Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

July 12, 1970 (56 years old) in 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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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show The Kelly Clarkson Show
Squid Game Squid Game
KPop Demon Hunters KPop Demon Hunters

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