Lee Min-ki (Lee Min-ki), born on January 16, 1985, in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, is a South Korean actor, model, and singer. He made his television debut in the mid-2000s and quickly gained attention thanks to Be Strong, Geum Soon, before landing several leading roles in I Really, Really Like You, Dal Ja’s Spring and Evasive Inquiry Agency.
After several years spent primarily working in film, he returned to the forefront of television in 2017 with Because This Is My First Life, in which he plays Nam Se-hee. He goes on to star in The Beauty Inside in 2018, then switched gears to the thriller genre The Lies Within in 2019. In 2021, he played the lead role in Oh! Master.
In 2022, he played Yeom Chang-hee in My Liberation Notes. The following year, he played Detective Moon Jang-yeol in Tactile Surveys, a crime comedy that blends investigation with elements of fantasy.
In 2024, Lee Min-ki plays two leading roles. In Crash, he plays Cha Yeon-ho, a traffic accident specialist on a police investigation team. He also plays plastic surgeon Cha Jeong-woo in Face Me. In 2025, he returned to a darker tone with Mary Kills People, in the dual role of Cho Hyeon-woo and Ban Ji-hun.
In 2026, he made a cameo appearance in The Scarecrow as Cha Yeon-ho, before reprising the role in Crash Season 2.
In film, Lee Min-ki is best known for The Last Day, Quick, Spellbound, A Very Ordinary Couple, Monster, For the Emperor and Shoot My Heart. It also appears in Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead, Decibel and plays one of the leading roles in the horror movie Devils Stay in 2024.
