Who is Lee Byung-hun?

Lee Byung-hun initially debuted as an actor under local broadcaster KBS and made his first-ever appearance in a television series through KBS’s “Flowers that Never Wilt,” in October 1991.

Since then, the actor has worked tirelessly across a number of films and television series stretching across a variety of genres and roles. His iconic works include films such as “Joint Security Area,” (2000), “A Bittersweet Life,” (2005), his Hollywood debut “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” (2009) and its sequel “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” (2013), “Inside Men,” (2015), “The Man Standing Next,” (2020) and television series “Iris,” (2009) on KBS, “Mr. Sunshine,” (2018) and “Our Blues,” (2022) on tvN. 

Lee Byung-hun married actress Lee Min-jung in 2013, and the couple have two children together.

He starred in all three seasons of Netflix's "Squid Game" (2021–25) and most recently appeared in "The Match" (2025) and director Park Chan-wook's "No Other Choice" (2025). He also voiced Gwi-Ma in the hit animated Netflix film "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025).

The veteran actor has been cast alongside Go Youn-jung in an upcoming martial arts action film, “Nambeol."

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