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Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. 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); and the television series All In (2003), Iris (2009), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Our Blues (2022). His other notable South Korean films include Inside Men (2015), Master (2016), Ashfall (2019), The Man Standing Next (2020), and No Other Choice (2025). 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), and starring alongside Bruce Willis in Red 2 (2013). He portrayed T-1000 in Terminator Genisys (2015), and Billy Rocks in The Magnificent Seven (2016). He appeared in a recurring role as the Front Man in season 1 and as part of the main cast of seasons 2 and 3 of the Netflix hit survival series Squid Game (2021–2025). Lee has been named Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year in 2012 and Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2018. He was also the first South Korean actor to present an Oscar at the annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Lee and Ahn Sung-ki were the first South Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Infobox

Born
(1970-07-12) July 12, 1970 (age 55)Seoul, South Korea
Education
mw- Hanyang University (French literature) Chung-Ang University
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1991–present
Agents
United Talent Agency BH Entertainment (Kakao M)
Works
Full list
Spouse
mw- Lee Min-jung (m. 2013)
Children
2
Awards
Full list
Honours
Bo-gwan Order of Cultural Merit (2025)
Hangul
이병헌
Hanja
李炳憲
RR
I Byeongheon
MR
I Pyŏnghŏn

Tables

· Discography › Albums
Lee Byung Hun - To Me
Lee Byung Hun - To Me
Year
1999
Album name
Lee Byung Hun - To Me
Year
Album name
1999
Lee Byung Hun - To Me
· Discography › Singles
"Itsuka (Someday)"
"Itsuka (Someday)"
Year
2008
Single Name
"Itsuka (Someday)"
Year
Single Name
2008
"Itsuka (Someday)"
· Discography › Soundtrack
2010
2010
Year
2010
Track
"Stay"
Album
Iris OST
"Endless Road"
"Endless Road"
Year
"Endless Road"
Year
Track
Album
2010
"Stay"
Iris OST
"Endless Road"

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