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