Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

actor, director, writer

Lee Byung-hun was born on Jul 12, 1970 in South Korea. Lee Byung-hun's big-screen debut came with Tomorrow Love - Season 1 directed by Seok-ho Yun in 1992, strarring Shin Beom-su. Lee Byung-hun is known for Our Blues directed by Kyoo-tae Kim, Lee Byung-hun stars as Lee Dong-Seok and Shin Min-a as Min Seon-A. Lee Byung-hun has got 41 awards and 34 nominations so far. The most recent award Lee Byung-hun achieved is Director's Cut Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Lee Byung-hun plays is Our Blues - Season 1 which will be released on Apr 09, 2022.

Lee Byung-hun was born in 1970 in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in a wealthy family, thanks to his father, who was a successful businessman. He never dreamed of pursuing acting until a friend of his mother's suggested it. He auditioned for the KBS television network in 1991 and was accepted. His first project was a short lived TV series called "Asphalt My Hometown". Lee became popular, especially with the female crowd, in his next KBS project, "Tomorrow Love", in 1992. Though he continued to do TV series' throughout the 90s, he also tried his luck in feature films. Many of his earlier films were flops, until 2000, when he appeared in "J.S.A. Joint Security Area". The film became his first major blockbuster. Unfortunately, Lee's father passed away that same year. Over the years, Lee's popularity continued to grow, with successful TV series', like "Beautiful Days" and "All In", and features, such as "A Bittersweet Life" and "The Good, The Bad, The Weird". Lee was becoming an international celebrity. His success continued rising with the highly anticipated TV show "Iris" and his other feature films "I Saw the Devil" and "Masquerade". Having solidified his position as one of Asia's biggest stars, he is the only actor to sell out the Tokyo Dome with 45,000 screaming fans. In 2012, he was one of the first two Korean actors ever to be honored with a hand and foot print ceremony at The TLC Chinese Theater.Lee's first foray into Hollywood films came in 2009 with a starring role in "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra." Following the global success of that film, he signed on for "G.I. Joe 2: Retalitation," which was released in March 2013. His first period piece feature, "Masquerade" was released in late 2012, and was met with stellar reviews from both audiences and critics, and became the highest grossing period piece in Korean history. He next starred in "Red 2" starring opposite Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Anthony Hopkins. The film premiered in Korea on July 18, 2013. Korea became the second highest grossing market for the film behind the US. In 2015, Lee has two Korean films, "Insiders" and "Memories of the Sword", along with Hollywood blockbuster Terminator Genisys (2015), where he plays a T-1000 robot. Lee is recently filmed an Independent US film, "Beyond Deceit", opposite legendary actors Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino, which is due for a 2016 release.

  • Birthday

    Jul 12, 1970
  • Place of Birth

    Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known

    لي بيونغ هون, 李秉宪, Λι Μπιόνγκ-χον, Byung-hun Lee, Lee Byeong-heon, 李炳憲, Byeong-heon Lee, 이병헌, イ・ビョンホン

Known For

Awards

41 wins & 34 nominations

Director's Cut Awards
2022
Best Actor
Winner - Director's Cut Award - Film
2016
Best Actor
Winner - Director's Cut Award
Asian Film Awards
2021
Winner - Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
2020
Best Actor
Winner - Asian Film Award
2016
Best Actor
Winner - Asian Film Award
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