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'''Daniel Phillip Henney''' ({{Ko-hhrm|다니엘 필립 헤니}}; born November 28, 1979 in ], ], ]) is a ] ] and ].


'''Daniel Philip Henney''' (born November 28, 1979) is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the ] '']'' (2005).
== Biography ==
Daniel Henney was born to an ethnic Korean mother who was adopted in the U.S. and an Anglo-American father. Henney started modeling in the U.S. in 2001 and has worked in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan 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 Jeon Ji-hyun for Olympus cameras and Kim Tae-hee for Klasse air conditioners.<ref></ref><ref></ref>


He has gone on to star in films such as '']'' (2006), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2009), '']'' (2012), '']'' (2013), '']'' (2013), and '']'' (2014). In television, he has starred in the Korean '']'' and as well as American television series '']'' and '']''. He joined the regular cast of '']'' for its 13th, 14th and 15th seasons. He stars as Lan Mandragoran in the ] of '']''.
Despite speaking no ], Henney became a household name through the South Korean hit TV drama, '']''. Following his success in Sam Soon, he has continued to work as a professional actor.<ref></ref>


== Early life ==
In 2009, he portrayed ] in the film '']''. In the fall season of 2009, he is playing "Dr. David Lee" in the ] television drama, "]". The medical drama is set in the transplant ward of a fictional Pittsburgh hospital and airs every Sunday at 9PM Eastern/Pacific Time. Promotional posters featuring Henney and co-stars ] and ] have been put up on billboards, buses and metro stations in major cities in the U.S.
Henney was born on November 28, 1979<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=TODAY IN HISTORY: November 28, 2019|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20191128/today-in-history-november-28-2019|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Tuscaloosa News|language=en}}</ref> in ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Schreur|first=Brandon|date=February 23, 2020|title=Hollywood to hometown|url=https://thedailynews.cc/articles/carson-city-community-parents-celebrate-daniel-henneys-criminal-minds-role-during-series-finale/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=thedailynews.cc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224044055/https://thedailynews.cc/articles/carson-city-community-parents-celebrate-daniel-henneys-criminal-minds-role-during-series-finale/ |archive-date=February 24, 2020 }}</ref> His mother Christine Henney, an ] from ], South Korea,<ref>{{cite web|date=August 22, 2005|title=Daniel Henney's Mother Travels Back to Her Roots|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/08/22/2005082261027.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 7, 2016|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618033524/http://english.chosun.com:80/site/data/html_dir/2005/08/22/2005082261027.html |archive-date=June 18, 2011 }}</ref> was a nurse.<ref name=":4" /> His father Philip Henney, an American of British descent,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Wallace|first=Bruce|date=2007-06-17|title=A most unlikely Seoul sensation|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-17-ca-henney17-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201153931/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-17-ca-henney17-story.html |archive-date=December 1, 2020 }}</ref> worked in a factory.<ref name=":4" /> He was a star basketball player at Carson City-Crystal High School and led the Eagles to the ] Central region (CSAA) 2nd-place finish during his senior year in 1998.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite news|date=January 10, 1998|title=Prep Basketball: Carson City|page=18|work=]}}</ref>

Henney attended various colleges—including ], ] and ]—but never completed his college studies due to his burgeoning modeling career. He was credited on many ]s for a time to have had graduated with an economics degree from the ]. However that was proven to be false when an academic scandal in 2007 revealed that several South Korean social figures and celebrities, including Henney, ] and ], had falsified academic records.<ref name="Korea Times">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|date=September 2, 2007|title=Actor Daniel Henney Caught in Academic Record Scandal '|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2012/02/139_9409.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010408/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2012/02/139_9409.html|archive-date=December 3, 2013|access-date=March 2, 2012|work=Newszone|publisher=]|df=mdy}}</ref>

