As Actor
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
5.8
Lee Byung-hun
Acting
Birth Date
July 12, 1970
Place of Birth
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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).
Complete Filmography
As Actor
I Come with the Rain
2009
5.7
As Actor
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008
7.2
As Actor
Hero
2007
6.7
As Actor
Once in a Summer
2006
6.9
As Actor
A Bittersweet Life
2005
7.4
As Actor
Everybody Has Secrets
2004
6.1
As Actor
Addicted
2002
6.3
As Actor
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
2002
5.8
As Actor
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
2001
6.7
As Actor
Joint Security Area
2000
7.8
As Actor
The Harmonium in My Memory
1999
6.5
As Actor
Lament
1997
6.0
As Actor
Kill the Love
1996
5.0
As Actor
Armageddon
1996
2.0
As Actor
Run Away
1995
6.3