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Lee Byung-hun

Name in Native Language: "이병헌" (Korean/KO)
Actor / Model (person) / Film Producer / Television Director | * 07/12/1970 (54) | Seongnam, Gyeonggi (South Korea)
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Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has received praise for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); All In (2003); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); and the television series Iris (2009) and Mr. Sunshine (2018). Inside Men (2015) won him the Best Actor prize at the three most prestigious South Korean award ceremonies: 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards, 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 53rd Grand Bell Awards. Lee has seven film... ()
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Lee Byung-hun (이병헌) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He was born on July 12, 1970. He achieved wider fame after starring in the television dramas Iris (2009), All In (2003) and Beautiful Days (2001). He is also known for his starring roles in Joint Security Area (2000), A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010). He has received multiple awards and nominations throughout his career.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) ...

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

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2008 | 3.6/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
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Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Kor ...

Joint Security Area

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2000 | 3.9/5 | 1h 50min
War, Drama, Thriller, Action
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Kyung-Chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-Hyun, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to ta ...

I Saw the Devil

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2010 | 3.9/5 | 2h 22min
Thriller, Horror
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Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistres ...

A Bittersweet Life

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2005 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Action, Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Lee Byung-hun

Asian Film Award for Best Actor Grand Bell Awards Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Lee Byung-hun as Actor(41)

2023 I Believe In A Thing Called Love
as Young-tak2023 Concrete Utopia
as Cho Hun-hyun2023 The Match
as Park Jae-hyuk / Passenger2022 Emergency Declaration
as Kim Gyu-pyeong2020 The Man Standing Next
as Lee Jun-pyeong2019 Ashfall
as Jo-Ha Kim2018 Keys to the Heart
as Kang Jae-hoon2017 A Single Rider
as Choe Myeong-gil2017 The Fortress
as The Accountant2016 Misconduct
as President Jin2016 Master
as Jung Chae-san2016 The Age of Shadows
as Billy Rocks2016 The Magnificent Seven
as Yu-baek / Duk-gi2015 Memories of the Sword
as Ahn Sang-goo2015 Inside Men
as Cop / T-10002015 Terminator Genisys
as Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Han Cho Bai2013 RED 2
as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun2012 Masquerade
as W/White W2010 The Influence
as Kim Soo-hyeon2010 I Saw the Devil
as Kim Hyun-jun2010 Iris: The Movie
as Storm Shadow2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as Su Dongpo2009 I Come with the Rain
as Park Chang-yi / The Bad2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird
as Kang2007 Hero
as Yun Suk-young2006 Once in a Summer
as Sun-woo2005 A Bittersweet Life
as Director (segment "Cut")2004 Three… Extremes
as Soo-hyun2004 Everybody Has Secrets
as Hwang Dae-jun2002 Addicted
as Nam-woo (adult)2002 My Beautiful Girl, Mari
as Seo In-woo2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk2000 Joint Security Area
as Kang Soo-ha1999 The Harmonium in My Memory
1997 Lament
as Haesung1996 Armageddon
as Love1996 Kill the Love
1995 Sunset on the Neon Lights
as Lee Dong-ho1995 Run Away
as Lee Jong-du1995 Who Drives Me Mad?

TV Shows/Series with Lee Byung-hun as Actor(9)

as Lee Dong-seok2022 Our Blues
as Hwang In-ho2021 Squid Game
as Front Man / Hwang In-ho2021 Squid Game
as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin2018 Mr. Sunshine
as John（ジョン）2011 The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda
as Kim Hyeon-Jun2009 Iris
as Kim In-ha2003 All In
as Kang2001 Hero
as Hwang Joon-ho1997 Beautiful My Lady

Movies with Lee Byung-hun as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2023 I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.leebyunghun.kr
Instagram
Full Name: Byeong-heon Lee
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Sunday, 07/12 1970 (July) in Seongnam, Gyeonggi (South Korea) (current age: 54 years + 197 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Korean (KO)
Educated at: Hanyang University, Chung-Ang University, Joongdong High School
Spouses (current/former): Lee Min-jung
Father: Lee Jong-kun
Other names for Lee Byung-hun (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Byung-hun Lee"
"이병헌"
"Lee Byeong-heon"
"イ・ビョンホン"
"李炳憲"
"لي بيونغ هون"
"Byeong-heon Lee"
"李秉宪"
"Λι Μπιόνγκ-χον"
"Ri Pyŏnghŏn" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"I Byeongheon" (Revised Romanization)
Lee Byung-hun frequently works together with these people:
Kim Jee-woon (10x, Crew)
Jung Doo-hong (7x, Crew)
Park Chan-wook (6x, Crew)
Jung Do-ahn (6x, Crew)
Cho Sang-kyung (6x, Crew)
Choi Tae-young (6x, Crew)
Yoon Dae-won (6x, Crew)
Jo Hwa-seong (6x, Crew)
Ryu Yeon (6x, Crew)
Heo Myeong-haeng (6x, Crew)
Gang Hye-yeong (5x, Crew)
Hwang Dong-hyuk (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4046, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 01/22/2025