Lee Byung-hun

Actor / Actress

Lee Byung-hun

Born Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea 30 credits available

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).

Lee Byung-hun is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes KPop Demon Hunters (2025), The Match (2025), Squid Game: Making Season 2 (2025), Concrete Utopia (2023), Emergency Declaration (2022), Our Blues (2022), Squid Game (2021), The Man Standing Next (2020). The recorded credits span 2002 to 2025, including 25 movies and 5 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

Profile details

Known forActing
Movies25
TV shows5
Active years represented2002–2025
Place of birthSeongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Known for

30 titles