In 1991, he participated in the KBS TV actor training class and debuted. In 1995, he participated in the first movie "Who Drives Me Crazy" and won the Grand Bell Awards New Actor Award. In 1999, Lee Byunghun and Do-yeon Jeon starred in the romantic film " The Harmonium In My Memory " directed by Lee Young Jae
. In 2000, he starred in the war thriller " Joint Security Area " and won the 38th Korean Film Grand Bell Awards and the 21st Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor. In 2001, starring in the romantic film " 번지점프를하다 ", won the 22nd Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor.
In 2002, Lee Byunghun and Lee Mi Yeon starred in the love thriller " Addicted " and won the 23rd Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor
. In 2003, Lee Byunghun and 송혜교 starred in the romance film " All in " and played In Ha . The film tells the story of love and friendship entangled and competing with each other. When it was broadcast in South Korea, the ratings set a record of over 50%. After that, he stopped filming new dramas and focused on the film market
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In July 2004, he starred with Choi Ji-woo in " Everybody Has Secrets " directed by Jang Hyun-soo and played the love scene master Soo Hyun. In August , he played a free guest role in the horror thriller " Three... Extremes ", as a film director. In 2005, starring in the action crime film " Dalkomhan insaen " directed by Kim Jee-woon , won the 42nd Korean Film Grand Bell Awards and the 26th Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor, and won the Cannes red carpet and The chance of Hollywood signing
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In 2006, starring in the romance film " 그해여름 ", the box office in South Korea did not exceed 300,000 box office, won the 15th Korean Spring History Film Art Award for Best Actor
. In the same year, the French government awarded Lee Byunghun the "Knight Medal" of French Culture and Art. In 2007, he and Kimura Takuya participated in the "Hero" adapted from the 2001 Japanese TV series, playing a South Korean prosecutor
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In July 2008, Lee Byunghun, Jung Woo Sung , 송강호 starred in the action-adventure film " The Good, the Bad and the Weird " directed by Kim Jee-woon , playing the bad guys. The western film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" directed by Nei pays tribute to the film won the 29th Korean Film Blue Dragon Best Film Award, Lee Byunghun received 6 nominations for the 29th Korean Film Blue Dragon Award
, the 3rd Best Supporting Actor in Asian Film Awards
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In May 2009, he starred in the thriller " I Come with the Rain " directed by Anh Hung Tran with Josh Hartnett and Kimura Takuya , playing Shitao, which cost US$18 million
. In August, starred in the action film " GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra " directed by Steven Sommers with Channing Tatum and Sienna Rose Miller , playing "Ninja White Ghost"
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In March 2010, starred with Han Chae Young in the romance film "Influenza" directed by Li Zaikui, playing the mysterious character "W" who can travel through time and space at will
. In August, starred with CHOI MIN SIK in the crime thriller " I Saw the Devil " directed by Kim Jee-woon . The film is about the serial murderer CHOI MIN SIK who is committed to death and his fiancee who is determined to die. The story of the confrontation between the retaliatory Lee Byunghun, won the Golden Crow Award in the 29th Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival competition, Lee Byunghun won the 31st Korean Film Blue Dragon Award and the 47th Korean Baeksang Art Award for Best Actor
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In 2011, he participated in "The Diplomat Kuroda Yasaku " with Shibasaki コウand Kagawa Teruyuki , and served as the old friend of Kuroda Yasaku and the intelligence provider John in the play
. In 2012, starring in the historical film " Gwanghae , the Man Who Became King " with 류승룡 , as the King of Korea, won the 49th South Korean Film Grand Bell Awards, the 33rd South Korean Film Blue Dragon Award and the Best Actor in the Asia Pacific Film Festival
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In March 2013, he starred in the action film " GIJoe: Retaliation " directed by Jon M. Chu with Walter Bruce Willis , George Raymond Stevenson, etc. , playing "Ninja White Ghost", telling the story of the special forces "GIJoe" in the terrorist organization "Cobra" "Under the conspiracy of the troops, they have fallen into a life-and-death crisis
. In November, he participated in the action comedy " Red 2 "
. In 2014, starred in the action film " Terminator Genisys " with Arnold Schwarzenegger
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In 2015, Lee Byunghun decided to join the Hollywood surprise film "Beyond Deceit", which tells a series of stories after a lawyer who is confronting the unhealthy practices of a pharmaceutical company is suddenly accused of being a murderer. It is co-starred by Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino . , Lee Byunghun's role has not yet been made public
. On April 23, Lee Byunghun's agency BH Entertainment disclosed the news that Lee Byunghun will appear in " Rush Hour 4 " and revealed that Lee Byunghun will indeed cooperate with the bragging father
. In August, starred in the action western " The Magnificent Seven " which was a remake of the 1960 version of the film of the same name
. In December, he starred in the criminal action film " Master ", in which he played the well-thought-thinking and eloquent scam leader Kim
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In 2016, Lee Byunghun and Kong Hyo Jin co-starred in the romance film " A Single Rider " and played the roles of husband and wife together
. On February 29th, Lee Byunghun attended the 88th Academy Awards as a guest of honor
. On June 3, Lee Byunghun won the best actor at the 52nd Korea Baeksang Art Awards for his work " Inside Men "
. In 2017, starred in the movie " 그것만이내세상 "
. Starring in the new work "Mr.Sunshine" written by Kim Eun-sook
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On May 1, 2019, he won the 55rd PaekSang Arts Awards for Best Actor in the TV category for his TV series "Mr. Sunshine"
. Lee Byunghun's film "Changbai Mountain" will be officially released in South Korea in December
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On May 12, 2020, the starring empty puzzle movie " 비상선언 " officially announced the cast
. On June 3, he won the Best Actor in the 56th Korean Film Grand Bell Awards for his movie "Baektou Mountain"
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In August 2020, he will co-star in the science fiction movie "Concrete Utopia" (tentatively translated as "Concrete Utopia") with Park Bo Young and Park Seo Joon.
At the end of the year, he will star in the Go movie "Winner and Loser", and then participate in the filming of the new film "Concrete Utopia".
In September 2021, starring in the Netflix suspense thriller " Squid Game " directed by Huang Dong Hyuk
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