Lee Kwang-soo

Lee Kwang-soo (이광수) built one of the more unusual second acts in Korean entertainment. For a decade he was the elastic center of Running Man, then he turned that mass familiarity into a darker acting lane that now runs through Netflix crime drama, Disney+ thrillers, and premium Korean television. The shift matters because he no longer reads as a variety celebrity trying to act. He reads as a reliable screen presence with real edge.

That transition had warning signs early. It's Okay, That's Love, Live, and Inseparable Bros showed that he could play bruised, eccentric, and emotionally heavy material without losing the comic timing that made him famous. Recent projects pushed the point further: Karma on Netflix, The Manipulated on Disney+, and 2026 crime melodrama Gold Land moved him firmly into the prestige-thriller lane, while The Divorce Insurance kept him active on tvN.

He is represented by King Kong by Starship, the actor-management arm inside Starship Entertainment. That structure has carried him from peak variety fame into an acting run that feels more deliberate, more selective, and more commercially secure than the underdog image he first sold to the public.