ACTOR

Lee Jung-jae

1972 - Today

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Lee Jung-jae (Korean: 이정재; born December 15, 1972) is a South Korean actor and filmmaker. Considered one of South Korea's most successful actors, he has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, six Baeksang Arts Awards, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Gotham Award. Aside from his acting career, Lee is also a businessman, having launched a chain of restaurants in Seoul, as well as founding several businesses including the development company Seorim C&D. He owns several of his businesses with fellow actor and close friend Jung Woo-sung.Born in Seoul, Lee debuted as a fashion model, then began his acting career on television, notably in the drama Sandglass (1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Jung-jae has received more than 5,314,006 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Lee Jung-jae is the 2,596th most popular actor (down from 1,458th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 94th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular South Korean Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lee Jung-jaes by language

Over the past year Lee Jung-jae has had the most page views in the with 746,603 views, followed by Chinese (135,291), and Japanese (100,216). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Russian (1,491.93%), Persian (307.41%), and Simple English (91.59%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lee Jung-jae ranks 2,596 out of 13,578. Before him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Yvonne Furneaux, Kate Walsh, Rachel Roberts, Yevgeny Vakhtangov, and David Tomlinson. After him are Zlatko Burić, Luis Mariano, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Jane Badler, Margaux Hemingway, and Murray Head.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Lee Jung-jae ranks 70. Before him are Željko Joksimović, Steve McManaman, Sundar Pichai, Noriaki Kasai, Juanes, and Hermann Maier. After him are Manfred Weber, Garou, Sami Al-Jaber, Chiara Mastroianni, Sarah Clarke, and Takuya Kimura.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Jung-jae ranks 156 out of 1,128. Before him are Bak Jungyang (1872), Ha Ji-won (1978), Lee Joon-gi (1982), Ho Jong-suk (1908), Song Hye-kyo (1981), and Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931). After him are Im Kwon-taek (1936), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Song Si-yeol (1607), Park Won-soon (1956), and Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Lee Jung-jae ranks 22. Before him are Son Ye-jin (1982), Park Min-young (1986), J. Y. Park (1971), Ha Ji-won (1978), Lee Joon-gi (1982), and Song Hye-kyo (1981). After him are Daniel Dae Kim (1968), Kim Tae-hee (1980), Ji Chang-wook (1987), Park Seo-joon (1988), Kim Hye-soo (1970), and Han Hyo-joo (1987).

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Television and Movie Roles

Operation Chromite
Jang Hak-soo
A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
Jul 27o 20165.878 / 10
오징어 게임
Seong Gi-hun / 'No. 456'
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
7.831 / 10
New World
Lee Ja-sung
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Feb 21o 20137.444 / 10