Personal Info
Birth date
1971-03-01 (54 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Also known as
Dong-seok Ma
Don Lee
마동석
돈 리
馬東石
马东锡
Дон Ли
イ・ドンソク
ドン・リー
돈리
ما دونگ سوک
Ma Dong-seok
マドンソク
Ma Dong seok
Lee Dong-seok
Don Lee
Biography
Ma Dong-seok (마동석) or Don Lee is a South Korean actor. Born Lee Dong-seok on 1st March 1971, he is best known for his supporting roles in The Neighbor, Nameless Gangster, and The Unjust. He also played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer and One on One. Under his Westernized real name Don Lee and before he turned to acting, he was once the personal trainer of mixed martial artists Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman. He also played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer and One on One. Under his Westernized real name Don Lee and before he turned to acting, he was once the personal trainer of mixed martial artists Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.
Filmography
The Roundup: Punishment
6.855
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'Monster Cop' Ma Seok-do investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek and an IT genius CEO Chang. Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang and begins hunting down the criminals.Sense8
7.753
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One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."Home Alone
7.2
Overview:
It can be a badge of honor to be “single.” “I Live Alone” is a documentary-style South Korean reality series that follows the members of a self-formed club called Rainbow, which is comprised of celebrities who are single and live alone.Train to Busan
7.749
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When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.Holy Night: Demon Hunters
6.194
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When a devil-worshipping criminal network plunges Seoul into chaos, the police turn to Holy Night—a trio of supernatural demon hunters—to restore order and defeat the rising evil.Squad 38
7.9
Overview:
As a reference to Article 38 which pertains to tax payments, this special police unit utilizes the criminals' own tactics of scams and deceit to catch rich tax cheats.Shut Up Flower Boy Band
5.7
Overview:
Eye Candy is a six member underground rock band led by Byung Hee. When the group transfers into the prestigious Jungsang High School, they find their rival, Strawberry Fields. This is a story about the two rock bands and how they deal with friendship, relationships, and their passion for music.Bad Guys
7.7
Overview:
To combat rising violent crimes, the Police Chief asks Detective Oh Goo Tak to form a team consisting of criminals. He is currently suspended from the police force for using excessive force. He then gathers team members: Park Woong Chul who is a gangster, Lee Jung Moon who is the youngest serial killer with extraordinary intelligence and Jung Tae Soo who is a contract killer. Police Inspector Yoo Mi Young also joins the team and she tries to have these guys work as a team by dealing with them rationally and sometimes emotionally.Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation
8.2
Overview:
A crime action investigation drama about police investigator Jin Kang Ho from the serious crime squad who never gives up on a case until he gets to the end of it. He will solve unsolved cases with a team consisting of a passionate producing director (PD) of an investigative show with low viewership ratings, a detective who used to be a profiler, a bar CEO who puts his violent past behind, and a funeral director who used to be a well-esteemed autopsy doctor at the National Forensic Service (NIS).H.I.T
5.5
Overview:
H.I.T, also known as Homicide Investigation Team, is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Jung-min, and Yoon Ji-min. It aired on MBC from March 19 to May 22, 2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. A police procedural crime drama that integrated crime scene analysis with action, suspense, and romance, H.I.T represented a departure from the usual Korean drama subjects of love and relationships.Dr. Champ
5
Overview:
Dr. Champ is a 2010 South Korean television series about a doctor caught in a love triangle between a judo athlete and a crippled doctor who was once a speed-skating star.Tong: Memories
4.3
Overview:
A tough young man with a short temper and no patience for bullies gains a legendary reputation as the best street fighter in Busan.Me too, Flower!
