Lee Byung-hunnote (born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has had a long, diverse, and storied career in Korean cinema and television, starring in works like A Bittersweet Life and Masquerade (2012), as well as the drama series Iris (2009) and its accompanying film. He has also appeared in several action-oriented Western franchise fare like G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (as Storm Shadow) and Terminator Genisys (as the T-1000). Fittingly, he and Ahn Sung-ki were the first Asian actors to imprint their hands and feet at the forecourt of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Not to be confused with Korean director Lee Byeong-heon.
Filmography:
- Asphalt Man: Kang Dong-joon
- Joint Security Area: Lee Soo-hyeok
- Bungee Jumping Of Their Own: Seo In-woo
- My Beautiful Girl Mari Adult Nam-woo (voice role)
- A Bittersweet Life: Kim Sun-woo
- The Good, The Bad, The Weird: Park Chang-yi
- I Come With The Rain: Su Dongpo
- Iris (2009): Kim Hyun-jun
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation: Thomas Arashikage / Storm Shadow
- The Influence: W
- I Saw the Devil: Kim Soo-hyeon
- Masquerade (2012): King Gwanghae / Beggar Ha-sun
- Red 2: Han Cho-bai
- Terminator Genisys: Cop / T-1000
- Memories Of The Sword: Deok-gi / Song Yoo-baek
- Inside Men: Ahn Sang-goo
- The Age Of Shadows: Jeong Chae-san
- The Magnificent Seven (2016): Billy Rocks
- A Single Rider: Kang Jae-hoon
- The Fortress: Choi Myung-kil
- Ashfall: Lee Joon-Pyeong
- Mr. Sunshine (2018): Eugene Choi
- The Man Standing Next: Kim Jae-gyu
- Emergency Declaration: Jae-hyuk
- Squid Game: Front Man
- Our Blues: Lee Dong-seok
Tropes in his filmography:
- Period Piece: Masquerade, The Fortress, and Mr. Sunshine all take place at various points in Korean history.
- Those Two Actors: He has led five films with Song Kang-ho thus far: Joint Security Area, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, The Age of Shadows, and Emergency Declaration.
