Lee Byung-hun
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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).
Known for
Credits
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
as Gwi-Ma (voice)
Terminator Genisys (2015)
as Cop / T-1000
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
as Billy Rocks
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as Storm Shadow
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
No Other Choice (2025)
as Man-su
I Saw the Devil (2010)
as Kim Soo-hyeon
RED 2 (2013)
as Han Cho Bai
Joint Security Area (2000)
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Emergency Declaration (2022)
as Park Jae-hyuk
Misconduct (2016)
as The Accountant
Ashfall (2019)
as Lee Jun-pyeong
Squid Game: Making Season 2 (2025)
as Self
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
as Sun-woo
Concrete Utopia (2023)
as Yeong-tak
The Age of Shadows (2016)
as Jung Chae-san
The Man Standing Next (2020)
as Kim Gyu-pyeong
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
as Park Chang-yi
I Come with the Rain (2009)
as Su Dongpo
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
The Fortress (2017)
as Choe Myeong-gil
Three... Extremes (2004)
as Director (segment "Cut")
Masquerade (2012)
as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun
The Match (2025)
as Cho Hoon-hyun
Memories of the Sword (2015)
as Yu-baek / Duk-gi
Inside Men (2015)
as Ahn Sang-goo
Armageddon (1996)
as Haesung
Master (2016)
as President Jin
Keys to the Heart (2018)
as Kim Jo-ha
Addicted (2002)
as Hwang Dae-jun
Hero (2007)
as Kang
A Single Rider (2017)
as Kang Jae-hoon
Iris: The Movie (2010)
as Kim Hyun-jun
Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001)
as Seo In-woo
My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)
as Adult Nam-woo (voice)
Nambeol (—)
as Im Eok
Once in a Summer (2006)
as Yun Suk-young
Everybody Has Secrets (2004)
as Choi Soo-hyun
The Harmonium in My Memory (1999)
as Kang Soo-ha
Squid Game in Conversation (2025)
as Self
Kill the Love (1996)
as Love
Sunset on the Neon Lights (1995)
Actor
The Influence (2010)
as W/White W
BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
I Believe in a Thing Called Love (—)
Actor
Decades Apart (2017)
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeck
K.O. Club (—)
Actor
Run Away (1995)
as Lee Dong-hee
Share the Vision (2011)
Actor
Lament (1997)
as Jong-man
Who Drives Me Mad? (1995)
as Lee Jong-du