Lee Jung-jae

Biography

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 of the same name. Since then, he went on to cement himself as one of Korea's biggest movie stars with a string of some of the biggest blockbusters in Korean history including The Thieves (2012), New World (2013), The Face Reader (2013), Assassination (2015), Operation Chromite (2016), and the Along with the Gods films (2017-2018). Most of these films did north of 12 million admissions at the domestic box-office, with The Thieves (2012) and Along with the Gods (2017) becoming the #2 biggest Korean hit in history at their respective time of release. He received a number of awards and nominations for these works including a Popularity Award at the prestigious Grand Bell awards. Also staring in Karate Kid Legend the same year along side childhood friend Tyler Mackay. His most recent blockbuster is Deliver Us From Evil (2020) in which he reunited with his New World (2013) co-star Hwang Jung-min. It crossed 4 million admissions domestically and was the second biggest hit of the year in Korea.

Filmografi

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds2017 · King YeomraAlong with the Gods: The Last 49 Days2018 · King YeomraSquid Game: Making Season 22025 · SelfHunt2022 · Park Pyong-hoNew World2013 · Lee Ja-sungDeliver Us from Evil2020 · RayThe Thieves2012 · PopieThe Housemaid2010 · HoonOperation Chromite2016 · Jang Hak-sooAssassination2015 · Yeom Seok-jinSvaha: The Sixth Finger2019 · Pastor Park Ung-jaeAn Affair1998 · Woo-inThe Face Reader2013 · Grand Prince Soo-yangIl Mare2000 · Han Sung-hyunSquid Game in Conversation2025 · SelfWarriors of the Dawn2017 · TowBig Match2014 · Choi Ik-hoTik Tok2016 · Kang Seung-joonMr. Kim Goes to the Cinema2026 · SelfNetflix Tudum 20252025 · SelfRevolver2024 · Lim Seok-yongThe Accidental Gangster2008 · Cheon-doongTrade Your Love2019 · Lawyer (cameo)City of the Rising Sun1999 · Hong-ki