5.8
Overview:
A tough female police officer who suffers from depression falls in love with a young multimillionaire whom she initially believed was a parking attendant. Instead of counting her lucky stars, she is taken aback by how rich he is. Officer Cha Bong-sun is a peculiar woman who defies the rigid social hierarchy and rails against it. And Seo Jae-hee, the millionaire boyfriend, is a peculiar man who falls in love with this quirky police officer. They fall passionately in love with each other. A crazy sort of love. A story about people, relationships and love.Twelve
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A group of heroes, each embodying one of the 12 zodiac signs, battles to defend the Korean Peninsula from malevolent spirits.The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
7.839
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After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place—whoever finds K first will decide his fate—the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.Swallow the Sun
5.1
Overview:
Jung-woo was abandoned by his birth parents when he was a baby and became friends with Soo-hyun, who became his sweetheart. After rescuing Chairman Jang, he is adopted by him and becomes a bodyguard to the chairman’s son. Jung-woo is reunited with Soo-hyun at Tae-hyuk’s school but even though Soo-hyun loves him, she chooses Tae-hyuk who offers to help her achieve her dream career. So both Tae-hyuk and Soo-hyun go to USA for their studies. Jung-woo is eventually betrayed by Chairman Jang but he is called to Las Vegas by Jackson Lee, a military buddy, who offers him an opportunity to rebuild his life. In Las Vegas, Jung-woo meets Soo-hyun and Tae-hyuk by coincidence. In his line of work as a private bodyguard, Jung-woo saves the life of the king of a small African nation and is asked by the king to rescue his son from the rebels in return for rights to a diamond mine. So Jung-woo heads to Africa, risking his life to claim the mine. Meanwhile, Tae-hyuk and Soo-hyun return to Seogwipo city on Jeju island at Chairman Jang’s request. Tae-hyuk is put in charge of managing a hotel there while Soo-hyun becomes the head of event planning. After gaining control of the diamond mine in African, Jung-woo returns to Jeju and engages in a struggle against chairman Jang and Tae-hyuk… He learns a shocking secret that shakes the foundation of his very existence.Eternals
6.813
Overview:
The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.The Roundup: No Way Out
7.2
Overview:
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.Powerful Opponents
5.5
Overview:
Cha Young Jin is the first female to ever work as a bodyguard in the Presidential resident, Chungwadae. Young Jin and Yoo Gwang Pil work as bodyguards assigned to watch over the president's son, Kang Soo Ho. They are assigned to guard Soo Ho for 15 months.Badland Hunters
6.722
Overview:
After a deadly earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman springs into action to rescue a teenager abducted by a mad doctor.The Roundup
7.3
Overview:
The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.Tazza
6
Overview:
Go Ni suffers an incredible loss when his mother and stepfather die because of Young Min. He later ends up in jail where he meets people who will change his life forever. Go Ni learns from a top tazza player in hopes of getting revenge.New World
7.407
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An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
8.1
Overview:
Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.The Outlaws
7.667
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In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.Hive
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It depicts a story that takes place when human civilization is threatened by the appearance of giant insects and the atmospheric condition of the earth, which has returned to its pristine state after the city is destroyed.Ashfall
6.818
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A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
8.074
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As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.Love Affair Agent
4
Overview:
A real drama that depicts a unique interpretation of secret and forbidden love centered around 'Alibi Corporation', which does not actually exist but perfectly washes the private lives of its clients. Former bodyguard Jeon Jae Man lost his temper and acted violently toward his clients due to their unfair treatment. As a result, he was fired and began searching for a new job. One day, he meets a beautiful woman at a seminar whose job is to create alibis for clients engaged in extramarital affairs. She offers him a position working with her, and, captivated by her beauty, he accepts the offer. Thus, he embarks on a new career path.Acting
