David Lee McInnis

David Lee McInnis (born December 12, 1973) is an American actor based in Munich and New York. He has worked in Korea since 2007.

David Lee McInnis
Born	David Lee McInnis (1973-12-12) December 12, 1973 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	1999–present
Agent	saram entertainment
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Early life

David Lee McInnis, the only child of an American father of German and Irish descent and a 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.

Career

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 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.

He 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 famous Korean drama Descendants of the Sun (2016) as David Argus.

In March 2018, McInnis signed with new management agency Saram Entertainment.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Air City	Charlie	3 episodes
2009	Iris	Iris Agent Ray	17 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]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Mortal Kombat: Legacy	Lord Raiden	3 episodes

Variety shows

Year	Title
2016	Running Man (Episode 297)
2016	Law of the Jungle (Episodes 225–228)

References

1. Ep. 6 of Everybody's Kitchen, same as Kang Ho-dong's hometown.
2. "[공식입장] 데이비드 맥기니스, 사람엔터行…이제훈·조진웅과 한솥밥". OSEN. 19 March 2018.
3. "เซอร์ไพรส์! พระเอกเกาหลี "จองอิลอู" เล่นละครไทย "กลรักเกมมายา" (What Lies Beneath)". sanook (in Thai). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
4. "[공식입장] 데이비드 맥기니스, 사람엔터行…이제훈·조진웅과 한솥밥". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 19, 2018.
5. "'킬잇' 데이비드 맥기니스 출연확정, 킬러로 돌아온다(공식)". 뉴스엔 - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 (in Korean). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

External links

• David Lee McInnis on Instagram
• David Lee McInnis on IMDb