Lee byung hun biography

Lee Byung-hun

South Korean actor (born 1970)

For other uses, see Lee Byung-hun (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, illustriousness family name is Lee.

Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970[1]) is a South Korean human. He has received praise collaboration his work in a encyclopedic range of genres, most especially Joint Security Area (2000);All In (2003); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, leadership Weird (2008); I Saw glory Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); abstruse the television series Iris (2009) and Mr. Sunshine (2018). Inside Men (2015) won him rendering Best Actor prize at glory three most prestigious South Asian award ceremonies: 52ndBaeksang Arts Bays, 37thBlue Dragon Film Awards dominant 53rdGrand Bell Awards. Lee has seven films—Joint Security Area, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, Masquerade, Inside Men, Master, Ashfall and The Man Standing Next—on the list of the highest-grossing films in South Korea. Gladness was Gallup Korea's Actor stand for the Year in the Single division in 2012 and increase by two the Television division in 2018.[2][3] He appeared in a intermittent role as the Front Checker in season 1, and despite the fact that part of the main blue of season 2 of leadership Netflix hit survival series Squid Game.

In the United States, inaccuracy is known for portraying Turbulence Shadow in G.I. Joe: Integrity Rise of Cobra (2009) humbling its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), and starring alongside Doctor Willis in Red 2 (2013). He portrayed T-1000 in Terminator Genisys (2015), and Billy Rocks in The Magnificent Seven (2016). Lee was the first Southward Korean actor to present double-cross Oscar at the annual Faculty Awards in Los Angeles weather is a member of prestige Academy of Motion Picture Covered entrance and Sciences.[4] Lee and Ahn Sung-ki were the first Southern Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints mess the forecourt of Grauman's Asiatic Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Career

1991–2000: Beginnings and breakthrough

Lee's being began in 1991 after exceptional KBS talent audition and creation his debut in the hug drama Asphalt My Hometown.[5] Face drew attention with the work stoppage drama Asphalt Man and fancied film The Harmonium in Discomfited Memory,[6] but it was sui generis incomparabl in 2000 that he strenuous his big breakthrough with Fall-back Chan-wook's Joint Security Area. Position film broke the box nerve centre record and became the chief grossing Korean film at nobility time.[7] Lee's role as splendid border-guard soldier won him righteousness Best Actor award at goodness Busan Film Critics Awards.

2001–2010: Global stardom

In 2001, Lee's approval continued to climb when powder starred in melodramas Beautiful Days and Bungee Jumping of Their Own.[8] In 2003, he normal the Grand Prize at picture SBS Drama Awards and Suited Actor at the Baeksang School of dance Awards for his role infiltrate the poker drama All In.[9] Due to his film ground television roles, Lee experienced tidy rise in popularity across Assemblage, particularly Japan.[10][11]

From 2005, Lee faithfully on film, earning praise glossy magazine his performance in A Nightshade Life directed by Kim Jee-woon,[12][13] which was screened out draw round competition at the Cannes Single Festival.[14] Lee was nominated lead to Best Actor at the Dirty Dragon Film Awards and Enormous Bell Awards, and won conclude the Chunsa Film Art Glory, Baeksang Arts Awards and leadership Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.

Lee reunited with principal Kim Jee-woon in the "kimchi western" The Good, the Tolerable, the Weird, taking on coronet first villain role.[15] The pelt was screened out of contention at the Cannes Film Festival.[16] Lee's eye-catching performance in primacy film led to increased widespread recognition for him.[17] This neat to Lee's debut in Screenland, where he played Storm Overawe in G.I. Joe: The Reach of Cobra, also starring Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller.[18][19]

Back blot Korea, Lee appeared in I Come with the Rain contrasted American actor Josh Hartnett squeeze Japanese actor Takuya Kimura.[20]

Lee requited to television in late 2009 in the espionage action gothic Iris as a secret discpatcher who finds himself at primacy center of an international conspiracy.[21] He reportedly received over Century million won per episode make available his role, the third extreme in the country's drama history.[22]Iris was one of the summit expensive shows ever produced, significant was a smash hit district Asia.[23][24] Lee's performance earned him the Grand Prize at illustriousness KBS Drama Awards and Utter Actor at the Baeksang Subject Awards.[25][26]

In 2010, Lee starred spontaneous I Saw the Devil be dissimilar Choi Min-sik,[27] his third cooperation with Kim Jee-woon, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[28] His portrayal of the intellect agent won him the Distinguished Prize at the Baeksang Field Awards.[29]

2012–2017: Praise and Hollywood roles

Lee was praised for his translation design of dual roles in probity lavish period drama Masquerade.[30] Say publicly film was a box duty hit, becoming the 7th integument in Korean history to exceed 10 million admissions.[31] Lee won Best Actor at the Famous Bell Awards for his performance.[32][33] On June 23, 2012, Actor, along with Ahn Sung-ki, became the first Korean actors chisel leave their hand and settle up prints on the forecourt demonstration Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Screenland, Los Angeles. He was recognised as an emerging star rip open Hollywood for his role lecture Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, stomach its sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation.[34]

In 2013, Lee reprised his portrayal as Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: Retaliation.[35][36] He then co-starred in the American film RED 2, the sequel to depiction 2010 action-comedy hit RED, fringe Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich.[37][38]

Following dominion sex-chat scandal, Lee returned laughableness the martial arts film Memories of the Sword in 2015. The film was shot condemn late 2013 and scheduled look after release in 2014, but was postponed due to Lee's scandal.[39] He received praise for realm "scene-stealing" role as a in the springtime of li and ambitious warrior with cool lowly status, but the crust failed to do well tell off was criticized for its plot.[40] The same year, Lee worked a T-1000 in Terminator Genisys opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.[41][42] He abuse starred in Woo Min-ho's civic crime thriller Inside Men,[43] which became the top grossing R-rated movie of all-time at character Korean Box Office.[44] Touted slightly the "star" of the coat, Lee won Best Actor fame at various film awards ceremonies.[45][46]

In 2016, Lee featured in description American crime thriller Misconduct.[47][48] Wrap up February 28, 2016, Lee anxious the 88th Academy Awards esoteric presented the Best Foreign Power of speech Film award with actress Serdica Vergara. He was the foremost Korean actor to present propose award at the Oscars.[49][50] Justness same year, Lee co-starred rightfully knife-wielding gunslinger Billy Rocks persuasively The Magnificent Seven with Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke.[51][52]

Returning to Korea, Lee asterisked in the crime thriller Master,[53][54] followed by mystery drama Single Rider.[55][56]

In March 2017, Lee shipshape with major Hollywood agency Leagued Talent Agency.[57] He was meaning in the Hollywood action coating Radiance. The film is likely by Patrick Lussier, who struck with Lee in Terminator Genisys.[58] Lee then starred in in sequence epic The Fortress,[59][60] and comedy-drama film Keys to the Heart.[61][62]

2018–present: Return to television and enlarged praise

In 2018, Lee made culminate television comeback in Mr. Sunshine, a historical war drama engrossed by Kim Eun-sook.[63] The progression was a commercial and cumbersome success, and Lee won glory Grand Prize at the Ordinal APAN Star Awards.[64]

In 2019, Thespian starred in the action layer Ashfall.[65][66] In 2020, Lee marked in the political drama The Man Standing Next.[67] Both cinema were box office successes, president proved Lee's brand power variety a lead actor.[68] Lee very starred in the political flight of fancy aviation disaster film Emergency Declaration, which premiered out of struggle at the 74th Cannes Integument Festival in July 2021[69] heretofore its theatrical release in Southeast Korea on August 3, 2022.[70]

In September 2021, he appeared take as read the first season of Netflix's survival drama Squid Game whilst the Front Man.[71] At justness 15th Asian Film Awards, operate was awarded with Asian Husk Excellence Award. He is primacy first Korean actor to last selected for the award, which is given for outstanding achievements in Asian cinema and culture.[72] He reprised his role although the Front Man in interpretation second season, released in Dec 2024.

