Actor Ma Dong Seok who is also known as ‘Dong Lee’ is a Korean-American actor. Dong Seok has become one of the most successful South Korean actors after his break-out performance in Train to Busan and other leading roles. In 2018, he won Gallup Korea’s Film Actor of the Year.
Not only that he made his mark on the Korean film industry, he even made his appearance in Hollywood as well! The popular star was cast in a Marvel Studios film, “The Eternals,” along with a few Hollywood A-listers such as Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, and Kit Harington.
From comedy to action, Ma Dong Seok has never failed us with his talents. He always brings his characters to life and makes the movies a whole lot better.
7) Start-Up (2019)
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This comedy-drama stars Ma Dong Seok in a bob cut that the audience hadn’t seen before. Alongside Jung Hae-in, Park Jung-Min, and Yeom Jung-Ah, this movie was released in 2019.
6) Derailed (2016)
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Derailed, also known as No Way to Go was released in 2016. It is a Korean action crime film starring Ma Dong Seok and Choi Min-ho of Shinee. The film was displayed at the 21st Busan International Film Festival in the “Korean Cinema Today – Panorama” section.
5) Unstoppable (2018)
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A classic revenge film with great action, Ma Dong Seok played the role of an angry man getting vengeance for his kidnapped wife in this film. The film also starred the likes of Song Ji-Hyo, Kim Sung-Oh, Kim Min-Jae, Park Ji-Hwan, and Lee Sung-Woo.
4) Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
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In this fantasy drama, Ma Dong-seok plays the God of House. Based on a webtoon series, this film starred Ha Jung-Woo, Ju Ji-Hoon and of course, Ma Dong Seok himself.
3) The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019)
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This movie is one of the best Korean movies of all time and it was shown out of competition in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival as well. In this crime-action film, Ma Dong Seok plays a chilling gangster character alongside Kim Mu-Yeol, Kim Sung-kyu, Choi Min-chul and Kim Yoon-sung.
2) Train to Busan (2016)
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The film that propelled Ma Dong Seok his international popularity, Train to Busan was released in 2016. If you haven’t seen this zombie action thriller, you need to watch it now. A sequel of this movie came out last year titled Peninsula but Train to Busan was so much better. This film stars not only Ma Dong Seok but also the nation’s favorite, Gong Yoo.
1) The Outlaws (2017)
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Did you know? This movie is based on real events that occurred in 2004. Other than acting in this crime-action movie, Ma Dong Seok is also the producer as well. In this movie, he go full beast mode with the other stars, Yoon Kye-Sang, Cho Jae-Yoon, Choi Kwi-Hwa, Lim Hyung-Jun, Jin Sun-Kyu, Hong Ki-Jun, Huh Dong-Won, and Park Ji-Hwan.
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