What is Lee Jung-jae?
[[File:210305 이정재.jpg|thumb|273x273px]] '''Lee Jung-jae''' ({{Korean|이정재}}; born December 15, 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Jung-jae official portfolio|url=http://www.artistcompany.co.kr/portfolio-item/lee-jung-jae/|access-date=October 13, 2021|website=Artist Company|language=ko|archive-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004222102/http://www.artistcompany.co.kr/portfolio-item/lee-jung-jae/|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an actor and former model from [[South Korea]]. In 2021 he gained fame for his role of Seong Gi-Hun in Netflix's survival drama ''[[Squid Game]]''. He won a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] and an [[Emmy Award]] for his role as Seong Gi-Hun. == Career == He started his career as a fashion model. Then Lee Jung-jae began his acting career on television in the campus series ''Feelings'' (1994) and the iconic drama ''Sandglass'' (1995). Lee's film career grew after his acting breakthrough in ''An Affair'' (1998). He played in films such as ''Over the Rainbow'' (2002), ''Il Mare'' (2000),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Korean Movie Reviews for 2000: JSA, The Foul King, The Isle, Barking Dogs Never Bite, Chunhyang, Peppermint Candy, and more.|url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm00.html#ilmare|access-date=2021-11-03|website=www.koreanfilm.org}}</ref> the melodrama ''Last Present'' (2001). He also played in popular comedies, such as ''Oh! Brothers'' (2003), action films ''The Last Witness'' (2001) and ''Typhoon'' (2005), heist film ''The Thieves'' (2012), film noir ''New World'' (2013),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-21|title=Top Film Stars Wrap Up Shooting New Noir Action Pic|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2012092109261249069|access-date=2021-11-03|website=아시아경제|language=ko}}</ref> and period film ''The Face Reader'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Director and Stars Gather for THE FACE READER Press Conference|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2634|access-date=2021-11-03|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|language=en}}</ref>. He was also the main protagonist in the