Lee Jung-jae was born in Seoul, South Korea, on December 15, 1972, is a South Korean actor. Young Lee Jung-jae first started his career as a fashion model. He made his big screen debut in crime drama film The Young Man (1994) in role as Lee Han, for which he won the Korean Association of Film Critics Award Best New Actor. He got his television debut in South Korean drama series Dinosaur Teacher (1993). Lee's breakthrough performance came as Woo-in in romantic drama film An Affair (1998). He landed his directorial and screenwriting debut with espionage action thriller film Hunt (2022) also starred as Park Pyung-ho, for which he won the Blue Dragon Award for Best New Director.
How tall is Lee Jung-jae and what is his weight? Lee Jung-jae's height is 5' 11¼" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 181 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 159 іn pоunds or 72 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 51 years old. His shoe size is 10 US | 43 EU.
Lee Jung-jae
December 15, 1972
51 years old
South Korea
Sagittarius
Black
Dark Brown
5 ft 11¼ in | 181 cm
$12 Million
72 kg | 159 lbs
10 US | 43 EU
He won the the Korean Association of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for his role as Hong-ki in action drama film City of the Rising Sun (1999).
He won the the Grand Bell Award for Best Actor for his role as Kang Se-jong in action film Typhoon (2005).
He won the the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Supporting Actor – Film for his role as Prince Suyang in period action drama film The Face Reader (2013).
He won the the Korean Association of Film Critics CJ CGV Star Award for his role as Lee Ja-sung in epic crime film New World (2013).
He was nominated for the Asian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor for his role as Yeom Seok-jin in period spy action thriller film Assassination (2015).
He was nominated for the Golden Lotus Award for Best Actor for his role as Jiang Cheng-jun in suspense crime drama movie Tik tok (2016).
He was nominated for the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Film for his role as Sun Ray in action film Deliver Us from Evil (2020).
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his role as Seong Gi-hun in South Korean television series Squid Game (2021, 2024).
He won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Television for his role as Baek Jae-hee in South Korean drama television series Sandglass (1995).
He was nominated for the Korea Drama Top Excellence Award, Actor for his role as Jang Tae-joon in JTBC drama series Chief of Staff (2019).
He played Sol in Disney+ science fiction series The Acolyte (2024).
Studied at Dongguk University.
He was discovered by designer Ha Yong-soo.
He won the Asia Artist Award for Actor of the Year in 2021.
He was nominated for the Gold Derby TV Award for Breakthrough Performer of the Year in 2022.
Has a chain of restaurants in Seoul.
He dated South Korean actress Kim Min-hee (2003-2006).
He started dating Im Se-Ryung in 2015.