Lee Jung Jae (Jung Jae Lee)

Also known as: Lee Jungjae, Lee Jeong Jae, Lee Jeongjae

Date of birth: 15 December 1972 (53 years old)

Country: South Korean

Lee Jung Jae is a South Korean actor born in Seoul, South Korea. He majored in Drama at Dongguk University. He started modelling in 1993. His first film role was in "The Young Man". He got the Best New Actor award in the Baeksang Awards 1995 for the drama "Sandglass", which is one of the highest-rating dramas of all time. He has been an A-list actor in Korea for years and recently entered the international spotlight due to his starring turn in the smash hit series “Squid Game,” which became a global phenomenon after its release in 2021. He became the first Asian actor ever to be nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the Gotham Awards. On February 26, 2022, Lee Jung Jae’s Korean agency, Artist Company, announced that he had officially signed with the American agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency).