EntityQ491318· pop 47· linked from 603 articles

Lee Jung-jae

South Korean actor and businessman (born 1972)

Person

Born: 1972-12-15

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · 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…

Known for

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema — Self2026
Squid Game: Making Season 2 — Self2025
Squid Game in Conversation — Self2025
Netflix Tudum 2025 — Self2025
Nice to Not Meet You — Lim Hyeon-jun2025
Revolver — Lim Seok-yong2024
The Acolyte — Master Sol2024
Hot Ones Versus — Self2024
Fresh off the Sea — Self2024
Squid Game: The Official Podcast — Self - Guest2024

Article

Lee Jung-jae (Korean: 이정재; born December 15, 1972) is a South Korean actor, filmmaker, and businessman. Considered one of South Korea's most successful actors, he has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, six Baeksang Arts Awards, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Gotham Award. Lee is also a businessman who has launched a restaurant chain in Seoul and founded several companies, including the development firm Seorim C&D, some of which he co-owns with Jung Woo-sung.

Lee started his career as a fashion model, and gained popularity for his role in television drama Sandglass (1995). After his breakthrough in An Affair (1998), Lee's film career took off. He has starred in dramas such as City of the Rising Sun (1999), romantic films Il Mare (2000) and Last Present (2001), comedies such as Oh! Brothers (2003), action films Typhoon (2005) and Deliver Us from Evil (2020), thrillers The Housemaid (2010) and New World (2013), heist film The Thieves (2012), and espionage films Assassination (2015), Operation Chromite (2016) and Hunt (2022). He won Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in The Face Reader (2013).