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Lee Jung-jae

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

Lee Jung-jae

🎂 Dec 15, 1972 (53) Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Lee Jung-jae is an actor whose career stretches back to the 1990s. They are widely recognised for their role in Squid Game playing Seong Gi-hun / Player 456. Other notable titles in their filmography include Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and The Acolyte. Their filmography spans 41 films and 30 TV productions across 33 years, working mainly across genres like drama, action, thriller. Their accolades include a Emmy Award and a SAG Award.
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Squid Game
Squid Game
as Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
 Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
as Jang Tae-Joon
 Sandglass
Sandglass
as Baek Jae-hee
 White Nights 3.98
White Nights 3.98
as Lee Young-jun
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36Movies
11Series
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Nice to Not Meet You
Nice to Not Meet You
Lim Hyeon-jun
2025–
TV Revolver
Revolver
Lim Seok-yong
2024
Film The Acolyte
The Acolyte
Master Sol
2024–
TV Ground of Honor: Rondo
Ground of Honor: Rondo
Beta
2023
Film Hunt
Hunt
Park Pyong-ho
2022
Film Squid Game
Squid Game
Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
2021–
TV Delayed Justice
Delayed Justice
Jang Tae-Jun
2020–
TV Deliver Us from Evil
Deliver Us from Evil
Ray
2020
Film Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
Jang Tae-Joon
2019–
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How old is Lee Jung-jae?
Lee Jung-jae is 53 years old, born on December 15, 1972 in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Where is Lee Jung-jae from?
Lee Jung-jae was born in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
What are the most famous roles of Lee Jung-jae?
Lee Jung-jae is best known as an actor for 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?
Lee Jung-jae has appeared in 41 movies and 28 TV shows.
What was Lee Jung-jae's first movie?
Lee Jung-jae's first credited film was Love is Oh Yeah! (1993).
What is Lee Jung-jae's most recent movie?
Lee Jung-jae's most recent movie is Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema (2026).
What are Lee Jung-jae's best movies?
Lee Jung-jae's most acclaimed films include: Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017), Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), New World (2013), Squid Game: Making Season 2 (2025), The Housemaid (2010).
What TV shows has Lee Jung-jae appeared in?
Lee Jung-jae is known for TV work including: Squid Game, The Acolyte, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Kelly Clarkson Show.
How long has Lee Jung-jae been working in film?
Lee Jung-jae has been active since 1993 — a career spanning 33 years.
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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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