Im Won-hee

Im Won-hee

Born 1970-10-11 (age 55) Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]
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Biography

Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, 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. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, 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. 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.

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Known For

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
Money Show
Money Show

2009

as Lim Kyung-eop

Coming Out
Coming Out

2001

as Tutor

Miss Staff Sergeant
Miss Staff Sergeant

2010

as Wang Jong-pal

Handsome Guys
Handsome Guys

2024

as Sung-bin's Granduncle

Three... Extremes
Three... Extremes

2004

as Stranger (segment "Cut")

Collectors
Collectors

2020

as Sabdari

Forbidden Dream
Forbidden Dream

2019

as Im Hyo-don

Mr. Idol
Mr. Idol

2011

as Park Sang-Sik

Silmido
Silmido

2003

as Won-hee

I Am the King
I Am the King

2012

as Hae-goo

Lovely Rivals
Lovely Rivals

2004

as Man in TV drama

Snatch Up
Snatch Up

2018

as President Baek

Crying Fist
Crying Fist

2005

as Won-tae

A Barefoot Dream
A Barefoot Dream

2010

as Director Poong

Horror Stories 2
Horror Stories 2

2013

as Teacher (segment "The Escape")

Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee

2008

as Dachimawa Lee

Le Grand Chef
Le Grand Chef

2007

as Bong-joo

Guns & Talks
Guns & Talks

2001

as Priest