Lee Jung-jae

Personal Info

Birthday

December 15, 1972

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Also Known As

Lee Jeong-Jae

Jung-Jae Lee

イ・ジョンジェ

И Жон-жэ

李政宰

لی جونگ جه

Lee Jung-jae

Biography

Lee Jung-jae (이정재) is a South Korean actor. Born on December 15, 1972, he began modelling in 1993 before getting his first acting roles the film The Young Man (1994) and the TV series Feelings (1994) and Sandglass (1995), which is one of the highest rated Korean dramas of all time with a peak rating of 64.

5%. But his real breakthrough was with leading roles in award-winning films The Affair (1998) and City of the Rising Sun (1999). The latter of which earned him the Best Actor award at the prestigious Blue Dragon film awards.

Known For

Squid Game

The Acolyte

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

New World

The Housemaid

Hunt

Delayed Justice

Filmography

2025
Squid Game in Conversation
as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
Squid Game: Making Season 2
as Self
2024
Revolver
as Lim Seok-yong
2023
Ground of Honor: Rondo
as Beta
2022
Hunt
as Park Pyong-ho
2020
Deliver Us from Evil
as Ray
2019
Trade Your Love
as Lawyer (cameo)
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
as Pastor Park Ung-jae
2018
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
as King Yeomra
2017
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
as King Yeomra
Warriors of the Dawn
as Tow
2016
Operation Chromite
as Jang Hak-soo
Tik Tok
as Kang Seung-joon
2015
Assassination
as Yeom Seok-jin
2014
Big Match
as Choi Ik-ho
2013
The Face Reader
as Grand Prince Soo-yang
New World
as Lee Ja-sung
2012
The Thieves
as Popie
El Fin del Mundo
as He
2010
The Housemaid
as Hoon
2008
The Accidental Gangster
as Cheon-doong
2005
Typhoon
as Gang Se-jong
2003
Oh! Brothers
as Oh Sang-woo
2002
Over the Rainbow
as Lee Jin-soo
2001
The Last Witness
as Detective Oh
MOB 2025
as Dust
Last Present
as Jung Yong-gi
2000
Asako in Ruby Shoes
as Woo-in
Il Mare
as Han Sung-hyun
Interview
as Eun-seok
1999
The Uprising
as Yi Jae-su
City of the Rising Sun
as Hong-ki
1998
An Affair
as Woo In
1997
Park vs Park
as Park Su-sok
Firebird
as Young-hoo
1996
Albatross
as Pyeong-san
1994
The Young Man
as Lee Han
1993
Love is Oh Yeah!
as Blackguard 3