
Acting
Lee Byung-hun
EN, KO, JA cinema · 51 credits
Born
12 July 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Also known as Byung Hun Lee · Бён-хон Ли · Бёнхон Ли · Lee Byeong-heon
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
남벌
Nambeol
as Im Eok

No Other Choice
as Man-su

The Match
as Cho Hoon-hyun

KPop Demon Hunters
as Gwi-Ma (voice)

BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey
as Narrator (voice)

Concrete Utopia
as Yeong-tak

Emergency Declaration
as Park Jae-hyuk

The Man Standing Next
as Kim Gyu-pyeong

Ashfall
as Lee Jun-pyeong

Keys to the Heart
as Kim Jo-ha

A Single Rider
as Kang Jae-hoon

The Fortress
as Choe Myeong-gil

Decades Apart
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeck

The Magnificent Seven
as Billy Rocks

Misconduct
as The Accountant

Master
as President Jin

The Age of Shadows
as Jung Chae-san

Terminator Genisys
as Cop / T-1000

Inside Men
as Ahn Sang-goo

Memories of the Sword
as Yu-baek / Duk-gi

G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow

RED 2
as Han Cho Bai

Masquerade
as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun

Iris: The Movie
as Kim Hyun-jun

I Saw the Devil
as Kim Soo-hyeon

The Influence
as W/White W

I Come with the Rain
as Su Dongpo

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as Storm Shadow

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
as Park Chang-yi

Hero
as Kang

Once in a Summer
as Yun Suk-young

A Bittersweet Life
as Sun-woo

Everybody Has Secrets
as Choi Soo-hyun

Three... Extremes
as Director (segment "Cut")

Addicted
as Hwang Dae-jun

My Beautiful Girl, Mari
as Adult Nam-woo (voice)

Bungee Jumping of Their Own
as Seo In-woo

Joint Security Area
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk

The Harmonium in My Memory
as Kang Soo-ha

Lament
as Jong-man

Kill the Love
as Love

Armageddon
as Haesung

Run Away
as Lee Dong-hee

Who Drives Me Mad?
as Lee Jong-du






