David Lee McInnis | |
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Born | David Lee McInnis December 12, 1973 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | 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 Seoul. He has worked in South Korea since 1999.
McInnis is the only child of an American father of German and Irish descent and Korean mother who is a native of Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, [1] Thomas and Diana McInnis (née Lee Suk-hyang; 이숙향). Thomas served in the US Army in Korea, and David was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and grew up in Antigo, Wisconsin and Honolulu, Hawaii. He is of German, Irish, and Korean heritage.
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 the 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 .
McInnis set up a spice business, McInnis MasterBlend, in 2006 with his father.
On April 21, 2016, McInnis appeared on SM STATION's music video with Lee Joo Young entitled "Pain Poem". It was sung by Kim Bum Soo and produced by KENZIE. He also acted in the famous Korean drama Descendants of the Sun (2016) as David Argus.
In March 2018, McInnis signed with the management agency Saram Entertainment. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Cut Runs Deep | J.D. | |
2004 | A Moment to Remember | Fashion Model | Cameo |
2005 | Typhoon | Somchai | |
2007 | Never Forever | Andrew Lee | |
Epitaph | Onji Koshiro | ||
2008 | The Mikado Project | Jace Kanzaki | |
2012 | Escape from Tibet | Tashi | |
2013 | Who Killed Johnny | Max 2 | |
2013 | The Last Stand | ||
2015 | Seoul Searching | Sergeant Gallagher | |
2019 | The Rookies (2019 film) | Iron Fist | Chinese Film Debut and Lead Antagonist role |
2020 | Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP | Dmitry | |
Samjin Company English Class | Billy Park |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Air City | Charlie | 3 episodes |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Ken Nakoa | 2 episodes |
2013 | Iris II: New Generation | Iris Agent Ray | |
Gu Family Book | Kageshima | 13 episodes | |
2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Captain David Argus | 8 episodes |
2017 | Lies and Love | Upcoming [3] | |
Man to Man | Agent P | ||
2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Major Kyle Moore | [4] |
2019 | Kill It | Pavel | [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Lord Raiden | 3 episodes |
Year | Song title | Artist | Notes |
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2001 | "Catherine's Wheel" | Rialto | With Lee Na-young |
Year | Title |
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2016 | Running Man (Episode 297) |
2016 | Law of the Jungle (Episodes 225–228) |
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