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Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

July 12, 1970 — Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

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).

Squid Game

Squid Game

2021

Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys

2015

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

2016

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009

RED 2

RED 2

2013

I Saw the Devil

I Saw the Devil

2010

KPop Demon Hunters

KPop Demon Hunters

2025