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Daniel Henney

Daniel Henney

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 28, 1979 (45)
Birthplace Carson City, Michigan, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 ad ... vertisement 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.

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Filmography

Missing

Missing

2023

as Agent Park

Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6

2014

as Tadashi Hamada (voice)

The Last Stand

The Last Stand

2013

as Phil Hayes

Tattoo

Tattoo

2011

as The Stranger

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

as Agent Zero

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Television Credits

Criminal Minds

as Matt Simmons

Episodes: 49

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

as Matthew Simmons

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Mar 16, 2016

The Wheel of Time

as al'Lan Mandragoran

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Nov 18, 2021

Spring Waltz

as Phillip

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Mar 06, 2006

The Fugitive: Plan B

as 카이

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 29, 2010

My Lovely Sam Soon

as Henry Kim

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jun 01, 2005

Three Rivers

as Dr. David Lee

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 04, 2009

Revolution

as Peter Garner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 17, 2012

Hawaii Five-0

as Michael Noshimuri

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Paul Angelo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

as Akashi Shiganosuke ​(voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2015

Big Hero 6 The Series

as Tadashi (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 20, 2017

Home Alone

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 22, 2013

Family Outing

as himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 15, 2008

The Game Caterers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 12, 2021

SNL Korea Reboot

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2021

Behind Every Star

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2022

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