Biografia

15 dicembre 1972 · Seul, Corea del Sud

1,91 m

When he was offered the role of Master Sol in the Acolyte, Lee Jung-jae, never spoke a word of English in his life, so he set out to learn it in only 4 months.

Owns a chain of upscale Italian restaurants named after his 2000 hit film, Siworae (2000). He also owns a real estate development company called Seorim C&D, and founded the entertainment label, Artist Company, together with actor Jung Woo-sung.

Although he grew up in a wealthy family, he started working from a young age at a local cafe in Apgujeong, Seoul, where a designer named Ha Yong-soo saw him and launched him into a brief fashion model career, after which he made his acting debut in the 1993 Korean TV drama Dinosaur Teacher.

Became the first Korean to win a Emmy.

A former model.

The real world can actually be more cruel than the TV version.

[on the success of Squid Game (2021) First, i would like to share my sincere gratitude. It is a tremendous honor to be nominated together with these brilliant actors. I would like to share this honor with the Squid Game fans around the world, who showed us endless love and support, and the Squid Game team, who worked very hard to make everything possible.

[Recalling the casting stage of 'Hunt', 2017] I've expressed my desire to meet Ko Yoon-Jung during the casting stage through our production company then had a meeting. Seeing her come up with ideas after reading the scenario and my interpretation, I believed that she was a flexible actress.