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Ma Dong-seok

1971 - Today

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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 actor and film producer based in South Korea. He gained early recognition for his supporting roles in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) and The Neighbor (2012). Ma rose to prominence with his breakout performance in Train to Busan (2016), where he played a tough yet compassionate survivor, earning widespread acclaim. He cemented his status as a leading action star with The Outlaws (2017), in which he portrayed the relentless detective Ma Seok-do, a role he reprised in the highly successful The Roundup film series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ma Dong-seok is the 873rd most popular actor (up from 1,091st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 84th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ma Dong-seok ranks 873 out of 13,578Before him are Oskar Werner, Inger Nilsson, Kaley Cuoco, Glenn Ford, Fred Ward, and Patrick McGoohan. After him are Nathalie Baye, Mistinguett, Victor Wong, Claudine Auger, John Payne, and Kareena Kapoor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Ma Dong-seok ranks 25Before him are Sean Baker, Julian Assange, Niko Kovač, Elif Shafak, Ricky Martin, and Snoop Dogg. After him are Jari Litmanen, Dolores O'Riordan, Fabien Barthez, Unai Emery, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Kim Jong-nam.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ma Dong-seok ranks 79 out of 1,128Before him are Park Ji-sung (1981), Soh Jaipil (1864), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Lee Jung-jae (1972), and Andrew Kim Taegon (1821). After him are Yi I (1536), Lee Soo-man (1952), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), and Lee Min-ho (1987).

Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Ma Dong-seok ranks 3Before him are Lee Byung-hun (1970), and Lee Jung-jae (1972). After him are Lee Min-ho (1987), Kim Hye-ja (1941), T.O.P (1987), Song Joong-ki (1985), Song Hye-rim (1937), Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), and Soon-Tek Oh (1932).