Daniel Henney

Daniel Henney

44 · Born: Nov 28, 1979

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Born Nov 28, 1979 Carson City, Michigan, USA
Parents
  • Christine Henney
  • Phillip Henney

Biography

Daniel Henney was born in Carson City, Michigan, to a Korean adoptee mother and Philip Henney, his American father of Irish descent. Daniel 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 Jun 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 Lovely Sam Soon, aka My Name is Kim Sam Soon. He played the role of Dr. Henry Kim, a surgeon who is devotedly in love with Hee-jin (played by Jung Ryeo-won). Sam Soon was the most popular Korean drama in 2005; although Henney was starring as the supporting actor, his performance and look was widely noticed. Henney then starred in another drama “Spring Waltz” in 2006. He later learned 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, while in actuality he had no college degree. Henney starred in his first feature film in Korea, "Seducing Mr. Perfect." His second film, "My Father," won multiple awards in South Korea and was actually the first time in that country's history that a foreigner swept all the major cinema awards in the Best New Actor category. In 2009, he portrayed Agent Zero in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In the fall season of 2009, he played "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 Rain and actress Lee Na-young. Henney is signed with DNA Models in New York under the celebrity-division.

Career

2023
Missing
Missing as Agent Elijah Park
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2021
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time as al'Lan Mandragoran
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2019
Big Hero 6: The Series
Big Hero 6: The Series as Tadashi (voice)
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2017
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds as Matt Simmons
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2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Matthew Simmons
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2014
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 as Tadashi Hamada (voice)
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2013
The Spy: Undercover Operation
The Spy: Undercover Operation as Ryan
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Revolution
Revolution as Peter Garner
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NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles as Paul Angelo
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2012
Shanghai Calling
Shanghai Calling as Sam
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Papa
Papa as Daniel
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Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 as Michael Noshimuri
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2011
Tattoo
Tattoo as The Stranger
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2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine as David North / Agent Zero
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Three Rivers
Three Rivers as Dr. David Lee
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2007
My Father
My Father as James Parker
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2006
Seducing Mr. Perfect
Seducing Mr. Perfect as Robin Heiden
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2009