Lee Jung-jae

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

December 15, 1972 (age 53)

Place of Birth

Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Also Known As

Lee Jeong-Jae

Jung-Jae Lee

イ・ジョンジェ

李政宰

لی جونگ جه

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.

Known For

Filmography

2026FilmMr. Kim Goes to the Cinemaas Self2025TVNice to Not Meet Youas Lim Hyeon-jun2025FilmSquid Game in Conversationas Self2025FilmNetflix Tudum 2025as Self2025FilmSquid Game: Making Season 2as Self2024FilmRevolveras Lim Seok-yong2024TVThe Acolyteas Master Sol2024TVHot Ones Versusas Self2023FilmGround of Honor: Rondoas Beta2023TVSalon Dripas Self2022TVJust an Excuseas Self2022TVThe Jennifer Hudson Showas Self2022FilmHuntas Park Pyong-ho2022TVBlue Dragon Series Awardsas Self2022TVCivilization Express - The Great Feast of Moviesas Self2021TVSquid Gameas Seong Gi-hun / Player 4562021TVMeenoi's Yorizorias Self2021TVThe Game Caterersas Self2020TVDelayed Justiceas Jang Tae-Jun2020Film다만 악에서 구하소서 파이널컷2020FilmDeliver Us from Evilas Ray2019TVModern Koreaas Self (archive footage)2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019TVChief of Staffas Jang Tae-Joon2019FilmTrade Your Loveas Lawyer (cameo)2019FilmSvaha: The Sixth Fingeras Pastor Park Ung-jae2018TVYou Quiz on the Blockas Self2018FilmAlong with the Gods: The Last 49 Daysas King Yeomra2018TVMovie Roomas Self2017FilmAlong with the Gods: The Two Worldsas King Yeomra2017FilmWarriors of the Dawnas Tow2016FilmOperation Chromiteas Jang Hak-soo2016FilmTik Tokas Kang Seung-joon2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self2015FilmAssassinationas Yeom Seok-jin2014FilmBig Matchas Choi Ik-ho2013FilmThe Face Readeras Grand Prince Soo-yang2013FilmNew Worldas Lee Ja-sung2012FilmThe Thievesas Popie2012FilmEl Fin del Mundoas He2010FilmThe Housemaidas Hoon2009TVTripleas Shin Hwal2008FilmThe Accidental Gangsteras Cheon-doong2007TVAir Cityas Kim Ji-sung2005FilmTyphoonas Gang Se-jong2003FilmOh! Brothersas Oh Sang-woo2002FilmOver the Rainbowas Lee Jin-soo2001FilmThe Last Witnessas Detective Oh2001FilmMOB 2025as Dust2001FilmLast Presentas Jung Yong-gi2000FilmAsako in Ruby Shoesas Woo-in2000FilmIl Mareas Han Sung-hyun2000FilmInterviewas Eun-seok1999FilmThe Uprisingas Yi Jae-su1999FilmCity of the Rising Sunas Hong-ki1998FilmAn Affairas Woo In1998TVWhite Nights 3.98as Lee Young-jun1997TVSnailas Dong-cheol1997FilmPark vs Parkas Park Su-sok1997FilmFirebirdas Young-hoo1996FilmAlbatrossas Pyeong-san1995TVLove is Blueas Na Jae-sung1995TVSandglassas Baek Jae-hee1994FilmThe Young Manas Lee Han1994TVFeelingsas Joon1993TV공룡선생as Jung-jae1993FilmLove is Oh Yeah!as Blackguard 3TVRayas Ray

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