Lee Sang-yoon was picked out of a crowd on the streets of
Yeouido by his former agency director at the age of 24. Making his entertainment debut in 2005 in a
Hite Beer commercial, he went on to star in several television series. He won Best New Actor at the 2010
MBC Drama Awards for
Home Sweet Home. Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama
Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.6%, making it the highest rated Korean drama of 2013. Lee returned to the screen with period drama
Goddess of Fire, playing
Prince Gwanghae. Lee starred in his first big screen leading role in the 2014 romance film
Santa Barbara. The same year, he also played lead roles in the medical drama
Angel Eyes and mystery thriller series
Liar Game. In 2015, Lee starred in romantic comedy series
Second 20s. In 2016, Lee starred in romance melodrama
On the Way to the Airport. He had his second big screen leading role in the thriller film
Insane. In 2017, Lee starred in SBS' legal drama
Whisper, playing an elite judge. In December, Lee confirmed to appear in the variety show
Master in the House as a fixed cast member. In 2018, Lee starred in the fantasy melodrama
About Time alongside
Lee Sung-kyung. In 2019, Lee starred in an office mystery drama
VIP, starring alongside
Jang Na-ra. The show went on to gain high viewership numbers and earned Lee the 2019 SBS Drama Award for Excellent Actor. Lee also made his live stage debut as the main lead of
The Last Session, a philosophical play based on Mark St. Germain's 2010 broadway hit that deals with discussions of the meaning of life. After stepping down from his fixed cast role in
Master in the House, Lee went on to join the variety basketball show, Handsome Tigers, in which he became team captain for a celebrity basketball team. In 2021, Lee starred in the
SBS drama
One the Woman with
Lee Hanee,
Jin Seo-yeon and
Lee Won-keun. ==Personal life==