Ma Dong-seok

Also known as Lee Dong-seok, Don Lee, Tong-sŏk Ma

South Korean-American actor

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Ma Dong-seok, born Lee Dong-seok on March 1, 1971, in Seoul, is a male actor specializing in film and television. He holds citizenship in both South Korea and the United States. His professional acting career began in 2005. He speaks and writes in both Korean and English.

He is also known by the pseudonyms Ma Tong-sŏk, Don Lee, and his native name, 이동석. His field of work is acting, and he writes in English.

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Film & TV

Seoul, South Korea

Ma Dong-seok (마동석) or Don Lee is a South Korean actor. Born Lee Dong-seok on 1st March 1971, he is best known for his supporting roles in The Neighbor, Nameless Gangster, and The Unjust. He also played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer and One on One. Under his Westernized real name Don Lee and before he turned to acting, he was once the personal trainer of mixed martial artists Mark Coleman…

Known for

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema — Self2026
Holy Night: Demon Hunters — Ba Woo2025
Twelve — Tae-san2025
I AM BOXER — Master2025
Badland Hunters — Nam-san2024
The Roundup: Punishment — Ma Seok-do2024
Moonlight Madness — Xiong Dali2024
PSY Summer Swag 2022 — Self2023
The Roundup: No Way Out — Ma Seok-do2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals — Self - Gilgamesh2022

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Key facts

Born: Lee Dong-seok , ( 1971-03-01 ) March 1, 1971 (age 55) , Seoul , South Korea
Other name: Don Lee
Citizenship: United States
Education: Columbus State Community College
Occupations: Actor film producer
Years active: 2003–present
Agent: Big Punch Entertainment
Spouse: Ye Jung-hwa [ ko ] ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2021 )
Height: 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight: 120 kg (260 lb)
Sport: Arm wrestling
Hangul: 이동석
Rr: I Dongseok
Mr: I Tongsŏk

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Lee
Gender: male
Citizenship: South Korea
Place of birth: Seoul
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Korean
Field of work: acting
Image: Don Lee by Gage Skidmore.jpg

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date of birth: 1971-03-01
Commons category: Ma Dong-seok
Revised Romanization: Ma Dong-seok
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Ma Tong-sŏk
start of work period: 2005-00-00
name in native language: 이동석
birth name: 이동석
pseudonym: Ma Dong-seok
described at URL: fr.dbpedia.org/resource/Ma_Dong-seok
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Lee Dong-seok (Korean: 이동석; born March 1, 1971), better known by the stage names Ma Dong-seok (마동석) and Don Lee, is a South Korean and American actor and film producer based in South Korea. He gained early recognition for his supporting roles in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) and The Neighbor (2012).

Ma rose to prominence with his breakout performance in Train to Busan (2016), where he played a tough yet compassionate survivor, earning widespread acclaim. He cemented his status as a leading action star with The Outlaws (2017), in which he portrayed the relentless detective Ma Seok-do, a role he reprised in the highly successful The Roundup film series. His subsequent leading roles include Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019), The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019), Start-Up (2019), and Ashfall (2019).

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