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
Three... Extremes
Three... Extremes

2004

as Stranger (segment "Cut")

Handsome Guys
Handsome Guys

2024

as Sung-bin's Granduncle

Silmido
Silmido

2003

as Won-hee

Forbidden Dream
Forbidden Dream

2019

as Im Hyo-don

Crying Fist
Crying Fist

2005

as Won-tae

I Am The King
I Am The King

2012

as Hae-goo

Collectors
Collectors

2020

as Sabdari

Guns & Talks
Guns & Talks

2001

as Priest

Le Grand Chef
Le Grand Chef

2007

as Bong-joo

Snatch Up
Snatch Up

2018

as President Baek

Remarriage Skills
Remarriage Skills

2019

as Kyung-Ho

Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee

2008

as Dachimawa Lee

The Happenings
No Blood No Tears
No Blood No Tears

2002

as Haepari

The Advocate: A Missing Body
The Advocate: A Missing Body

2015

as Ho-sung's Subordinate

A Barefoot Dream
A Barefoot Dream

2010

as Director Poong

Lovely Rivals
Lovely Rivals

2004

as Man in TV drama

Femme Fatal
Femme Fatal

2007

as Du-chan