Daniel Henney

Daniel Phillip Henney (born November 28, 1979) is an American expatriate actor in South Korea. His father is an American of British descent and his mother is an American of Korean descent. Henney started modeling in the U.S. in 2001 and has worked in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan. After his debut in Korea last year with an advertisement for the men's cosmetics line Odyssey, his face became better known in commercials with Jeon Ji-hyun for Olympus cameras and Kim Tae-hee for Klasse air conditioners. He only made the leap to drama with My Name is Kim Sam-soon. Henney has a working knowledge of the Korean language, and has performed in roles that required the speaking of German (Spring Waltz) and Japanese (Seducing Mr. Robin). In addition, he was shown on Esprit commercials around the world.