Acting credits
47
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Lee El
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 18Series: 29
TMDB ID: 1257661
IMDb ID: nm5077687
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1982
Age: 43
Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2009 - 2025
Years active: 17
Average TMDB rating: 7.33
Wikidata: Q12612014
Also known as
Kim Ji-hyun • Lee El • EL • لی ال • 이 엘 • Кім Чжі Хьон • Кім Джі-хьон
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 Lee El.
7.0
Following
as Oh Young-ju
2024 Movie
6.6
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
as Hee-won
2022 Movie
6.7
Love and Leashes
as Hye-mi
2022 Movie
7.0
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
as Lawyer Kim
2021 Movie
7.5
The Call
as Ja-ok
2020 Movie
6.0
The Night View of the Ocean in Yeosu
2019 Movie
7.2
Scent of a Ghost
as Ji-yeon
2019 Movie
6.3
The Drug King
as Young Partner
2018 Movie
6.7
What a Man Wants
as Jenny
2018 Movie
7.0
Inside Men
as Joo Eun-hye
2015 Movie
6.9
Man on High Heels
as Dodo
2014 Movie
4.3
One Thing She Doesn't Have
as Sarah
2014 Movie
3.0
Swine Escape
as Wol-hyang
2013 Movie
7.7
Masquerade
as Lady Ahn
2012 Movie
7.5
Pacemaker
as Dr. Choi
2012 Movie
6.6
Athena: Goddess of War
as DIS Agent
2011 Movie
7.4
The Yellow Sea
as Joo-young
2010 Movie
6.4
Secret
as Young-sook
2009 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lee El.
7.9
Surely Tomorrow
as Seo Ji-yeon • 12 eps
2025 Series
7.3
Queen Mantis
as Na-hee • 8 eps
2025 Series
6.8
My Troublesome Star
as Ko Hee-young • 12 eps
2025 Series
7.4
When the Stars Gossip
as Kang Tae-hee • 16 eps
2025 Series
8.2
Mr. Plankton
as Bong-suk • 6 eps
2024 Series
10.0
Nattering with Nah
1 eps
2023 Series
4.8
Battle for Happiness
as Jang Mi-ho • 16 eps
2023 Series
7.9
My Liberation Notes
as Yeom Gi-jeong • 16 eps
2022 Series
Beauty and the Beast
2 eps
2021 Series
8.6
Sixth Sense
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.7
When the Devil Calls Your Name
as Ji Seo-Young • 16 eps
2019 Series
7.8
Matrimonial Chaos
as Jin Yoo-Young • 32 eps
2018 Series
8.0
A Korean Odyssey
as Ms. Ma Ji-young • 20 eps
2017 Series
7.9
Black
as Yoon Soo-Wan • 18 eps
2017 Series
8.6
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
as Sam-shin • 16 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Entourage
as Self • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Monster
as Ok Chae-Ryung • 50 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Men on a Mission
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
2.4
Imaginary Cat
as Dok Ko-soon • 8 eps
2015 Series
7.3
I Remember You
as Jae-shik's girlfriend • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.6
My Beautiful Bride
as Son Hye-Jung • 16 eps
2015 Series
6.5
Divorce Lawyer in Love
as Han Mi-ri • 18 eps
2015 Series
5.0
Maids
as Lady Kang • 20 eps
2014 Series
6.8
Liar Game
as Oh Jung-ah / Jamie • 12 eps
2014 Series