== Career ==
Henney moved to South Korea after having lived on and off in Hong Kong and Taiwan for four years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=Yuan-Kwan|date=July 29, 2012|title=An interview with Daniel Henney: Comedy, career and Korea|url=http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/2012072914887/an-interview-with-daniel-henney-comedy-career-and-korea/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110065608/http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/2012072914887/an-interview-with-daniel-henney-comedy-career-and-korea/|archive-date=January 10, 2015|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Meniscus Magazine}}</ref> While in New York in 2004, he did some work ] while auditioning for television shows.<ref name=":3" />

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 ]'s cosmetic "Odyssey Sunrise", he became a spokesperson for commercials with ] for ] cameras and ] for Daewoo Electronics's Klasse air conditioners.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070235/http://www.10asia.co.kr/Articles/view.php?tsc=002001000&a_id=465 |date=March 4, 2016 }}. 10asia.co.kr. Retrieved on April 27, 2014.</ref> Henney is signed with DNA Models in New York under the celebrity division.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422233321/http://www.dnamodels.com/celebrity/daniel-henney/portfolio#/page/1|date=April 22, 2012}}. DNA Models. Retrieved on April 27, 2014.</ref>] Border Wireless LED TV advertisement, September 2009|left]] While modelling in South Korea for Olympus in 2005, he was scouted by a talent manager who got Henney a role in the Korean drama '']'', aka ''My Name is Kim Sam Soon''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Ito|first=Robert|date=2007-02-11|title=Stuck in Asia, Dreaming of Hollywood|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/movies/11ito.html|access-date=2021-05-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Henney, who did not speak any Korean, was cast as an Asian American physician Henry Kim<ref name=":3" /> who struggled with the language.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Michelle|date=October 19, 2009|title=Daniel Henney -- Seoul Man|url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/seoul-man-980485|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110064800/http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/seoul-man-980485|archive-date=January 10, 2015|website=]}}</ref> He played a supporting role in a ] between female lead Hee-jin (]) and restaurateur Hyun Jin-heon (]).<ref name=":3" /> The show was widely popular, with over half of South Korean households estimated to have watched the finale.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2008|title=Who the Hell is Daniel Henney?|url=https://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/article/88429|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=UCLA International Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121647/https://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/article/88429 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 }}</ref>

Henney then starred in another romantic drama '']'' as Philip, a foreign music manager, in 2006.<ref name=":3" /> He resumed his modeling career when he was featured in a ] campaign with ].<ref name=":3" />

Henney made his feature film debut in another romantic comedy '']'' (2006), which coincided with pop star ]'s debut in '']'' (2006).<ref name=":3" /> 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 '']''.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} . News.naver.com (July 4, 2005). Retrieved on April 27, 2014.</ref>

His first American role was as ] in the film '']'' (2009).<ref name=":2" />

In the fall season of 2009, he played "Dr. David Lee" in the ] television drama '']''.

In 2010, Henney returned to South Korea television for ]2's '']'', alongside ] and actress ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821054533/http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.htm?sec=ent0&a_id=2010062115485346109 |date=August 21, 2010 }}.''Asiae'' June 21, 2010 Retrieved June 24, 2010.</ref>

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

In 2014, Henney voiced Tadashi Hamada in Disney's ].

Henney starred as Special Agent ] in the American television series '']'', a spin-off of ''],'' for two seasons from 2016 to 2017. After the ''Beyond Borders''<nowiki/>'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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2017-06-20|title='Criminal Minds': Daniel Henney Of 'Beyond Borders' Joins Mothership Series|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/criminal-minds-daniel-henney-beyond-borders-joins-mothership-series-1202116704/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623060021/http://deadline.com:80/2017/06/criminal-minds-daniel-henney-beyond-borders-joins-mothership-series-1202116704/ |archive-date=June 23, 2017 }}</ref> He remained a part of the cast until the original series concluded in ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=2020-02-20|title='Criminal Minds' Series Finale: The BAU Gang Hunts Down Its Final Psychopath Before Giving A Tearful Goodbye|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/criminal-minds-series-finale-recap-cbs-jeff-davis-joe-mantegna-matthew-gray-gubler-kirsten-vangsness-aj-cook-1202863751/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220042551/https://deadline.com/2020/02/criminal-minds-series-finale-recap-cbs-jeff-davis-joe-mantegna-matthew-gray-gubler-kirsten-vangsness-aj-cook-1202863751/ |archive-date=February 20, 2020 }}</ref>

