Im Won-hee
| Im Won-hee | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
October 11, 1970 South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임원희 |
| Revised Romanization | Im Won-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Wŏnhŭi |
Im Won-hee (born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa (Hangul: 목화), starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef.[1] But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee,[2] which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films.[3] The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.[4][5]
Filmography
Film
- The Advocate: A Missing Body (2015) - Office manager Park
- Three Summer Nights (2015) - Dal-soo
- Makgeolli Girls (2015) - Jang-ddol
- My Dear Girl, Jin-young (2013) - OB/GYN doctor (cameo)
- Horror Stories 2 (2013) - teacher (short film "The Escape")
- Rockin' on Heaven's Door (2013) - Bong-shik[6]
- Happiness for Sale (2013) - man at city hall stealing coins (cameo)
- I Am a King (2012) - Hae-goo[7]
- Mr. Idol (2011) - Park Sang-shik
- Officer of the Year (2011) - Ph.D Ko[8]
- Romantic Heaven (2011) - Detective Kim
- The Quiz Show Scandal (2010) - Lee Joon-sang
- A Barefoot Dream (2010) - Director Poong
- Republic of Korea 1% aka Miss Staff Sergeant (2010) - Wang Jong-pal
- Short! Short! Short! 2009: Show Me the Money (2009) - (short film "Neo Liberal Man")[9]
- Dachimawa Lee (2008) - Dachimawa Lee
- Le Grand Chef (2007) - Bong-joo
- M (2007) - Sung-woo
- Punch Strike (2007) - Kwang-gyun
- Happy Killing aka Femme Fatale (2007) - Du-chan
- Crying Fist (2005) - Won-tae[10][11]
- Lovely Rivals (2004) - man in TV drama (cameo)
- Three... Extremes (2004) - intruder (short film "Cut")
- Silmido (2003) - Won-hee
- No Comment (2002) - theater exam taker ("gosi-saeng") / national assembly member 1
- Fun Movie (2002) - Hwangbo
- No Blood No Tears (2002) - Haepari ("jellyfish")
- This Is Law aka Out of Justice (2001) - Bong Soo-chul
- Guns & Talks (2001) - priest
- Coming Out (short film, 2000) - tutor
- Taxi of Terror (2000) - policeman 1
- Dachimawa Lee (short film, 2000) - Dachimawa Lee
- Die Bad (2000) - Detective Lee
- The Spy (1999) - taxi hijacker 3
- The Happenings (1998) - gangster 1
Television series
- You're All Surrounded (SBS, 2014) - Cha Tae-ho
- Dating Agency: Cyrano (tvN, 2013) - Kim Chul-soo (guest appearance, ep 10-12)
- Syndrome (jTBC, 2012) - Oh Gwang-hee
- Salamander Guru and The Shadows (SBS, 2012) - Won-sam
- Drama Special "Lethal Move" (KBS2, 2011) - Jong-man
- Legend of the Patriots (KBS1, 2010) - Kim Joon-beom
- Coma (OCN, 2006) - Detective Choi[12][13]
Variety show
- Real Men - Season 2 (SBS, 2015)[14]
- I Am a Man (KBS2, 2014)
- Law of the Jungle in Borneo (SBS, 2014)
- Law of the Jungle in Micronesia (SBS, 2013-2014)
- Gag Concert "Discoveries in Life" sketch (KBS2, 2013)
Theater
- Rain Man (2009) - Raymond Babbitt
- Leave When They're Applauding (2000)
- Heotang (1999)
- Taxi Driver (1997)
- Romeo and Juliet (1995)
References
- ↑ "Le Grand Chef depicts story of talented cook". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Yi, Chang-ho (19 December 2008). "JUN Ji-hyun and SUL Kyung-gu portrayed greatest characters". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 다찌마와 리 (Dajjimawa Lee)". Twitch Film. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ D'Sa, Nigel (23 January 2008). "RYOO Seung-wan Remakes Short into Feature". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Yang, Sung-jin (14 August 2008). "Dachimawa Lee breaks new ground in comedy". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (24 May 2013). "Not all is grim when the reaper pays a visit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Lee, Tae-ho (30 July 2012). "Ju Ji-hoon says "I met director every single day to act out beggar and king"". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (28 April 2011). "Arrest gives '90s comedy zesty spin". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (3 September 2009). "Money Comes Up Rather Short". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 주먹이 운다 (Crying Fist)". Twitch Film. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Kim, Kyu Hyun (7 February 2006). "Crying Fist DVD Review: Ryoo Seung Wan's latest shows his growth as a filmmaker". OhmyNews International. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ "OCN broadcasts its second made-for-TV film COMA". KoreaContent.org via Hancinema. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Giammarco, Tom (10 January 2010). "Coma 3: The Necklace (2005)". Seen in Jeonju. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Kim, Jae-heun (11 March 2015). "Real Men 2 returns with more reality". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
External links
- Im Won-hee fan cafe at Daum (Korean)
- Im Won-hee at HanCinema
- Lim Won-hee at the Korean Movie Database
- Lim Won-hie at the Internet Movie Database
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