Daniel Henney

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 US 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 Pacifics cosmetic Odyssey Sunrise he became a spokesperson for commercials with Jun Jihyun for Olympus cameras and Kim Taehee for Daewoo Electronicss 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 Heejin played by Jung Ryeowon 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 countrys 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 XMen 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 KBS2s The Fugitive Plan B alongside Rain and actress Lee Nayoung Henney is signed with DNA Models in New York under the celebritydivision