-Tapping Tunes2025 · Director
• Parasyte: The Grey2024 · Choi Jun-kyung
• Limit2022 · So-eun
• The Night of the Undead2020 · So-hee
• Love, Again2019 · Seon-young
• The Running Actress2017 · Jung-hyun
• The Battleship Island2017 · Oh Mal-nyeon
• Split2016 · Hee-jin
• Alice in Earnestland2015 · Soo-nam
• The Family Is Coming2015 · Na Joon-hee
• The Admiral: Roaring Currents2014 · Mrs. Jeong
• Lee Jung Hyun: V2013
• Juvenile Offender2012 · Jang Hyo-seung
• Night Fishing2011 · Female shaman
• Confucius2010

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