Daniel Henney
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·Dog Daysas Daniel
- 2023 ·Missingas Agent Park
- 2022 ·Behind Every Staras Self
- 2022 ·Confidential Assignment 2: Internationalas Jack
- 2021 ·The Wheel of Timeas al'Lan Mandragoran
- 2021 ·SNL Korea Rebootas Self - Host
- 2021 ·The Game Caterersas Self
- 2019 ·Moneyas Roy Lee
- 2017 ·Big Hero 6 The Seriesas Tadashi (voice)
- 2016 ·Criminal Minds: Beyond Bordersas Matthew Simmons
- 2015 ·The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Showas Akashi Shiganosuke (voice)
- 2014 ·Big Hero 6as Tadashi Hamada (voice)
- 2013 ·The Spy: Undercover Operationas James Ryan / Kim Min-chul
- 2013 ·One Night Surpriseas Bill
- 2013 ·Home Aloneas Self
- 2013 ·The Last Standas Phil Hayes
- 2012 ·Revolutionas Peter Garner
- 2012 ·Shanghai Callingas Sam
- 2012 ·Papaas Daniel
- 2011 ·Tattooas The Stranger
- 2010 ·The Fugitive: Plan Bas 카이
- 2010 ·Hawaii Five-0as Michael Noshimuri
- 2009 ·Three Riversas Dr. David Lee
- 2009 ·NCIS: Los Angelesas Paul Angelo
- 2009 ·Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Originsas Self
- 2009 ·X-Men Origins: Wolverineas Agent Zero
- 2008 ·Family Outingas himself
- 2007 ·My Fatheras James Parker
- 2006 ·Seducing Mr. Perfectas Robin Heiden
- 2006 ·Spring Waltzas Phillip
- 2005 ·Criminal Mindsas Matt Simmons
- 2005 ·My Lovely Sam Soonas Henry Kim