Daniel Phillip Henney - Korean Actor - Celebrity

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Daniel Phillip Henney (Hangul: 다니엘 필립 헤니; born November 28, 1979) is an Korean American actor and model.

Daniel Henney was born to a Korean adoptee mother and an American father of Irish descent. 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 Jeon 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 Name is Kim Sam Soon. He later learned a bit of 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 to bolster his image, while in actuality he had no college degree.

In 2009, he portrayed Agent Zero in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In the fall season of 2009, he is playing "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 Korea's most famous singer Bi Rain and actress Lee Na Young.

Daniel Phillip Henney - Korean Actor - Celebrity

Daniel Phillip Henney Profile

* Name: 다니엘 헤니 / Daniel Henney
* Real name: Daniel Phillip Henney
* Profession: Model and actor
* Birthdate: 1979-Nov-28
* Birthplace: Carson City, Michigan, United States
* Height: 188cm
* Weight: 72kg
* Star sign: Sagittarius
* Family: Father (American of British descent) and mother (American of Korean descent)

TV Shows

* Fugitive: Plan B (KBS2, 2010)
* Spring Waltz (KBS, 2006)
* Hello Franceska (MBC, 2005, guest)
* My Name is Kim Sam-Soon (MBC, 2005)

Movies

* X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
* My Father (2007)
* Seducing Mr. Robin / Mr. Perfect (2006)

Endorsements

* Taster's Choice Cappucino
* LG Cyon phones
* Olympus Camera (with Jeon Ji Hyun)
* Odyssey Cosmetics
* Klasse Air Conditioners (with Kim Tae Hee)
* Daewoo Gentra
* Biotherm (with Lee Hyo Ri)
* Asiana Airlines
* Minute Maid (with Jung Ryu Won)
* HSBC
* Bean Pole International (with Gwyneth Paltrow)
* Cyon Digital Camera (with Kim Tae Hee and Hyun Bin)
* Coca-Cola (with Zhang Ziyi)

Recognitions

* 2008 45th Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actor Award ("My Father")
* 2005 MBC Entertainment Awards: Best Dresser Award
* 2005 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (My Lovely Sam-Soon)

Trivia

* Education: Crystal High School in Carson City
* Hobbies: Guitar, basketball, traveling, and reading
* Henney began modeling in the U.S. in 2001 and has worked in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
* He also appeared in Three Rivers, an American drama aired on CBS in 2009.