Lee Jung-jae
South Korean actor
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| 2025 | Set to reprise his role as Gi-hun in the third and final season of Squid Game. |
| 2024 | Listed among the most impactful Asians A100 list by Gold House. |
| 2024 | Lee Jung-jae is set to appear in the film 'The Acolyte' in the role of Sol |
| 2024 | Made a special appearance in 'Revolver' |
| December 2024 | Lee was invited as a guest on Jimmy Fallon's show in Midtown Manhattan and donated to charities in Koreatown. |
| December 26 2024 | Squid Game's second season was released, with Lee reprising his role as Seong Gi-hun. |
| June 2023 | Confirmed to reprise his role in Squid Game season 2 during Netflix's Tudum: A Global Fan Event. |
| 2022 |
Served as Ambassador for Seoul Fashion Week alongside Choi So-ra
Lee Jung-jae named as global ambassador for 2022 F/W Seoul Fashion Week - Seoul Metropolitan Government
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Seoul, South Korea. 18th Mar, 2022. South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae, arrives at BONBOM fashion show as a part of F/W Seoul Fashion Week 2022 at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art in Seoul, South Korea on March 18, 2022. (Photo by Lee Young-ho/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy
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| 2022 | Lee won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Squid Game, becoming the first person to win for a non-English-speaking role and the first Asian man to win in this category. |
| September 8 2022 | Lee was cast as the male lead in the Star Wars series The Acolyte for Disney+. |
| August 3 2022 | Joined the Hope Bridge Honors Club as a major donor with Jung Woo-sung, recognized by the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association. |
| May 2022 | Lee made his directorial debut with the spy action film Hunt, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| March 8 2022 | Donated to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help victims of the massive wildfire in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and Samcheok, Gangwon, in collaboration with Jung Woo-sung. |
| February 26 2022 | Lee signed with Creative Artists Agency, expanding his international representation. |
| 2021 | Appointed as Public Relations Ambassador for the 2030 Busan World Expo |
| 2021 | Lee Jung-jae made cameo appearances in 'Delayed Justice' (episode 19) and 'Dramaworld 2' (episodes 8-9) |
| 2021 | Becomes the first male actor from Asia and Korea to receive individual nominations across four major awards for his performance in Squid Game, including Critics' Choice, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. |
| December 2021 | Selected as Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year after gaining international stardom through Netflix's Squid Game. |
| November 11 2021 | Lee was selected as a global ambassador for luxury brand Gucci. |
| September 2021 | Lee starred as Seong Gi-hun in Netflix's Squid Game, a breakthrough role that destroyed his previous charismatic image and made him internationally famous. |
| 2020 | Starred as Sun Ray in 'Deliver Us from Evil' |
| 2020 | Lee starred in the action film Deliver Us from Evil alongside Hwang Jung-min and Park Jeong-min. |
| 2019 | Lee Jung-jae starred in the TV series 'Chief of Staff' as Jang Tae-joon in Seasons 1 and 2 |
| 2019 | Lee starred in Svaha: The Sixth Finger, an occult film, and returned to television with the JTBC political drama Chief of Staff after a decade-long absence from TV dramas. |
| 2018 | Made a special appearance in 'Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days' |
| 2017 | Appeared in two films: the historical epic Warriors of the Dawn and the fantasy blockbuster Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds. |
| 2016 | Starred in his first Chinese film, the crime drama Tik Tok. Appeared in Operation Chromite, playing a South Korean lieutenant in the navy. |
| May 2016 | Established and became CEO of the entertainment label Artist Company alongside actor Jung Woo-sung. |
| 2015 | Starred in Assassination, set in 1930s Korea and Shanghai. Won Best Actor at the 24th Buil Film Awards and was named Actor of the Year at the 3rd Marie Claire Asia Star Awards. |
| January 2015 | Lee confirmed his romantic relationship with a woman who was the former wife of Samsung's chairman Lee Jae-yong. |
| January 2015 | Lee publicly confirmed his romantic relationship with Im Se-ryung, after previously dating actress Kim Min-hee. |
| 2014 | Played Choi Ik-ho in 'Big Match' |
| 2014 | Starred in the action comedy Big Match as a mixed martial arts fighter. |
| 2013 | Lee Jung-jae starred in two critically acclaimed films: 'New World' as Lee Ja-sung and 'The Face Reader' as Prince Suyang, further establishing his versatility as an actor. |
| 2013 | Wins Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in The Face Reader. |
| 2013 | Played an undercover police officer in the crime thriller New World. Signed exclusively with C-JeS Entertainment. Portrayed Prince Suyang in The Face Reader, winning Best Supporting Actor at both the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards. Narrated the TV documentary Contemporary Art, Bury the Boundary. |
| 2012 | Appeared in the split-screen film El Fin del Mundo, which was screened at dOCUMENTA, a prestigious contemporary art platform. Also starred in the heist film The Thieves, which became the second highest-grossing movie in Korean cinema history. |
| 2012 | Lee Jung-jae appeared in two films: 'El Fin del Mundo' and 'Avyakta' |
| 2012 | Lee Jung-jae played Popie in 'The Thieves', a notable Korean film that likely gained international attention. |
| 2011 | Became an honorary ambassador for the National Museum of Contemporary Art. |
| 2010 | Lee rejuvenated his career with the erotic thriller The Housemaid, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. He won the Best Actor award at the Fantasporto Director's Week. |
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