In September 2019, Henney was cast in the supporting role of ] in ]'s ] of ]'s fantasy epic '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=September 4, 2019|title='The Wheel Of Time': 'Criminal Minds' Star Daniel Henney Joins Amazon's Epic Fantasy Drama|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/the-wheel-of-time-daniel-henney-joins-amazon-fantasy-epic-1202710413/|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2019|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904181624/https://deadline.com/2019/09/the-wheel-of-time-daniel-henney-joins-amazon-fantasy-epic-1202710413/ |archive-date=September 4, 2019 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
On October 20, 2023, Henney married ], a Japanese-American actress. The wedding ceremony was held in the United States where only family members attended.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hyeon|first=Ye-seul|date=October 20, 2023 |script-title=ko:다니엘 헤니, 14살 연하 연인과 결혼 발표…5년전 열애설 상대|trans-title=Daniel Henney announces marriage to girlfriend 14 years his junior...passionate love interest from 5 years ago|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25201110 |access-date=October 21, 2023 |work=] |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=My Lovely Sam Soon star Daniel Henney announces marriage to long-time love Ru Kumagai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/korean/my-lovely-sam-soon-star-daniel-henney-announces-marriage-to-long-time-love-ru-kumagai/articleshow/104577037.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 November 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=20 October 2023}}</ref>


== Filmography == == Filmography ==
=== Film ===
]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
=== Dramas ===
|-
*] as David Lee (CBS, 2009)
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes
*] as Philip (KBS, 2006)
|-
*] (guest appearance) (MBC, 2005, guest)
| 2006 || '']'' || Robin Heiden ||
*] as Dr. Henry Kim (MBC, 2005)
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || James Parker ||
|-
| 2009 || '']'' || ]<ref name="Variety">{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/dominic-monaghan-joins-wolverine-1117981281/ | work=Variety | first=Tatiana | last=Siegel | title=Dominic Monaghan joins 'Wolverine' | date=February 21, 2008}}</ref> ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012 || '']'' || Music producer || Cameo
|-
| '']'' || Sam Chao ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2013 || '']'' || Agent Phil Hayes ||
|-
| '']'' || Bill ||
|-
| '']'' || Ryan ||
|-
| 2014 || '']'' || ] || Voice role
|-
| 2017 || ''Mowgli'' || Gool || Voice role
|-
| 2019 || '']'' || Roy Lee || Cameo
|-
| 2022
| '']'' || Jack ||<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kwak Hyun-soo|script-title=ko:공조2' 현빈·유해진→다니엘 헤니 캐스팅 |url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20210122/105042333/1|website=sports.donga|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 22, 2021|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=416&aid=0000286049|author=Kim Ji-hye|script-title=ko:공조2', 현빈X유해진에 다니엘 헤니도 가세…9월 개봉 확정|trans-title=Cooperation 2', Hyun Bin X Yoo Hae-jin joins Daniel Henney... September release confirmed |publisher=SBS Entertainment News|via=]|date=August 1, 2022|access-date=August 1, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| '']'' || Elijah Park ||<ref>{{Cite news|author=Namkyung Lee |script-title=ko:다니엘헤니 '서치2' 합류…올 봄 촬영 예정
|url=https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2021&no=337307&refer=portal|website=MBN Star|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 9, 2021|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|'']''
|Daniel
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Kim Na-ra |date=April 28, 2022 |script-title=ko:도그데이즈', 크랭크업…윤여정 "웃음+공감 있는 영화" |trans-title=Dog Days', crank up... Yoon Yeo-jeong "Laughter + Sympathetic Movie" |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003598943 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |publisher=My Daily |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jo Ji-young |date=January 2, 2024 |script-title=ko: 윤여정X유해진 '도그데이즈' 2월 7일 개봉 확정..설날 극장 정조준 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0004093819 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=] |language=ko}}</ref>
|}


