Lee Byung-hun
Born 1970
Known for I Saw the Devil, Squid Game, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
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).
Movie Credits
No Other Choice (2025)
The Match (2025)
Concrete Utopia (2023)
The Man Standing Next (2020)
Ashfall (2019)
Keys to the Heart (2018)
A Single Rider (2017)
The Fortress (2017)
Master (2016)
Inside Men (2015)
Memories of the Sword (2015)
Masquerade (2012)
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Iris: The Movie (2010)
Once in a Summer (2006)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Everybody Has Secrets (2004)
Addicted (2002)
Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001)
Emergency Declaration (2022)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
Joint Security Area (2000)
The Harmonium in My Memory (1999)
Squid Game in Conversation (2025)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
I Come with the Rain (2009)
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
Misconduct (2016)
The Age of Shadows (2016)
Terminator Genisys (2015)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
RED 2 (2013)
Hero (2007)