Ma Dong-seok

Ma Dong-seok
Ma at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Lee Dong-seok

(1971-03-01) March 1, 1971 (age 53)
Seoul, South Korea
Other names
  • Don Lee
  • Ma Dong-seok
Citizenship
  • United States
  • South Korea
EducationColumbus State Community College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active2005–present
AgentBig Punch Entertainment
Spouse
(m. 2021)
Sports career
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
SportArm wrestling
Korean name
Hangul
마동석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMa Dongseok
McCune–ReischauerMa Tongsŏk
Birth name
Hangul
이동석
Hanja
李東錫
Revised RomanizationI Dongseok
McCune–ReischauerI Tongsŏk
Websitebigpunchent.com

Lee Dong-seok (Korean이동석; born March 1, 1971), better known by the stage names Ma Dong-seok (마동석) and Don Lee, is a South Korean–American 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.[3]

  1. ^ "马东锡确定主演漫威电影《永恒族》". July 21, 2019. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "馬東錫徐賢新片《神聖之夜:惡魔獵人》正式開拍". June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Nam, Yoo-jung (December 12, 2018). 마동석, 하정우·이병헌 누르고 '올해 빛낸 영화배우' 1위 [Ma Dong-seok beats Ha Jung-woo and Lee Byung-hun to win 1st place in 'Film actor of the Year']. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Naver.