Actor

Lee Byung-hun

South Korean actor

1970 - today

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His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Lee Byung-hun is the 679th most popular actor (up from 1,211th in 2024), the 65th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 92nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Actor.

Actor Lee Byung-hun is most famous for his intense performances in acclaimed South Korean films like Joint Security Area, A Bittersweet Life, and I Saw the Devil, as well as his Hollywood roles in blockbusters such as the G.I. Joe series, Terminator Genisys, and The Magnificent Seven, while gaining massive global recognition as the enigmatic Front Man in Netflix's hit series Squid Game. Something surprising about him is that he never intended to become an actor and only auditioned on a whim after a friend of his mother suggested it as a joke, yet he went on to become a pioneering Korean star in Hollywood and the first to present an award at the Academy Awards.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Lee Byung-hun ranks 679 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Walker, John Heard, Jean Rochefort, Michelle Phillips, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Sam Elliott. After him are Robert Englund, Margot Robbie, Cantinflas, Totò, Lucia Bosè, and Mae West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Lee Byung-hun ranks 18. Before him are Andre Agassi, Tina Fey, Jennifer Connelly, Edwin van der Sar, MacKenzie Scott, and Banksy. After him are Uma Thurman, Naomi Campbell, Gianni Infantino, David James, Rachel Weisz, and Ekrem İmamoğlu.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Byung-hun ranks 65 out of NaN. Before him are Gim Yu-sin (595), Queen Inhyeon (1667), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Charles J. Pedersen (1904), and Munmu of Silla (626). After him are Nam June Paik (1932), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Yi Hwang (1501), Queen Munjeong (1501), Son Heung-min (1992), and Queen Cheorin (1837).

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Among Actors In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Lee Byung-hun ranks 1. After him are Lee Jung-jae (1972), Ma Dong-seok (1971), Lee Min-ho (1987), Kim Hye-ja (1941), Song Joong-ki (1985), Song Hye-rim (1937), Kim Young-ok (1937), Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), and Soon-Tek Oh (1932).

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