Quick facts

Professional name
Don Lee
Full name
Ma Dong-seok
Korean name
마동석
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality
U.S.
Occupation
actor · producer
Years active
2005–
Debut
professional activity, 2005
Train to Busan → The Roundup: Punishment

Don Lee: Biography and beginnings

Don Lee (마동석) — Ma Dong-seok. Born: Seoul, South Korea. active since: 2005.

The documented starting point used here is professional activity, 2005. Height, MBTI, residence and family details are not filled automatically; fields without a strong source remain hidden. Official production titles retain their distributed form.

Career development — Train to Busan

KOFIC presents Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong-seok, as a U.S. actor born in Korea. Train to Busan widened his international visibility, The Outlaws launched the series built around detective Ma Seok-do, and Eternals brought him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Selected filmography: Don Lee

This selection is not a substitute for a complete filmography. It traces the route from The Neighbors through Train to Busan to The Roundup: Punishment, listing character and platform separately.

  • 2012 — The Neighbors — role: Ahn Hyuk-mo — film
  • 2016 — Train to Busan — role: Sang-hwa — film
  • 2017 — The Outlaws — role: Ma Seok-do — film
  • 2021 — Eternals — role: Gilgamesh — film
  • 2022 — The Roundup — role: Ma Seok-do — film
  • 2024 — The Roundup: Punishment — role: Ma Seok-do — film

Career timeline: Don Lee

  • 2005 — professional activity, 2005
  • 2016 — Train to Busan
  • 2024 — The Roundup: Punishment

Recently documented work: The Roundup: Punishment

The most recent reference included in this selection is The Roundup: Punishment (2024). The wording is deliberate: the page does not automatically call it the “latest project” unless the source supplies a complete current list. The permanent profile can absorb the next confirmed role without creating a duplicate page.

Sources and verification: Don Lee

Core source: Korean Film Council — KOFIC. Biographical data and projects are published only when they can be tied to the displayed sources. Where shown, age is calculated automatically from the birth date under the international standard; it is not stored as a fixed number.

Source

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