Lee Byung-hun
Born: 1970-07-12 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- KPop Demon Hunters as Gwi-Ma (voice)
- No Other Choice as Yoo Man-soo
- Squid Game: Making Season 2 as Self
- The Match as Cho Hoon-hyun
- Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
- Squid Game in Conversation as Self
- New Old Boy : Dir. Park as Self
2024
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
- BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey as Narrator (voice)
2023
- Concrete Utopia as Yeong-tak
- Nattering with Nah
2022
- Our Blues as Lee Dong-seok
- Just an Excuse as Self
- Emergency Declaration as Park Jae-hyuk
2021
- Squid Game as Front Man / Hwang In-ho
- The Game Caterers as Self
- SNL Korea as Self - Host
2020
- The Man Standing Next as Kim Gyu-pyeong
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Ashfall as Lee Jun-pyeong
2018
- You Quiz on the Block as Self
- Mr. Sunshine as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin
- Keys to the Heart as Kim Jo-ha
2017
- The Fortress as Choe Myeong-gil
- A Single Rider as Kang Jae-hoon
- Decades Apart as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeck
2016
- The Magnificent Seven as Billy Rocks
- The Age of Shadows as Jung Chae-san
- Master as President Jin
- Misconduct as The Accountant
2015
- Terminator Genisys as Cop / T-1000
- Inside Men as Ahn Sang-goo
- Memories of the Sword as Yu-baek / Duk-gi
2014
2013
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
- RED 2 as Han Cho Bai
- 최후의 권력 as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Baeksang Arts Awards as Self
- Masquerade as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun
2011
- Share the Vision
- The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda as John（ジョン）
2010
- I Saw the Devil as Kim Soo-hyeon
- Iris: The Movie as Kim Hyun-jun
- The Influence as W/White W
2009
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as Storm Shadow
- Iris as Kim Hyeon-Jun
- I Come with the Rain as Su Dongpo
- Mnet Asian Music Awards as Host
2008
- The Good, the Bad, the Weird as Park Chang-yi
2007
- Hero as Kang
2006
- Once in a Summer as Yun Suk-young
2005
- A Bittersweet Life as Sun-woo
2004
- Three... Extremes as Director (segment "Cut")
- Everybody Has Secrets as Soo-hyun
2003
- All In as Kim In-ha
2002
- Addicted as Hwang Dae-jun
- My Beautiful Girl, Mari as Nam-woo (adult)
2001
- Bungee Jumping of Their Own as Seo In-woo
- Beautiful Days as Lee Min-chul
2000
- Joint Security Area as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
1999
- The Harmonium in My Memory as Kang Soo-ha
- Happy Together as Seo Tae-poong
- Love Story as Tae-sung
- Se-ri is Back as Café CEO
1998
- White Nights 3.98 as Min Gyeong-bin
1997
- Lament as Jong-man
- Beautiful My Lady as Hwang Joon-ho
1996
- Kill the Love as Love
- Armageddon as Haesung
1995
- Sunset on the Neon Lights
- Run Away as Lee Dong-hee
- Who Drives Me Mad? as Lee Jong-du
- Asphalt Man as Kang Dong-joon
1994
1993
- The Sorrow of the Survivor as Lee Ja-myung
1992
- Tomorrow Love as 신범수