
After graduating Seoul Institute of the Arts, Yang Hee has performed in plays, musicals, TV shows, and films for over a span of 30 years. As a veteran actor in the Korean entertainment industry, his most recent notable projects include Kingdom (2019-2020) and Cicada (2020), the latter of which he has received critical acclaim for playing the leading role. Over the years, Yang Hee has come to be regarded as a highly skilled actor people recognize by face but not by name, as he has appeared as a supporting actor in the works of many prominent directors such as Lee Chang-dong and Lee Choong-Ryul. With a deep love of independent cinema, Yang Hee still finds time to appear in many indie features and short films. In fact, he has appeared in over 400 short films in just the past decade alone.

Seoul Vibe
2022 · as CEO Lee

Masquerade
2012 · as Minister of Land

My Secret Partner
2011 · as Manager Kim

A Dirty Carnival
2006 · as Detective Na

Oasis
2002 · as Detective Ga

The Man Standing Next
2020 · as Congressman Kim

Endless Rain
2021 · as Father

Cobweb
2023 · as Critic

Steel Rain
2017 · as Prime Minister

Default
2018 · as Customer

Citizen of a Kind
2024 · as Lawyer

Perfect Proposal
2015 · as Lawyer

House of the Disappeared
2017 · as General Watabe

Double Agent
2003

Red Family
2013 · as Factory Worker

Strange
2022

Regardless of Us
2024

Cicada
2022 · as Duk-bae