India, June 5 -- South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae has several firsts prefixed to his name. The actor created cinematic history after his Emmy award win, bagging best actor for Squid Games in 2021, making him the first Korean actor to win the honour. He is now the first Asian actor to play a Jedi Master in the Star Wars universe.

With an illustrious career spanning three decades, it was the 2020 mega-hit Squid Game which propelled Lee Jung Jae to International stardom, and there has been no looking back since. In Disney+Hotstar The Acolyte he is Master Sol, a revered and experienced Jedi Master who embarks on investigating some dark crimes unfolding in the Star Wars galaxy.

Speaking exclusively to HT City on a Zoom call from Los Angeles, ...