Lee Jung-jae
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Born in Seoul, Lee debuted as a fashion model, then began his acting career on television, notably in the drama ''Sandglass'' (1995). After his acting breakthrough in ''An Affair'' (1998), Lee's film career took off. He has starred in a variety of film genres, among them dramas such as ''City of the Rising Sun'' (1999), romantic films ''Il Mare'' (2000) and ''Last Present'' (2001), well-known 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).
In 2021, Lee gained widespread international stardom and fame for his role as Seong Gi-hun, the main protagonist of Netflix's survival drama ''Squid Game''. For his performance in the show's first season, he was nominated for numerous accolades, including the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, making him the first male actor from Asia and Korea to receive individual nominations in those categories across all four awards shows, with his win for the latter two also making history. In December 2021, he was selected as Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year. In 2024, he is listed among the most impactful Asians A100 list by Hold House. Lee is set to reprise his role as Gi-hun in Squid Game’s second season, which began filming in July 2023. Provided by Wikipedia
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4by Hyunjin Kyoung, Jeong Jae Lee, Jin Ho Cho, Jeehwan Choe, Joowon Kang, Hanbae Lee, Yanhong Liu, Younghoon Kim, Hyeun Bum Kim, Minho SongGet full text
Published 2021-02-01
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5by Jeong Jae Lee, Hyunjin Kyoung, Jin Ho Cho, Jeehwan Choe, Younghoon Kim, Yanhong Liu, Joowon Kang, Hanbae Lee, Hyeun Bum Kim, Minho SongGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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6by Jae Taek Hong, Il Sup Kim, Ho Jin Lee, Jong Hyuk Park, Jeong Woo Hur, Jong Beom Lee, Jeong Jae Lee, Sang Hyo LeeGet full text
Published 2020-09-01
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8by Sunmi Kim, Jeongim Park, Hai-Joong Kim, Jeong Jae Lee, Gyuyeon Choi, Sooran Choi, Sungjoo Kim, Su Young Kim, Hyo-Bang Moon, Sungkyoon Kim, Kyungho ChoiGet full text
Published 2015-01-01
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9by Sunmi Kim, Jeongim Park, Hai-Joong Kim, Jeong Jae Lee, Gyuyeon Choi, Sooran Choi, Sungjoo Kim, Su Young Kim, Hyo-Bang Moon, Sungkyoon Kim, Kyungho ChoiGet full text
Published 2013-09-01
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11by Jeong Jae Lee, Joowon Kang, Sangwoo Park, Jin Ho Cho, Sejong Oh, Dong-Jun Park, Rider Perez-Maldonado, Jee-Yeon Cho, Il-Hun Park, Hyeun Bum Kim, Minho SongGet full text
Published 2020-03-01
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12by Jae-Yoon Shim, Moon Young Kim, Young Ju Kim, Young Lee, Jeong Jae Lee, Jong Kwan Jun, Jong Chul Shin, Yong Kyoon Cho, Keun Young Lee, Ahm Kim, Tae-Bok SongGet full text
Published 2018-08-01
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13by Sangwoo Park, Jeong Jae Lee, Boung Mo Yang, Jin Ho Cho, Soyun Kim, Joowon Kang, Sejong Oh, Dong-Jun Park, Rider Perez-Maldonado, Jee-Yeon Cho, Il-Hun Park, Hyeun Bum Kim, Minho SongGet full text
Published 2020-01-01
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14by Jeong Jae Lee, Seong Ho Choi, Jin Ho Cho, Jeehwan Choe, Joowon Kang, Soyun Kim, Sangwoo Park, Hyunjin Kyoung, Dongoh Seo, Jee-Yeon Cho, Il-Hun Park, Sangnam Oh, Hyeun Bum Kim, Minho SongGet full text
Published 2019-11-01
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