Ma Dong-seok | |
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![]() Ma at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Lee Dong-seok March 1, 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
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Citizenship | United States |
Education | Columbus State Community College |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Agent | Big Punch Entertainment |
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Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
Sport | Arm wrestling |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 마동석 |
Hanja | 馬東錫[citation needed] |
Revised Romanization | Ma Dongseok |
McCune–Reischauer | Ma Tongsŏk |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이동석 |
Hanja | 李東錫 |
Revised Romanization | I Dongseok |
McCune–Reischauer | I Tongsŏk |
Website | bigpunchent.com |
Lee Dong-seok (Korean: 이동석; born March 1, 1971), better known by the stage names Ma Dong-seok (마동석) and Don Lee, is an American[1] actor and film producer based in South Korea. With his breakout performance in Train to Busan (2016) and subsequent leading roles, he has become one of the most successful actors from South Korea. He was Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year in 2018 and in 2023.[2]