Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Acting

Born:
1970-07-12
Place of birth:
Seongnam, 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

Filmography

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

8.02025
TV
No Other Choice

No Other Choice

7.52025
Movie
Squid Game in Conversation

Squid Game in Conversation

8.42025
Movie
KPop Demon Hunters

KPop Demon Hunters

8.02025
Movie
Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

5.52025
Movie
The Match

The Match

7.32025
Movie
Squid Game: Making Season 2

Squid Game: Making Season 2

8.32025
Movie
Squid Game: The Official Podcast

Squid Game: The Official Podcast

2024
TV
BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey

BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey

2024
Movie
Hot Ones Versus

Hot Ones Versus

8.22024
TV
Concrete Utopia

Concrete Utopia

6.82023
Movie
Nattering with Nah

Nattering with Nah

10.02023
TV
Just an Excuse

Just an Excuse

9.72022
TV
Emergency Declaration

Emergency Declaration

7.42022
Movie
Our Blues

Our Blues

8.52022
TV
Squid Game

Squid Game

7.92021
TV
SNL Korea

SNL Korea

7.02021
TV
The Game Caterers

The Game Caterers

8.72021
TV
The Man Standing Next

The Man Standing Next

7.12020
Movie
Ashfall

Ashfall

6.92019
Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.22019
TV
You Quiz on the Block

You Quiz on the Block

8.32018
TV
Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine

8.42018
TV
Keys to the Heart

Keys to the Heart

8.02018
Movie
The Fortress

The Fortress

6.82017
Movie
Decades Apart

Decades Apart

2017
Movie
A Single Rider

A Single Rider

7.22017
Movie
Master

Master

6.92016
Movie
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

6.52016
Movie
The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

7.22016
Movie
Misconduct

Misconduct

5.62016
Movie
Inside Men

Inside Men

7.02015
Movie
Memories of the Sword

Memories of the Sword

6.62015
Movie
Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys

6.02015
Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.12014
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.82014
TV
최후의 권력

최후의 권력

2013
TV
RED 2

RED 2

6.52013
Movie
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

5.72013
Movie
IRIS 特务情人 DVD版

IRIS 特务情人 DVD版

2013
TV
Masquerade

Masquerade

7.62012
Movie
Baeksang Arts Awards

Baeksang Arts Awards

2012
TV
Share the Vision

Share the Vision

2011
Movie
The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

6.52011
TV
I Saw the Devil

I Saw the Devil

7.82010
Movie
Iris: The Movie

Iris: The Movie

6.42010
Movie
The Influence

The Influence

4.72010
Movie
Mnet Asian Music Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

9.52009
TV
Iris

Iris

7.42009
TV
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

5.82009
Movie
I Come with the Rain

I Come with the Rain

5.62009
Movie
The Good, the Bad, the Weird

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

7.22008
Movie
Hero

Hero

6.52007
Movie
Once in a Summer

Once in a Summer

6.82006
Movie
A Bittersweet Life

A Bittersweet Life

7.42005
Movie
Three... Extremes

Three... Extremes

6.82004
Movie
Everybody Has Secrets

Everybody Has Secrets

6.32004
Movie
All In

All In

6.32003
TV
Addicted

Addicted

6.22002
Movie
My Beautiful Girl, Mari

My Beautiful Girl, Mari

6.02002
Movie
Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

7.22001
TV
Bungee Jumping of Their Own

Bungee Jumping of Their Own

6.52001
Movie
Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area

7.82000
Movie
Love Story

Love Story

6.01999
TV
Se-ri is Back

Se-ri is Back

1999
TV
Happy Together

Happy Together

8.51999
TV
The Harmonium in My Memory

The Harmonium in My Memory

6.51999
Movie
White Nights 3.98

White Nights 3.98

10.01998
TV
Beautiful My Lady

Beautiful My Lady

6.01997
TV
Lament

Lament

7.01997
Movie
Kill the Love

Kill the Love

6.51996
Movie
Armageddon

Armageddon

3.61996
Movie
Run Away

Run Away

6.01995
Movie
Who Drives Me Mad?

Who Drives Me Mad?

7.01995
Movie
Asphalt Man

Asphalt Man

9.51995
TV
Sunset on the Neon Lights

Sunset on the Neon Lights

10.01995
Movie
사랑의 향기

사랑의 향기

1994
TV
The Sorrow of the Survivor

The Sorrow of the Survivor

1993
TV
Tomorrow Love

Tomorrow Love

6.01992
TV
I Believe in a Thing Called Love

I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Movie
Nambeol

Nambeol

Movie
K.O. Club

K.O. Club

Movie
Here

Here

TV
The Koreans

The Koreans

TV