Daniel Henney

Daniel Henney is one of those rare talents who managed to become a genuine star on two continents before most people in Hollywood had even heard of him. Growing up in Michigan and attending Albion College, he pivoted into modeling and then acting — and it was South Korea, of all places, that first recognized his star power. His breakout on My Lovely Sam Soon in 2005 made him a phenomenon in Korean drama circles almost overnight. He then crossed back into American entertainment with roles in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and lent his voice to Big Hero 6, which I think a lot of casual fans still don't realize. What I genuinely respect about Henney is that he never seemed to be chasing celebrity for its own sake — he just kept working, kept building, and let his charisma do the talking. A quietly impressive career built across two very different entertainment industries.

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Name (English)

Daniel Henney

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・ヘニー

Reading

だにえる・へにー

Born

November 28, 1979 (age 46)

Origin

Carson City, Michigan, United States

Occupation

actor / model / film actor / voice actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

University

Albion College

• Official sitehttp://www.daniel-henney.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/danielhenneyofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/danielhenney
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Henney
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529413

Tags

• Michigan
• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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