Actor
Lee Byung-hun Movies, Cast & 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…
- Born
- 12 July 1970
- Birthplace
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Known for
- Actor
- Guides here
- 2 films
Biography
Who is Lee Byung-hun?
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).
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
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Lee was born in which country?
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea.
What is Lee Byung-hun best known for?
Best known as a actor, with 2 credited films in the MovieState library.
Which Lee Byung-hun films can I read about here?
I Saw the Devil (2010), No Other Choice (2025).

