Actor

Lee Jung-jae

December 15, 1972 · Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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).

Notable work

7.9
Squid Game (2021)
as Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
8
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
as King Yeomra
5.4
The Acolyte (2024)
as Master Sol
8.1
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
as King Yeomra
7.4
New World (2013)
as Lee Ja-sung
8.4
Squid Game: Making Season 2 (2025)
as Self
6.3
The Housemaid (2010)
as Hoon
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self
6.7
The Thieves (2012)
as Popie

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