Lee David

{{short description|South Korean actor (born 1994)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Lee David

| image = 20210527 이다윗 Lee David.png

| caption = Lee in May 2021

| birth_name = Lee Da-wit

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|3}}

| birth_place = Incheon, South Korea

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2005–present

| agent = DD Company

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 이다윗

| hanja = 李大衛

| rr = I Dawit

| mr = I Tawit

}}

}}

Lee Da-wit ({{Korean|hangul=이다윗}}; born March 3, 1994), anglicized as Lee David, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in Itaewon Class (2020) and the second season of Squid Game (2024–present). He also starred in the film Poetry (2010), The Front Line (2011), Romance Joe (2011) and Pluto (2012).{{cite web|last=Jeong|first=Han-seok|title=Who Are You: 이다윗|trans-title=Who Are You: Lee David|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/60884|work=Cine21|language=Korean|accessdate=April 30, 2014|date=May 19, 2010}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Do-hoon|script-title=ko:이다윗: 소년은 자란다|trans-title=Lee David: The Boy Grows Up|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/66792|work=Cine21|language=Korean|accessdate=April 30, 2014|date=July 25, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-ah|script-title=ko:이다윗, "나는 얼마나, 어디까지 깊게 갈 수 있을까?" (인터뷰)|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/169573|work=TenAsia|language=Korean|accessdate=April 30, 2014|date=September 19, 2013|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816111223/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/169573|url-status=dead}}

Biography

Lee Da-wit was born on March 3, 1994 in Gyeyang District, Incheon, South Korea.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Ga-on |date=September 7, 2011 |title=My Name Is: Lee David |url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011090711491936689 |accessdate=November 18, 2012 |work=TenAsia}}{{cite web |script-title=ko:이다윗 |url=https://cinefox.com/actor/view?isb=Y&movieman_seq=10558 |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=Cinefox (씨네폭스) |language=ko}} He enlisted in the military on October 18, 2021, posting a picture on Instagram{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=057&aid=0001614878|author=Lee Nam-kyung|script-title=ko:이다윗 입대, 반삭 셀카 공개 "그렇게 됐다, 행복하자"[M+★SNS]|trans-title=David Lee enlists in the military, reveals a semi-sak selfie "That's it, let's be happy" [M+ SNS]|publisher=Maeil Broadcasting Network|via=Naver |date=October 18, 2021|access-date= October 18, 2021|language=ko}} and was discharged on April 17, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003137810|author=Yoon Seong-yeol|script-title=ko:이다윗, 4월 17일 전역..'거룩한 밤'으로 스크린 컴백 [공식] |trans-title=Lee David, discharged on April 17th... Screen comeback with 'Holy Night' [Official]|publisher=MT Star News|via=Naver|date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023|language=ko}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002School Story
2005A Stirring RippleIn-horowspan="3" | Short film
rowspan=3| 2006PlatformDong-soo
Mighty ManKim Young-kwang
Head-butt KingChoi Chi-young
2008Paradise MurderedTae-ki
rowspan=2| 2009Why Did You Come to My House?young Ji-min
Infernal AffairPrivateShort film
rowspan=2| 2010PoetryJong-wook
Bloody Innocent 16-year-old Seung-hoChapter 1, Year 1985
rowspan=3| 2011In Love and WarDong-woo
The Front LineNam Seong-shik
War of the Arrowsyoung Choi Nam-yiGuest role
2012Romance Joeyoung Romance Joe
rowspan=2| 2013PlutoKim Joon
The Terror LivePark Shin-woo
rowspan=2| 2014Mad Sad BadSeung-hosegment: "Ghost"
Kundo: Age of the RampantJo Seo-inrowspan="2" |Guest role
2015

|A Matter of Interpretation

|Ticket agent

rowspan="2" | 2016UnforgettableGae-deok
Split

|Young-hoon

|

2017

|The Fortress

|Chil-bok

|

2018

|Swing Kids

|Kwang-gook

|

2019

|Svaha: The Sixth Finger

|Joseph

|

2025

| Holy Night: Demon Hunters

|

|{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010576887 |author= Kim Ji-eun |script-title=ko:마동석 주연·제작 '거룩한 밤:데몬 헌터스' 크랭크인

|trans-title= |work=Newsis |publisher=Naver |date= June 29, 2021 |access-date= June 29, 2021 |language=ko}}

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001KBS TV Novel: Flower Story |
2002Magic Kid Masuri
rowspan=2| 2003Age of WarriorsChoe Woo

|

The King's WomanPrince Sunhwa

|

2006Yeon Gaesomunyoung Kim Yushin

|

rowspan=2| 2007Bad Woman, Good Woman|
Lee San, Wind of the PalacePrince Euneon

|

rowspan=2| 2008Iljimaeyoung Cha-dol/Shi-hoo

|

My Pitiful SisterJi-ho

|

2009Hometown Legends "The Grudge Island"Seok-yi

|

2011

|Deep Rooted Tree

|Park Se-myung

|Guest role

2012The Great Seeryoung Mok Ji-sang

|

2013Gu Family BookYoon Jung-yoon

|Cameo appearance - Ep. 1

rowspan=1|2015Who Are You: School 2015Park Min-joon
rowspan=3|2016Secret HealerKing Myeongjong

|

Bring It On, GhostIn-rang

|

Be Positive

|Hwang In-guk

|Web drama

2017

|Save Me

|Woo Jung Hoon

|

2018

|Bad Papa

|Kim Yong-dae

|{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003414443|title= 이다윗, MBC '배드파파' 출연…장혁과 호흡 |website=News1|date=June 7, 2018|language=ko}}

2019

|Hotel del Luna

|Seol Ji-won

|

rowspan=2|2020

| Itaewon Class

| Lee Ho-jin

|

SF8

| Nam-woo

| Episode: "Baby It's Over Outside"

2021

| Law School

| Seo Ji-ho

|2021

2024

| Squid Game

| Park Min-su (Player 125)

| Season 2 & Season 3{{cite web|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20230629n06609|script-title=ko:박규영·조유리·이다윗·이지욱·최승현·원지안, '오징어게임2' 캐스팅 |website=Nate News|date=June 29, 2023|language=ko}}

=Music video appearances=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Song title

! Artist

2014"The Story of Our Lives" g.o.d
| 2019"Ballade" ({{Korean|hangul=발라드|labels=no}}) ATONE ({{Korean|hangul=에이톤|labels=no}})

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

20108th Korean Film AwardsBest New ActorPoetry{{nom}}
201132nd Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New ActorThe Front Line{{nom}}
20141st Wildflower Film AwardsBest ActorPluto{{nom}}
2018

|MBC Drama Awards

|Best Supporting Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

|Bad Papa

|{{nom}}

References

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