Actor

Lee Jung-jae

1972 - today

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His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Lee Jung-jae is the 821st most popular actor (up from 2,594th in 2024), the 77th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 156th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Actor.

Actor Lee Jung-jae is most famous for his iconic role as the desperate gambler Seong Gi-hun (Player 456) in Netflix's global phenomenon Squid Game, which made him the first Korean actor to win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and earned him nominations at major awards like the Golden Globes, while he has also built a stellar career in Korean cinema with standout performances in films like Il Mare, New World, The Thieves, and Assassination, and ventured into Hollywood with a role as a Jedi Master in the Star Wars series The Acolyte. Something surprising about him is that he never planned to become an actor at all—he was working part-time at a café and aiming for a career in interior design when he was discovered by a designer, leading to modeling gigs and eventually his unexpected rise to stardom.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Lee Jung-jae ranks 821 out of 13,578. Before him are Jeff Bennett, Tom Holland, Dan Aykroyd, Dwight Schultz, Dean Reed, and Colin Baker. After him are Loie Fuller, Eva Marie Saint, Mark Harmon, Tony Shalhoub, Kathleen Turner, and Hugo Weaving.

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Among people born in 1972, Lee Jung-jae ranks 23. Before him are Mike Johnson, Thandiwe Newton, Jude Law, Big Show, Rubens Barrichello, and Maia Sandu. After him are Rui Costa, Pedro Sánchez, Alf-Inge Håland, Vanessa Paradis, Sofía Vergara, and Jaap Stam.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Jung-jae ranks 77 out of NaN. Before him are Queen Cheorin (1837), Toyo Ito (1941), Park Ji-sung (1981), Soh Jaipil (1864), Jeong Dojeon (1342), and Lee Kun-hee (1942). After him are Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Ma Dong-seok (1971), Yi I (1536), Lee Soo-man (1952), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), and Heo Jeong (1896).

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Among Actors In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Lee Jung-jae ranks 2. Before him are Lee Byung-hun (1970). After him are Ma Dong-seok (1971), Lee Min-ho (1987), Kim Hye-ja (1941), Song Joong-ki (1985), Song Hye-rim (1937), Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Soon-Tek Oh (1932), and HoYeon Jung (1994).

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