=== Films === === Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*] <ref name="Variety"></ref> as ] (Hollywood debut) (2009)
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*] as James Parker (2007)
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes
*] / Seducing Mr. Robin as Robin Heiden (2006)
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005 || '']'' || Dr. Henry Kim || Main role
|-
| '']'' || Elizabeth's first love || Guest star; 2 episodes
|-
| 2006 || '']'' || Philip || Main role
|-
| 2009 || '']'' || Dr. David Lee || Main role; 13 episodes
|-
| 2010 || '']'' || Kai || Main role
|-
| 2012–2013 || '']'' || Michael Noshimuri || Guest star; 3 episodes<ref>{{cite web|last=Keck|first=William|title=Hawaii Five-0 Brings on Alex O'Loughlin's Old CBS Co-Star|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Hawaii-Five0-1054127.aspx|publisher=]|date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014 || '']'' || Peter Garner || Guest star; 3 episodes
|-
| '']'' || NCIS Agent Paul Angelo || Episode: "]"
|-
| 2015–2020 ||'']'' || rowspan="2"| ] || Special guest (seasons 10 and 12)<br>Main role (seasons 13–15)<br>49 episodes
|-
| 2016–2017 || '']'' || Main role; 26 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016 || '']'' || ] || Voice role; episode: "Sherman from A to Zzzz/Akashi Shiganosuke"
|-
| '']'' || Mark Smith || ]
|-
| 2017–2019 || '']'' || Tadashi Hamada || Voice role; 6 episodes
|-
| 2021–present
| '']''
| ]
| Main role
|}


== Awards and nominations ==
== TV Commercials / Advertisements ==
{| class= "wikitable sortable"
* ] (])
|-
* ] (with ])
!Award
* ]
!Year
* ] (with ])
!Category
* ] (with ])
!Works/Recipient
* ] (with ] and ])
!Ref.
* ] (with ])
|-
* ] Camera (with ])
| ]
* ] Commercial Banking
| rowspan="2" |2005
* ]
|Best Dressed
* ] (with ])
|Daniel Henney
* ] Xcanvas Flat Panel TV
|
|-
|]
|Best New Actor
|'']''
|<ref>.''Newsen'' December 30, 2005 Retrieved June 24, 2010.</ref>
|-
|Dong Ah TV's Fashion Award
|2006
|Best Dressed
|Daniel Henney
|''<ref name="hermosausa1">. Hermosa USA (January 31, 2014). Retrieved on April 27, 2014.</ref>''
|-
| scope="row" |27th ]
| rowspan="4" |2007
| rowspan="7" |Best New Actor
| rowspan="7" |'']''
|<ref name="hermosausa1" />
|-
| scope="row" |] ]
|
|-
| scope="row" |6th ]
|
|-
| scope="row" |3rd Premiere Rising Star Awards
|
|-
| scope="row" |] ]
| rowspan="3" |2008
|<ref>.''Newsen'' June 27, 2010 Retrieved June 24, 2010.</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |31st Golden Cinematography Awards
|
|-
| scope="row" |16th ]
|<ref name="hermosausa1" />
|-
| scope="row" |]
|2010
|Nomination for Favorite On-Screen Team
|'']''
|<ref>.''Newsen'' April 10, 2010 Retrieved June 24, 2010.</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |]
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Outstanding Achievement in Acting
| rowspan="2" |'']''
|<ref name="hermosausa1" />
|-
| scope="row" |]
|Best New Actor
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1" | ]
| ]
| Popular Star Award
| rowspan="1" | '']''
|style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003107706|author=Kim Mi-hwa|script-title=ko:고경표·이지은·임윤아·다니엘 헤니, 인기스타상 수상 |trans-title=Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Ji-eun, Lim Yoon-a, and Daniel Henney won the Popular Star Award |publisher=MT Star News|via=]|date=November 25, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
|}


