David Lee McInnis

David Lee McInnis
Born David Lee McInnis
(1973-12-12) December 12, 1973
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation Actor, producer
Years active 1999–present
Agent Saram Entertainment
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

David Lee McInnis (born December 12, 1973) is an American actor based in Munich and New York. He has worked in Korean television since 2007.

Early life

David Lee McInnis, the only child of an American father and a Korean mother, Thomas and Diana McInnis (Lee Suk-hyang; 이숙향), was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and grew up in Antigo, Wisconsin and Honolulu, Hawaii. He is of German, Irish and Korean heritage.

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 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.

He set up a spice business, McInnis MasterBlend, in 2006 with his father.

In March 2018, McInnis signed with new management agency Saram Entertainment.[1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999The Cut Runs DeepJ.D.
2004A Moment to RememberFashion ModelCameo
2005TyphoonSomchai
2007Never ForeverAndrew Lee
EpitaphOnji Koshiro
2008The Mikado ProjectJace Kanzaki
2012Escape from TibetTashi
2013Who Killed JohnnyMax 2
2015Seoul SearchingSergeant Gallagher

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Air CityCharlie3 episodes
2009Iris II: New GenerationIris Agent Ray17 episodes
2011Hawaii Five-0Ken Nakoa2 episodes
2013Iris IIIRIS Agent Ray
Gu Family BookKageshima13 episodes
2016Descendants of the SunCaptain David Argus8 episodes
2017Lies and Love Upcoming[2]
Man to ManAgent P
2018Mr. SunshineMajor Kyle Moore[3]

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Lord Raiden 3 episodes

Variety shows

YearTitle
2016Running Man (Episode 297)
2016Law of the Jungle (Episodes 225–228)

References

  1. ↑ "[공식입장] 데이비드 맥기니스, 사람엔터行…이제훈·조진웅과 한솥밥". OSEN. 19 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "เซอร์ไพรส์! พระเอกเกาหลี "จองอิลอู" เล่นละครไทย "กลรักเกมมายา" (What Lies Beneath)". sanook (in Thai). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  3. ↑ "[공식입장] 데이비드 맥기니스, 사람엔터行…이제훈·조진웅과 한솥밥". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 19, 2018.
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