Lee Byung-hun
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Squid Game
Front Man / Hwang In-ho
2021
Film
KPop Demon Hunters
Gwi-Ma (voice)
2025
Series
You Quiz on the Block
Self
2018
Film
Terminator Genisys
Cop / T-1000
2015
Series
SNL Korea
Self - Host
2021
Series
Just an Excuse
Self
2022
Series
The Game Caterers
Self
2021
Film
No Other Choice
Man-su
2025
Series
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Film
The Magnificent Seven
Billy Rocks
2016
Film
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow
2013
Series
Mr. Sunshine
Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin
2018
Series
Our Blues
Lee Dong-seok
2022
Series
Nattering with Nah
2023
Film
I Saw the Devil
Kim Soo-hyeon
2010
Series
Iris
Kim Hyeon-Jun
2009
Film
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Storm Shadow
2009
Film
RED 2
Han Cho Bai
2013
Series
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self
2012
Film
Squid Game: Making Season 2
Self
2025
Film
Ashfall
Lee Jun-pyeong
2019
Film
Joint Security Area
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
2000
Film
Concrete Utopia
Yeong-tak
2023
Film
Emergency Declaration
Park Jae-hyuk
2022
Film
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Film
A Bittersweet Life
Sun-woo
2005
Series
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Host
2009
Series
All In
Kim In-ha
2003
Film
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Park Chang-yi
2008
Series
Happy Together
Seo Tae-poong
1999
Series
White Nights 3.98
Min Gyeong-bin
1998
Film
Misconduct
The Accountant
2016
Film
The Age of Shadows
Jung Chae-san
2016
Series
The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda
John（ジョン）
2011
Film
The Man Standing Next
Kim Gyu-pyeong
2020
Film
Memories of the Sword
Yu-baek / Duk-gi
2015
Film
The Fortress
Choe Myeong-gil
2017
The Koreans
Series
Beautiful Days
Lee Min-chul
2001
Film
The Match
Cho Hoon-hyun
2025
Film
Three... Extremes
Director (segment "Cut")
2004
Series
Love Story
Tae-sung
1999
Series
IRIS 特务情人 DVD版
2013
Series
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
Self
2025
Film
Masquerade
King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun
2012
Film
Inside Men
Ahn Sang-goo
2015
Series
Tomorrow Love
신범수
1992
Series
Asphalt Man
Kang Dong-joon
1995
Film
Everybody Has Secrets
Choi Soo-hyun
2004
Film
Armageddon
Haesung
1996
Film
I Come with the Rain
Su Dongpo
2009
Series
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
Self - Guest
2024
Film
Hero
Kang
2007
Film
Master
President Jin
2016
Film
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Seo In-woo
2001
Series
The Sorrow of the Survivor
Lee Ja-myung
1993
Film
Keys to the Heart
Kim Jo-ha
2018
Film
The Harmonium in My Memory
Kang Soo-ha
1999
Film
A Single Rider
Kang Jae-hoon
2017
Film
Addicted
Hwang Dae-jun
2002
Series
사랑의 향기
1994
Film
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
Adult Nam-woo (voice)
2002
Here
Series
Beautiful My Lady
Hwang Joon-ho
1997
Film
Iris: The Movie
Kim Hyun-jun
2010
Film
Once in a Summer
Yun Suk-young
2006
Film
The Influence
W/White W
2010
Film
Squid Game in Conversation
Self
2025
Film
Kill the Love
Love
1996
Series
Se-ri is Back
Café CEO
1999
Film
Sunset on the Neon Lights
1995
Nambeol
Im Eok
Film
Run Away
Lee Dong-hee
1995
Film
BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey
Narrator (voice)
2024
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Film
Decades Apart
Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeck
2017
Film
Share the Vision
2011
Series
최후의 권력
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Lament
Jong-man
1997
Film
Who Drives Me Mad?
Lee Jong-du
1995