Lee Byung-hun

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • KPop Demon Hunters

    KPop Demon Hunters

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Squid Game

    Squid Game

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • No Other Choice

    No Other Choice

  • You Quiz on the Block

    You Quiz on the Block

  • SNL Korea

    SNL Korea

  • The Game Caterers

    The Game Caterers

  • Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys

  • Squid Game: Making Season 2

    Squid Game: Making Season 2

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine

  • Just an Excuse

    Just an Excuse

  • Joint Security Area

    Joint Security Area

  • Our Blues

    Our Blues

  • Nattering with Nah

    Nattering with Nah

  • I Saw the Devil

    I Saw the Devil

  • Iris

    Iris

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Baeksang Arts Awards

    Baeksang Arts Awards

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  • Lament

    Lament

  • Ashfall

    Ashfall

  • Mnet Asian Music Awards

    Mnet Asian Music Awards

  • Memories of the Sword

    Memories of the Sword

  • A Bittersweet Life

    A Bittersweet Life

  • The Age of Shadows

    The Age of Shadows

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird

    The Good, the Bad, the Weird

  • The Man Standing Next

    The Man Standing Next

  • Concrete Utopia

    Concrete Utopia

  • I Believe in a Thing Called Love

    I Believe in a Thing Called Love

  • Emergency Declaration

    Emergency Declaration

  • Happy Together

    Happy Together

  • Master

    Master

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • All In

    All In

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • The Match

    The Match

  • The Fortress

    The Fortress

  • Inside Men

    Inside Men

  • Tomorrow Love

    Tomorrow Love

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • White Nights 3.98

    White Nights 3.98

  • The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

    The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

  • Misconduct

    Misconduct

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Netflix Tudum 2025

    Netflix Tudum 2025

  • Once in a Summer

    Once in a Summer

  • Three... Extremes

    Three... Extremes

  • Asphalt Man

    Asphalt Man

  • Squid Game in Conversation

    Squid Game in Conversation

  • BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey

    BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey

  • Keys to the Heart

    Keys to the Heart

  • Bungee Jumping of Their Own

    Bungee Jumping of Their Own

  • New Old Boy : Dir. Park

    New Old Boy : Dir. Park

  • Decades Apart

    Decades Apart

  • Iris: The Movie

    Iris: The Movie

  • Addicted

    Addicted

  • Beautiful My Lady

    Beautiful My Lady

  • Everybody Has Secrets

    Everybody Has Secrets

  • I Come with the Rain

    I Come with the Rain

  • The Sorrow of the Survivor

    The Sorrow of the Survivor

  • A Single Rider

    A Single Rider

  • The Harmonium in My Memory

    The Harmonium in My Memory

  • My Beautiful Girl, Mari

    My Beautiful Girl, Mari

  • Here

    Here

  • 사랑의 향기

    사랑의 향기

  • The Influence

    The Influence

  • Sunset on the Neon Lights

    Sunset on the Neon Lights

  • Kill the Love

    Kill the Love

  • Share the Vision

    Share the Vision

  • 최후의 권력

    최후의 권력

  • Run Away

    Run Away

  • Who Drives Me Mad?

    Who Drives Me Mad?

  • Se-ri is Back

    Se-ri is Back