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Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Acting1970Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Biography

Lee Byung-hun (이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); Inside Men (2015); The Man Standing Next (2020); and the television series All In (2003), Iris (2009), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Our Blues (2022). He has received multiple awards and nominations throughout his career.

In the United States, he is known for portraying Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). His other notable Hollywood films include Red 2 (2013), Terminator Genisys (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). He also appeared as the Front Man in Netflix hit survival series Squid Game (2021–2025).

Acting History

2023
Concrete Utopia
as Yeong-tak
You Quiz on the Block
TVas Self2 eps
2022
Emergency Declaration
as Park Jae-hyuk
The Game Caterers
TVas Self2 eps
Our Blues
TVas Lee Dong-seok20 eps
2021
Squid Game
TVas Front Man / Hwang In-ho15 eps
SNL Korea
TVas Self - Host1 eps
2020
The Man Standing Next
as Kim Gyu-pyeong
2019
Ashfall
as Lee Jun-pyeong
2018
Keys to the Heart
as Kim Jo-ha
Mr. Sunshine
TVas Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin24 eps
2017
A Single Rider
as Kang Jae-hoon
Decades Apart
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeck
The Fortress
as Choe Myeong-gil
2016
The Magnificent Seven
as Billy Rocks
Master
as President Jin
The Age of Shadows
as Jung Chae-san
Misconduct
as The Accountant
Baeksang Arts Awards
TVas Self2 eps
2015
Memories of the Sword
as Yu-baek / Duk-gi
Terminator Genisys
as Cop / T-1000
Inside Men
as Ahn Sang-goo
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
RED 2
as Han Cho Bai
최후의 권력
TVas Narrator (voice)
2012
Masquerade
as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun
2011
2010
I Saw the Devil
as Kim Soo-hyeon
The Influence
as W/White W
Iris: The Movie
as Kim Hyun-jun
2009
Iris
TVas Kim Hyeon-Jun20 eps
2008
2007
Hero
as Kang
2006
Once in a Summer
as Yun Suk-young
2005
2004
Three... Extremes
as Director (segment "Cut")
Everybody Has Secrets
as Choi Soo-hyun
2003
All In
TVas Kim In-ha
2002
Addicted
as Hwang Dae-jun
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
as Adult Nam-woo (voice)
2001
Beautiful Days
TVas Lee Min-chul
2000
Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
1999
Love Story
TVas Tae-sung
Happy Together
TVas Seo Tae-poong
Se-ri is Back
TVas Café CEO
1998
White Nights 3.98
TVas Min Gyeong-bin
1997
Lament
as Jong-man
Beautiful My Lady
TVas Hwang Joon-ho
1996
Armageddon
as Haesung
1995
Who Drives Me Mad?
as Lee Jong-du
Run Away
as Lee Dong-hee
Asphalt Man
TVas Kang Dong-joon
1993
1992
Tomorrow Love
TVas 신범수

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/12/1970(55 years old)
Place of Birth
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea