He is best known for his roles in South Korean television series such as The Legend (2007) and Secret Garden (2010).
Using the stage name Lee Phillip, he began his entertainment career in South Korea as a model, then made his acting debut in the 2007 fantasy series The Legend.
More supporting roles followed; he played a lawyer in the crime drama The Slingshot (2009),[3][4] and a martial arts choreographer in the romantic dramedy Secret Garden (2010).
[5] In 2012, Lee was cast as a Goryeo-era doctor in the period drama Faith, his third time to work with screenwriter Song Ji-na after The Legend and The Slingshot.
[6] But he had to leave the series before its finale due to an eye injury.