TBATwelve (8 Episodes) as Tae-san
TBAHive (1 Episode) as Gae Jang-su
TBAPig Village as Hammer
TBAThe Roundup 5 as Ma Seok-do
TBAThe Gangster, The Cop, The Devil as Jang Dong-su
TBAHell Divers as Xavier
2025Holy Night: Demon Hunters as Ba Woo
2024Out of Order as Xiong Dali
2024The Roundup: Punishment as Ma Seok-do
2024Badland Hunters as Nam-san
2023The Roundup: No Way Out as Ma Seok-do
2023PSY Summer Swag 2022 as Self
2022Men of Plastic as Kang Dae-guk
2022The Roundup as Ma Seok-do
2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Gilgamesh
2021Eternals as Gilgamesh
2021Ground Zero as Ma Gang-jae
2020Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation (1 Episode) as Jin Woo-taek
2019Ashfall as Kang Bong-rae
2019Start-Up as Geo-seok
2019The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos as Park Woong-chul
2019Long Live the King as Gwangju Brown bear
2019The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil as Jang Dong-su
2018Unstoppable as Kang Dong-chul
2018Ordinary People as Ki-chul
2018The Soul-Mate as Jang-soo
2018Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days as Sung-ju / Household God
2018Champion as Mark
2017Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds as Sung-ju / Household God
2017The Bros as Seok-bong
2017The Outlaws as Ma Seok-do
2017Memoir of a Murderer as Actor on Screen
2017The Mayor as Advertising model
2016Derailed as Hyeong-seok
2016Tong: Memories (1 Episode) as Hwang Tae Yeol's brother
2016Train to Busan as Sang-hwa
2016Familyhood as Park Pyung-gu
2016Squad 38 (16 Episodes) as Baek Sung-il
2016No Tomorrow as Detective Kang (voice)
2015Deep Trap as Sung-Chul
2015Begin Again as Unknown
2015Veteran as Big Guy with Sportswear
2015Sense8 (1 Episode) as Bouncer #1
2015The Chronicles of Evil as Detective Oh
2014The Royal Tailor as Pan-soo
2014Bad Guys (11 Episodes) as Park Woong-cheol
2014Kundo: Age of the Rampant as Chun-bo
2014One on One as Leader of Shadow
2013Murderer as Joo-hyeop
2013Marriage Blue as Gun-ho
2013The Five as Dae-ho
2013Rough Play as Gang Boss
2013Fasten Your Seatbelt as Airport staff (cameo)
2013The Flu as Jeon Kook-Hwan
2013Mr. Go as Caster
201348m as Himself
2013Rockin' on Heaven's Door as Moo Sung
2013Azooma as Detective Ma
2013The Secret Scandal as Lee Jang-ho
2013Home Alone (1 Episode) as Self
2013New World as Section Chief Jo
2012Love 911 as Captain
2012The Neighbors as Ahn Hyuk-mo
2012Doomsday Book as High School Zombie
2012A Brave New World as Bully
2012Nameless Gangster as Hubby Kim Seo-bang
2012Shut Up Flower Boy Band (16 Episodes) as Teacher Kim Su-bok / Silba
2012Never Ending Story as Back neck man
2012Dancing Queen as Gay couple 1
2011Perfect Game as Park Man-soo
2011Me too, Flower! (15 Episodes) as Detective
2011Pain as Beom-noh
2011Quick as Kim Joo-cheol
2010Try to Remember as Seung-hwan
2010The Unjust as Ma Dae-ho
2010Midnight FM as Son Deok-tae
2010Dr. Champ (16 Episodes) as Oh Jung Dae
2009Take Off as Detective
2009Swallow the Sun (25 Episodes) as Lee Kang-rae
2009Insadong Scandal as Sang-baek
2008Love Affair Agent (1 Episode) as Park Sang Bak
2008Tazza (21 Episodes) as Bban-zzi
2008The Good, the Bad, the Weird as Bear
2008Beastie Boys as Chang-woo
2008Powerful Opponents (16 Episodes) as Pyo Cheol-ho
2008Robber (16 Episodes) as Jong Guk
2007The Worst Man of My Life as Ho-Seop
2007H.I.T (20 Episodes) as Nam Seong-shik
2006Sunday Seoul as Unknown
2005Heaven's Soldiers as Hwang Sang-wook
2004Dance with the Wind as Tteokbokki brother
Production
TBAPig Village ... Executive Producer
TBAThe Gangster, The Cop, The Devil ... Producer
TBAHell Divers ... Producer
TBAThe Roundup 5 ... Producer
2025The Go-to Restaurant ... Executive Producer
2025Holy Night: Demon Hunters ... Producer
2025The Noisy Mansion ... Executive Producer
2024The Roundup: Punishment ... Executive Producer
2024Badland Hunters ... Executive Producer
2023The Roundup: No Way Out ... Executive Producer
2022Men of Plastic ... Executive Producer
2022The Roundup ... Executive Producer
2021Ground Zero ... Executive Producer
2018Champion ... Executive Producer
2017The Outlaws ... Executive Producer
Writing
TBAPig Village ... Original Story
2025Holy Night: Demon Hunters ... Story
2024The Roundup: Punishment ... Adaptation
2024Badland Hunters ... Adaptation
2023The Roundup: No Way Out ... Adaptation
2022The Roundup ... Adaptation