Lee Jung-jae, a renowned South Korean actor, was born on March 15, 1973, and began his career in modeling in 1993. He soon transitioned to acting, landing his first roles in the film "The Young Man" (1994) and the TV series "Feelings" (1994) and "Sandglass" (1995),which is considered one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time, with a peak rating of 64.5%.
However, it was his leading roles in the award-winning films "The Affair" (1998) and "City of the Rising Sun" (1999) that truly marked his breakthrough in the industry. The latter earned him the Best Actor award at the prestigious Blue Dragon film awards.
Lee Jung-jae's subsequent career was marked by a string of critical hits, including "Il Mare" (2000) and "Last Present" (2001),as well as commercial successes such as "The Last Witness" (2001),"Oh Brothers" (2003),and the blockbuster "Typhoon" (2005).
After a brief slump, he returned to the spotlight with the critical and commercial hit "The Housemaid" (2010),a remake of the 1960 film of the same name. Since then, he has solidified his position as one of Korea's biggest movie stars, starring in 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).
Many of these films have grossed over 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 has received numerous awards and nominations for his work, including a Popularity Award at the prestigious Grand Bell awards.
In his most recent blockbuster, "Deliver Us From Evil" (2020),Lee Jung-jae reunited with his "New World" (2013) co-star Hwang Jung-min, and the film crossed 4 million admissions domestically, becoming the second biggest hit of the year in Korea.
