About
Bio
Name: 이광수 Lee Kwang Soo Profession: Actor, ModelDate of Birth: July 14, 1985
Height/Weight: 190cm/78kg
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: Painting, Drawing
School: Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts, Broadcasting Major (2004)
Agency: King Kong Entertainment
Career
Lee Kwang-soo (Hangul: 이광수; born 14 July 1985) is a South Korean actor and entertainer. He is best known as a cast member of the variety show Running Man.Lee Kwang-soo began his entertainment career as a model in 2007. He made his acting debut in the 2008 sitcom Here He Comes, followed by High Kick Through the Roof.
Lee's popularity increased after joining SBS's Good Sunday variety show Running Man. His nicknames on the show includes "framing master," "betrayer," and lately, "giraffe." He is also known as "Kwangvatar" (a portmanteau of his given name Kwang-soo and Avatar) and is now more commonly known as "Prince of Asia" due to him being mobbed by numerous fans whenever Running Man episodes are filmed in other Asian countries such as Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Indonesia and Vietnam. The song "St. Agnes and the Burning Train" by Sting is his theme music in the variety show, which is played as a running gag whenever Lee is picked on, ousted and made fun of. In 2010 and 2011, Lee won back-to-back awards at the SBS Entertainment Awards for New Star Award and Best Newcomer in Variety respectively.
In 2012, Lee played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Wonderful Radio and All About My Wife, and thriller The Scent. Later in the year, he reunited onscreen with his former Running Man co-star and real-life best friend Song Joong-ki in the TV melodrama The Innocent Man.
In 2013, after another supporting role in A Wonderful Moment (also known as My Little Hero), Lee voiced the lead character Marco in the animated movie Maritime Police Marco, opposite fellow Running Man regular Song Ji-hyo as the voice of Lulu.
Lee had publicly stated that he wanted to play as an antagonist in TV or film, and he got his wish when he was cast as Prince Imhae (villainous brother to King Gwanghae) in the period drama Goddess of Fire. In an interview with the main cast on MBC's Section TV, Goddess of Fire lead actress Moon Geun-young chose Lee as her "ideal type" among her co-stars Lee Sang-yoon, Kim Bum, and Park Gun-hyung, causing Lee to blush in embarrassment. She explained that among the reasons she picked him was that he is the tallest of the group, and that he's attentive and considerate towards others.
Lee was chosen as one of the leading men on the miniseries Secret Love starring members of the girl group KARA. He was paired with Nicole Jung, and Secret Love is slated to air during the Chuseok festival.
On 17 August 2013, Lee held his first ever solo fan meeting of his career in Singapore. Attended by 2,000 fans, it was considered a success. He held another one in Malaysia on 4 January 2014, attended by almost 3,000 fans.
In 2014, Lee played his first major role on the big screen in Confession (also known as Good Friends). The neo-noir film is about three friends (played by Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon and Lee) whose friendship gets destroyed after getting involved in a murder case. Rookie director Lee Do-yun said that he wanted to portray the cold-hearted reality of getting caught up in and not being able to escape a vicious cycle.
He then returned to television with the romantic comedy It's Okay, That's Love, appearing in a supporting role as a patient with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.
Lee and Hwang Chansung (of boyband 2PM) then starred in the film A Dynamite Family, about five bickering brothers living in the village of Deoksu.
In 2015, Lee played the protagonist in Mutant (released internationally as Collective Invention), whose condition is caused by side effects from a newly introduced drug. Collective Invention was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, marking Lee's first red carpet appearance at an international film festival.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hot CF Star | N/A | Won | |
| 2009 | CF Model Award | N/A | Won | |
| 2010 | New Star Award | Running Man | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Newcomer in Variety | Won | ||
| 2012 | Best New Actor | Wonderful Radio | Nominated | |
| Best New Actor | All About My Wife | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | The Innocent Man | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Friendship Award | Running Man | Won | |
| Viewer's Choice: Most Popular Star | Won | |||
| 2014 | Excellence Award, Actor | It's Okay, That's Love | Won | |
| Popular Star Award, Actor | Won | |||
| Excellence Award in Variety | Running Man | Won | ||
| Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries | It's Okay, That's Love | Won |
Photo credit: 이광수
Biography: Wikipedia
