Lee Won-jong

Quick Facts

Age: 56 years 5 months
Birth Date: January 01, 1966
Horoscope (Sunshine): Capricorn
Full Name: Lee Won-jong
Birth Place: Buyeo-gun, South Korea
Net Worth: $2 million
Height / How tall : 5 feet 9 inches (1.75m)
Ethnicity: Asian
Nationality: South Korean
Profession: Actor
Education: Kyonggi University
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Lucky Number: 2
Lucky Stone: Topaz
Lucky Color: Brown
Best Match for Marriage: Scorpio, Virgo, Taurus
Last Update: June, 2022

South Korean actor Lee Won-jong has been working in the business since 1992. The films Frivolous Wife (2008), Warrior Baek Dong Soo (2011), Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (2022), etc. featured Lee Won-jong.

He won the 2007 SBS Drama Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for his outstanding performance in “War of Money.” He also won KBS Drama Awards in 2006 for Bad Story and KBS Drama Awards in 2008 for King Sejong the Great. Also, He received SBS Drama Awards in 2002 for Rustic Period. In addition, Lee appeared in a 2019 episode of the television series Let’s Eat Dinner Together as a guest.

What is the Net worth of Lee Won-Jong?

According to data from 2022, Lee Won-jong has amassed a net worth of almost $2 million. His salary and other earnings are not yet publicly available, though.

Lee Won-Jong - AsianWiki
Lee Won-Jong pose. Via AsianWiki

Early Years

He was born in South Chungcheong, South Korea’s Buyeo County, on January 1, 1966. His mother’s name and his father’s identity are kept a secret. Lee also has Asian descent, and according to his academic record, he earned a degree in public administration from Kyonggi University.

What is the Professional Career of Lee Won-jong?

The 1998 film Two Cops 3 was Lee Won-debut jong’s feature. Following this, he starred in Attack the Gas Station! and Nowhere to Hide. His well-liked big-screen endeavors include,

  • Guy With Potential For Success (2019) as Mangchi
  • Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong (2019) as Choi Jae-Pil
  • How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013) as Yook Bong-A
  • The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J (2009) as Ma Dong-Po
  • Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006) as Big Razor Sis
  • Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003) as Yeon Kae So Moon
  • The Foul King (2000) as Oh Dae-San
  • Attack the Gas Station! (1999)

The Great Show’s Jung Jong-Cchul, Special Labor Inspector Jo’s Ha Ji-Man, The Guest’s Yook Gwang, and Miss Hammurabi’s Presiding Judge Bae were some of the prominent characters that Lee played on television. The following are a few of his previous TV projects:

  • Strongest Deliveryman as Jin-gyoo’s father (2017)
  • Goodbye Mr. Black as Go Seong-min
  • Babysitter as Yoo Sang-Won’s father
  • Hidden Identity as Choi Tae-pyeong
  • Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo as Detective Kang Hyuk
  • Emperor of the Sea as Choi Moo Chang

His Recent Web Show, Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area

After agreeing to play Moscow in the Netflix TV series Money Heist, Lee gained greater notoriety. The Spanish TV drama with the same name and plot is a spin-off of the South Korean program. The drama, created by Ryu Yong-jae and directed by Kim Hong-sun, depicts the story of the strategists and desperate characters the main characters utilize to pull off a heist in the newly united Korean Peninsula. Yoo Ji-Tae, Park Hae-soo, Jeon Jong-seo, Lee Won-jong, and other main actors are also featured.

The Cast Of The Korean "money Heist" And Where You've Seen Them Before
Lee Won-jong – The Cast Of The Korean “money Heist”. Via Preview.ph

Body Stats and Social Media

His physical weight is ordinary, and he is 5 feet 9 inches tall. In addition, he has dark brown eyes and black hair. Instagram and Twitter are the only social media platforms where Lee Won-jong is not active. Additionally, he is refraining from using Facebook and TikTok.

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