Lee Jung-jae has appeared in several Netflix series. He gained international fame for his starring role in the hit Netflix series “Squid Game” (2021– ; Ojing-eo geim). In addition, he starred in the Netflix original series “Round Six” (2021; Kyeongchalsueob).
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Lee Jung-jae is an award-winning South Korean actor, former fashion model and filmmaker considered one of the most successful actors in South Korea.
Lee Jung-jae won Best Actor awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for City of the Rising Sun (1999), at the Fantasporto Director’s Week for The Housemaid (2010), and at the Buil Film Awards for Assassination (2015).
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Lee Jung-jae began his career as a fashion model before transitioning to acting. He made his acting debut in the 1993 television drama “The Scent of Love”.
In 2018, Lee Jung-jae starred in the film “Believer,” which was a remake of the 2012 Hong Kong film “Drug War”.
Lee Jung-jae has also worked as a filmmaker, directing the films “The Rules of the Game” (2009) and “The Face Reader” (2013). In December 2021, he was selected as Gallup Korea’s Film Actor of the Year.


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