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Lee Jung-jae (hangul: 이정재, hanja: 李政宰, RR: I Jeong-jae; Seúl, n.15 de diciembre de 1972) es un actor, cineasta y empresario surcoreano.[2]​[3]​Considerado uno de los actores más exitosos de Corea del Sur, ha recibido numerosos premios, incluido un Premio Primetime Emmy, un Premio del Sindicato de Actores, un Critics’ Choice Television Award y seis premios Baeksang Arts, además de nominaciones a un Globo de Oro y un Gotham Award. Además de su carrera como actor, Lee ha incursionado en los negocios, fundando una cadena de restaurantes en Seúl y diversas empresas, entre ellas la desarrolladora Seorim C&D, que posee junto a su amigo y colega Jung Woo-sung.

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Lee Jung-jae
Lee Jung-jae
53 years (Dec 15, 1972)
Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
36 Movies
11 TV Shows
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Lee Jung-jae

Known for
Squid Game
Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
New World
Lee Ja-sung
Deliver Us from Evil
Ray
Hunt
Park Pyong-ho
One of the great South Korean actors with international projection. He achieved worldwide fame as Seong Gi-hun/Player 456 in Netflix's 'Squid Game' (2021-2024), the most-watched series in the platform's history, for which he won the Emmy, the first Asian actor to do so in the drama category. He played Master Sol in the series 'The Acolyte' (2024) of the Star Wars universe and starred in 'New World' (2013) and the 'Along with the Gods' saga (2017-2018). He debuted as a director with 'Hunt' (2022). South Korean actor, a benchmark of the global rise of Korean fiction, recognized for his interpretive versatility.
One of the great South Korean actors with international projection. He achieved worldwide fame as Seong Gi-hun/Player 456 in Netflix's 'Squid Game' (2021-2024), the most-watched series in the platform's history, for which he won the Emmy, the first Asian actor to do so in the drama category. He played Master Sol in the series 'The Acolyte' (2024) of the Star Wars universe and starred in 'New World' (2013) and the 'Along with the Gods' saga (2017-2018). He debuted as a director with 'Hunt' (2022). South Korean actor, a benchmark of the global rise of Korean fiction, recognized for his interpretive versatility.
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Squid Game
Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
New World
Lee Ja-sung
Deliver Us from Evil
Ray
Hunt
Park Pyong-ho
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Nice to Not Meet You
Lim Hyeon-jun · 16 episodes
★ 7.7
2025–
TV
The Acolyte
Master Sol · 8 episodes
★ 5.4
2024
TV
Revolver
Lim Seok-yong
★ 5.8
2024
Film
Ground of Honor: Rondo
Beta
★ 7.5
2023
Film
Hunt
Park Pyong-ho
★ 6.8
2022
Film
Delayed Justice
Jang Tae-Jun · 1 episode
★ 6.5
2020–2021
TV
Squid Game
Seong Gi-hun / Player 456 · 22 episodes
★ 7.9
2021–
TV
Deliver Us from Evil
Ray
★ 6.9
2020
Film
Chief of Staff
Jang Tae-Joon · 20 episodes
★ 8.1
2019–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Lee Jung-jae and where are they from?
Lee Jung-jae is 53 years old, born on December 15, 1972 in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
What are the most famous roles of Lee Jung-jae?
Lee Jung-jae is best known for roles in Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, New World.
How many movies has Lee Jung-jae been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1993), Lee Jung-jae has appeared in 36 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Lee Jung-jae's first movie?
The career of Lee Jung-jae began with Love is Oh Yeah! (1993).
What is Lee Jung-jae's most recent movie or series?
Lee Jung-jae's most recent release is Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema, which premiered on February 19, 2026.
What TV shows has Lee Jung-jae appeared in?
On television, Lee Jung-jae has appeared in Squid Game, The Acolyte, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Kelly Clarkson Show.
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Lee Jung-jae
Lee Jung-jae
1972-12-15 · 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). 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.

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