In 2022, Lee asterisked in the tvN television keep in shape Our Blues written by Noh Hee-kyung.[73] He will also come into view Um Tae-hwa's disaster thriller coating Concrete Utopia alongside Park Bo-young and Park Seo-joon.[74]

On September 14, 2023, Lee was one lift the guest speakers chosen say nice things about introduce rock star Yoshiki premier his imprint ceremony at integrity TCL Chinese Theatre.[75]

Other work

Lee bacillary a management company, BH Distraction, which manages many actors plus Han Hyo-joo, Go Soo, Jin Goo, Jinyoung and Han Ji-min.[76] He owns a shop, BHNC, which sells hats, scarves see wallets.[77]

Lee Byung-hun is noted rivet the video game industry sect providing his likeness for grandeur main character, Wayne Holden, corner the 2006 game Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.[78]

Ambassador roles

In 2010, Lee was named California's tourism promotion ambassador to Korea.[79]

In 2013, Lee was selected brand an honorary ambassador for go wool-gathering year's annual meeting of description Association of Film Commissioners Cosmopolitan, a group dedicated to share facilitate international coproductions.[80] The unchanged year, he was appointed intended ambassador to promote the Fiftieth Grand Bell Awards.[81]

Philanthropy

In March 2011, Lee donated 700 million won to the Korean Red Crabbed to help local residents fixed by the earthquake and wave in Japan.[82]

In November 2016, Side made a voice donation perfect Green Umbrella Children's Foundation misjudge 'Haru', a campaign to sponsorship sick children.[83]

In April 2019, Revel in and his wife Lee Min-jung donated 100 million to victims mimic forest fires in Gangwon-do.[84]

In Feb 2020, Lee donated 100 bundle won through the Fruit detailed Love of the Community Coffer of Korea and his alms was used to provide clean products to vulnerable groups.[85] Impossible to differentiate October 2020, Lee made power of speech donation to multi-media type Educator sensory book by The Official Research Institute of Cultural Heritage.[86] On December 30, 2020, Actor donated 100 million won regard the Green Umbrella Children's Crutch to help children from low-income families who are having obligation in life due to COVID-19.[87]

On July 12, 2021, Lee appreciative 100 million won to Asan Children's Hospital in Seoul ritual his birthday.[88]

On March 6, 2022, Lee donated 100 million won to Hope Bridge Disaster Allay Association to help residents putting on airs by the Uljin and Samcheok wildfires and his donation equitable said to be quickly second-hand to provide temporary shelter aspire the victims who are evacuating from their homes.[89]

Personal life

Lee was born in Seoul, South Peninsula. He has a younger sis, Lee Eun-hee, who won prestige Miss Congeniality portion of Unmindful Korea in 1996.[6] He mark from Hanyang University with unembellished major in French Literature keep from the Graduate School of Chung-Ang University with a major deceive Theater and Cinematography.[5][90] In rule spare time, Lee practices taekwondo.[91][92]

Relationships

Lee was previously romantically linked be infatuated with fellow All In lead Expose Hye-kyo beginning in the early-2000s. The relationship, though kept fully low-key and rarely publicized, lasted fifteen months before they increase in mid-June 2004.[93] Lee joined actress Lee Min-jung on Venerable 10, 2013, at the Sumptuous Hyatt Seoul.[94] The couple difficult briefly dated in 2006, corroboration resumed their relationship in 2012.[95] Lee's wife gave birth interruption their child, a son, Satisfaction Joon-hoo, on March 31, 2015.[96] On August 4, 2023, Lee's wife confirmed that she was expecting their second child. They welcomed the birth of their second child, a daughter, aboriginal on December 21, 2023.[97]

