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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).

Known For

Acting History

2026
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2025
KPop Demon Hunters
as Gwi-Ma (voice)
No Other Choice
as Yoo Man-su
The Match
as Cho Hoon-hyun
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self1 eps
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
TVas Self2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
TVas Self1 eps
Just an Excuse
TVas Self2 eps
2023
Concrete Utopia
as Yeong-tak
You Quiz on the Block
TVas Self2 eps
2022
Emergency Declaration
as Park Jae-hyuk
Our Blues
TVas Lee Dong-seok20 eps
The Game Caterers
TVas Self2 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
Misconduct
as The Accountant
The Age of Shadows
as Jung Chae-san
Master
as President Jin
Baeksang Arts Awards
TVas Self2 eps
2015
Memories of the Sword
as Yu-baek / Duk-gi
Inside Men
as Ahn Sang-goo
Terminator Genisys
as Cop / T-1000
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
RED 2
as Han Cho Bai
최후의 권력
TVas Narrator (voice)5 eps
2012
Masquerade
as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun
2011
Mnet Asian Music Awards
TVas Host2 eps
The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda
TVas John(ジョン)10 eps
2010
I Saw the Devil
as Kim Soo-hyeon
Iris: The Movie
as Kim Hyun-jun
The Influence
as W/White W
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-ha24 eps
2002
Addicted
as Hwang Dae-jun
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
as Adult Nam-woo (voice)
2001
Beautiful Days
TVas Lee Min-chul24 eps
2000
Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
1999
Love Story
TVas Tae-sung2 eps
Happy Together
TVas Seo Tae-poong16 eps
Se-ri is Back
TVas Café CEO1 eps
1998
White Nights 3.98
TVas Min Gyeong-bin20 eps
1997
Lament
as Jong-man
Beautiful My Lady
TVas Hwang Joon-ho16 eps
1996
Armageddon
as Haesung
1995
Who Drives Me Mad?
as Lee Jong-du
Run Away
as Lee Dong-hee
Asphalt Man
TVas Kang Dong-joon16 eps
1993
The Sorrow of the Survivor
TVas Lee Ja-myung16 eps
1992
Tomorrow Love
TVas 신범수103 eps

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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