Ma Dong-seok

Ma Dong-seok
Ma at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Lee Dong-seok (1971-03-01) March 1, 1971 (age 54) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Don Lee
Citizenship	United States
Education	Columbus State Community College
Occupations	Actor film producer
Years active	2005–present
Agent	Big Punch Entertainment
Spouse	Ye Jung-hwa [ko] ​ ​ (m. 2021)​
Sports career
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Sport	Arm wrestling
Korean name
Hangul	마동석
Hanja	馬東錫 [citation needed]
RR	Ma Dongseok
MR	Ma Tongsŏk
Birth name
Hangul	이동석
Hanja	李東錫 [citation needed]
RR	I Dongseok
MR	I Tongsŏk
Website	bigpunchent.com

Lee Dong-seok (Korean: 이동석; born March 1, 1971), better known by the stage names Ma Dong-seok (마동석) and Don Lee, is an American^[1] actor and film producer based in South Korea. He gained early recognition for his supporting roles in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) and The Neighbor (2012).

Ma rose to prominence with his breakout performance in Train to Busan (2016), where he played a tough yet compassionate survivor, earning widespread acclaim. He cemented his status as a leading action star with The Outlaws (2017), in which he portrayed the relentless detective Ma Seok-do, a role he reprised in the highly successful The Roundup film series. His subsequent leading roles include Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019), The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019), Start-Up (2019), and Ashfall (2019).

In 2021, Ma made his Hollywood debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals, which further expanded his global recognition. He remains one of South Korea's most bankable stars and was named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year in 2018, 2023, and 2024.^[2]