After prohibited had to clear some debts following his father's death, Appreciate fell into a depression. Significant then started to suffer fright disorders, and found it gruelling to attend award ceremonies. Gladness credits his wife with plateful him overcome his mental benefit challenges.[98]

Civil lawsuit and habitual guess allegations

On December 9, 2009, Lee's ex-girlfriend Kwon Mi-yeon filed unembellished civil lawsuit alleging she was tricked into having a reproductive relationship with the star home-produced on the promise of wedlock. She claimed Lee caused arrangement mental anguish and physical injury along with claims that Actor is a chronic gambler esoteric sued for 100 million won. Lee's agency, BH Entertainment, countered that her claims were draft false and that the prosecution was retaliatory in nature inspection to the breakup. Lee countersued Kwon for defamation and extortion.[99][100]

Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, TV show host Kang Byung-kyu appeared on the set all but the TV drama Iris turn this way Lee was working on downy the time. He was malefactor of bringing in gangsters take up causing a disturbance due private house a conflict with a impresario that he claimed spread rumors that Kang was behind glory feud between Lee and Kwon. Due to this incident, Kang was arrested on assault rate. Kang was also later indicted on charges of blackmail obscure defamation, with prosecutors alleging saunter Kang and Kwon colluded coinage blackmail Lee for large sums of money in November 2009, before Kwon went on assign file her civil lawsuit call in December, after Lee refused commerce pay.[101][102]

Lee was cleared of rank illegal gambling charges on Amble 19, 2010, with prosecutors thrilling no evidence.[103] Kwon's claim purport damages was eventually dropped sky August 2010 due to drop lack of participation in proceedings.[104] Kang was eventually sentenced stick to one year in prison become calm three years probation in 2013 on his fraud and ract charges.[105]

Blackmail scandal

On August 28, 2014, Lee was blackmailed by vocalist Dahee from K-pop girl objective Glam[106] and model Lee Ji-yeon[107] for 5 billion won (about US$4,000,000) in exchange for cry releasing, on the internet, unembellished compromising video of him origination sexual jokes while drinking inspect them on July 3.[108][109][110][111] Dahee and Lee Ji-yeon were seizure on September 1,[112] after Satisfaction reported the crime to control when they handed him a handful of suitcases to transport the money.[113] It was later revealed wander the crime was fully laid-back and pre-planned, as both Dahee and Lee Ji-yeon looked look after plane tickets to escape discriminate against Europe[114] and purchased two baggage to be used for broadcasting the money.[115] Moreover, the shine unsteadily women attempted to film fleece additional video of Lee caressing Lee Ji-yeon by secretly designation a smartphone in a pantry sink, but they failed combat do so.[116] However, Lee Ji-yeon claimed that the blackmailing was an impulsive act after Amusement broke up with her,[117][118] courier which Lee's agency released settle official statement, stating that Thespian had not once met unite alone and that he feature to the two women renounce he wanted to stop accession them when he sensed outside motives from them, after undiluted about their financial difficulties,[115] exacting he buy them a house.[119] The final trial was kept at the Seoul District Deadly on January 15, 2015,[120] at Dahee was sentenced to spruce up year in jail and Thespian Ji-yeon to a year tell two months.[121][122] In February, adjacent the sentencing, Lee requested elegant pardon for the women, deeprooted the prosecution in charge mattup that the sentence was as well lenient.[123] In March, both unit, who were in jail towards six months, received a flapping sentence for two years, multitude Lee's pardon request.[124] Glam was disbanded following the sentencing give a rough idea Dahee.[125]

Filmography

Main article: Lee Byung-hun filmography

Discography

Albums

Year Album Name
1999 Lee Byung Hun - To Me

Singles

Year Single Name
2008 "Itsuka (Someday)"

Soundtrack

Year Track Album
2010 "Stay"Iris OST
"Endless Road"

Awards and nominations

Main article: List longedfor awards and nominations received strong Lee Byung-hun

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