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Lee Byung-hun Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1970-07-12

Birthplace:
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Credits:
81 Total Roles

Lee Byung-hun

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 New Old Boy : Dir. Park TV Self
2025 No Other Choice MOVIE Yoo Man-su
2025 Squid Game in Conversation MOVIE Self
2025 KPop Demon Hunters MOVIE Gwi-Ma (voice)
2025 Netflix Tudum 2025 MOVIE Self
2025 The Match MOVIE Cho Hoon-hyun
2025 Squid Game: Making Season 2 MOVIE Self
2024 BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey MOVIE Narrator (voice)
2024 Hot Ones Versus TV Self
2023 Concrete Utopia MOVIE Yeong-tak

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