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Ma Dong-seok

Ma Dong-seok

Actor and producer, also writer · Born March 1, 1971 (55) · Seoul, South Korea

Ma Dong-seok (마동석) or Don Lee is a South Korean actor. Born Lee Dong-seok on 1st March 1971, he is best known for his supporting roles in The Neighbor, Nameless Gangster, and The Unjust. He also played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer and One on One. Under his Westernized real name Don Lee and before he turned to acting, he was once the personal trainer of mixed martial artists Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman. He also played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer and One on One. Under his Westernized real name Don Lee and before he turned to acting, he was once the personal trainer of mixed martial artists Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

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Born
March 1, 1971 (55)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Ma Dong-seok's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
21%
Survival
17%
Power
11%
Self
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Justice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 9 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 11

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 29 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 29
Ally
8 of 29
Mentor
2 of 29
Trickster
1 of 29
Shadow
1 of 29
Threshold guardian
1 of 29
Shapeshifter
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Thrilling
19
Dread
12
Melancholic
12
Warm
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ma Dong-seok's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ma Dong-seok's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tokyo Bust: Crime City(2026)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • I Am Boxer(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer · as Master

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Twelve(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tae-san

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Go-to Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Holy Night: Demon Hunters(2025)

    Producer · Story · as Ba-woo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Noisy Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Moonlight Madness(2024)

    as Xiong Dali

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Roundup: Punishment(2024)

    Adaptation · Executive Producer · as Ma Seok-do

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Badland Hunters(2024)

    Adaptation · Executive Producer · as Nam-san

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Roundup: No Way Out(2023)

    Adaptation · Executive Producer · as Ma Seok-do

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Men of Plastic(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Kang Dae-guk

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Roundup(2022)

    Adaptation · Executive Producer · as Ma Seok-do

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Eternals(2021)

    as Gilgamesh

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Ma Gang-jae

  • Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Jin Woo-taek

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Ashfall(2019)

    as Kang Bong-rae

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Start-Up(2019)

    as Geo-seok

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Guys: The Movie(2019)

    as Park Woong-chul

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Long Live the King(2019)

    as Gwangju Brown bear

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil(2019)

    as Jang Dong-su

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable(2018)

    as Kang Dong-chul

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Villagers(2018)

    as Ki-chul

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Soul-Mate(2018)

    as Jang-soo

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days(2018)

    as Sung-ju / Household God

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Champion(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Mark

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds(2017)

    as Sung-ju / Household God

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Bros(2017)

    as Seok-bong

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Outlaws(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Ma Seok-do

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Memoir of a Murderer(2017)

    as Actor on Screen

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Advertising model

  • Doo namja(2016)

    as Hyeong-seok

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tong: Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Hwang Tae Yeol's brother

  • Train to Busan(2016)

    as Sang-hwa

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Familyhood(2016)

    as Park Pyung-gu

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Squad 38(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Baek Sung-il

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • No Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Detective Kang (voice)

  • Deep Trap(2015)

    as Sung-Chul

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Begin Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Veteran(2015)

    as Big Guy with Sportswear

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sense8(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Bouncer #1

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Chronicles of Evil(2015)

    as Detective Oh

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Tailor(2014)

    as Pan-soo

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Park Woong-cheol

  • Kundo: Age of the Rampant(2014)

    as Chun-bo

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • One on One(2014)

    as Leader of Shadow

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Joo-hyeop

  • Marriage Blue(2013)

    as Gun-ho

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Five(2013)

    as Dae-ho

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Rough Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Gang Boss

  • Fasten Your Seatbelt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Airport staff (cameo)

  • Flu(2013)

    as Jeon Gook-hwan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Go(2013)

    as Caster

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rockin' on Heaven's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Moo Sung

  • Azooma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Detective Ma

  • The Secret Scandal(2013)

    as Lee Jang-ho

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • New World(2013)

    as Section Chief Jo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Love 911(2012)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Neighbors(2012)

    as Ahn Hyuk-mo

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday Book(2012)

    as High School Zombie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Brave New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bully

  • Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time(2012)

    as Hubby Kim Seo-bang

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Shut Up Flower Boy Band(2012)

    Show 16 episodes · as Teacher Kim Su-bok / Silba

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dancing Queen(2012)

    as Gay couple 1

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Never Ending Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Back neck man

  • Perfect Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Park Man-soo

  • Me too, Flower! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 15 episodes · as Detective

  • Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Beom-noh

  • Quick(2011)

    as Kim Joo-cheol

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Try to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Seung-hwan

  • The Unjust(2010)

    as Ma Dae-ho

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Midnight FM(2010)

    as Son Deok-tae

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 16 episodes · as Oh Jung Dae

  • Take Off(2009)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Swallow the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 25 episodes · as Lee Kang-rae

  • Insadong Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sang-baek

  • Love Affair Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Park Sang Bak

  • Tazza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 21 episodes · as Bban-zzi

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird(2008)

    as Bear

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Beastie Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Chang-woo

  • Powerful Opponents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 16 episodes · as Pyo Cheol-ho

  • Robber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jong Guk

  • The Worst Guy Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ho-seop

  • H.I.T (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as Nam Seong-shik

  • Sunday Seoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Heaven's Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hwang Sang-wook

  • Dance with the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Tteokbokki brother

  • Extraction 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hell Divers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Xavier

  • Hive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gae Jang-su

  • Nonstop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Pig Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Original Story · as Hammer

  • The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Jang Dong-su

  • The Roundup 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ma Seok-do

  • Train to Busan: Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • TYGO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tai Go / Tygo

  • 범죄도시0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Ma Seok-Do

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 86 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Eternals (2021)

$402M worldwide

Highest rated

Train to Busan (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

20042026

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting93 of 96: 80 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting6 of 96: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing16 of 96: 3 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

96 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

2000s14 · acting2010s57 · 57 acting · 2 crew2020s15 · 12 acting · 10 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 38% of 47 roles
051520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ma Dong-seok's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Moonlight Madness (2024)

74th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Train to Busan (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ma Dong-seok's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles57–91 · median 86 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles6–39 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles36–84 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles4–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles57–87 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ma Dong-seok work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ma Dong-seok's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jang Won-seok shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles