David Lee McInnis
David Lee McInnis (born December 12, 1973) is an American actor based in Seoul. He has worked in South Korea since 1999.
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David Lee McInnis
- Birth Name
- David Lee McInnis
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Born
- 12 December 1973
- Birthplace
- Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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• Birth Name — David Lee McInnis • Occupation — Actor, producer • Born — 12 December 1973 • Birthplace — Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. • Years Active — 1999–present • Agent — Saram Entertainment
Early life
Early life
McInnis is the only child of an American father of German and Irish descent and Korean mother who is a native of Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, Thomas and Diana McInnis (née Lee Suk-hyang; 이숙향). Thomas served in the US Army in Korea, and David was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and grew up in Antigo, Wisconsin and Honolulu, Hawaii. He is of German, Irish, and Korean heritage.
Career
Career
McInnis debuted as an actor in the 1999 American indie crime thriller The Cut Runs Deep, which was an underground hit in South Korea, where McInnis moved to soon after quitting school, and achieved noticeable success in the Asian film industry. He was the face of SK Telecom's UTO division from 2001 to 2003 while in Korea, and his early Asian film credits include a supporting cast role in A Moment to Remember. After a period of introspection, McInnis returned to the limelight with a leading role in Typhoon, a big-budget South Korean action film released in 2005. McInnis went on to star in the critically-acclaimed American-Korean romance film Never Forever, then took on a supporting role in Epitaph, and guest-starred in MBC's television series Air City. McInnis set up a spice business, McInnis MasterBlend, in 2006 with his father. On April 21, 2016, McInnis appeared on SM STATION's music video with Lee Joo Young entitled "Pain Poem". It was sung by Kim Bum Soo and produced by KENZIE. He also acted in the famous Korean drama Descendants of the Sun (2016) as David Argus. In March 2018, McInnis signed with the management agency Saram Entertainment.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007 — Air City — Charlie — 3 episodes • 2011 — Hawaii Five-0 — Ken Nakoa — 2 episodes • 2013 — Iris II: New Generation — Iris Agent Ray • Gu Family Book — Kageshima — 13 episodes • 2016 — Descendants of the Sun — Captain David Argus — 8 episodes • 2017 — Lies and Love — | Upcoming • Man to Man — Agent P • 2018 — Mr. Sunshine — Major Kyle Moore • 2019 — Kill It — Pavel
Web
Web
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2013 — Mortal Kombat: Legacy — Lord Raiden — 3 episodes
Music video appearances
Music video appearances
• Year — Song title — Artist — Notes • 2001 — "Catherine's Wheel" — Rialto — With Lee Na-young
Variety shows
Variety shows
• Year — Title • 2016 — Running Man (Episode 297) • 2016 — Law of the Jungle (Episodes 225–228) • 2018 — My Little Old Boy (Episodes 115)
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — The Cut Runs Deep — J.D. • 2004 — A Moment to Remember — Fashion Model — Cameo • 2005 — Typhoon — Somchai • 2007 — Never Forever — Andrew Lee • Epitaph — Onji Koshiro • 2008 — The Mikado Project — Jace Kanzaki • 2012 — Escape from Tibet — Tashi • 2013 — Who Killed Johnny — Max 2 • 2013 — The Last Stand • 2015 — Seoul Searching — Sergeant Gallagher • 2019 — The Rookies (2019 film) — Iron Fist — Chinese Film Debut and Lead Antagonist role • 2020 — Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP — Dmitry • Samjin Company English Class — Billy Park
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- 1.Ep. 6 of Everybody's Kitchen, same as Kang Ho-dong's hometown.
- 2.[공식입장] 데이비드 맥기니스, 사람엔터行…이제훈·조진웅과 한솥밥. OSEN. March 19, 2018.
- 3.เซอร์ไพรส์! พระเอกเกาหลี "จองอิลอู" เล่นละครไทย "กลรักเกมมายา" (What Lies Beneath). sanook. 2016-06-01.
- 4.[공식입장] 데이비드 맥기니스, 사람엔터行…이제훈·조진웅과 한솥밥. The Chosun Ilbo. March 19, 2018.
- 5.'킬잇' 데이비드 맥기니스 출연확정, 킬러로 돌아온다(공식). 뉴스엔 - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스. 2019-02-21.
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