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Lee Byung-hun

Actor, Director, Additional CreditsBorn July 12, 1970 (55 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Three... Extremes
  • Misconduct
  • Emergency Declaration
  • Ashfall
  • The Man Standing Next
  • Inside Men
  • Memories of the Sword
  • Iris: The Movie

Known For

  • Squid Game
  • I Saw the Devil
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • A Bittersweet Life
  • Terminator Genisys
  • RED 2
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation
  • The Good, the Bad, the Weird
  • Joint Security Area
  • Mr. Sunshine (2018)
  • Concrete Utopia
  • Masquerade
  • Ashfall
  • KPop Demon Hunters
  • Emergency Declaration
  • Our Blues
  • The Man Standing Next
  • Inside Men
  • The Fortress
  • Master

Filmography

2025
No Other Choice · as Yoo Man-Soo
2025
KPop Demon Hunters · as Gwi-Ma (voice)
2025
The Match · as Cho Hoon-Hyun
2023
Concrete Utopia · as Yeong-Tak
2022
Our Blues (TV Series) · as Lee Dong-Seok
2021
Squid Game (TV Series) · as Front Man / Hwang In-Ho
2021
Emergency Declaration · as Park Jae-Hyuk
2020
The Man Standing Next · as Kim Gyu-Pyeong
2019
Ashfall · as Lee Jun-Pyeong
2018
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (TV Series) · as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-Jin
2018
Keys to the Heart · as Kim Jo-Ha
2017
The Fortress · as Choe Myeong-Gil
2017
Decades Apart · as Sgt. Lee Soo-Hyeck
2017
A Single Rider · as Kang Jae-Hoon
2016
Master · as President Jin
2016
The Magnificent Seven · as Billy Rocks
2016
The Age of Shadows · as Jung Chae-San
2016
Misconduct · as The Accountant
2015
Inside Men · as Ahn Sang-Goo
2015
Memories of the Sword · as Yu-Baek / Duk-Gi
2015
Terminator Genisys · as Cop / T-1000
2015
2014
2013
최후의 권력 (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2013
RED 2 · as Han Cho Bai
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation · as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
2012
Masquerade · as King Gwang-Hae / Clown Ha-Sun
2011
The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda (TV Series) · as John
2010
Iris: The Movie · as Kim Hyun-Jun
2010
I Saw the Devil · as Kim Soo-Hyeon
2010
The Influence · as W/white W
2009
IRIS (TV Series) · as Kim Hyeon-Jun
2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · as Storm Shadow
2009
I Come with the Rain · as Su Dongpo
2008
The Good, the Bad, the Weird · as Park Chang-Yi
2007
Hero · as Kang
2006
Once in a Summer · as Yun Suk-Young
2005
A Bittersweet Life · as Sun-Woo
2004
Three... Extremes · as Director (segment "cut")
2004
Everybody Has Secrets · as Soo-Hyun
2003
All In (TV Series) · as Kim In-Ha
2002
Addicted · as Hwang Dae-Jun
2002
My Beautiful Girl, Mari · as Nam-Woo (adult)
2001
Beautiful Days (TV Series) · as Lee Min-Chul
2001
2000
Joint Security Area · as Sgt. Lee Soo-Hyuk
1999
MAMA Awards (TV Series) · as Host
1999
Happy Together (TV Series) · as Seo Tae-Poong
1999
The Harmonium in My Memory · as Kang Soo-Ha
1998
White Nights 3.98 (TV Series) · as Min Gyeong-Bin
1998
Extras · as Cast
1997
Lament · as Jong-Man
1996
Kill the Love · as Love
1996
Space Armageddon · as Haesung
1995
Run Away · as Lee Dong-Hee
1995
Who Drives Me Mad? · as Lee Jong-Du
1995
Asphalt Man (TV Series) · as Kang Dong-Joon
1992
Tomorrow Love (TV Series) · as 신범수

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