Lee Byung-hun

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-07-12 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Lee Byung-hun

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

  • KPop Demon Hunters

    KPop Demon Hunters

  • Squid Game

    Squid Game

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • No Other Choice

    No Other Choice

  • You Quiz on the Block

    You Quiz on the Block

  • The Game Caterers

    The Game Caterers

  • Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys

  • SNL Korea

    SNL Korea

  • Joint Security Area

    Joint Security Area

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  • Our Blues

    Our Blues

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • I Saw the Devil

    I Saw the Devil

  • Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine

  • Just an Excuse

    Just an Excuse

  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  • Squid Game: Making Season 2

    Squid Game: Making Season 2

  • Ashfall

    Ashfall

  • Iris

    Iris

  • Concrete Utopia

    Concrete Utopia

  • Emergency Declaration

    Emergency Declaration

  • The Age of Shadows

    The Age of Shadows

  • A Bittersweet Life

    A Bittersweet Life

  • The Match

    The Match

  • The Man Standing Next

    The Man Standing Next

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird

    The Good, the Bad, the Weird

  • Inside Men

    Inside Men

  • The Fortress

    The Fortress

  • Netflix Tudum 2025

    Netflix Tudum 2025

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Nattering with Nah

    Nattering with Nah

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Baeksang Arts Awards

    Baeksang Arts Awards

  • Three... Extremes

    Three... Extremes

  • Master

    Master

  • Memories of the Sword

    Memories of the Sword

  • All In

    All In

  • Keys to the Heart

    Keys to the Heart

  • My Beautiful Girl, Mari

    My Beautiful Girl, Mari

  • Mnet Asian Music Awards

    Mnet Asian Music Awards

  • Addicted

    Addicted

  • Iris: The Movie

    Iris: The Movie

  • Bungee Jumping of Their Own

    Bungee Jumping of Their Own

  • Happy Together

    Happy Together

  • A Single Rider

    A Single Rider

  • Everybody Has Secrets

    Everybody Has Secrets

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • The Harmonium in My Memory

    The Harmonium in My Memory

  • The Influence

    The Influence

  • Kill the Love

    Kill the Love

  • Run Away

    Run Away

  • Once in a Summer

    Once in a Summer

  • Lament

    Lament

  • Misconduct

    Misconduct

  • Tomorrow Love

    Tomorrow Love

  • New Old Boy : Dir. Park

    New Old Boy : Dir. Park

  • Sunset on the Neon Lights

    Sunset on the Neon Lights

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

    The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

  • Asphalt Man

    Asphalt Man

  • I Come with the Rain

    I Come with the Rain

  • White Nights 3.98

    White Nights 3.98

  • Squid Game in Conversation

    Squid Game in Conversation

  • Share the Vision

    Share the Vision

  • Beautiful My Lady

    Beautiful My Lady

  • Who Drives Me Mad?

    Who Drives Me Mad?

  • Here

    Here

  • I Believe In A Thing Called Love

    I Believe In A Thing Called Love

  • Decades Apart

    Decades Apart

  • 최후의 권력

    최후의 권력

  • 사랑의 향기

    사랑의 향기

  • The Sorrow of the Survivor

    The Sorrow of the Survivor

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Se-ri is Back

    Se-ri is Back

  • BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey

    BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey