Acting credits
48
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
EL
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 18Series: 30
TMDB ID: 1257661
IMDb ID: nm5077687
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1982
Age: 44
Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2007 - 2025
Years active: 19
Average TMDB rating: 7.29
Wikidata: Q12612014
Also known as
Kim Ji-hyun • EL • لی ال • 김지현
Biography
Kim Ji-hyun, better known by her stage name EL (or Lee El), is a South Korean actress, best known as Lee Byung-hun's ill fated love interest in Inside Men.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with EL.
Following
as Oh Young-ju
2024 Movie
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
as Hee-won
2022 Movie
Love and Leashes
as Hye-mi
2022 Movie
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
as Kim Byeon
2021 Movie
The Call
as Ja-ok
2020 Movie
The Night View of the Ocean in Yeosu
2019 Movie
Scent of a Ghost
as Ji-yeon
2019 Movie
The Drug King
as Young Partner
2018 Movie
What a Man Wants
as Jenny
2018 Movie
Inside Men
as Joo Eun-hye
2015 Movie
Man on High Heels
as Dodo
2014 Movie
One Thing She Doesn't Have
as Sarah
2014 Movie
Swine Escape
as Wol-hyang
2013 Movie
Masquerade
as Lady Ahn
2012 Movie
Pacemaker
as Dr. Choi
2012 Movie
Athena: Goddess of War
as DIS Agent
2011 Movie
The Yellow Sea
as Joo Yeong
2010 Movie
Secret
as Young-sook
2009 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with EL.
Surely Tomorrow
as Seo Ji-yeon • 12 eps
2025 Series
Queen Mantis
as Na-hee • 8 eps
2025 Series
My Troublesome Star
as Ko Hee-young • 12 eps
2025 Series
When the Stars Gossip
as Kang Tae-hee • 16 eps
2025 Series
Mr. Plankton
as Bong-suk • 6 eps
2024 Series
Nattering with Nah
1 eps
2023 Series
Battle for Happiness
as Jang Mi-ho • 16 eps
2023 Series
My Liberation Notes
as Yeom Gi-jeong • 16 eps
2022 Series
Beauty and the Beast
2 eps
2021 Series
Sixth Sense
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
When the Devil Calls Your Name
as Ji Seo-Young • 16 eps
2019 Series
Matrimonial Chaos
as Jin Yoo-Young • 32 eps
2018 Series
A Korean Odyssey
as Ms. Ma Ji-young • 20 eps
2017 Series
Black
as Yoon Soo-Wan • 18 eps
2017 Series
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
as Sam-shin • 16 eps
2016 Series
Entourage
as Self • 2 eps
2016 Series
Monster
as Ok Chae-Ryung • 50 eps
2016 Series
Men on a Mission
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Imaginary Cat
as Dok Ko-soon • 8 eps
2015 Series
Hello Monster
as Jae-shik's girlfriend • 2 eps
2015 Series
My Beautiful Bride
as Son Hye-Jung • 16 eps
2015 Series
Divorce Lawyer in Love
as Han Mi-ri • 18 eps
2015 Series
Maids
as Lady Kang • 20 eps
2014 Series
Liar Game
as Oh Jung-ah / Jamie • 12 eps
2014 Series