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Daniel Phillip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor and model. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon (2005).

Daniel Henney
Henney in 2018
Born	Daniel Philip Henney (1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 42) Carson City, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	2001–present
Agents	Echo Global Group (South Korea) DNA Model Management (U.S.)
Known for	Matt Simmons in Criminal Minds

He has gone on to star in films such as Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006), My Father (2007), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Shanghai Calling (2012), The Last Stand (2013), One Night Surprise (2013), and Big Hero 6 (2014). In television, he has starred in the Korean Spring Waltz and as well as US television series Hawaii Five-0 and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. He joined the regular cast of Criminal Minds for its 13th, 14th and 15th seasons. He currently stars as Lan Mandragoran in the 2021 adaptation of The Wheel of Time.

Early life

Henney was born on November 28, 1979[1] in Carson City, Michigan.[2] His mother Christine Henney, an American adoptee from Busan, South Korea,[3] was a nurse.[2] His father Philip Henney, an American of British and Irish descent,[4] worked in a factory.[2] He was a star basketball player at Carson City-Crystal High School and led the Eagles to the MHSAA Central region (CSAA) 2nd-place finish during his senior year in 1998.[2][5]

Henney attended various colleges—including Albion College, Alma College and Elgin Community College—but never completed his college studies due to his burgeoning modeling career. He was credited on many online portals for a time to have had graduated with an economics degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. However that was proven to be false when an academic scandal in 2007 revealed that several South Korean social figures and celebrities, such as Choi Soo-jong and Jang Mi-hee, had falsified their academic records.[6]

Career

Henney moved to South Korea after having lived on and off in Hong Kong and Taiwan for four years.[7] While in New York in 2004, he did some work Off-Broadway while auditioning for television shows.[4]

Henney started modeling in the U.S. in 2001 and worked in France, Hong Kong, and many more 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.[8] Henney is signed with DNA Models in New York under the celebrity division.[9]

While modeling in South Korea for Olympus in 2005, he was scouted by a talent manager who got Henney a role in the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon, aka My Name is Kim Sam Soon.[10] Henney, who did not speak any Korean, was cast as an Asian American physician Henry Kim[4] who struggled with the language.[10][11] He played a supporting role in a love triangle between female lead Hee-jin (Jung Ryeo-won) and restaurateur Hyun Jin-heon (Hyun Bin).[4] The show was widely popular, with over half of South Korean households estimated to have watched the finale.[4][12]

Henney then starred in another romantic drama Spring Waltz as Philip, a foreign music manager, in 2006.[4] He resumed his modeling career when he was featured in a Bean Pole campaign with Gwyneth Paltrow.[4]

Henney made his feature film debut in another romantic comedy Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006), which coincided with pop star Rain's debut in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006).[4] His second film, My Father, won multiple awards in South Korea and Henney became the first foreigner to sweep all the major cinema awards in the Best New Actor category.

He later learned the language and appeared on a few variety shows, such as Family Outing.[13]

His first American role was as Agent Zero in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).[11]

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.[14]

Since 2012, Henney has appeared in several American TV series.

Henney starred as Special Agent Matt Simmons in the American television series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, a spin-off of Criminal Minds, for two seasons from 2016 to 2017. After the Beyond Borders's cancellation, it was announced in June 2017 that Henney's Matt Simmons would continue on Criminal Minds as a series regular for season 13.[15] He remained a part of the cast until the series concluded in season 15.[16]

In September 2019, Henney was cast in the supporting role of Lan Mandragoran in Amazon Video's adaptation of Robert Jordan's fantasy epic The Wheel of Time.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Seducing Mr. Perfect	Robin Heiden
2007	My Father	James Parker
2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Agent Zero[18]
2012	Papa	Music producer	Cameo
	Shanghai Calling	Sam Chao
2013	The Last Stand	Agent Phil Hayes
	One Night Surprise	Bill
	The Spy: Undercover Operation	Ryan
2014	Big Hero 6	Tadashi Hamada	Voice role
2017	Mowgli	Gool	Voice role
2019	Money	Roy Lee	Cameo
2022	Confidential Assignment 2: International	Jack	[19][20]
TBA	Searching 2		[21]
	Dog Days	Daniel	[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	My Lovely Sam Soon	Dr. Henry Kim	Main cast
	Hello Franceska	Elizabeth's first love	Guest star; 2 episodes
2006	Spring Waltz	Philip	Main cast
2009	Three Rivers	Dr. David Lee	Main cast; 13 episodes
2010	The Fugitive: Plan B	Kai	Main cast
2012–2013	Hawaii Five-0	Michael Noshimuri	Guest star; 3 episodes[23]
2014	Revolution	Peter Garner	Guest star; 3 episodes
	NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS Agent Paul Angelo	Episode: "Three Hearts"
2015–2020	Criminal Minds	Matthew "Matt" Simmons	Special Guest (season 10 & 12) Main Role (Season 13–15) 49 episodes
2016–2017	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders		Main cast; 26 episodes
2016	Dear My Friends	Mark Smith	Cameo
2017–2019	Big Hero 6: The Series	Tadashi Hamada	Voice role; 6 episodes
2021-present	The Wheel of Time	Lan Mandragoran	TV series

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Works/Recipient	Ref.
MBC Entertainment Awards	2005	Best Dressed	Daniel Henney
MBC Drama Awards		Best New Actor	My Lovely Sam Soon	[24]
Dong Ah TV's Fashion Award	2006	Best Dressed	Daniel Henney	[25]
27th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2007	Best New Actor	My Father	[25]
28th Blue Dragon Film Awards
6th Korean Film Awards
3rd Premiere Rising Star Awards
45th Grand Bell Awards	2008			[26]
31st Golden Cinematography Awards
16th Chunsa Film Art Awards				[25]
People's Choice Award	2010	Nomination for Favorite On-Screen Team	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	[27]
Newport Beach Film Festival	2012	Outstanding Achievement in Acting	Shanghai Calling	[25]
Shanghai International Film Festival		Best New Actor
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2022	Best Supporting Actor	Confidential Assignment 2: International; Pending	[28]

See also

• Hines Ward — NFL player of African and Korean descent who brought interest in the sport to South Korea
• Sean Richard Dulake — American actor of Korean and British descent who acted in Korean dramas

References

External links

• Daniel Henney on DNA Model Management's website
• Daniel Henney at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Daniel Henney

Daniel Henney (* 28. November 1979 in Carson City, Michigan) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Daniel Henney

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[es] Daniel Henney

Daniel Phillip Henney (Míchigan; 28 de noviembre de 1979) es un actor y modelo coreano-estadounidense,[1] más conocido por sus actuaciones en Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006), My Father (2007), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Shanghai Calling (2012), The Last Stand (2013), y Big Hero 6 (2014). En televisión es conocido por actuar en los dramas coreanos: El Vals de Primavera y Mi adorable Sam Soon.

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[ru] Хенни, Дэниел

Дэниел Хенни (кор. 다니엘 필립 헤니; англ. Daniel Henney; род. 28 ноября 1979, Карсон-Сити, Мичиган, США) — американский актёр и модель[1]. Отец Хенни — американец ирландского происхождения, мать — американка корейского происхождения, осиротевшая во время Корейской войны и удочерённая американской семьёй.

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