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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), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. 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), Billy Rocks in The Magnificent Seven (2016) and voiced Gwi-Ma in KPop Demon Hunters (2025). 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.
Career
- 1970Born
- Won Asian Film Award for Best Actor
- Won Grand Bell Awards
- Won Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Seoul
- •Citizenship: South Korea
- •Known as: actor, film actor, television actor, singer
- •Plays: voice
- •Spouse: Rhee Min-jung
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Lee Byung-hun and Bae Suzy Join Voluntarily in Keeping Actor Fees Below 10% of Production Costs, Uniting to Help Revive Korean Films
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Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung Face the Reality Their Children Have Experienced Because of Their Famous Parents... "They Don't Even Know How to Throw a Tantrum"
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Lee Byung-hun Is Clearly a Doting Dad... Lee Min-jung Reveals Their 3-Year-Old Daughter: "She Enjoys the Stage"
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Lee Byung-hun♥Lee Min-jeong's 3-year-old daughter resembles her mom and dad, brimming with charm..Born for the stage [Star Issue]
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‘Squid Game’ & ‘No Other Choice’ Star Lee Byung-hun Signs Up For Martial Arts Action Pic ‘Nambeol’
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Lee Byung-hun Has Played All Kinds of Men. In 'No Other Choice,' He Becomes an Extremely Modern One. - Men's Health
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Lee Byung-hun Talks Playing Absolute Evil in KPop Demon Hunters and a Morally Gray Lead in No Other Choice
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Interview: Discussing 'No Other Choice' with Director Park Chan-wook and Actor Lee Byung
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Park Chan-wook Refuses to Be "Too Boxed In," From 'Oldboy' to This Year's 'No Other Choice'
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Lee Byung Hun Battles Job Loss in ‘No Other Choice’ Trailer: Film Opens September 24th
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'Squid Game' Star Lee Byung-hun Says the End of Season 3 Feels Like 'It's Also a Beginning'
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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Byung-hun Teases That a Player Will Learn the Front Man’s Identity in Season 3
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Lee Byung Hun Brings The Mind Of A Go Master To Life In Upcoming Film "The Match"
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‘Squid Game’ Stars Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun Break Down ‘Fun’ Season 2 Twist for Gi-hun and The Front Man, Plus That Game
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'Squid Game' Star Lee Byung-hun Spills on the Front Man's Juicy Season 2 Twist — Joining the Games as Player 001: "The Mask Comes Off"
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Lee Byung Hun's Blackmailers Receive Trial Date, Revealed that Dahee had Debts with Her Agency
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