Lee Jung-jae
Lee Jung-jae (이정재) is a South Korean actor. Born on March 15, 1973, he began modeling 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.
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.
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.
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
![Revolver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/YYHEmHZw1Ca59vu4CZDzLPTTtV.jpg)
Revolver
![The Acolyte](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bnVL7o0r7rnOIFZMHr6eoDigpON.jpg)
The Acolyte
![Ground of Honor: Rondo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nC2dDwhDG9SKQRPFLFr1yCMbznr.jpg)
Ground of Honor: Rondo
![Just an Excuse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2n8dBK8wyGYN3Wf124ojxHHCkHF.jpg)
Just an Excuse
![Hunt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tDe5eLxAbeK7sYckUn5aH3ngWnn.jpg)
Hunt
![Blue Dragon Series Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7MxjHQV9HSoPM34hZvE8jk8ozNz.jpg)
Blue Dragon Series Awards
![Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2HQDwJUYNntT2WbUtLuASaKud2n.jpg)
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
![Squid Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dDlEmu3EZ0Pgg93K2SVNLCjCSvE.jpg)
Squid Game
![Meenoi's Yorizori](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r5iEE1bpBzX9ygHrCfwdHHbBIwf.jpg)
Meenoi's Yorizori
![The Game Caterers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wkF2M0ApsqscicSzsMZglxNBL2S.jpg)
The Game Caterers
![Delayed Justice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y3flPPTmIbl4FouKzwoZ7iIdsno.jpg)
Delayed Justice
![Deliver Us from Evil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hngKHgBHRD5nbTx92zatBC6eMSP.jpg)
Deliver Us from Evil
![Modern Korea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sZSoPHQu9SHOMw9Is6mqGJI2Ub1.jpg)
Modern Korea
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Chief of Staff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/95U7TJGxDP6OHeAF5HP78as7eff.jpg)
Chief of Staff
![Trade Your Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1UBcNuimEDt4uuHUoObl54UMO0k.jpg)
Trade Your Love
![Svaha: The Sixth Finger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yE6q03pfWg9xZ4a7MoeldDXMV5y.jpg)
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
![You Quiz On The Block](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4zAQgKWGP2bJk11OKvwY1GCJjQR.jpg)
You Quiz On The Block
![Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9BnqBHFGDv3WlCPB2qQwzAWdy7y.jpg)
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
![Movie Room](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tiEqntBI49GB0XWY2oCqR1p79Kf.jpg)
Movie Room
![Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJSvIsI6oQfFim0PGyuuiCYfqKs.jpg)
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
![Warriors of the Dawn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mxLhHLXouZ8IMdYjFLaoxuQecK5.jpg)
Warriors of the Dawn
![Operation Chromite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kHnmjA8w4wf4fLsPB9Wmhy2qqTy.jpg)
Operation Chromite
![Tik Tok](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Pp5e0rRyDfBjAmi3qzxCByG3Vh.jpg)
Tik Tok
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![Assassination](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h4waWHgfIaqcFfMQ38aKDs6Pkw3.jpg)
Assassination
![Big Match](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h6W9tnOLWYNueU9cZ9FNmMj06hk.jpg)
Big Match
![The Face Reader](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aDKzIVKgBJRxwqPC4Stbj9qhfSB.jpg)
The Face Reader
![New World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5Ai3BMJlDGOlZXbcDv3vnOM1CSp.jpg)
New World
![The Thieves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sk7Sf78hOy7cjuNaiUih7Ms5lJO.jpg)
The Thieves
![El Fin del Mundo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sKqICBnfWhgRrHd8G8pZ1vv6fUI.jpg)
El Fin del Mundo
![The Housemaid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tx1aeNr7GGChRrcZ9lMV2DwEvgo.jpg)
The Housemaid
![Triple](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bUeflYSCAgUvWSmJAioBjWvxitI.jpg)
Triple
![The Accidental Gangster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uUGAEkx8SQleo65q0DCYKIX9U5w.jpg)
The Accidental Gangster
![Air City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aU3l0R5vcGk8dSnwCX25v9LQd4w.jpg)
Air City
![Typhoon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rk0jK1Q5LRWIdDWFrHbdilhVgA2.jpg)
Typhoon
![Oh! Brothers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oEDCPVBiESsxPXg5mgdLDCalA9f.jpg)
Oh! Brothers
![Over the Rainbow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/laxNaZQ09N7DFTGmJy42lqGp7We.jpg)
Over the Rainbow
![The Last Witness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x1ovLKtY3LN2wbsxhsRSEXJfbC1.jpg)
The Last Witness
![MOB 2025](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8H5zVdj90HUqsa7BUkec4esScYm.jpg)
MOB 2025
![Last Present](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4iG41N1JRcFwaczIKPkhd0jMw6.jpg)
Last Present
![Asako in Ruby Shoes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wzDnhnbz3JswyKHV8l5jebF0ATA.jpg)
Asako in Ruby Shoes
![Il Mare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i13JYzFxpmMF3Rr9GAYnldlAlls.jpg)
Il Mare
![Interview](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bTw3kdfZ6CyJ5bUfHx56fiJZYd3.jpg)
Interview
![The Uprising](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tSO1fDlbbpPgK9zbx1FhnkOQ6j6.jpg)
The Uprising
![City of the Rising Sun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k6b2I8vj0uHskPQfrfZIWIUaYwF.jpg)
City of the Rising Sun
![An Affair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qLBriNO4cPvTNTn8HyyrfgAAIC3.jpg)
An Affair
![White Nights 3.98](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rXM45WdR7dgAPxpkADx3Wo7nQgW.jpg)
White Nights 3.98
![Park vs Park](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lvrSDnGWmoIGHfPurN5QTYah3hg.jpg)
Park vs Park
![Firebird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c6HfNewK7O0bijLPeBdpshmhS5q.jpg)
Firebird
![Albatross](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZbNNFbPENWmnfLclLlBGJYiPwN.jpg)
Albatross
![Sandglass](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrSDTkUJLEWd48rSjiczZGXoUVd.jpg)
Sandglass
![The Young Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7aRLSUWc1LhFtR5MByawse5iMhc.jpg)
The Young Man
![Feelings](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62gHI0C83UyBweWU0yS98fCcTGH.jpg)
Feelings
![Love is Oh Yeah!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AAPUQfsyRyuWvwqOjSvSIHYJI4.jpg)
Love is Oh Yeah!