Career
Lee Yeong-hoon began his acting career after joining the MBC Academy while in high school. Some of his peers at academy also went on to future stardom, such as Jo In-sung and Lee So-yeon. Lee entered Suwon Science College as a Broadcasting major, and he performed numerous times on stage while at university.
Upon his discharge from mandatory military service, Leesong Hee-il again cast Lee, this time in the leading role in the indie feature No Regret. An attempt to realistically portray the lifestyle of a young gay man working in the host club industry, No Regret became a ground-breaking film in Korean queer cinema. It traveled the film festival circuit, screening to packed audiences at the 2006 Busan International Festival.
This was followed by his first major commercial film, the 2008 horror-thriller The Guard Post. Lee continues to star in independent films, including romance drama Ride Away and hip hop-themed The Beat Goes On.
