
Lee Byung-hun
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1970-07-12
Place of birth: Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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

Joint Security Area
2000Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
A Bittersweet Life
2005Sun-woo
Everybody Has Secrets
2004Choi Soo-hyun
I Come with the Rain
2009Su Dongpo
Once in a Summer
2006Yun Suk-young
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009Storm Shadow
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008Park Chang-yi
Addicted
2002Hwang Dae-jun
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
Iris: The Movie
2010Kim Hyun-jun
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
2001Seo In-woo
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
2002Adult Nam-woo (voice)
The Harmonium in My Memory
1999Kang Soo-ha
RED 2
2013Han Cho Bai
I Saw the Devil
2010Kim Soo-hyeon
Masquerade
2012King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun
Terminator Genisys
2015Cop / T-1000
Run Away
1995Lee Dong-hee
Hero
2007Kang