Born Lee Hyuk-soo,[1] he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006.

[2] After appearing in music videos of girl groups Gavy NJ and 2NE1 in 2009 and 2010, Lee expanded his career into acting.

Using the stage name Lee Soo-hyuk,[3] his credits include the television series White Christmas (2011),[4] What's Up (2011),[5] Vampire Idol (2011–2012)[6] and Shark (2013).

[11] He was named one of the "13 Top Breakout New Male Faces of F/W2013" by the online fashion magazine Style Minutes, being the only Asian model to make the cut among other newbies from Holland, Canada, Brazil, Australia, England, Hungary, Germany, and Lithuania.

[17][18] This was followed by secondary roles in OCN's espionage drama Local Hero,[19] and the MBC romantic comedies Lucky Romance and Sweet Stranger and Me, in 2016.