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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Squid Game

    Squid Game

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • You Quiz on the Block

    You Quiz on the Block

  • The Game Caterers

    The Game Caterers

  • No Other Choice

    No Other Choice

  • SNL Korea

    SNL Korea

  • Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys

  • Just an Excuse

    Just an Excuse

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  • Our Blues

    Our Blues

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine

  • Squid Game: Making Season 2

    Squid Game: Making Season 2

  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • I Saw the Devil

    I Saw the Devil

  • Iris

    Iris

  • Ashfall

    Ashfall

  • Emergency Declaration

    Emergency Declaration

  • Concrete Utopia

    Concrete Utopia

  • A Bittersweet Life

    A Bittersweet Life

  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird

    The Good, the Bad, the Weird

  • Joint Security Area

    Joint Security Area

  • Nattering with Nah

    Nattering with Nah

  • Baeksang Arts Awards

    Baeksang Arts Awards

  • Tomorrow Love

    Tomorrow Love

  • Netflix Tudum 2025

    Netflix Tudum 2025

  • Bungee Jumping of Their Own

    Bungee Jumping of Their Own

  • Three... Extremes

    Three... Extremes

  • The Age of Shadows

    The Age of Shadows

  • Once in a Summer

    Once in a Summer

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Keys to the Heart

    Keys to the Heart

  • The Man Standing Next

    The Man Standing Next

  • Everybody Has Secrets

    Everybody Has Secrets

  • Who Drives Me Mad?

    Who Drives Me Mad?

  • The Fortress

    The Fortress

  • Inside Men

    Inside Men

  • Master

    Master

  • I Come with the Rain

    I Come with the Rain

  • My Beautiful Girl, Mari

    My Beautiful Girl, Mari

  • The Harmonium in My Memory

    The Harmonium in My Memory

  • Decades Apart

    Decades Apart

  • Run Away

    Run Away

  • Addicted

    Addicted

  • Lament

    Lament

  • Sunset on the Neon Lights

    Sunset on the Neon Lights

  • Share the Vision

    Share the Vision

  • Squid Game in Conversation

    Squid Game in Conversation

  • Iris: The Movie

    Iris: The Movie

  • A Single Rider

    A Single Rider

  • Kill the Love

    Kill the Love

  • Mnet Asian Music Awards

    Mnet Asian Music Awards

  • The Influence

    The Influence

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • All In

    All In

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Happy Together

    Happy Together

  • The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

    The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

  • The Match

    The Match

  • White Nights 3.98

    White Nights 3.98

  • Misconduct

    Misconduct

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Memories of the Sword

    Memories of the Sword

  • Asphalt Man

    Asphalt Man

  • Beautiful My Lady

    Beautiful My Lady

  • 사랑의 향기

    사랑의 향기

  • Here

    Here

  • The Sorrow of the Survivor

    The Sorrow of the Survivor

  • Se-ri is Back

    Se-ri is Back

  • 최후의 권력

    최후의 권력

  • I Believe In A Thing Called Love

    I Believe In A Thing Called Love

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • New Oldboy Park Chanwook

    New Oldboy Park Chanwook

  • BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey

    BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey