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Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Acting • 1970-07-12 • 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).

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Squid Game7.9

Squid Game

2021

I Saw the Devil7.8

I Saw the Devil

2010

No Other Choice7.5

No Other Choice

2025

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra5.8

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009

The Magnificent Seven6.5

The Magnificent Seven

2016

A Bittersweet Life7.4

A Bittersweet Life

2005

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