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Lee Byung-hun
Starring in Joint Security Area and portraying the Front Man in Squid Game.
Joint Security Area · A Bittersweet Life
- Born
- 12 July 1970
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
More people
Lee Byung-hun
South Korean actor whose career spans television, psychologically intense cinema and Hollywood action films.
Early life
Seoul upbringing
Grew up in South Korea with a younger sister.
University study
Studied French literature before building a professional acting career.
Career
- 1990s
Television beginnings
Entered acting through a KBS audition and worked in television dramas.
- 2000s
Film breakthrough
Became a leading film actor while retaining a substantial television audience.
- 2010s–2020s
International roles
Combined Korean films and dramas with Hollywood productions and global streaming series.
Selected work
Joint Security Area
Played a soldier caught in a deadly incident at the Korean border.
A Bittersweet Life
Starred as an enforcer facing the consequences of disobedience.
Squid Game
Played the masked authority figure known as the Front Man.
Beyond work
Family
Married actor Lee Min-jung.
International recognition
Became the first South Korean actor to present at the Academy Awards.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Desmond Herzfelder. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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