Lee Jung-jae

About

Lee Jung-jae (이정재) is a South Korean actor. Born on December 15, 1972, he began modelling in 1993 before getting his first acting roles the film The Young Man (1994) and the TV series Feelings (1994) and Sandglass (1995), which is one of the highest rated Korean dramas of all time with a peak rating of 64.5%. But his real breakthrough was with leading roles in award-winning films The Affair (1998) and City of the Rising Sun (1999). The latter of which earned him the Best Actor award at the prestigious Blue Dragon film awards. This was followed by a series of critical hits like Il Mare (2000) and commercial successes including Last Present (2001), The Last Witness (2001), Oh Brothers (2003), and the blockbuster Typhoon (2005). After a brief career slump of flop movies and tv shows, he returned with the critical and commercial hit The Housemaid (2010), which is a remake of the 1960 film...

Known for

Squid GameSeries • 2021The AcolyteSeries • 2024Along with the Gods: The Two WorldsMovie • 2017Nice to Not Meet YouSeries • 2025Chief of StaffSeries • 2019Along with the Gods: The Last 49 DaysMovie • 2018New WorldMovie • 2013The ThievesMovie • 2012HuntMovie • 2022Il MareMovie • 2000Deliver Us from EvilMovie • 2020The HousemaidMovie • 2010Svaha: The Sixth FingerMovie • 2019AssassinationMovie • 2015Operation ChromiteMovie • 2016The Face ReaderMovie • 2013Warriors of the DawnMovie • 2017RevolverMovie • 2024City of the Rising SunMovie • 1999Big MatchMovie • 2014Tik TokMovie • 2016TyphoonMovie • 2005