== Awards == == See also ==
*'''2008 45th Grand Bell Awards:''' Best New Actor for '']''
*'''2005 MBC Entertainment Awards:''' Best Dresser Award
*'''2005 MBC Drama Awards:''' New Actor Award for '']''


* ] — ] player of African and Korean descent who brought interest in the sport to South Korea
== Trivia ==
*] — American actor of Korean and British descent who acted in Korean dramas
*'''Height:''' 188&nbsp;cm
*'''Weight:''' 72&nbsp;kg
*'''Star sign:''' Sagittarius
*'''Family:''' Father (American of British descent) and mother (American of Korean descent)
* Carson City-Crystal High School graduated in 1998 (])
* Albion College (Attended on basketball scholarship)


== References == == References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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* on DNA Model Management's website
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American actor (born 1979)

Daniel Henney
Henney in May 2024
BornDaniel Philip Henney
(1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 45)
Carson City, Michigan, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2001–present
Agents
Known forMatt Simmons in Criminal Minds
Spouse Ru Kumagai ​(m. 2023)​

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

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 American 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 stars as Lan Mandragoran in the 2021 television adaptation of The Wheel of Time.

Early life

Henney was born on November 28, 1979 in Carson City, Michigan. His mother Christine Henney, an American adoptee from Busan, South Korea, was a nurse. His father Philip Henney, an American of British descent, worked in a factory. 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.

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, including Henney, Choi Soo-jong and Jang Mi-hee, had falsified academic records.

Career

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

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. Henney is signed with DNA Models in New York under the celebrity division.

Henney in an LG Border Wireless LED TV advertisement, September 2009

While modelling 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. Henney, who did not speak any Korean, was cast as an Asian American physician Henry Kim who struggled with the language. He played a supporting role in a love triangle between female lead Hee-jin (Jung Ryeo-won) and restaurateur Hyun Jin-heon (Hyun Bin). The show was widely popular, with over half of South Korean households estimated to have watched the finale.

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

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). 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.

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

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.

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

In 2014, Henney voiced Tadashi Hamada in Disney's Big Hero 6.

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. He remained a part of the cast until the original series concluded in season 15.

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.

Personal life

On October 20, 2023, Henney married Ru Kumagai, a Japanese-American actress. The wedding ceremony was held in the United States where only family members attended.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Seducing Mr. Perfect Robin Heiden
2007 My Father James Parker
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Agent Zero
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
2023 Missing Elijah Park
2024 Dog Days Daniel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 My Lovely Sam Soon Dr. Henry Kim Main role
Hello Franceska Elizabeth's first love Guest star; 2 episodes
2006 Spring Waltz Philip Main role
2009 Three Rivers Dr. David Lee Main role; 13 episodes
2010 The Fugitive: Plan B Kai Main role
2012–2013 Hawaii Five-0 Michael Noshimuri Guest star; 3 episodes
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 (seasons 10 and 12)
Main role (seasons 13–15)
49 episodes
2016–2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Main role; 26 episodes
2016 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Akashi Shiganosuke Voice role; episode: "Sherman from A to Zzzz/Akashi Shiganosuke"
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 Main role

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
Dong Ah TV's Fashion Award 2006 Best Dressed Daniel Henney
27th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2007 Best New Actor My Father
28th Blue Dragon Film Awards
6th Korean Film Awards
3rd Premiere Rising Star Awards
45th Grand Bell Awards 2008
31st Golden Cinematography Awards
16th Chunsa Film Art Awards
People's Choice Award 2010 Nomination for Favorite On-Screen Team X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Newport Beach Film Festival 2012 Outstanding Achievement in Acting Shanghai Calling
Shanghai International Film Festival Best New Actor
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022 Popular Star Award Confidential Assignment 2: International

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

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