Jang Dong-Kun is a multi talented artist - a fashion model, singer, TV star and movie actor. He is well known across much of Asia including Japan, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam, and has become as famous internationally as he is in his own homeland.

Jang made his film debut in 1997 with Repechage, followed by the visually stunning Holiday in Seoul the same year.

In 1999 he starred alongside Park Joong-hoon in the acclaimed Nowhere to Hide. With each new role Jang has achieved more praise and renown, and is currently one of the most sought-after lead actors in Asia. In 2001, director Kwak Gyeong-taek cast him in his semi-biographical film Friends. The film became an instant success and became the most successful Korean film ever made - rocketing Jang to stardom.

Jang also starred in the big budgeted sci-fi action film 2009: Lost Memories and The Coastguard helmed by controversial director Kim Ki-duk. Prior to his work on The Promise, he starred in Taegukgi, which was released in early 2004 and broke all box office records in Korea, with over 12 million admissions.

Currently, Jang Dong-Kun is filming Typhoon, one of the most ambitious film projects ever produced in Korea.