Lee Jung-jae
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1972-12-15 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Also known as
- Lee Jeong-Jae · Jung-Jae Lee · イ・ジョンジェ · 李政宰 · لی جونگ جه · Джонджэ Ли
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Squid Game
2021
as Seong Gi-hun / Player 456
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
You Quiz on the Block
2018
as Self
Movie Room
2018
as Self
The Game Caterers
2021
as Self
Just an Excuse
2022
as Self
The Acolyte
2024
as Master Sol
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
Blue Dragon Series Awards
2022
as Self
Nice to Not Meet You
2025
as Lim Hyeon-jun
Salon Drip
2023
as Self
Fresh off the Sea
2024
as Self
Modern Korea
2019
as Self (archive footage)
White Nights 3.98
1998
as Lee Young-jun
Delayed Justice
2020
as Jang Tae-Jun
Chief of Staff
2019
as Jang Tae-Joon
Meenoi's Yorizori
2021
as Self
Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
2022
as Self
Air City
2007
as Kim Ji-sung
공룡선생
1993
as Jung-jae
Triple
2009
as Shin Hwal
Love is Blue
1995
as Na Jae-sung
Sandglass
1995
as Baek Jae-hee
Snail
1997
as Dong-cheol
Feelings
1994
as Joon
Ray
as Ray
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
2024
as Self - Guest
Movies (41)
Squid Game: Making Season 2
2025
as Self
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017
as King Yeomra
Hunt
2022
as Park Pyong-ho
New World
2013
as Lee Ja-sung
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
2018
as King Yeomra
The Housemaid
2010
as Hoon
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019
as Pastor Park Ung-jae
Deliver Us from Evil
2020
as Ray
Assassination
2015
as Yeom Seok-jin
The Thieves
2012
as Popie
Operation Chromite
2016
as Jang Hak-soo
The Face Reader
2013
as Grand Prince Soo-yang
Revolver
2024
as Lim Seok-yong
An Affair
1998
as Woo-in
Big Match
2014
as Choi Ik-ho
Warriors of the Dawn
2017
as Tow
Il Mare
2000
as Han Sung-hyun
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
Trade Your Love
2019
as Lawyer (cameo)
City of the Rising Sun
1999
as Hong-ki
Typhoon
2005
as Gang Se-jong
The Accidental Gangster
2008
as Cheon-doong
Park vs Park
1997
as Park Su-sok
Oh! Brothers
2003
as Oh Sang-woo
Asako in Ruby Shoes
2000
as Woo-in
Tik Tok
2016
as Kang Seung-joon
Firebird
1997
as Young-hoo
The Uprising
1999
as Yi Jae-su
The Young Man
1994
as Lee Han
Squid Game in Conversation
2025
as Self
Last Present
2001
as Jung Yong-gi
Ground of Honor: Rondo
2023
as Beta
Albatross
1996
as Pyeong-san
Over the Rainbow
2002
as Lee Jin-soo
Interview
2000
as Eun-seok
El Fin del Mundo
2012
as He
The Last Witness
2001
as Detective Oh
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026
as Self
Love is Oh Yeah!
1993
as Blackguard 3
MOB 2025
2001
as Dust
다만 악에서 구하소서 파이널컷
2020
About Lee Jung-jae
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… With 70 credits spanning from 1993 to 2026, Lee Jung-jae has appeared in 41 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lee Jung-jae Movies
- Squid Game: Making Season 2 (2025) — as Self
- Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) — as King Yeomra
- Hunt (2022) — as Park Pyong-ho
- New World (2013) — as Lee Ja-sung
- Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) — as King Yeomra
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