Who is Lee Jung-jae? Lee Jung-jae is a well known South korean actor. He is a top TV and film star as well as a business man. Jung-jae rose to international stardom in 2021, from his role as Seong-Gi hun in the famous survival drama series ” Squid Game.”
Lee Jung-jae Age
How old is Lee Jung-jae? Lee was born on December 15, 1972 in Seoul, South Korea.
Lee Jung-jae Education
Lee Jung-jae enrolled at Dongguk University’s graduate programme in theatre and film. In August 2008, Lee was awarded a Master’s degree in the Graduate School of Cultural Arts.
Lee Jung-jae Career
While working at a cafe in Gangnam District, a designer Ha Yong-Soo noticed him and persuaded him to model for a fashion magazine shoot. This opportunity led him to work full time as a fashion model for sometime.
Lee made his debut in the acting career in 1993 when he was cast in the TV drama ”Dinosaur Teacher”. A year later, Lee made his first appearance in a feature film ”The Young Man”.
In 1995, with the Television series ”Sandglass”, Jung-Jae became a household name when he played the role of a quiet and dedicated bodyguard.
In 1998, Lee’s breakout role came from the award winning film by E-J Yong, ”An Affair”. Lee played the role of a man who fell in love with his fiance’s sister. In the same year, he played In the ”City of The Rising Sun” which was a big success. With this role, he won the best actor award from both Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
In 2000, Lee played a role in the romance Il Mare which was not so successful, but was later termed a minor classic. His other roles were; Oh Brothers! (2003) , Typhoon (2005). When Lee attained his masters degree in 2008, he played Hamlet in his first on stage act.
In 2010, Lee starred in the film ”The Housemaid”. This thriller competed at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, made an appearance in the heist thriller ”The Thieves”. During that time, the movie was the second most grossing movie to be produced in South Korean movie history.
In 2013, Lee acted as an undercover police officer in”New World” and Prince Suyang in ”The Face Reader”. With the film ”The Face Reader”, Lee won The Best supporting actor Baeksang Art Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. In 2015, He featured in ”Assassination”. Lee later appeared in ”Operation Chromite”, where he portrayed a Soouth Korean captain in the Navy.
In 2017, Lee played in films such as Warriors of the Dawn, The Two Worlds, and Along with the Gods. In 2018, He was cast in ”The last 49 Days”. In 2019, he played the role of a political advisor in the drama ”Chief of Staff”.
In 2021, Lee starred in the hit series ”Squid Game”. This survival drama boosted him to be renown internationally. In Squid Game, Lee played the role of Seong Gi-Hun, a gambler who is persuaded to participate in a series of lethal challenges consisting of common kids games. This series was a major success worldwide and is the actor’s most famous role to date. With this role, Lee won the outstanding lead actor in a drama series in the Emmy Awards. He also won the outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series in the Screen Actors Guild.
On 26th February 2022, Lee signed with Creatives Artists Agency. In September 2022, he was signed as a lead in the TV series ”The Acolyte”. The same year, he made his debut as a director in ”Hunt” where he also starred and wrote the screenplay.
Lee Jung-Jae Other Business
Other than acting, writing and directing, Lee is committed to other business interests. Lee owns a chain of restaurants , he founded a real-estate company and is a co-founder of an entertainment label artist company.
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