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Daniel Henney

Acting
Known For

45 Years Old

Daniel Henney was born in Carson City, Michigan, to a Korean adoptee mother and Philip Henney, his American father of Irish descent. Daniel Henney started modeling in the U.S. in 2001 and worked in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan while attending college. After his debut in South Korea with an advertisement for the Amore Pacific's cosmetic "Odyssey Sunrise", he became a spokesperson for commercials with Jun Ji-hyun for Olympus cameras and Kim Tae-hee for Daewoo Electronics's Klasse air conditioners. Despite speaking no Korean, Henney became a household name through the South Korean hit TV drama, My Lovely Sam Soon, aka My Name is Kim Sam Soon. He played the role of Dr. Henry Kim, a surgeon who is devotedly in love with Hee-jin (played by Jung Ryeo-won). Sam Soon was the most popular Korean drama in 2005; although Henney was starring as the supporting actor, his performance and look was widely noticed. Henney then starred in another drama “Spring Waltz” in 2006. He later learned the language and appeared on a few variety shows, such as Family Outing. Henney was a part of an academic scandal in which many sources stated that he had an Economics degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, while in actuality he had no college degree. Henney starred in his first feature film in Korea, "Seducing Mr. Perfect." His second film, "My Father," won multiple awards in South Korea and was actually the first time in that country's history that a foreigner swept all the major cinema awards in the Best New Actor category. In 2009, he portrayed Agent Zero in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In the fall season of 2009, he played "Dr. David Lee" in the CBS television drama Three Rivers. In 2010, Henney returned to South Korea television for KBS2's The Fugitive: Plan B, alongside Rain and actress Lee Na-young. Henney is signed with DNA Models in New York under the celebrity-division.

Born

Carson City, Michigan, USA on 28th November 1979

All Credits

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Criminal Minds
Matt Simmons
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NCIS: Los Angeles
Paul Angelo
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Hawaii Five-0
Michael Noshimuri
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Big Hero 6 The Series
Tadashi (voice)
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The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Akashi Shiganosuke ​(voice)
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The Wheel of Time
al'Lan Mandragoran
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The Game Caterers
Self
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Family Outing
himself
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SNL Korea
Self - Host
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Home Alone
Self
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The Fugitive: Plan B
카이
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Behind Every Star
Self
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Three Rivers
Dr. David Lee
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Revolution
Peter Garner
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Spring Waltz
Phillip
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My Lovely Sam Soon
亨利·金
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Big Hero 6
Tadashi Hamada (voice)
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Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Matthew Simmons
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Missing
Agent Park
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The Last Stand
Phil Hayes
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Agent Zero
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Confidential Assignment 2: International
Jack
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Money
Roy Lee
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One Night Surprise
Bill
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The Spy: Undercover Operation
James Ryan / Kim Min-chul
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Shanghai Calling
Sam
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Dog Days
Daniel
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Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Self
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Papa
Daniel
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Seducing Mr. Perfect
Robin Heiden
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Tattoo
The Stranger
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My Father
James Parker