Portrait of Lee Byung-hun

Acting

Lee Byung-hun

Career

Active from 1992 to 2025, busiest in 2016 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

20

The characters Lee Byung-hun played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lee Byung-hun Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Korean Cinema 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Emotional Journey 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Korean Drama 3
  • Redemption Arc 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Emotional Depth 3
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Espionage Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
The Koreans
The Koreans

TV show

Nambeol
Nambeol

as Im Eok

Here
Here

TV show

I Believe in a Thing Called Love
I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Producer

2020s

10 titles · average score 75
No Other Choice
No Other Choice (2025)
GoodWatch score 85

as Man-su

KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gwi-Ma (voice)

The Match
The Match (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cho Hoon-hyun

BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey
BSK 25th Anniversary Concert Film : The Journey (2024)

as Narrator (voice)

Concrete Utopia
Concrete Utopia (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

as Yeong-tak

Nattering with Nah
Nattering with Nah (2023)

TV show

Our Blues
Our Blues (2022)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Lee Dong-seok

Emergency Declaration
Emergency Declaration (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as Park Jae-hyuk

Squid Game
Squid Game (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Front Man / Hwang In-ho

The Man Standing Next
The Man Standing Next (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kim Gyu-pyeong

2010s

22 titles · average score 61
Ashfall
Ashfall (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lee Jun-pyeong

Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine (2018)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin

Keys to the Heart
Keys to the Heart (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kim Jo-ha

The Fortress
The Fortress (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as Choe Myeong-gil

A Single Rider
A Single Rider (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kang Jae-hoon

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

as Billy Rocks

Master
Master (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as President Jin

Inside Men
Inside Men (2015)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ahn Sang-goo

Memories of the Sword
Memories of the Sword (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

as Yu-baek / Duk-gi

Masquerade
Masquerade (2012)
GoodWatch score 88

as King Gwang-hae / Clown Ha-sun

I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kim Soo-hyeon

Iris: The Movie
Iris: The Movie (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kim Hyun-jun

2000s

15 titles · average score 66
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
GoodWatch score 42

as Storm Shadow

Iris
Iris (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Kim Hyeon-Jun

I Come with the Rain
I Come with the Rain (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Su Dongpo

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

as Park Chang-yi

Once in a Summer
Once in a Summer (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yun Suk-young

A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
GoodWatch score 89

as Sun-woo

Everybody Has Secrets
Everybody Has Secrets (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

as Choi Soo-hyun

All In
All In (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Kim In-ha

Addicted
Addicted (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hwang Dae-jun

Bungee Jumping of Their Own
Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Seo In-woo

Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days (2001)

TV show · as Lee Min-chul

Joint Security Area
Joint Security Area (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk

1990s

15 titles · average score 67
Happy Together
Happy Together (1999)

TV show · as Seo Tae-poong

The Harmonium in My Memory
The Harmonium in My Memory (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kang Soo-ha

Love Story
Love Story (1999)

TV show · as Tae-sung

White Nights 3.98
White Nights 3.98 (1998)

TV show · as Min Gyeong-bin

Beautiful My Lady
Beautiful My Lady (1997)

TV show · as Hwang Joon-ho

Lament
Lament (1997)

as Jong-man

Armageddon
Armageddon (1996)

as Haesung

Kill the Love
Kill the Love (1996)

as Love

Asphalt Man
Asphalt Man (1995)

TV show · as Kang Dong-joon

Run Away
Run Away (1995)

as Lee Dong-hee

Who Drives Me Mad?
Who Drives Me Mad? (1995)

as Lee Jong-du

Tomorrow Love
Tomorrow Love (1992)

TV show · as 신범수