Lee Yeon (; born 27 February 1995) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of male character Baek Seong-woo in 2022 Netflix-produced South Korean drama Juvenile Justice.
Career Lee Yeon first made her debut as an actress in 2018 with the South Korean film Anonymous. She has appeared in several films and television series, including a cameo as the younger sister of the male lead Jung Hae-in's character in the South Korean Netflix drama D.P. (2021).
Lee's breakout role comes from 2022 Netflix drama Juvenile Justice, in which Lee's character is a 13-year-old male teenager Baek Seong-woo, who was charged with murdering a young schoolboy in the drama's first two episodes. Despite being a female and her Korean age of 28 at the time she portrayed Seong-woo, Lee's acting and transformation as a cold-blooded murderer was positively reviewed and applauded by audiences and critics. Lee's performance in Juvenile Justice allowed her to gain a "Best New Actress" award nomination by the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards, but the award was eventually given to Kim Hye-jun.
In 2025, Lee made a special appearance in the film Good News
In 2026, Lee appeared in the MBC drama Perfect Crown and in the film Tango at Dawn alongside Kwon So-hyun. Filmography Films YearTitleRoleNotes 2018 Anonymous Chae-jin 2019 Cosmos Hye-soo Short film 2020 Take Me Home Kim Ye-won 2021 A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea Seong Ji-na It premiered DGK MEGABOX Award at 2021 BIFFIt premiered official 2023 2023 Kill Boksoon Kim Yeong-jiNetflix film 2025 Good News Haneda Airport couple passenger Cameo The Journey to Gyeongju Dong-ju 2026 Tango at Dawn Ji-won
Television series Year Title Role NotesRef. 2019 Drama Stage:"Waves of Change" Ye-eun Season 2; episode 10 2019 Drama Special:"Goodbye B1" Lee Yeon-hee Season 10; Episode 6 2020 Find Me in Your Memory Student SF8 Episode 2 - "Blink"; Episode 4 - "Manxin" Drama Special:"My Teacher" Lee Eun-seo Season 11, Episode 32023 Crash Course in Romance young Nam Haeng-sun Delightfully Deceitful Jung Da-jeong Drama Special:"Shoot For Love" Go Do-hyun one act-drama 2026Perfect CrownDo Hye-jeong
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2021–2023 D.P. Ahn Soo-jin Season 1–2 2022 Juvenile Justice Baek Seong-woo Weak Hero Class 1 Young-yi Season 1 2023 Duty After School No Ae-seol Part 1–2
Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best New Actress – Television Juvenile Justice 2023 Best Supporting Actress – Film Kill Boksoon Buil Film Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress Global Film & Television Huading Awards2023 Best Global Teleplay Supporting Actress Juvenile Justice Korea Drama Awards 2023 Best New Actress Delightfully Deceitful
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Joy News 24 2023 Rising Star Film Actor of the year 4th
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