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Daniel Henney
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Daniel Henney
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-11-28,Carson City, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

6.3

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009-04-28

Seducing Mr. Perfect

6

Seducing Mr. Perfect
2006-12-07

6.1

The Last Stand
2013-01-12

Shanghai Calling

6.2

Shanghai Calling
2012-05-03

6

Papa
2012-02-01

One Night Surprise

6

One Night Surprise
2013-08-08

The Spy: Undercover Operation

6

The Spy: Undercover Operation
2013-09-05

7.733

Big Hero 6
2014-10-24

6.3

My Father
2007-09-06

7.6

Dog Days
2024-02-07

6

Tattoo
2011-04-11

6.9

Money
2019-03-20

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

6

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
2009-09-15

Confidential Assignment 2: International

7.058

Confidential Assignment 2: International
2022-09-07

7.4

Missing
2023-01-19

My Lovely Sam Soon

8.5

My Lovely Sam Soon
2005-06-01

7.7

Spring Waltz
2006-03-06

7.5

Three Rivers
2009-10-04

The Fugitive: Plan B

5.167

The Fugitive: Plan B
2010-09-29

6.4

Revolution
2012-09-17

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

6.9

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016-03-16

7.6

Family Outing
2008-06-15

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.549

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22

7.746

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

5.9

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015-10-09

SNL Korea Reboot

7

SNL Korea Reboot
2021-09-04

8.3

Criminal Minds
2005-09-22

The Game Caterers

8.8

The Game Caterers
2021-03-12

7

Home Alone
2013-03-22

Big Hero 6 The Series

7.6

Big Hero 6 The Series
2017-11-20

Behind Every Star

7.3

Behind Every Star
2022-11-07

The Wheel of Time

7.7

The Wheel of Time
2021-11-18